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THE HISTORY OF THE 
BRIGHAM FAMILY 



NOTICE TO PURCHASERS 
It is respectfully requested that purchasers of The History of 
the Brigham Family discovering errors or omissions therein send 
the correct information immediately to Miss Emma E. Brigham, 
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entry of them may be made in each volume. 

June 1, 1907. 



ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS 



ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS 



ADDITIONS AND CORRFXTIONS 



THE HISTORY OF THE 
BRIGHAM FAMILY 

A RECORD OF SEVERAL THOUSAND 

DESCENDANTS OF THOMAS BRIGHAM 

THE EMIGRANT, 1603-1653 

By 

W. I. TYLER BRIGHAM 

Late Member of the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 

Southern History Association, British Record Society, Society of 

Colonial Wars, Governor Thomas Dudley Association, 

Sons of the American Revolution, etc. 

Collated and edited by 
EMMA E. BRIGHAM 

WILLIAM E. BRIGHAM, Associate Editor 




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The following named Special Contributors, by their generous 
provision, made possible the preparation and publication of The 
History of the Brigham Family: 

Arthur L. Allen of Pittsburg. 
Alfred Brigham of Boston. 
A. Ward Brigham of New York. 
Charles O. Brigham of Toledo. 
Edmund D. Brigham of Chicago. 
Edmund S. Brigham of Boston. 
Elizabeth F. Brigham of Brookline. 
Emma E. Brigham of Boston. 
George E. Brigham of Boston. 
George French Brigham of Sharon, Wis. 
Helen F. Brigham of Cambridge. 
Helen S. Brigham of Fitchburg. 
Henry H. Brigham of Chicago. 
Joel Brigham of Wauseon, Ohio. 
Johnson Brigham of Des Moines, Iowa. 
Mary E. Brigham of Medfield, Mass. 
Mary M. Brigham of Cambridge. 
William E. Brigham of Somerville, Mass. 
Dwight R. Burrell of Canandaigua, N. Y. 
Rose Brigham Coxford of New York. 
Sarah L. Hill of Newton, Mass. 
Elmer P. Howe of Boston. 
George A. Lowe of Salt Lake City. 
Henry Brigham Rice of Boston. 
L. Frederick Rice of Boston. 



CONTENTS 



History 

I Etymology of Brigham .... 
II Orthography of Brigham .... 
Ill English Brigham Places .... 
IV Author's Journey to Brigham Places . 
V Heraldry and Brigham " Armigers " . 
VI Nicholas Brigham, Poet, Jurist, Antiquarian 
VII Early American Brighams .... 
VIII Marlboro and Its Brighams 



PAGE 

3 

4 

5 

9 

13 

23 

24 

26 



Genealogy 



Thomas Brigham, the Emigrant 

Second Generation 

Third Generation . 

Fourth Generation 

Fifth Generation . 

Sixth Generation . 

Seventh Generation 

Eighth Generation 

Ninth Generation . 



31 

61 

83 

95 

127 

199 

337 

469 

529 



Appendix 

A " Brigham Farme on Ye Rocks " 

B Brighams 4n the Early Wars . 

C American Brigham Places 

D Brigham Young, not a Brigham 

E Two Brigham Hospitals 

F The Brigham Family Association 



Addenda 

Owner's Lineage 
Index 



539 
542 
552 
553 
553 
560 

564 

565 

567 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Willard I. T. Brigham 



Frontispiece 



FACING PAGE 

St. Bridget's Cathedral, Brigham, Cumberland, England . 6 
Earl Gray Monument, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Brigham Forge; 

Site of Ancient Chapel, Brigham; Field of Parliament . 8 

Brigham, Yorkshire. Brigham Monument; Manor House; 

Brigham Arms and Landing; Brigham Hill . . .10 
Brigham, Cumberland. Main Street; School-house; Approach 

to St. Bridget's Church; Bridge over Derwent . . 12 / 
Priest Whitney Place, Northboro; John 2 Brigham's Mill 
Dam, Northboro; Samuel 2 Brigham's Tanyard, Marl- 
boro; Indian Burial Plot on Thomas 2 Brigham's Farm . 26 
Brigham Cemetery, Marlboro . . . . . .28 

Map of Cambridge in 1635 35 

Grave of Samuel 2 Brigham, Marlboro Cemetery; "Mercy 

Hurd's Cap Box" 53 

Room in Joseph 4 Brigham House, Marlboro ... 66 

Signatures of Heirs of Colonel Levi Brigham . . .106 
Joseph 4 Brigham House, Marlboro . . . . .110- 

Judge Elijah Brigham (99); Forbes (Moses 5 Brigham) 

Homestead, Westboro . . . . . . .130 

Gershom 4 Brigham House, Westboro; Captain Tilly 5 Brig- 
ham House, Brookfield . . . . . . .146 

Winslow and Alice (Cushing) Brigham (101) . . . 154 

Paul Brigham (128) 169 

Major Jedediah Brigham (164) 192 

Monument to Colonel Ephraim Brigham . . . .212 
Colonel Ephraim Brigham Homestead, Marlboro . . . 224 

Elijah Brigham Phillips (248) 242 

Nathaniel and Dolly (Ball) Brigham (249) . . . .250 

Thomas Brigham Rice (339) ' • 292 

Peter Bent Brigham (343) 296 

Henry R. Brigham (344) 298 

Amariah Brigham, M. D., (365) 310 

Charles Brigham (381); Lieut. Charles H. Brigham . . 319 

William Pitt Brigham (397) 328 

John Brigham (423) 344 



x THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

FACING 

Mary A. Brigham (441) ...... 

Lincoln F. Brigham (474) ...... 

Dr. Adolphus Brigham (485) ..... 

Charles H. Brigham (746); John S. Brigham (491); Mrs 

Ella Brigham Stevens; Edward D. Brigham (820) 
Dr. Leverett E. Goodell (504) 
Hon. Joel Brigham (507) .... 
Lemuel Hawley Brigham (536) 
Luther Ayers Brigham (537) 

Waldo Brigham (538) 

Henry M. McFarland (538) 

Robert Breck Brigham (539) 

Addington M. Brigham (541) 

Mavor Brigham (562) .... 

Lewis and Susan Augusta (Brigham) Rice (522) 

Phineas Brigham (640) .... 

Elijah Winslow Brigham (524) 

Hon. Lewis Alexander Brigham (654) 

William Dexter Brigham (676) 

Martyn Freeman Brigham (693) . 

Emma E. Brigham (693) 

Hosea W. Brigham (699) 

Dexter H. Brigham (706) 

Loriman S. Brigham (713) 

Seth E. Brigham (735) 

Lewis Frederick and Caroline Elizabeth (Ellis) Rice (522) 

Dr. Franklin W. Brigham (739) . 

Colonel Joseph H. Brigham (751) 

William E. Brigham (76l) . 

C. O. Brigham (768) 

Brigham Family Association at Worcester, 1896 

Alasco De Lancey Brigham (799) ; Mrs. Rose Bright 

Coxford ...... 

Hon. Johnson Brigham (802) 

Mr. and Mrs. Dexter E. Brigham (811) 

Nathaniel Maynard Brigham (813) 

Dr. B. A. R. Brigham (823) 

Brigham Family Association at Marlboro, 1898 

Brigham Family Association at Boston, 1904 



PREFACE 

After almost incredible obstacles The History of the Brigham 
Family is herewith submitted to the living descendants of Thomas 
Brigham, the Puritan. Until this volume, the only record of this 
great American family was to be found iri" the conscientious vol- 
ume, Brigham, issued by Rev. Abner Morse, A. M., in 1859- The 
idea of taking up and developing the work so well begun by Mr. 
Morse had its inception with Dr. B. A. R. Brigham of Chicago, 
through whose instrumentality the Brigham Family Association 
was organized 18 Oct., 1893 (see Appendix). It was and always 
has been the main purpose of the Association to publish a family 
history, but Dr. Brigham personally assumed the task and responsi- 
bility of preparing the work, although drawing heavily upon mem- 
bers of the family throughout the country for support. In 1896, 
by reason of ill health, he had become so incapacitated for work 
that he was compelled to relinquish the task he had laid out for 
himself. 

Since its organization, Willard Irving Tyler Brigham of Chi- 
cago had served the Association modestly, but with marked ability 
as historian, and in 1901, the task of bringing genealogical order 
out of existing chaos was placed in his competent hands. He 
already had attracted some notice in the genealogical field and had 
made good progress with the Tyler Genealogy. No family ever 
was blessed with a more painstaking and conscientious, yet brillant 
historian. He had abandoned a promising career at the bar to take 
up work of this class, and for years had been studying and traveling 
in pursuit of genealogical knowledge, particularly with reference 
to the Tyler and Brigham families. His historical sketches of 
the Brigham Family, including a most exhaustive attempt to trace 
its origin in Great Britain, were collated and published in an official 
report in 1901. Revised by Mr. Brigham, these constitute an im- 
portant feature of the present work. The pictures of scenes in 
Great Britain which appear herein are from original photographs 
taken by Mr. Brigham on this trip. 

Acting under a definite arrangement with the officials of the 
B. F. A., Mr. Brigham entered bravely upon his work in the sum- 
mer of 1901. He had practically to start anew, but after the 

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xii THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

decease of Dr. Brigham, he negotiated, on behalf of the B. F. A., 
the return of the records gathered by the Doctor, which had been 
retained by his estate. These were of material assistance, although 
the papers had been much injured by lack of care and were often 
difficult to decipher. These papers were destroyed by our gene- 
alogist after he had carefully copied them all, hence we have been 
unable to consult them for purposes of verification. 

President Charles O. Brigham of Toledo devised the plan under 
which an arrangement was made with Willard I. T. Brigham to 
complete and publish 350 copies of the Family History within three 
and one-half years, the original term of five years having been 
shortened by the receipt of the Doctor's papers. Ill health soon 
drove Willard to Arizona, where he continued his work for two 
years, practically from a dying bed. His one prayer was that he 
might live long enough to complete the work he had undertaken. 
This, however, was not to be, for he died in Auburn, California, 
26 Sept., 1904. None except those intimately associated with him 
and his work can appreciate the sacrifices made by him and his 
devoted wife, the hardships and discouragements under which he 
labored and the debt of gratitude which all of the name and blood 
of Brigham owe to his memory. 

Mr. Brigham's death was a stunning blow to the enterprise. So 
thoroughly, however, had his work been done that the Publication 
Committee found it practicable to place the data, all in the hand- 
writing of the genealogist, in the hands of an editor. 

A competent person was found in Miss Emma E. Brigham of 
Boston. She had been actively identified with the B. F. A. since 
its inception (librarian-curator 1893-1896, secretary 1896-1900, 
treasurer 1900-1906-7), and by means of intimate associations had 
acquired a more accurate and thorough knowledge of the Brigham 
lines than anyone else. She had also the advantages of large 
executive training and a good literary equipment. At great self- 
sacrifice, Miss Brigham collated and edited the MS. left by the 
deceased genealogist, meantime adding names and data represent- 
ing about one thousand persons. 

A third tragic event in the career of The History of the Brigham 
Family was the death, 2 May, 1906, of Charles O. Brigham of 
Toledo, President of the B. F. A., and Chairman of the Publication 
Committee, but for whose personal influence and financial aid it 
would have been well-nigh impossible to continue the work. Not- 
withstanding the great loss of President Brigham's able and en- 
thusiastic co-operation in everything appertaining to the family 
publication, the work was continued to completion, and is herewith 
respectfully submitted. It doubtless has been impossible, owing to 
the circumstances under which this volume was compiled, to avoid 



PREFACE xiii 

errors, omissions and misunderstandings. We believe, however, that 
The History of the Brigham Family is substantially accurate. No 
pains to make it so have been spared. Our readers will bear in 
mind, of course, that the names, dates and other facts contained in 
the book are not the personal compositions of the author or editors, 
but, in a great majority of cases, have been contributed by others. 

In the preparation of this book for the press, the work of our 
genealogist has been revised and verified to the extent of our ability, 
and much new matter has been added. The chapter on " Thomas 
Brigham, the Emigrant," was wholly rewritten by Mr. Henry A. 
Phillips of Boston. All except letters C and D of the Appendix, 
are by the editors. The name of Rev. Abner Morse cannot be too 
highly honored by the Brigham Family for his service in collecting 
and publishing its earlier records; but Mr. Morse worked under 
great disadvantages and discouragements — practically without as- 
sistance of any kind, in fact — and it is not surprising, therefore, 
that we frequently have been compelled to omit reference to many 
statements which in his book stand forth as interesting and appar- 
ently important. In other cases, Mr. Morse's was the only authority 
available and we have accepted it with this fact in mind. 

In addition to the invaluable pages of Mr. Morse, we are espe- 
cially indebted to the late Rev. Lucius R. Paige and Hon. Charles 
Hudson, whose histories of Cambridge and Marlboro respectively 
have supplied us with much useful information; and to Mrs. Har- 
riette M. Forbes, formerly of Westboro, from whose Diary of Rev. 
Ebenezer Parkman of Westboro (editor) and The Hundredth 
Town, we have drawn freely for facts and color unobtainable 
elsewhere. Our warmest thanks are due Mrs. Edwin E. Nelson of 
Fort Worth, Texas (Mrs. Willard I. T. Brigham), for her cordial 
assistance to the editors in the early period of our labors. Mrs. 
Nelson has fulfilled to the letter every agreement made by her late 
husband, as far as lay in her power, and placed at our disposal 
everything in her possession that could aid us to complete the task 
our genealogist was compelled to relinquish. 

We would record our obligations also to Messrs. S. Ingersoll 
Briant, president of the Westboro Historical Society, E. M. God- 
dard, assistant state librarian of Vermont, and Ernest D. Bugbee 
of Springfield, Mass., for the loan of valuable portrait and locality 
plates; to Mr. Thomas M. Hutchinson of Winchester, Mass., for 
unique data establishing beyond question the location of Thomas 1 
Brigham's " Farme on Ye Rocks " ; to Mr. Charles D. Elliot of 
Somerville, Mass., for the use of his excellent " Map of Cambridge 
in 1635," whereby we are enabled to show the site of the original 
13-acre grant to Thomas 1 Brigham in Watertown and of the home- 
stead where he died; to Mr. Weston F. Hutchins of Boston for 



xiv THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

great assistance in the collation of war records and preparation of 
the general index; and to Mr. L. Frederick Rice of Boston for 
special aid of a financial nature at a recent most critical period. 

It is with pleasure, also, that we acknowledge our wholly satis- 
factory relations with Messrs. Frederic H. and Thomas B. Hitch- 
cock of the Grafton Press, whose interested co-operation, helpful 
suggestions and practical skill in book-making have been of great 
service to this undertaking. 

Owing to sharp limitations as to time and money, the references 
in the Index have been confined to the genealogical section, and to 
persons of or directly connected with the Brigham Family; notwith- 
standing that we would have preferred a broader and slightly dif- 
ferent arrangement. 

The first and most natural question to be asked of the genealogist 
relates to the over-sea origin of our common ancestor. What and 
where was the origin of Thomas Brigham, the Puritan? It was 
one of the primary purposes of these researches to answer this 
question ; and it implies no discredit to the ability of the genealogist, 
no reflection upon the Brigham line that the answer is still in doubt. 
More or less exhaustive descriptions of British Brigham names and 
places will be found in succeeding pages, but we have thought it 
well to embody here the latest conclusions respecting the English 
ancestry of Thomas Brigham the Puritan, reached by Mr. Willard 
I. T. Brigham. How indefatigably he worked to discover the facts 
his chapters devoted to research in Great Britain attest. Had he 
lived to make his purposed second visit to Great Britain, the con- 
clusions might have been decisive. We quote Willard I. Tyler 
Brigham, as follows: 

It was formerly my impression that perhaps all the Brighams sprang 
from a common Brigham aneester, whose origin I was inclined to attribute 
to Yorkshire. Later researches, however, led me to the changed belief that 
there were no less than four distinct Brigham lines, founded by individuals, 
who assumed this surname in the early days, when it became the proper 
thing to have a surname; and that they assumed this particular name be- 
cause they lived at one Or another of the four Brigham places. 

From which branch descended our " Thomas the Puritan," I regret my 
present inability to say, though I incline to the opinion that it was York- 
shire. I made thorough search among wills in the Perogative and Ex- 
chequer Court of York, and the Durham Probate Court, in hopes of gleaning 
some clue which would lead to an intelligent solution of the vexatious 
problem, but in vain. In the Canterbury Probate from 1598 to 1(560 occur 
but eleven Brigham wills, the residence of four being in London, three in 
Yorkshire, and one each in Oxford, Surrey, Sussex and Kent counties. At 
Durham Probate I was disappointed in not finding a single Brigham will. 
As its jurisdiction extended (until recently) over Northumberland, as well 
as Durham County (both of which lie just above Yorkshire), I was pre- 
pared to find many Brigham estates. 



PREFACE xv 

York Probate, however, makes a better showing; in fact, the largest, I 
fancy, of any court in the Kingdom. From 1437 to 1602, I found thirty- 
two Brigham wills. This latter year was the one at which I began to make 
careful search, which I found to embrace the period between 1602 to 1660; 
during which time I found eighteen Brigham estates. . . . My regret 
was poignant that not a clue was found tending to point out the origin of 
our " Thomas fhe Puritan "... 

Let us not forget that Mr. Morse never made any personal re- 
search in England and that Mr. Brigham's work there was the first 
attempted on a scientific basis. It is profoundly to be hoped that 
the invaluable records of Mr. Brigham's painstaking industry in 
this field, herewith preserved, will inspire some ambitious family 
historian of the future to a quest which will be rewarded with com- 
plete success. 

Boston, May, 1, 1907. 



HISTORY 



HISTORY 



ETYMOLOGY OF BRIG-HAM 

Our family tree must be considered under two heads, Brig and 
ham. Ferguson (Popular County Histories, Cumberland) con- 
tains this statement: " The Saxon equivalent of ton or tun (which 
mean, we need hardly remind, a town) is heim and ham." Ham-let 
is still used to designate a small village. 

Again, Teller (An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary) states: " The 
Latin word which appears most nearly to translate it (i. e., ham) is 
vicus. ... In this sense, it is the general assemblage of the dwell- 
ings in each particular district, to which the arable land and pasture 
of the community were appurtenant: the home of all the settlers 
in a separate and well-defined locality: the collection of the houses 
of the freemen." In another paragraph, the same author observes: 
" Ham, a dwelling, fold, or enclosed possession. It is so fre- 
quently coupled with words implying presence of water as to render 
it probable that (like the Friesic ' hemmen ') it denotes a piece of 
land surrounded by paling, wickerwork, etc., and so defended against 
the stream, which would otherwise wash it away." (Citing Codex 
Diplomaticus Aevi Saxonici) " Ham-steall= homestead." 

Grimm's Deutsches Worterbuch contains, " Hame, hamen, used 
in Netherlands and middle Germany, meaning a net (collective sense, 
like home). Hamm, found in Bremen Dictionary in the sense of any 
enclosure; especially, meadow; but also, forest, house, or farm." 

Roemer's Origins of the English People and the English Lan- 
guage, pp. 190 et seq., has this interesting summary: " By far the 
most important elements which enter into Anglo-Saxon names are 
the suffixes ham and ing. Like many other Saxon forms, ham signi- 
fies primarily an enclosure; something that hems in; a meaning not 
very different from that of ton and worth, or even the Norse by." 
Again (p. 474), the same author states: "The Saxons preferred 
country to city life; generally dwelt near forests in clusters of 
houses, called ham." 

" Ham " is our English home, and has a very ancient history. 
Ham is of Aryan parentage; and exhaustive research would discover 
some form of the word in all the languages of such origin. The 
word is found in all parts of Europe whose people contributed to 
the Anglo-Saxon conquest of England. 

3 



4 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Passing to the " Brig " of our Brig-ham, there is not the same 
certainty of meaning. There are three roots — with the distinct 
meanings, bridge, hill, strife — all of which in the lapse of time have 
assumed the form " brig." As Brigham is a place name, we must 
consult the environment, and let probabilities determine. 

Speaking of the several localities: — "Brigham," Yorkshire and 
Cumberland, as well as the modern hamlet by the same name (near 
Keswick), " Bridgeham " (formerly Brigham), Norfolk (all in 
England), as well as " Birgham (the historical Brigham), Berwick, 
Scotland, — the writer concludes that the " brig " was derived, in 
each instance, from the root signifying bridge, because all five 
places are upon bridgeable streams : most, in fact, possessing bridges 
to this day, while to the Scotch Brigham attaches tradition of an 
ancient bridge. 

II 
ORTHOGRAPHY OF BRIGHAM 

Early English spelling was phonetic. Words were spelled in 
a variety of ways. This variance was increased by the composite 
complexion of the nation. Composed of members of the Brigantes, 
Celts, Scandinavians, Danes, Saxons, Angles, Frisians, and Nor- 
mans (with their digressive vowel and consonant tones, not to men- 
tion individual vagaries), conventional orthography was for ages 
an impossibility. 

From records covering more than a thousand years, the writer 
found the following forms of Brigham: " Bringeham, Briccham, 
Bricgham, Brygcham, Brycgham, Brygham, Brycham, Brigholm, 
Briggeholm, Briggham, Briggeham, Briggam, Briglam, Briglame, 
Brighame, Brigh'm, Brigeham, Birgeame, Birgham, Bridgeham, 
and Brigham: twenty-one ways all told. More might be found; 
especially if the Latin (" declined ") forms were included. Of the 
foregoing, only two (Bridgeham and Brigham) are known by the 
writer to have crystallized into patronymics. 

Seeming discrepancies disappear by bearing in mind: — 

1. The Saxons had several forms for their word bridge, i. e., 
brycg, brygc, bricg, brigg, and bryc; all equivalent to the " brig " in 
our surname. 

2. The Teutonic word hame was taken by colonizers to England; 
and lingers in the " North countrie." 

3. Holm was (formerly) interchangeable with ham. Brigham 
(Scotland) was sometimes styled (in early days) Brigholm. 

4. The letter h is an aspirate; and so, inserted or dropped, does 
not influence the pronunciation. We now spell our name " Brig- 
ham " but pronounce it " Brig'am," is if the h were omitted. 



ENGLISH BRIGHAM PLACES 5 

5. The insertion of e, elision of a, and doubling of g are readily 
accounted for; by individual idiosyncracy, as well as by diver- 
gence of racial phonetics. In Hotten's work (List of Emi- 
grants) we find " Thomas Brig(g)ham," the second g in paren- 
theses, to indicate the conventional spelling. 

6. But the changing of historic " Brigham " (Scotland) to mod- 
ern " Birgham " (pronounced Bur-jam) is to us inexplicable; 
although " North countrie " dialecticians may see a logical transi- 
tion. 

Ill 
ENGLISH BRIGHAM PLACES 

There appear to have been several early Brigham localities whose 
names have been changed in succeeding centuries, as we learn from 
the Domesday Book (p. 83, b). 

Whatever may be the modern appellations of the places there 
mentioned the author has not learned. 

BRIGHAM, NORFOLK 

Bricgham, Norfolk Co., is mentioned (among other places) in 
Calendar Close Rolls (Ed. 2, 1313-1318, p. 373). This is the 
" Royal Manor of Bridgeham," mentioned in the Records of the 
Historical MS. Com. (London), Vol. 10, prt. 3, pp. 81, 199 (Gowdy 
MSS.). It was called Brigham in the Middle Ages until after 1500 
(see Particulars for Grants, Index Locorum — Henry VIII., Pub. 
Rec. off., London). 

Stacy (Hist. Norfolk Co., 1829) says it was named from the 
bridge which was the passage to Rowtham Cross, a way much fre- 
quented by pilgrims traveling from Suffolk and other parts to our 
" Lady of Walsingham." 

Bridgham is situated two miles from the Harling Road Station 
and six from Thetford Station on the Great Eastern Ry. No 
Brigham is there. In fact, the only one in Norfolk Co. Directory 
lives in Norwich (an old Brigham habitat), twenty miles distant. 

Bridgham parish contains the Manor of Hackford and the village 
of Rondham (whose church was burned many years ago). Its 
ancient church has an old Norman north porch, and, as there is no 
tower, its two bells hang in a yard-house. 

BRIGHAM, YORKSHIRE 

The most persistent Brigham line (so far as records show) were 

dwellers in this town, from the time of the Norman Conqueror 

(1606) to the present generation; a pedigree of heirship can be 
found in Poulson's Holderness. 



6 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

From Monasticon Eboracense (Burton, York, 1758) we ascertain 
(p. 218) that the Priory of Bridlington (founded in the reign of 
K. Hen. I.) had lands at " Brigham " from various donors. 

Chronica Monasterii de Melsa (1242-'69) has an account from 
William of Driffield, 9th Abbot, of an " inquisition " held at the 
" Hermitage of Brygham." 

From Dugdale's Visitation (from Heralds' College, 1655-73) we 
learn, that from the time of Glover's Visitation (1585), the families 
of gentlemen in Holderness had decreased in number from 39 to 
17: of which latter number appears " William Brigham of Brigham 
& Wyton, Esq., aged 52." 

Sheahan & Whellen's History and Topography of the City of 
York and the East Riding of Yorkshire (1856, p. 473) recites: — 

" Brigham Township extends over an area of 1,470 acres, and 
contains 139 inhabitants. The ratable value is £1,553. The family 
of Brigham possessed the whole of the Brigham Estate, . . . and 
their pedigree is fully recorded in Heralds' College from 1100 to 
1853. . . . The Hamlet of Brigham is situated on the River Hull, 
near Frodingham Bridge, about five miles southeast from Driffield, 
and one mile southwest of Foston." 

BRIGHAM, CUMBERLAND * 

This is a very ancient settlement, and has been the theater, in 
earlier ages, of stirring and important events. 

Inquisitio Eliensis (p. 515, a) records the early " Church in Brig- 
ham, with 12 acres of free land, rated at 2 shillings." 

The parish of Brigham (which includes ten townships) lies on 
the south side of the River Derwent, spanned by a fine bridge, whose 
opposite shore was the site of a Roman fortress. The locality is 
a few miles west of Cockermouth, and a few east of Workington (its 
seaport), being in Allerdale ward, and the archdeaconry of Rich- 
mond. It is about five and one-half miles in extent, north and 
south, and four miles east and west. 

Soon after " The Conquest," this locality passed from William 
de Meschines to Waldeof, who, it is believed, built here a great 
castle, which became the baronial seat of his successors, the lords 
of Allerdale. Situated upon " The Marches," between two hostile 
nations (Scotland and England), these lords were courted by both 
great powers, and almost continually at war in behalf of that king- 
dom to which might temporarily be owed a changeful allegiance. 

* Published authorities: Nicholson & Burns Hist. Westmoreland & 
Cumberland, Vol. II, p. 59; Hutchinson's Hist. Cumberland, Vol. II, p. 
104; Carlisle's Topographical Diet, of England; Lewis' Top. & Hist. Diet, 
of England., p. 232; Magna Britania; Annals of the Caledonians, Picts & 
Scots, (Ribson, Edby., 1828), Vol. II, p. 228; Cronicon Cumbriae. 



ENGLISH BRIGHAM PLACES 7 

The castle, built of material brought from the old Roman fortress 
over Durwent, was in 1648 garrisoned for the royal cause; but after 
a month's siege dismantled. The gate house and adjoining rooms 
(including double dungeon capable of guarding 100 prisoners) were 
the last relics of the ruins to pass into oblivion. The castle and 
manor descended from Waldeof to Fitz Duncan (nephew of the 
Scottish King Malcolm) ; and his coheiresses — who married into the 
families of Albemarle and Lucy — shared in moieties. On the death 
of William de Fortibus, Earl of Albemarle, without issue, this 
moiety lapsed to the crown, was bestowed upon Piers Gavestone, 
and in 1323 granted by K. Ed. II. to Anthony, Lord Lucy, who 
possessed, by inheritance, the other moiety. His sister and heiress, 
Maud, in 1369, settled the property upon her second husband, 
Percy, Earl of Northumberland. The next Lord was Seymour, 
Duke of Somerset, by marriage with the only daughter of the last 
Earl Northumberland; thence unto the Earls of Egremont, to whom 
belong the court-leets and dismissions for the copyhold tenants of 
Brigham. 

Brigham Church (dedicated to St. Bridget and formerly rec- 
torial) is a discharged vicarage, valued in the King's Books (in 
1808) at £ 20, 16, 1-2, situated in the diocese of Chester, arch- 
deaconry of Richmond and deanery of Copeland. The modern East 
End of the village is called " Eller Beck " Brigham. 

The published inscriptions of the graveyard from 1666 to 1876 
(H. T. Wake, Cockermouth, 1878) do not show a single decedant 
of the name Brigham. The present vicar does not think the 
family has ever been prominent in the community; though he cites 
one who died in Cromwell's day, fighting in defense of Cockermouth 
castle. But in 12l6-'72 there was a noble family of the name there 
whose male line, that of Waldeve de Brigham, was early extinct. 

BRIGHAM, BERWICKSHIRE 

Brigham (modern Birgham — pronounced Bur-jam), Berwick- 
shire, Scotland,* is a very ancient settlement situated at the head of 
Tweed navigable waters (in salmon fishing second only to the Tay) ; 
and, as its name implies, once spanning its flood by a bridge, now 
only a tradition. Lying on " The Marches," it was for ages rent 
by wars between the ever-contending England and Scotland; and 
is but three miles from famous " Wark " castle, nor far from Norham 

* Some published authorities: Lewis' Topographical Diet, of Scot- 
land (1846), p. 128; Carlisle's Topo. Diet, of Scot. (1813); Statistical 
Ace. of Scot, by Haddington (1845), p. 50; Ordnance Gazetteer of Scot., 
Groome, (London), p. 157; Ridpath's Border Hist, pp. 104, 166; Ex- 
chequer Rolls of Scotland; Chronicle of Roger de Hovenden; Acts of the 
Parliaments of Scotland, pp. 66, 441, 442, Vol. II, pp. 124, 125; Haile's 
Annals of Scotland; Calendar Patent Rolls. 



8 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

similarly famed, in the midst of a district immortalized by the poet- 
novelist, Scott. That Brigham was anciently an important center 
we may infer from meetings of parliament held, and " Brigham 
Treaty " confirmed here. 

This village is situated in the parish of Eccles (so called from its 
number of ancient churches). Ecclesiastically, it is a chapelry, 
appendant to the rectory of Eccles, the ancient seat of Cistercian 
nuns (antedating preserved history), whose nunnery (according to 
Hovenden and the Melrose Chronicle), refounded by Gospatrick, 
Earl of March, is now only a fragment of ruins. The town is on 
the main highway from London to Edinburgh, and noted for several 
several ancient events, among them being the following: — 

In 1188, William the Lion, King of Scots, with his bishops, earls, 
barons, and vassals met (at Brigham) Hugh, Bishop of Durham, 
who was sent by English King Henry II. to collect a " Saladin 
tenth " tax to carry on the Holy Land crusades. The tax was not 
granted. 

March 17, 1290, Queen Margaret held here a parliament, at which 
letters were drafted by the magnates of Scotland regarding the 
marriage of their Queen with Prince Edward (son of K. Ed. I. of 
England). This assembly also communicated its consent to the 
Norway King, whom it requested to send his daughter speedily to 
England. 

July 18, 1290, the " Treaty of Brigham " was here consummated 
(Patent 18 Ed. I., m. 9) ; but renounced by the Scottish King Baliol 
two years after. By this marriage contract between Q. Margaret 
and Prince Edward, the independence of Scotland was recognized. 
(The death soon after of the young queen, in one of the Orkneys, 
defeated the intended marriage.) 

According to de Hovenden, " Bricgham " was in 883 the property 
of St. Cuthbert. In the National MSS. of Scotland (Craig, 1867), 
prt. 1, facsim. 7, one may see a facsimile of a charter of English 
King William II. to Durham church, 1097-1100, including the 
" Messuage of Brycgham," with adjacent lands, woods, and waters, 
and all wrecks of ships and other customs, to God and St. Cuthbert 
forever. 

In the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland are found various spellings 
of the locality and references to some of its subdivisions. 

In the MSS. Dept. of the British Museum, we examined an inter- 
esting small parchment with red seal, being the Appointment of a 
Deputy to hold " Jours de Marches " at Brigehamhalgh, a. d. 1394. 




1. Earl Grey Monument, Newcastle-on-Tyne. 2. Brigham Forge. 3. Site of 

Ancient Chapel "Birgham." 4. Field of Parliament where 

Treaty of Brigham was ratified. 



JOURNEY TO BRIGHAM PLACES 9 

IV 
AUTHOR'S JOURNEY TO BRIGHAM PLACES 

Four places in Great Britain bear the name of Brigham: one in 
Yorkshire, and two in Cumberland, England; the fourth is just 
over the border, in Berwickshire, Scotland. 

Starting from London, four hours finds one at York, the ancient 
Roman capital. Here change cars for Driffield, situated in the 
East Riding of Yorkshire. About half way you change at Market 
Weighton, thence a short run across the " Wolds " reaches Driffield, 
early capital of the " Saxon Kingdom." 

In a dogcart we make our five-mile drive to Old Brigham, York- 
shire, through a landscape of level, fertile farms, studded with sub- 
stantial buildings, surrounded by abundant ripening crops. Much 
of the distance we are alongside a canal, which runs from Driffield 
toward Hull. We saw only one boat, and that drawn by a man 
whose mother was tending rudder. As the craft sat low, it carried 
cargo. The man, with broad strap across his arms and chest, 
slowly drew it through the water. 

At four cross-roads, we found a signboard, one of whose arms 
pointed toward " Brigham " hard by. Soon we climbed a slight 
rise, called " Brigham Hill," which commands a pleasant view in 
all directions. 

As we proceed up " Brigham Lane," we pass the post-office and 
an old sand pit on the right, while on the left are a few low buildings 
occupied by a blacksmith and harnessmaker. In the rear is a farm 
called " Little Brigham." Just over the brow of the hill we reach 
the " Manor House," whose extensive buildings betoken that the 
proprietor, Mr. Stork, is a prominent breeder of hackney horses. 
At the foot of the hill, by the canal, stands the public house, known 
for generations as " The Brigham Arms." In truth the family 
coat-of-arms used to grace the sign; but forty years ago, when the 
place was sold by the Brighams, it was taken down, never again 
to be seen there. 

A drawbridge spans the canal, and below the " Arms " is " Brig- 
ham Landing; " years ago a thriving hamlet, now simply a rural 
district, with no distinction to individualize it. In an adjoining field 
(" Sledmere Farm "), a stone slab chronicles in Latin * the passing 

* Translation: " William Brigham, surgeon, firm and zealous in the 
faith of his ancestors, lived 56 years. He died at Manchester on the 10th 
before the Kalends of August, in the year 1815. In memoriam of a most 
kind and indulgent father, William, his eldest son, caused this stone to be 
erected here within the relics of his ancestral territory, handed down to 
this time from the Norman Conquest, through a continuity of ancestors." 



10 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

of the Brigham race, after continuous possession from the Norman 
Conqueror's time. The generous erector neglected to enclose or 
even raise it above surrounding meadows. We fear another half 
century will have witnessed its overthrow. 

Witness the extent of this ancient estate: An extract from Coram 
Rege Rolls (40 Ed. iii.), being taken from an Inquisition Post Mor- 
tem at York Castle: George Brigham, Lord of the Manor of Brig- 
ham Yorkshire, died without issue in 1576, leaving real property, 
which by marriage settlement had been entailed upon his nephew, 
Francis Brigham, as follows: "15 messuages, 20 cottages, 5 tofts, 
16 crofts; 1200 acres of arable land, 800 acres pasture, 1200 acres 
meadow, 500 acres moor and marsh, 500 acres turf, in Brigham." 
Surely this 4200-acre estate is no inconsiderable property; and as it 
was in the family 750 years, have we not cause for pride because of 
the tenacity with which succeeding generations clung to one of our 
clan cradles? 

On our way to Scotland, we stopped at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 
the magnificent " second city " of the United Kingdom. Our family 
have been prominently identified with this city. Though veiled in 
obscurity, it is certain that for at least three generations, from 
I486 to 1550, they were in the lead of Newcastle families. During 
that period, Robert, Christopher, and Robert Brigham, each in turn, 
became sheriff* and afterward mayor of this city. 

Christopher B., a merchant of means, founded " Brigham Hos- 
pital," near the north walls, contiguous to Pilgrim Gate. This 
institution has disappeared. The city walls have been demolished; 
while along the western boundary of the Brigham Hospital site 
runs Grey street, one of the grandest avenues in all England; and 
opposite towers the monument dedicated to Earl Grey, the dis- 
tinguished reformer. 

In proof of the dignity of said Christopher, we might add, King 
Henry VIII. (Pat. 4 Hen. VIII., p. 2, m. 8) granted him a patent, 
whereby he was excused from serving on juries, etc., and had the 
privilege of sitting with his hat on in the presence of the King and 
his heirs. 

To reach Brigham, Scotland, via the east coast, you change at 
Berwick and go to Coldstream; whence a four-mile drive is made 
over fine roads, through a beautiful rolling country of first-class 
farms. Brigham is a single street a mile long, made up chiefly of 
one-story scattered cottages, including ale-houses and a post-office. 
A few cots are ruinous, and others have been pulled down. The 
two principal farms are " Long Birgham " and " Birghamhaugh." 
When the spelling became changed I know not, but Birgham 
(Bur-jam) it is now altogether called. In history it is known as 
Brigham. 




Brigham, Yorkshire 

1. Brigham Monument: Estate held by Brigham Family from 1100 to 1853. 

2. Manor House. 3. Brigham Arms and Landing. 4. Brigham Hill. 



JOURNEY TO BRIGHAM PLACES 11 

The town lies a half mile from the Tweed, to which it runs 
parallel. The river offers excellent trout and salmon fishing, es- 
pecially at the bend to " Dub/' a deep, still pool between rapids. 
From Birghamhaugh bend to its mouth, the Tweed is the boundary 
between England and Scotland; and it is tradition that a bridge (as 
the name of the village suggests) once spanned the flood at this 
place; but no trace remains. The same lamentable truth holds of 
the ancient chapel, whose site is pointed out. Birgham's (Brigham) 
recorded history dates back more than 1,000 years. 

Its early annals were glorious. In 1188 Henry II. sent am- 
bassadors thither, who met with the Scotch King, to consider con- 
tribution to one of the crusades; in 1290 the Scots met here to ratify 
the proposed union of Prince Edward of England with Margaret of 
Scotland; in 1290, the " Treaty of Brigham " was solemnized here, 
providing for the freedom of Scotland; in 1291, the twelve competi- 
tors for the Scotch throne met here, to present their claims. They 
still point out a field as the place where Parliament convened. 

In the old burying ground (some of whose s bones reach back into 
the l600's) not a Brigham name is found. The present lord para- 
mount is Earl Home, whose chief residence is a few miles distant 
toward Coldstream. He now fishes in " Brigham Dub," and shoots 
game in the preserve " Birgham Wood." 

Carlisle (Topographical Diet, of Scotland), speaking of Birg- 
ham, says: "During 1830-'31, no less than ninety-four persons 
emigrated to America." Perhaps many years before a Brigham per- 
formed a similar act. We doubt much, however, that there was any 
by the name still living there at the time when " Thomas the Puri- 
tan " began to figure in our pedigree. Let me not forget to men- 
tion, the vulgar phrase, " Go to Birgham," is frequently used in the 
neighborhood, in the sense of our phrase, " Go to Halifax." 

Brigham, Cumberland, lies southwest of its Tweed namesake: 
like which, in the days of inveterate border strife, it belonged 
now to Scotland, now to England, as each might become the vic- 
torious aggressor. Borne many a mile through purple heather, we 
change cars at Carlisle, from which a short run brings one to 
Brigham, Cumberland. Nearing the town, we see the long stone 
bridge (whose prototype ages ago gave name to the place) spanning 
the Derwent. 

Hard by the station stands the time-honored church dedicated to 
St. Bridget, whose masonry has been largely modernized. On the 
vestry wall hangs a small brass tablet dated 1633, in memory of one 
Swinburne, Knight. Some interesting fragments of carved stone 
(formerly parts of the edifice) are placed about the altar. The 
environing churchyard contains a choice collection of unique slabs, 
very large and massive. They reach back into the 1600's, but no 



12 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Brigham name is found. Near the old vicarage, but graded quite 
over when the railway was built, is the historic location, " Nun's 
Well," to whose merits the poet Wordsworth composed a sonnet. 
A more commonplace spot, in its present aspect, would be hard to 
find. 

To reach the village, walk a mile up a good hill, passing through 
" Brigham Low Houses," consisting of two country inns, the " Lime 
Kiln " and the " White Sheaf." At the latter, they recalled the 
visit of our kinsman, the late Dexter H. Brigham of Springfield, 
Mass., who at our first Marlboro meeting, kindly gave us all as a 
souvenir, an excellent cut of Brigham church. 

In going up " Brigham Hill " you pass along a causeway, from 
which you look down on either side fifty feet or more into vast pits, 
the beds of worked-out lime kilns, and try to realize what a great 
industry this must have been from time immemorial. Three kilns 
are in present use. 

Reaching the height of land, and the one winding street of the 
older village, you see at a glance what a diary of history lies about, 
could it but play the oracle and speak. Old farm-houses and barns 
are interspersed with newer town residences. We turn westward, 
and descending gradually some half mile come to the modern Brig- 
ham schoolhouse, built in solid masonry in excellent taste, surrounded 
by a substantial high stone wall. The children come trooping to 
dinner, their wooden-bottomed shoes, as they romp along, resounding 
like a squadron of horse guards. Retracing our steps, we turn off at 
a private gateway leading to the Fletcher mansion, late home of 
the chief citizen of the community. 

The east end of the village, on the height of ground, consists of 
modest but substantial and well-designed modern residences, whose 
front yards bloom with a profusion of beautiful flowers. From 
proximity to a small stream, it is frequently called " Eller Beck " 
Brigham. Beyond was " Brigham Commons " ; but about a score 
of years ago it was divided among property owners, and is hedged 
off into many a sightly field. 

From Brigham to Keswick is a delightful ride through the 
famous Lake District of England, bounded by oval hills, covered 
with purple heather. Up the Greta River from Keswick a short 
mile we reach the hamlet of Brigham* The lower portion, called 
" Brigham Nook," consists of a neighborhood of well-kept cot- 

* A courteous letter from the Vicar, Rev. H. D. Rawnsby, contains 
the following: " Brigham by Keswick is in the ecclesiastical district of 
St. John's, carved out of the ancient parish of Crosthwaite in 1866. It 
has, so far as known, no founder, but took its name from the fact, at 
some time, probably in the XII or XIII century, a bridge would be put 
up across the river, the builders of said brig being, in all likelihood, the 
members of the monkish Brotherhood of St. Anthony, who were gathered 
here, to help people across fords and guide them over the hills, and to 




Brigham, Cumberland 

1. Main Street. 2. Schoolhouse. 3. Approach to St. Bridget's Church. 

4. Bridge over Derwent. 



HERALDRY AND BRIGHAM " ARMIGERS " 13 

tages, one ale-house, and an excellent school erected in 1851, attended 
by about one hundred pupils of both sexes from the agricultural 
and manufacturing population, a part of the instruction being gar- 
den-work. At this place, " Brigham toll-bar " (or bridge) of ma- 
sonry crosses the Greta, leading toward Skiddaw, most famous of 
the mountains, only one and one-half miles distant. 

Passing through the village, a short walk upon the left-hand road 
brings the visitor to " Brigham Forge," a picturesque sheltered 
spot, where the Greta is spanned by another stone bridge, and the 
power from the fall drives electric and laundry plants.* 



HERALDRY AND BRIGHAM "ARMIGERS" 

The science of heraldry was devised to distinguish persons and 
property and record descent and alliances. It dates from the 
twelfth century. The earliest document, compiled about 1240, is a 
roll of arms of the King and nobility in the reign of Henry III.; 
by which time armorial ensigns had become hereditary. 

There is a great abuse of arms in the United States of America, 
where their use is proscribed by the Constitution, and they are dis- 
played merely for sentiment, often without knowledge of rules 
appertaining to the science. Hence the erroneous assumption of 
arms, because borne by a family of the same name, though proof of 
descent be inadequate or even entirely lacking. Another abuse is 
the common adoption by ladies of crests upon their note paper, 
notwithstanding that crests belong exclusively to gentlemen. 

The subject is here treated, not that the American Brighams are 
known with certainty to be of " armigerous " descent, but because 
many bearing this surname are recorded among the gentry of Great 
Britain, and are thought worthy of some attention in this work. 

The Herald's College of Scotland does not contain any Brigham 
information; f but the English College of Arms in London has 

ferry pilgrims across to the shrine of St. Herebert of Derwenwater. 
There really is no history attaching to this little Brig, or Bridge, Hamlet 
or Brighamlet." 

See also " Keswick and Its Neighborhood," pp. 56, 57. (Windermere, 
1852). 

* In the ancient register of the Diocese of Carlisle is recorded the 
will of Thomas " Brigholme," A. D. 1361. (Hist. MSS. Com.— London, 
Eng.— Vol. IX, p. 196, b.) 

" Lyon Office, Edinburgh, 14 Dec, 1900. 
■\"Sir: — There is no doubt, as you say, the name Brigham is more 
English than Scottish. No arms have ever been recorded here for any one 
of the name. 



J. Balfore Paul, 

" Lyon King of Arms." 



14 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

considerable. We had a " search " made through the Records only, 
and secured numerous items (mainly corroborative of published 
pedigrees). 

Burke's General Armoury has the following items: 

1. Brigham (Cannon End, Co. Oxford), Argent, a fleur-de-lis 
within an orle of marlets sable. 

2. Brigham (Cumberland), same arms. 

3. Brigham or Briggam (Yorkshire), same arms. Crest, a boar's 
head bendways couped sable. 

4. Brigham (Yorkshire), Argent a fesse sable between three 
Arefoils slipped gules (another of the second). Crest, on a cloud 
a crescent between two branches of palm in orle. 

5. Brigham (Yorkshire), Argent, a fesse between three trefoils 
slipped gules. 

6. Brigham (Yorkshire), Argent, a saltire engrailed vert. (An- 
other sable.) 

7. Brigham (Foxley House, Co. Chester, formerly of Brigham, 
Yorkshire), Argent, a saltire engrailed vert. Crest, out of a ducal 
coronet a plume of feathers. Motto, In cruce salus. 

8. Brigham ( ), azure, a chevron between three lions rampant 
or.* 

To these, we add the arms of the " New Castle " branch: 
9- Argent, a saltire engrailed vert; in chief, a crescent sable. 
We meet with numerous items, scattered through the records, con- 
cerning Brighams; which (considering that it is a "place" sur- 
name) shows a rather surprisingly early distribution of the family 
name; for in the earlier ages the British were, as a rule, very tena- 
cious of accustomed localities, and families remained identified 
with certain places for centuries. 

SOME BRITISH BRIGHAM PEDIGREES f 

From Inquisitions and Assessments Relating to Feudal Aids 
(1284-1431, Vol. I., pp. 424, 487), the " Bryghams " appear to 
have been early domiciled (or interested in lands, at least) in 
" Faleton, Harrygg Hundred, Devon " Co. ; " Thomas de Brygham " 
owned three-fourths of a knight's fee there in 1346; and " John de 
Brygham " the same amount in 1428. But the family either removed 
or died out. 

" Robert de Brigham " in 1332 was proctor for tbe Prior of Ely. 
{Hist. MSS. Commis., Vol. VI., p. 296, MSS. Lord Leconfield, Pet- 
worth House, Sussex.) 

* We have not learned where these arms were used. 
t We include here pedigrees from such sources as to render it clear 
that the families possessed coat armor, though no record of it is preserved. 



HERALDRY AND BRIGHAM " ARMIGERS " 15 

About 1300 we find a record of three generations in Lincolnshire 
— Richard, Thomas, and Richard de Brigham. (Calendarium Gene- 
alogicum, Vol. I., p. 259; Vol. II., p. 693.) 

Marshall's Visitation of Northumberland has this pedigree : 

Knight. 
Arms: Three bendlets; on a canton, a spur. 

Wm. Knight, Co. Deeby= • •• • Hobson of Cambr. town. 
Rector Gransden Parva 
Co. Cambr., o. about 
1645 a. abt. 63. 



Wm. Knight, eldest son, = Anne dau. John Hacker Flintham, 
Gransden Parva, o. about Nott. Co. 
24 Feb. 1659 a. 69. 



Jane (eldest of 7 daus.) = Thomas Brigham, Swavesey, Cambrsh. 

From a Catalogue of Ancient Deeds (Vol. I., p. 523, c. 1372), 
under date " Thursday in the Octave of the Purification, 17 K. 
Ed. I." (a. d. 1289), Warwickshire, we note, " Grant by Sarah, 
late the wife of Thomas Sorel of Birmingham, to Robert de Brig- 
ham, of her bondmen and villeins, Richard, son of Peter le Bule; 
Arice, daughter of Humphrey Frideau, and Agnes, daughter of 
Galfrida, daughter of Margaret, of the same place, with all their 
belongings." 

Coming now to the neighborhoods of the Brigham places, we find, 
as anticipated, the Brigham surname in evidence, though the records 
are, as a rule, fragmentary. 

In Norfolk County (seat of the " royal manor of Brigham " — 
modern Bridgham), we find one " Alande Brigham" as early as 
1297 (Coram Rege Rolls, K. Ed. I., p. 289). 

In Parkin's Topographical History of the County of Norfolk 
(Vol. VI., p. 144) the heirs of one William de Brigham are named, 
as being part owners in a knight's fee of land in Bradenham Manor 
in 1347. 

Over the remains of Adam Brigham, who died at Norwich, 
England, in 1685, aged 54: 

" In youth, I poor and much neglected went, 
My gray and wealthy age in mirth I spent, 
To honors then, I courted was by many, 
Altho' I did in nowise seek for any; 
But what is now that wealth, that mirth, that glory? 
Alas! 'Tis grave, 'tis dust, 'tis mournful story: 
Ne'erless, my soul through Christ a place enjoys 
Where blessed Saints with him in God rejoice." 
{"Chronicles of the Tombs," by Thos. Jos. Pettigrew, p. 448). 



16 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

There are Brighams in Norfolk to-day who appear to have 
descended in unbroken local lines for centuries. 

Of Brigham, Cumberland, we find families: — "John de Brigge- 
haim " appears as witness to a grant about 1210 (Calendar of Docs. 
Relating to Scotland, Vol. I., p. 97). This may be the "John" 
found in the following pedigree, whose male line early died out: 

Waldeve de Brigham, temp. Hen. 3,) (l216-'72) = 



John = 



I I 

Alice = Robert de Yaverwyth Jean = Thos. de Hothewayt. 

(De Banco Rolls, Mich, 2 Ed. II., m. 220.) 

From the De Banco Rolls (MSS. Series, Vol. XXVIIL, p. 863) 
one finds that in 1274 John and Thomas Brigham, sons of Adam de 
Brigham, had lands in Galenter. From Coram Rege Rolls (p. 583, 
23 Ed. III., 23 Ric. II.), Thomas Brigham was in Cumberland in 
1381. Ibid., 14 Hen. IV. has this pedigree: — 

John de " Brigholm " = 



William de B. = Isabella=Robt. Bakhonse Peter, bro. of John= 

o. s. p., seized 2nd husb. I 

of lands in I 

Castelbrigg. Galfred, son & heir= 



John Smith, son & heir. 



But the Brighams of Cumberland early either died out or removed; 
for there is no evidence of them in the preserved parish records of 
Brigham (Cumb.), which run back about 300 years; we get no light 
from Brigham graveyard, whose epitaphs run back to 1660; nor do 
the wills for the Deanery of Copeland disclose any Brigham estates. 

Concerning Brigham, Berwickshire, Scotland: notwithstanding 
there are no Brigham wills of this county of record between 1562 and 
1670 (the period of our search) ; notwithstanding, moreover, that 
" Lyon King of Arms " writes me, " I do not think any one of the 
name [Brigham] ever possessed land in Scotland, or that the family 
was conspicuous in any way " — there are brief scattered notes which 
are more hopefully eloquent. Indeed, it would be strange had not 
someone assumed for his surname the name of that town shown by 
records to have been of the early importance of Brigham, Berwick. 
But, being upon " The Borders," the devastations of innumerable 
conflicts have destroyed local records. 



HERALDRY AND BRIGHAM " ARMIGERS " 17 

From Whellen's History of Cumberland (based on Nicholson and 
Burn & Hutchinson) we learn: — 

" Sir Ranulph Bonekill had issue Alexander, whose son Adam 
gave Aiverthwaite, parcel of his Manor of Uldale, to the priory of 
Carlisle. Said Adam had issue a son Alexander, whose daughter 
and heiress was married first to John Stuart, Kinsman of the King of 
Scotland, and afterwards to David Brigham, a Scottish Knight re- 
nowned for his prowess and bravery; and by this marriage the Manor 
of Uldale passed to the Brigham family. This David Brigham 
was a companion of William Wallace, who was executed at London 
(temp. Ed. I.), for resisting that King, having joined with Robert 
Bruce. Wallace was of extraordinary strength, and Brigham an 
exceedingly good horseman; whence came the Scots' rhyme: 

" The man was ne'er so wight nor gend, 
But worthy Wallace durst him bide; 
Nor ever horse so wild or wend, 

But David Brigham durst him ride." 

Palgrave (Docs, and Recs. Illustrtg. Hist. Scotland, Vol. I., pp. 
193, 291, 315 and 355) shows that this " David de Breghyn " resided 
at Brigham, Scotland, and was upon the scene at about the " Treaty 
of Brigham " epoch. 

William Brigham, 1525, is seized of lands in the " Lordship of 
Brigham" (Exchequer Rolls of Scotland, Vol. XV., p. 638). In 
1559 " Adam Birgem " is seized of lands in the same (Ibid., p. 445). 

In 1590, "Elizabeth Birgen, haeres Adami Birgen, patris " has 
" 2 terris husbandiis cum 12 acris terrarum, in dominio de Birgen." 
(Retornak Rolls, Scotland, Vol. II., Berwick, No. 489-) From Reg. 
of the Privy Council of Scotland (Vol. IV., p. 675) it appears that 
the wife of the above Adam Brigham was " Issobell Edzeare "; also 
that their daughter Elizabeth married " Alex. Diksonn* of Newton 
in Brigham." 

It thus plainly appears that the male Brigham line of Brigham, 
Scotland, died out in the latter part of the sixteenth century. 

We add one other stray note of this Kingdom (Calend. of Docs. 
Relating to Scotland, Vol. IV., p. 233). " John Brigholme," a 
Scotch merchant, has warrant for safe conduct for one year, with his 
vessel, "Gyles, 60 tone," to trade in England with 12 mariners. 

It is, however, in connection with Brigham, Yorkshire, that we 
find the most persistent and satisfactory pedigree, so far as records 
show. It runs back to Norman times ; a period so remote that very 
few English families presume to trace their (certain) origin from 
any anterior source. 

* Dickson is a common surname thereabouts. I found stones bearing 
it in the old Brigham churchyard. 



18 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Poulson's History of Holderness* (East Riding of Yorkshire), 
Vol. II., pp. 268, 269, 270, contains a magnificent pedigree, f credited 
to Harleian MS., 1487, p. 300 (from Glover's and St. George's Visi- 
tations, 1484-1485, 1612, edited by Foster), and a MS. vol. of East 
Riding Pedigrees in Burton Constable Library. 

BRIGHAM OF WYTON AND BRIGHAM 

WYTON. The family of Brigham is first mentioned as holding 
this manor 35 Hen. VIII. ; but at what time it came into their pos- 
session is not ascertained. In that year Thomas Brigham, Esq., 
held the manor of Wyton, " 3 mess. 3 cott. 4 crofts, 6 bovates of 
arable, and 40 acres of land here, of the heirs of Thomas Constable, 
Kt., as of his manor of Constable, be the service of Knt.'s fee ; Geo., 
son and heir." 

Arms: | Argent, a saltire engrailed vert. 

Poulson says " this family is now become extinct." This is error ; 
see Sheahan & Whellen's History and Topography of the City of 
York and the East Riding of Yorkshire (1856). The said Dr. Wm. 
Brigham removed from Brigham to the city of Manchester, whereby 
the family became " extinct " upon the estate of Brigham, which 
probably accounts for Poulson's statement; for it is certain that it 
was Dr. Wm. Brigham, Esq.,§ whose residence was Foxley House, || 
Lymm, Cheshire, who sold the very last Brigham property in Brig- 
ham, Yorkshire, removed the " Brigham Arms " from the Inn, and 
erected a monument herein elsewhere referred to at length. Said 

* We had the good fortune to procure, at reasonable price, a new 
(uncut) copy of this, now rare and valuable, treatise, the full title of 
which is : " The History and Antiquities of the Seigniory of Holderness, 
in the East Riding of York, Including the Abbies of Meaux and Swine, 
with the Priories of Nunkeeling and Burstall; Compiled from Authentic 
Charters, Records and the Unpublished Manuscripts of the Rev. William 
Dade, Remaining in the Library of Burton Constable; with numerous em- 
bellishments; by George Poulson, Esquire, * * * Hull, MDCCCXL." 
It is composed of two quarto volumes, aggregating more than 1,000 pages, 
and by far the most valuable book which has been written of this part of 
York, wherein is situated Brigham. 

■j- Parcels of this pedigree also recorded: — Harl. MS. 1415, fol. 87, 
b.; 1420, fol. 84, b.; Dugdale's Visit. 1665/6, (Lon. Her. Coll. " Recs. 
C. 40, 109"); Add. MS. 18,011, fol. 103, b.; Her. Coll. Recs. (London) 
"C. 13, 173" and "Norfolk IX, 211"; Harl. MS. 1394, pp. 113-115, 349; 
(this MS. has many biographic, land and marriage notes) ; 805, fol. 75. 

t Glover and St. George give the arms: " argent a fesse sable bet. 
3 trefoils slipped gules." (Probably used by one branch of the family). 
Also, the motto: " Promisit se nussurum arma Londinum." 

§ This family of " Foxley House " is recorded in Burke's " Seats & 
Anns," Vol. IV, and Walford's " County Families, etc." 

|| I had a letter from the present owner of Foxley House, L. Clark, 
Esq., who kindly promised me a picture of the house and chapel. 



HERALDRY AND BRIGHAM " ARMIGERS " 19 

" Squire " Brigham had an only daughter, who had the misfortune 
to marry an unscrupulous Frenchman, to whose criminal actions her 
death was doubtless due. She had a child, whose whereabouts and 
descendants (if any) are to the writer unknown.* 

We include here the following pedigree, because it is believed to 
be of Yorkshire origin. 

(Brigham of Cannon End.)f 

Arms: Argent a fleur-de-lis within an orle of martlets sable. 

Anthony Brigham, Cofferer of the household to (Q. Eliz.) t = 



Thomas, Patentee Xtofer, of Cannon=daughter of Weldon, 

for the Stanneries Inde in Com. Cofferer to King Henry 

in Cornwall under VIII. 



Q. Eliz. ; ob.s. p. 



I I I 

Thomas, eldest son = Dorothy, daughter Wm. 2d son. 



living Ao. 1634. 



of John Lyne of Hedon, 3d son. 

Norwich. 



I I III 

Thomas, son and heir. Anthony, 2d son. Elizabeth. Rachell. Dorothy, 

Newcastle-upon-Tyne § appears to have been the metropolis with 
which the Brighams were most historically connected. For at least 
a century, this family seems to have been in the lead: Robert Brig- 
ham was Sheriff of the city in I486, and Mayor in 1499; Christopher 
Brigham was Sheriff in 1495, and Mayor in 1504, 1505; Robert 
Brigham was Sheriff in 1540, and Mayor in 1550, in which latter 
year he was also " Governor of the Merchants' Company." 

The arms || of this branch are: " Argent, a saltire engrailed vert; 

* I have had some very pleasant correspondence with Rev. I. Kennedy, 
Vicar of Foston-on-the-Wolds (only a mile from Brigham). He kindly 
cited to me the records of the Leet Courts, which used to be regularly 
held at Brigham, up to about forty years ago. 

fSee Harl. MS. 1480, fol. 44;* Her. Coll. "Records, C. 29, 126; D. 
25, 5." 

t It appears that said " Anthony " was not " Cofferer," but Bailiff 
of the King's Manor of Caversham (Pat. 35, Hen. VIII, p. 14, m. 6). 

§ Authorities: Tanner's Notitia Monastica; Leland's Itinerary, Vol. 
V, p. 114; Wallis' Northumberland, Vol. II, p. 218; Hist. Antiquities of 
Newcastle, Brand (London, 1789), Vol. I, p. 342, Vol. II, p. 240; Wel- 
ford's Hist, of Newcastle, Vol. II, p. 322; Vestiges of Old Newcastle, 
Knowles & Boyles. 

|| London Her. Coll. (" Recs. C. 41, 7. C") erroneously attributes to 
this family the arms of the " Horsleyie " family: "An annulet, bet. 3 
horses' heads, couped and caparisoned." 



20 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

in chief, a crescent sable." The crescent is (in the writer's opinion) 
used for "difference" (as heralds say), to indicate that this New- 
castle branch sprang from (not the eldest, but) the " second son "' 
of the parent stock. The remainder of the coat stamps them as 
(undoubtedly) of Yorkshire Brigham origin. Going yet farther, 
the writer concludes that the Newcastle branch is descended from 
" Robert " Brigham (the " second son " of John and Elizabeth 
Brigham) in the seventh generation from Walter Brigham, of 
Brigham, according to the said Poulson pedigree. 

From Flower's Visitation (1563, 1564) is learned: (1) that Wm. 
Lewen, son and heir of William, " Marchant " (and armiger) mar. 
Jane, dau. of Christopher " Brygam," both families of Newcastle. 
(A second wife, by whom 5 ch. — " Crystofer, Edward, Robert, 
William, and " Mighill.") (2) Christopher Mitford, 4th son and 
heir of Robert, of Segell, Northumberland (armiger), mar. Agnes, 
dau. of Christopher Brygham. 

Marshall's Visitation (1615) has this pedigree: 

John Jackson (armiger), of New = Jane, dau. and sole heir of Wm. 
Castle. Brigham, of New Castle. 



Wm. Jackson, Town Clerk of = Isabel!, dau. Gilbert Read, New 



New Castle. 



Castle. 



I I 

Henry Jackson, of Cotam = Dorothy, dau. of John Jackson, of 

Mandaville, Bishoprick Mansfield. Grayes Inn. 
of Duresne. 

We close our Newcastle remarks with a curious church item: 

" Robert Darell, Archdeacon of Northumberland, made a covenant 
Oct. 9, 1537, with F. Roland Harding, Prior of the Blake Friers, 
Newcastle-on-Tyne, between 6 and 9 a. m. daily, devoutly to say for 
the souls of William Darell and John Brigham, late of Newcastle, 
Merchant, their wives and children the De profundis, etc., ending 
Absolve quaesumus Domine, and Sede ad dextram." 

LONDON BRIGHAMS 

The Brigham family has been identified with the British metropo- 
lis for several hundreds of years, as is proved by items scattered 
through the records, although we find no pedigree preserved. 

" Rob. Briggeham, A. M.," 31 Jan., 1427, became Rector of the 
parish church of St. Andrew-Hubbard (sometimes called St. A. 
juxta Eastcheap), which stood in old Rope Lane, (London), and 
had a history antedating 1389- It was burned by the " Great Fire," 



HERALDRY AND BRIGHAM " ARMIGERS " 21 

and the parish united with St. Mary-Hill. (An Eccles. Paroch. 
Hist, of the Dios. of London, Newcourt, 1708.) 

One Richard Brigham was " Coach-maker to Kings James I. and 
Charles I.," as appears by a " Grant, Sept. 13, 1619, to John Banks 
and Richard Brigham, of the office of Maker of the King's Coaches 
and other Carriages." (Calendar of State Papers — Dom. Ser., Vol. 
CLL, p. 77.) " 1620-1622. Third accompt. Bill of John Banckes 
and Richards Brigham, Coachmaker to the King. For chariots and 
other vehicles. A rich chariot for the King cost, in all, £15." 
Again, " 1624-1 625. Two long bills (respectively 13 and 9 PP-) of 
Richard Brigham, for reparations of the King's caroches and cha- 
riots. He made the total £368, but took £280 in satisfaction. There 
were two new coaches : one is said to be of the German fashion, with 
the roof to fall asunder at his majesty's pleasure [i. e., a sort of lan- 
dau]. The other was of the Spanish fashion. The like of them 
were never made before in England." (Histor. MSS. Commis., 
Lon., Vol VI., p. 326b, MSS. of Sir F. U. Graham, Bart., Netherby, 
Cumb.; and Vol. VII., prt. 1, p. 250a, MSS. of Lord Sackville, at 
Knole, Kent.) 

George Brigham was also a " royal coachmaker " ; the same au- 
thority (Vol. II., p. 583), some readable facts follow: Aug. 13, 
1645. 

" George Brigham, coachmaker to the late King, 
Thomas Brigham, his brother and administrator, et al., 

all of London." 

Then come two pages of legal proceedings, disclosing that one 
Thomas Brigham resided in Duke's Place, London; George Brig- 
ham, deceased, was in arms and died at Oxford; proceedings over a 
£200 debt owed the George Brigham estate, wherein said Thomas 
Brigham will not release one Pilchard of his imprisonment, and 
says that the committee shall make dirt of his bones before he will 
give up the mortgage; there is an order for Thomas Brigham to be 
brought before the committee for contempt. Later, John Brigham, 
of Cottenham, County Cambridge, as executor of Thomas Brig- 
ham, deceased, was apprehended to answer contempt for not deliv- 
ering up certain writings ; he was discharged from restraint, upon 
performing order of the committee. 

Concerning Thomas Brigham, " Patentee for the Stanneries " 
(i. e., tin mines) in Cornwall, we find some interesting facts. In the 
first place, this was a very valuable grant. The mines were very 
old ; in fact, the same sought out by the Phoenicians and other inhab- 
itants of the Mediterranean Sea, before the dawn of the Christian 
era. In the Calendar of State Papers (Domestic Series), preserved 
in the Public Record Office, London (Vol. CLL, p. 13, sec. 4) we 
find: 



22 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

" June 7, 1603. Allegations against the patent granted to Thomas 
Brigham and Humphrey Wemmes by the late Queen, for pre-emp- 
tion of tin." (P. 152, sec. 45) Sept. 25, 1604. Warrant to Sir 
Richard Smith, Receiver General of Cornwall, to deliver tin at a 
certain rate to such persons as now lend money in repayment thereof, 
and to redeliver to Thomas Brigham and Humphrey Wemmes the 
tin sold by them to the Company of Pewterers. (Docquet.) 
(P. 157, sec. 75) Oct. 14, 1604. Reply of Thomas Brigham and 
Humphrey Wemmes to an annexed petition to the King by the Mas- 
ter, etc., of the Pewterers' Company against the monopoly granted 
to them of the pre-emption of tin. (P. 335, sec. 57) Nov. 14, 16*06. 
Decree of the Court of Star Chamber against Richard Glover, et. al., 
Pewterers of London, for endeavoring to frustrate a patent granted 
to Thomas Brigham and Humphrey Wemmes, for pre-emption of tin 
in Cornwall and Devon." There was a " Warrant to advance 
£20,000 on loan to Thomas Brigham and Humphrey Wemmes, 
patentees for the pre-emption of tin, on their delivery of tin worth 
more than that, they having already disbursed £60,000, and being 
unable to disburse more. They will add £l,000 to their former 
rent of £2,000, and lend the tinners £ 10,000 yearly." 

" London, Feb. 23, 1618. Assignment by John Langley to Rich- 
ard Brigham, both being of Lambeth, of the Keepership of the 
Archbishop of Canterbury's Mansion House, grounds and pasture 
land, called Lambeth Park." (Calend. State Papers, Domestic 
Ser., Vol. CLL, p. 523, sec. 29-) This Richard Brigham, Esq., 
of Lambeth, London (Comptroller of the house of the Archbishop 
Abbot), married Emelyn, daughter of Sir Robert Hudson, Bart. 
Their only daughter, Anne, married Thomas, Lord Leigh; they 
having but one child, Anne, who died young." (Magna Britannia.) 

John Brigham of the City of Westminster, London, in 1637, was 
married in the local abbey of St. Peter, to Anne, daughter of Sir 
Thomas Aylesbury. Her eldest sister, Frances, was the first 
Countess of Clarendon, and thus grandmother of Queen Mary II., 
and Queen Anne. (London Marriage Licenses, 1521-1869, by Jos. 
Foster.) 

Nicholas Brigham, poet, jurist, and historian (for a biographical 
sketch see elsewhere herein) was buried in " Poet's Corner," West- 
minster Abbey, beside his daughter Rachel, whom he lost at the age 
of four. 

The London Directory for 1900 does not contain any Brigham 
"liverymen." But therein appear: Henry George Brigham, Sur- 
geon, Buckingham Palace Road, Dr. John K. Brigham, Finsbury 
Pavement, John (the proprietor of " coffee rooms "), and George E. 
(" boatmaker "). 



NICHOLAS BRIGHAM 23 



VI 

As far as preserved records establish, Nicholas Brigham * was the 
greatest scholar, the most versatile and honored genius of all who 
have borne the Brigham name. By tradition his birth was from the 
prominent family of Caversham, Oxford, the founder of which, 
Anthony Brigham, was Bailiff of the King's Manor there under 
Henry VIII.; but his name does not appear in the pedigree of 
Brigham. Nicholas is reported to have finished his education at 
Hart Hall (now Hertford College). He appears to have removed 
thence to one of the Inns of Court, where he made a thorough study 
of law and history. His love for poetry, however, was a lifelong 
passion, as manifested in many flights of his Pegasus. 

Biographers say he died in December, 1559, but from the probate 
of his estate, into which I examined, it is determined that he passed 
away on the " 20 Feb. 1558." He was buried in " Poet's Corner," 
Westminster Abbey, beside his daughter Rachel, whom he lost at 
the age of four. Camden, in his work (published in 1606) upon 
those entombed at Westminster, gives the full inscription upon the 
grave of the daughter, but he does not mention anything of the 
sort concerning the father. 

The epitaph follows : " Rachael Brigham, filia Nicolai Brigham 
quadrimula obiit, sita est juxta Galfridum Chaucerum. Obiit 1557, 
21 Junii." 

Dean Stanley (Westminster Abbey, p. 15) says: "There was 
nothing to mark the grave [of Chaucer] except a plain slab, which 
was sawn up when Dryden's monument was erected. It was not 
till the reign of Edward VI. that the present tomb, to which ap- 
parently the poet's ashes were removed, was raised, near the grave, 
by Nicholas Brigham, himself a poet, who was buried close beside, 
with his daughter Rachel." 

From the foregoing we might infer possibly that Nicholas never 

* Do not confound this Nicholas with the one spoken of elsewhere as 
" Teller of the Exchequer " to Queen Mary. The fact that they both bear 
the same name, are prominent and in London at the same period makes 
it a question of easily mistaken identification. In fact, the best modern 
English biographer of Nicholas, the poet, falls into this error, of making 
these two persons one. It is clear, however, that Nicholas, the " poet," 
died in 1558, and that his estate was administered upon in the Commissary 
Court of the Dean & Chapter of Westminster ; while concerning Nicholas, 
the " Teller," I find him living as late as "1563," at which time he " en- 
tered into hall, gardens and premises of her Majesty's (Q. Elizabeth) 
Almshouses of Westminster." Very likely the two were nearly related; 
but in what degree I am unable to say, save that I do not believe the 
relationship could have been that of father and son. 



24 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

had any epitaph, although historians agree that he was herein buried 
near the tomb of Chaucer, father of English poets, to whom Brigham 
had caused a monument to be erected. 

Chaucer's ruinous tomb yet remains, black with antiquity and 
slowly crumbling to dust; but the exact spot of Brigham's grave 
cannot be determined. Even his epitaph, like that of his little 
daughter, has disappeared. 

A modern movement to repair the tomb evoked the following 
restatement: "An examination of the tomb by competent authorities 
has proved . . . there can exist no doubt, from the difference of 
workmanship, material, etc., that the altar tomb is the original tomb 
of Geoffrey Chaucer; and that instead of Nicholas Brigham having 
erected an entirely new monument, he only added to that which 
then existed the overhanging canopy," etc. (Notes and Queries, 
London, 1st Ser., Vol. II., p. 141; quoting from Athenamm.) 

He left no will, and it is impossible to decide whether he left 
issue. He did, however, leave children of his brain, in several 
notable works, namely: (1) Rerum Quotidianarum Venationes (or 
a Diary of Memoirs, in 12 Bks.). (2) Venationibus Rerum Memo- 
rabilum, in 1 vol., being biographic in character, from which Bale, 
in his Scriptores, published in 1559 3 makes extract touching two 
(now obscure) English writers. (3) Diversorum Poematum, in 1 
vol., being a collection of poems from his own pen. But the only 
production now known is his epitaph on Chaucer. 

Pitts, his biographer, thus summarizes the record of his achieve- 
ments, which I render into English: " Nicholas Brigham ... In 
poetry, above the common crowd; eloquent as an orator; an experi- 
enced jurisconsult; a signally successful historian; as an antiquarian 
researcher into the lore of ancient Albion, very diligent." 



VII 

EARLY AMERICAN BRIGHAMS * 

Aside from Thomas, " The Puritan," of Watertown, Mass., 1635, 
we find some other Brighams of early date who should be mentioned 

* Briggs' " Shipbuilding on North River," etc., 1640-1872, p. 366, 
states: "There was built in Scituate in 1698 the ship 'Providence,' 100 
tons, Capt. Thos. Lillie=owners, Capt. Jno. Thomas, Saml. Lillie, John 
Borland and Joseph Brigham of Boston." 

This is an error, for Joseph Bridgham of Boston, whom we find 
(Recs. Mass., Vol. V, p. 538), " 1st Ch. Boston, made free in May Court 
1678." He died 1708 9, and was buried in King's Chapel ground. But, 
as witness of how persistent the error was, we find on the tombstone of a 
descendant (in King's Chapel), " Sarah, Dau., to Mr. Jos. and Mrs. 
Abigail Brigham, aged 1 month deed. Oct. 7, 1728." 



EARLY AMERICAN BRIGHAMS 25 

in this work, that they may not be confused with the line of 
Thomas Brigham the Puritan, our common ancestor. 

But first, let us introduce a name merely suggestive. From Hot- 
ten's List of Emigrants, etc., 1 600-1 700, p. xix., a register of all 
such persons as embarked themselves in the good ship called the 
" Hercules " of Sandwich (Eng.), and taken to the " plantation 
called New England in America," etc. : " Tho. Bridgen of Faver- 
sham, husbandman and his wife," 5 March, 1634. From Boys' Hist. 
Sandwich, Eng., 1692, pp. 750-1. (See also N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg., 
Vol. XV., p. 29.) 

Savage (Gen. N. E.) informs us that this Thomas " Bridgen or 
Brigden " settled in Charlestown, Mass., 1634; had two sons, 
Thomas and Zachariah (grad. Har. Col. 1657 and prchd. Stoning- 
ton, Mass.), and daus. Mary and Sarah. 

Equally suggestive is an entry in Bond's excellent Hist. Water- 
town, Mass., wherein the land of one " John Brigan " in 1642 was a 
boundary line of a lot of E. Child. 

JOHN BRIGHAM OF NEW PROVIDENCE, 1633 

His name is known from a letter in the Bouverie MSS., preserved 
at Brymore, near Bridgewater, Eng. (Hist. MSS. Com., Vol. X., prt. 
6, p. 85). In this letter, which is dated Oct. 28, 1633, Wm. Rud- 
yerd, Wm. Rous, Roger Floyde, and John Brigham write from the 

Island of Providence (one of the Bahamas) to (probably John 

Pym, the great English leader) concerning the hardships of life 
and agriculture on the Island. In the Calendar of State Papers 
(Domestic Ser., Vol. CLE, a. d. 1581-'90, Q. Eliz., p. 146, sec. 35), 
we learn that Mr. Secretary (probably Walsingham) has been in- 
formed by Mr. Anthony Brigham that he approves of the Western 
discoveries in America; recommends the formation of a company, 
and advises them to hearken to the offers of Sir Philip Sidney and 
Sir George Peckham. This " Anthony " Brigham may be the very 
one who was " Bailiff " to Queen Elizabeth ; and the " Western 
discoveries in America," to which reference is made, are undoubtedly 
those in the West Indies. So we are justified in believing that the 
" company " recommended was formed, that they did " hearken " to 
" Sir Philip Sidney" (or someone), and that this letter of " John 
Brigham " and others is information returned by them, as settlers 
of the " Company " in the New World. It is entirely natural that 
we should inquire what became of this John Brigham, who was set- 
tled and writing back to England some year and a half before our 
Thomas the Puritan was sailing out of London. 



26 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 



CAPTAIN SEBASTIAN BRIGHAM * 

Paige's Hist. Cambridge (Mass.) records: " Brigham, Sebastian, 
about 1638, bought house and garden at the northwest corner of 
Holyoke and Winthrop Sts., which he sold to John Bridge in 1639. 
He probably removed to Rowley." 

Morse's Brigham book (p. 3) finds " no further trace " than shown 
by Cambridge records. 

There are preserved several entries in the Records of Massachu- 
setts. Vol. II., p. 87, states that Sebastian Brigham (then of 
Rowley), by action of the General Court, Nov. 13, 1644, "hath 
liberty to sell wine and to keepe an ordinary." 

Ibid., p. 187, May 26, 1647, The Rowley Co., having chosen 
Sebastian B. their Captain, he is confirmed by Gen. Crt. Ibid., 
Vol. III., pp. 62, 105, 183: Capt. S. B. of Rowley is "Deputy" 
in 1646, 1647, and 1650. Ibid., p. 186: He was appointed by the 
Gen. Crt., May 23, 1650, one of a Commission to lay out the 
boundaries of Haverhill, Mass. From the published Records of 
Rowley, Mass., we learn that Sebastian Brigham was a large land- 
holder. 

From the Records of Rowley, Mass. (printed), Proem, p. vi. : 
" Sebastian Briggam was the Captain of the first military com- 
pany. Had wife, Mary. Returned to England about 1657-f Four 
children were born here." J 

VIII 
MARLBORO AND ITS BRIGHAMS 

As Marlboro, Mass., whose original boundaries included the pres 
ent Northboro, Southboro, Westboro, and Hudson, is the Mecca of 
the American Brigham, it is well here to give a brief summary of 
the place and its Brigham inhabitants. In 1656, thirteen of the 
leading settlers of Sudbury (the first town to the east) received 
from the General Court favorable answer to their petition for a new 
township grant: Marlboro being the result. 

Heading the list of petitioners, and one of the first to move to 
Marlboro, was Edmund Rice, who took with him his second wife, 
the widow of Thomas Brigham the Puritan, with her young Brigham 
family, whose names, however, do not appear upon the records for 

*See also Essex Instit. Coll., Vol. XX, p. 137. 

t Blodgett's " Early Settlers of Rowley, Mass." says returned with 
family about 1656 or earlier. 

X Farmer's " Geneal. Reg. makes Sebastian's son ' John ' Brigham, a 
graduate of Harvard Coll., 1669." The " Bridgham " family is entitled 
to this honor. The earliest " Brigham " graduate was " Benjamin, 1764." 







1. Priest Whitney Place, Northboro. 2. John 2 Brigham's Mill Dam, 
Northboro. 3. Samuel 2 Brigham's Tanyard, Marlboro. 
4. Burial Plot, Last of the Indians, on Thomas 2 
Brigham Farm, Marlboro. 



MARLBORO AND ITS BRIGHAMS 27 

some time. They settled upon the north side of " The Pond/' not 
far from Williams' Tavern; and for the succeeding two and a half 
centuries, the Brighams have continued to people the scene. 

At the time of Philip's War, they fled to Watertown. On their 
return, such was the feeling against Indian perfidy, a petition was 
made to the General Court to divide the 6000-acre " Indian Planta- 
tion," a part of and contiguous to Marlboro. Although this was de- 
nied, the people, under the leadership of John Brigham, took a deed 
from the Indians to these lands, 15 July, 1684; and though this was 
declared " null and void " by the General Court, the white pro- 
prietors proceeded to divide and settle these lands, under the super- 
vision of their agent, the said John Brigham, who was their sur- 
veyor. In the 1686 list of proprietors we find the names of all the 
young Brighams, and their alliances, for the first time set out, viz.: 
Mercy Hunt (former widow of the Puritan Brigham, who before 
this time had married her third husband, William Hunt, also then 
dead), Thomas Brigham, John Brigham, Samuel Brigham, John 
Fay, (husband of Mary Brigham), and William Ward (husband of 
Hannah Brigham). Feeling uneasy over the adverse action of the 
Court, in 1683, the proprietors agreed that their grants " shall stand 
good to all intents and purposes, if they be attested by John Brig- 
ham, their Clerk." And so it stood, until, after a generation, having 
acquired title by possession, the General Court confirmed it. 

The first mill in town was built by John Brigham (before Philip's 
War) on Assabet River (now in Northboro), and the site was only 
recently abandoned. 

The first tannery in town was built by Samuel Brigham, and con- 
tinued in the family for generations. The shoe industry is now the 
most important by far in town; and Francis Brigham, one of Sam- 
uel's descendants, more than fifty years ago started in Hudson a 
shoe factory, which is the leading business of that town. 

In 1689, John Brigham was one of a committee of two chosen 
by the town, when the tyrant Andros was superseded by the Colonial 
Government. 

At this period new settlements to the westward were being made 
(e. g., Shrewsbury, Brookfield, Rutland, Worcester, and Grafton), 
and the Brigham family, with others, sent its colonizers. 

In Queen Anne's War, Samuel Brigham was one of the committee 
to assign the inhabitants to the twenty-six log forts erected. Among 
these, we see: "4. Capt. [Samuel] Brigham's Garrison." "10. 
Thomas Brigham's Garrison," which included his son Jonathan. 
" 14. Nathan Brigham's Garrison," and David Brigham of Edmund 
Rice's Garrison. In this war Samuel Brigham was the lieutenant 
of Capt. Howe, and thereafter received a bounty for destroying an 
Indian. 



28 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

In 1717, in reply to petition of Thomas Brigham and others, 
about half the town land, with other added (including the Rice and 
Fay farms to the westward) became the new town, "Westboro"; 
and among its first inhabitants are David and Jotham Brigham, with 
the Rice, Ward, and Fay families (related by intermarriage) repre- 
sented. Subsequently, Northboro, Southboro, and Hudson were 
carved out of the parent town; in all of which the Brighams were 
interested. 

Some Marlboro records covering a period of many years were 
lacking (and entirely lost in the Town Hall fire of 1903; showing 
the town's wise foresight in having had published a history, by 
Charles Hudson, 1862; to which the present writer owes so much), 
but in 1756, we find Thomas and Capt. Ephraim Brigham on a 
committee of five to repair the meeting-house " on the foreside and 
two ends," including glazing " with sash glass, set in wood." 

In the military history of Marlboro, the Brighams have held 
conspicuous places. Numbers took a hand in the French and Indian 
Wars, as exhibited by meager records; (Lieut. Ephraim, Sergt. 
Benj., Corps. Asa and Ithamar, privts. Paul, Noah, etc.) ; and when 
we come to the Revolution, we have full evidence of their bravery. 
In the preliminary stages, George Brigham was one of the committee 
of five to draw up a " Covenant of non-consumption of British 
goods " ; and was one of three to represent the town in the " Pro- 
visional Government." 

We now come to the immortal day of Concord and Lexington, 19 
April, 1775; upon which day marched out from old Marlboro 
Captain William Brigham and Company, including 2d Lieut. 
Ithamar B., Sergts. Henry and Joseph B., Corp. Lewis B., and pri- 
vates Lovewell, George, Gershom, and Alexander Brigham; in 
Barnes' Company marched 2d Lieut. Paul Brigham, Corp. Antipas 
B., and private Jonathan ; in Gates' Company, privates Henry, 
George, and Uriah; in Howe's Company, private Joel. In the same 
year, enrolled with the " eight months " men, we find Capt. Paul, 
and privates Jonathan, Abraham, Artemas, William, Uriah, Henry, 
and George Brigham. Among others who fought during this war 
are Lovewell, John Gott, David, Phineas, David, Paul, Daniel, 
Samuel, Stephen, and Aaron Brigham. (For fuller detail, turn to 
the Appendix, and individual records.) 

Illustrating school activity: Thomas and Jotham Brigham were 
on the school committee of five, irr 1745; Samuel Brigham received 
£57.10 for teaching " two school quarters," in 1747; in 1771, Capt. 
Ephraim Brigham left <£lll, a permanent fund, the interest to be 
annually expended for a school for " writing and cyphering." 
" Brigham School," thus created, gave to older pupils in the spring 




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MARLBORO AND ITS BRIGHAMS 29 

(after "common school" closing) this additional instruction; until 
the fund was merged in the general appropriations. 

We are likely to forget that slavery once existed in New England. 
In 1771, the Assessors return " 1 slave owned by Hannah Brigham." 
In 1770, the Brigham "polls" in town, with the number in each 
family, appear as follows: Samuel 1, Uriah 1, George 2, Ithamar 1, 
Paul 1, Ephraim 3, Joseph 2, Benjamin 3, Asa 1, Solomon 1, 
Caleb 2, and Winslow 1. Ephraim was one of the largest tax- 
payers. At the beginning of the next century, the Brighams num- 
ber 25 polls; making, with the Howes and the Rices, 73 of the 277 
taxpayers. 

"Brigham Cemetery" is situated on West Main Street; an en- 
closure of some acre and a half, reached through a little lane and 
commanding a pleasing landscape to the southwest. It was named 
after Capt. William Brigham and Lydia his wife, who died in 1793, 
of smallpox (one of the most dreaded foes of the early settlers) ; 
and, as forbidden to be buried in a public cemetery, were here 
entombed. In 1808 this land was deeded by Capt. William's son, 
Col. Ephraim Brigham, Esq., to the Unitarian Society; and over 
Ephraim's remains, in 1887, Lucius L. Brigham of Worcester erected 
a fine gray granite monument. About thirty Brighams are here 
buried, in a ground which, since 1882, has been kept in excellent 
condition by the income of the " Gibbon Fund." 

Of Marlboro civil officers, we find: 

Selectmen: Samuel Brigham, 1707, '10; Samuel, 1741, '42, '44, 
'46, '48, '49, '54; Jedediah, 1741, '43, '47, '52; Ephraim, 1749, '50, 
'54, '56-'59, '61, '62, '65, '67, '69; Joseph, 1749, '62, '64; Samuel, 
1755; Joel, 1763, '72; Uriah, 1765, '68, '69; Winslow, 1770-'80, 
'82, '84, '86, '88, '89, '91 ; Joseph, 1771 ; George, 1774-'76; Ithamar, 
1775, '76, '78, '79, '82; Paul, 1777; Solomon, 1777; William, 1778, 
'82, '85; Daniel, 1792-'94, '97-1813; Aaron, 1795, '96, 1802-'05; 
Joseph, Jr., 1799, 1801; Paul, 1801; Ithamar, 1801, '06, '09, '11, 
'13; Ephraim, 1808; Jedediah, 1810, '14-'l6; Ashbel S., 1816; 
Ephraim, 1824, '25; Francis, 1846, '47; George, 1856. 

Town Clerk: Samuel Brigham, 1754, '55; Uriah, 1769; Winslow, 
1770-'80, '82; Daniel, 1807-'13; Jedediah, 1814. 

Town Treasurer: George Brigham, 1741; Ephraim, 1742, '43, 
'50, '52-'64; Daniel, 1801-'13; Jedediah, 1814-'18; George, 1855. 

Assessors: Samuel Brigham, 1739, '40; Ephraim, 1747, '59-'63, 
'65, '68; Winslow, 1769, '73, '77, '81, '82, '84-'86, '88; Asa, 1773, 
'74; Paul, 1775, '76; Uriah, 1788; Daniel, 1794-'99; Aaron, 1800- 
'06, '10; Jedediah, 1804, '08; Charles, 1849; Aaron, 1852. 

Representatives to General Court: John Brigham, 1689, '92; 
Samuel, l697-'99, 1705; Nathan, 1726, '30; Samuel, 1741; George, 



30 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1776, '77, '81; Paul, 1777; Winslow, 1783, '84; Daniel, 1803, '10, 
'12-'19; Francis, 1850, '52. 

Delegate to Constitutional Convention, 1779, Winslow Brigham; 
Committee of Correspondence, 1776, Paul Brigham; 1780, Joel 
Brigham. Justice Peace, Joseph Brigham, appointed 1804. 

Of the three original Brigham settlers, two historically identified 
their names with two homesteads: Thomas, west of town (on present 
Glen St.), and Samuel, east of town (on present E. Main St.). 
John Brigham seems to have heen too husy to " keep home " here ; 
but he is identified by his mill (on the " Priest Whitney place ") in 
Northboro, as well as his later homestead in Sudbury. 



THOMAS BRIGHAM, THE EMIGRANT 



THOMAS BRIGHAM, THE EMIGRANT: 

1603-1653 



1 THOMAS 1 BRIGHAM, born probably in England in 1603; 
died in Cambridge, Mass., 8 Dec., 1653; married, probably in 
1637, Mercy Hurd, born probably in England; died in Marlboro, 
Mass., 23 Dec, 1693. 

Governor Winthrop has left a graphic narrative of sixty-four 
days on shipboard coming hither from old England in 1630.* 
The Rev. Richard Mather also kept a journal of his passage, in 
1635, which occupied twelve weeks and two days from taking 
ship at Bristol to the landing at Boston. f These stories present 
a vivid picture of the perils and privations attending the long 
voyage Thomas Brigham encountered a little earlier in the latter 
season, from the somewhat more remote port of London. He must 
have first set foot on the New England shore early in June, for in 
one of the few passenger lists $ of that time which have escaped 
loss or destruction we read: 

" VIII April 1635. Theis under written are to be transported 
to New England imbarqued in the Susan and Ellen, Edward 
Payne Mr (Master). The p'ties have brought certificates from 
y e Ministers and Justices of the peace y l they are no subsidy 
men; and are conformable to y e orders and discipline of the 
Church of England. * * * 

" Thomas Brigham 32 " 



Aboard the same ship were Symon Crosby and his wife and in- 
fant, future neighbors in Cambridge; Ralph Hudson and Per- 
cival Green, who were to be fellow-townsmen there, and also two 
boys, Benjamin and Daniel, with their father, the learned and 
reverend Peter Bulkley, who the same year was to found the 
town of Concord and long was its pastor and benefactor. 

The record quoted, which is the earliest we have of Thomas 
Brigham, shows that he was born in 1603, wherein occurred the 

* Winthrop's History of Neto England, f Richard Mather's Journal. 
£ Hotten's Original Lists. 

33 



34 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

death of Queen Elizabeth and the beginning of the reign of the 
House of Stuart, which brought so much misfortune to the Puri- 
tans of England. 

We may yet learn from what English town or hamlet he came, 
for the great mass of unprinted and inaccessible parish and pro- 
bate records is slowly yielding each year to patient antiquarians 
more particulars of those who passed to New England. 

Landed in " the Massachusetts," perhaps he first went to live 
in Watertown; but of that we have no intimation further than 
the fact that his largest piece of planting ground was situated 
within Watertown territory. This, however, was adjacent to the 
bounds of Cambridge and only fourteen minutes' walk from the 
centre of the latter settlement, while on the other hand Water- 
town village was nearly three miles distant. In fact it was in a 
district long ago taken from Watertown and made part of Cam- 
bridge. 

Dr. Bond, who made an exhaustive study of the early settlers 
in Watertown, says: "Probably he (Thomas Brigham) did not 
reside in Watertown " (Genealogy and History of Watertown, p. 
1006). 

A visitor in 1633 thus described the village, which in 1638 was 
to be renamed Cambridge: 

" By this side of this river is built Newtown which is three 
miles by land from Charlestown & a league & a half by water. 
This place was first intended for a city but upon more serious 
consideration, it was not thought so fit, being too far from the 
sea, being the greatest inconvenience it hath. This is one of 
the neatest & best compacted towns in New England, having many 
structures & many handsome contrived streets. The inhabitants 
are most of them very rich & well stored with cattle of all sorts, 
having many hundred acres of ground paled in with one general 
fence, which is about a mile & a halfe long, which secures all their 
weake cattle from the wild beasts. On the other side of the river 
lieth all their meadow & much ground for hay." * 

An examination of the map of Cambridge as it was in 1635, 
drawn by Mr. Charles D. Elliot, shows that the original settle- 
ment, called " the town," lay between the present college yard and 
the marsh at the river's edge. To the eastward stretched the first 
" planting field," " the small lots " and " the large lotts " form- 
ing " the Neck." To the westward of " the Town " lay the " West 
End " and beyond that the " West End Field." In " the West 
End" just within the encircling fort or stockade lived Thomas 
Brigham. 

The General Court in 1634, and again in 1635 and 1639, ordered 
that records of every man's houses and lands should be taken, 
* New England's Prospect, Josselyn, 1634. 



THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 35 

entered in the town book and a transcript thereof handed into 
court, and that such record should be a sufficient assurance of title. 

The towns were slow in responding. The larger part of such 
an inventory for Cambridge, and that which enumerates about 
seventy proprietors, follows the date of September, 1639. 

Thomas Brigham's property is described as follows: 

" In the West end one house with three acres of Land and a 
halfe the highway to watertowne North Joseph Isack Southeast 
Symon Crosb (y) Southwest, the high waye to the Windemill Hill 
West." (P. R., p. 64.)* 

Situated thus at a corner, the lot can be identified with excep- 
tional certainty; the " highway to watertowne," now Brattle Street, 
and the " high waye to the Windemill Hill," now Ash Street, being 
two very early thoroughfares, which have maintained their identity 
from 1630 to the present day. If the curious reader cares to 
follow Ash Street to the river, he will notice that the " Winde 
mill hill" was a low one, being rather a projection of the higher 
land into the marshes ; and looking up the Charles River, as it 
comes down through the broad meadows, it is still evident why, 
in 1632, the mill was removed to Boston, because only when the 
wind came from across these meadows to the west had it force 
to propel the sails. 

Forty-one pages further on, in the Proprietors' Book, this 
description is repeated, except that we now have " one Dwelling 
house with out houses." Elizabeth Isaacke is now on the South- 
east and " John Benjamin and An Crosby on the South west." 
Their father Symon died in 1639. When this property was deeded 
in 1654, it is described as " conteyning the late mansion house 
of the s d Thomas Brigham with the Edifices, Barn, Cow houses 
and about three acres and a halfe to the same adjoyning 
a part whereof is a garden & orchards." 

RadclifFe College has lately acquired a portion of this estate, 
known as the Greenleaf estate, as it lies directly across Brattle 
Street from its grounds which contain " Faye House," " Agassiz 
Hall " and the Gymnasium building, and eventually will form its 
principal quadrangle. 

The Watertown Book of Possessions describes Thomas Brig- 
ham's property in that town as follows (a. d. 1639) : 

" Thomas Brigam. 

" 1. Thirteen Acres of upland more or less and one Acre of 
Meddow bounded the East with John Marrett & Cambridge line 
the West with Thomas Andrews & Robert Keies the North with 
Cambridge Street the South with River & Samuel Saltonstall." 

* P. R. refers to the Proprietors' Record of Cambridge, and to the 
pages as numbered in the printed publication. 



36 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Here again the bounds are of exceptional clearness: the river, 
Cambridge Street (now Brattle Street) and the " Cambridge line " 
(now Sparks Street). 

If the curious reader has followed Ash Street to the " Winde 
mill hill," he has noticed along the foot of its short western slope 
a group of ancient willows, the willows that Lowell loved and 
sang: 

" . . . an ancient willow spreads 
Eight balanced limbs, springing at once all round, 
His deep ridged trunk with upward slant diverse, 
In outline like enormous beaker. . . . 
"This tree 
Is one of six, a willow Pleiades, 
The seventh fallen, that lean along the brink 
Where the steep upland dips into the marsh, 
Their roots like molten metal cooled in flowing, 
Stiffened in coils and runnels down the bank. 
The friend of all the winds, wide armed he towers 
And glints his steely aglets in the sun. 

— Under the Willows, James Russell Lowell. 

This group of willows bounds at one end a portion of the 
Metropolitan Park which lies between the Charles River and 
Mt. Auburn Street. At its other end Thomas Brigham's " Water- 
town Field " came down to the stream. Inland from " the wil- 
lows " the narrow Longfellow Park extends up to the front of 
Craigie House and as a memorial preserves the vista of which that 
poet was so fond, looking across the " meadows on y e south side 
the river," as the old records call them, where is now " Soldiers 
Field," and its huge white stadium, which gathers within it of 
an afternoon, a crowd in numbers double the whole population of 
Massachusetts in the days of Thomas Brigham. 

If we go up Sparks Street from the river as far as Brattle 
Street, observing that what is now Hubbard Park (or two and one- 
half acres of it) substantially represents the lot that John Mar- 
rett owned at the northeast corner of Thomas Brigham's land, 
then follow Brattle Street to Lowell Street, and thence by that 
street to the park, then to the river front, and then along the water 
to where Sparks Street would enter it, we shall have compassed 
the Watertown property of Thomas Brigham. We have also 
included about three acres at the corner of Mt. Auburn Street and 
Lowell Street that belonged to Samuel, the son of Sir Richard 
Saltonstall, the exact boundary line of which is uncertain. 

At the back of the Cambridge Proprietors' Book, without date 
but by the context perhaps as early as 1636, is recorded: " Lootts 
Given out By the towne one the South side of Charles River: in 



THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 37 

two Sever (al) Divissions: to severall men as followeth." In these 
as " 53 " Thomas " Bridgham " received in " The Lower Division " 
4 acres and in "the Upper division" 4 acres 7 (poles). 

Thomas was made by the General Court a Freeman of the 
Massachusetts Bay Company, April 18, 1637,* and thus became a 
member of the body politic and acquired the right to vote. Pre- 
liminary to this he must have been a member of Cambridge church, 
but its records for the early years are lost. The oath required of 
a Freeman by the law of 1634 was as follows: 

I, A. B., being by God's providence, an inhabitant and ffree- 
man within the jurisdiction of this Commonweale, doe freely ac- 
knowledge myself e to be subject to the governm 1 thereof doe 
heere sweare, by the great and dreadful name of the everlasting 
God, that I wil be true and faithful to the same, and will ac- 
cordingly yeilde assistance and support thereunto, with my pson 
and estate, as in equity I am bound, and will also truely indeav 1- 
to maintaine and preserve all the libertyes and privilidges thereof, 
submitting my selfe to the wholesome laws and orders made and 
established by the same: and furth r , that I will not plott nor 
practise any evil against it, nor consent to any that shall so doe, 
but will timely discover and reveale the same to lawfull authority 
now here established, for the speedy preventing thereof. More- 
over, I doe solumnely bynde myselfe, in the sight of God, that when 
I shall be called to give my voice touching such matter of this 
state, wherein freemen are to deale, I will give my vote and 
suffrage, as I shall judge in myne owne conscience may best con- 
duce and tend to the publique weale of the body, without respect 
of psons, or favor of any man. 

Soe helpe mee God, in the Lord Jesus Christ. 

" Oc'tob the firste 1639" he was chosen constable and "joined 
with the Townsmen " or selectmen (T. R., p. 36). f 

" Att a Towne meeting the first Monday in Mar 1639 
It is ordered that all that is not outsyde fence in the west ffeilde 
but common ffence betweene that and the other twoe new ffeildes 
shall be Removed by the owners of the same and sett upp uppon 
the lyne betweene Cambridge and Watertow and to lessen their 
charges they shall be abated in ev r ie five Rod one Rodd and w* shall 
remaine: to be done att a generall charge as the other Rayles and 
this to be done before the first of August next ensuing uppon 
the penalttie of 5 s a rod for ev r ie defaulte. The wch order Thomas 
Parrishe and Thomas Briggam shall see to be fulfilled uppon 
the forfit of XX s a man " &c— (T. R., p. 39). 

* Records of the Mass. Bay Colony, i. p. 373. 

t T. R. refers to the Town Records of Cambridge, and to the pages 
of the printed publication. 



38 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

At " a Court of Assistants, or Quarter Court, held at Boston, 
the 3rd of the 10th mo. 1639," Thomas Brigham was one of the 
twelve jurymen on the trial of " Marmaduke Peirce, being indited 
upon suspition of murther, was found not guilty, but was bound to 
the good behavio 1 ", and to appear at the next Court, and to pay 
the witnesses and Nico. Davis was bound in 20 £ for his appear- 
ance. — " (Colonial Records.) 

In the fall of 1640 land was granted: to Joseph Cook 400 acres, 
to Mr. Samuell Shepard 400 acres, to Captaine Cooke and Edward 
Goffe each 600 acres and to John Bridge 350 acres. When: 

John More 
There were then p'sent six of the Thomas Briggam 

seven Townsmen that subscribed * unto Thomas Marret 

theis Grauntes n ly Edwrd Goff 

John Bridge 
Joseph Cooke 

(T. R., p. 41.) 

Xth Novembr 1640 Att a Towne meeting generally of all the In- 
habit . . . There were chosen for Townsmen as followeth: 

Tho: Marret 
Thorns Parrish 
Thomas Briggam 
Joh Stedman 
Abrahm Shawe 

(T. R., p. 43.) 
8 9th month called Novem: 1642. 
Att a towne meeting . . . there were chosen . . . ffor Con- 
stables for this prsent yeare Tho Briggam 

Edwa: Oakes 

(T. R., pp. 46-47.) 

Anno 1645 were graunted by the Towne these forty seaven Lotts, on 
the west side of Monotamye river, to the sevall inhabitants of the Towne 
as followeth . . . 

Thomas Brigham one acr more or lesse William Manninge east, John 
Bruer west Charlestown lyne north Comon south. 

These 47 lots, of from one to 3£ acres each, were all adjacent 
to the Charlestown line with the common land to the south of them. 
Thomas Brigham's is the sixteenth from the east end. 

In the yeare 1645 . . . 

Alsoe granted the land on this side the water f lying beyond (5) miles, 
unto the seaventh mile for small farmes. The names of the prsons & 
quantities followeth, onely they that fall by lott between the 5th & 6th 
mile, there quantity is to be multiplied by 8: and they that between the 
sixth & seaventh mile there quantity to be multiplied by nine. & what 
the land on this side the water Cometh short to make up the prties prpor- 

* In the original record these names are all entered by the clerk. 
t Menotime. 



THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 39 

tions here after mentioned of the land on ye other side the water, to begin 
at the nerest, & soe on. 

ac 
Itm to Herbert Pelham, Esq. late Mr Buddies house - 13 - 00 

1 lott Tho: Brigham -10-00 

(T. R., p. 67.) 

There are 25 lots in all. 

We do also agree and give the land at Menotime for their full prpor- 
tions of all the lands in ye Towne except Rich: Jacson John Betts: 
and Tho: Brigham (T. R., p. 69). 

The Church book of Disbursements contains this entry: 

1645. Payd our brother Briggam for something for clothinge for his 
sone 0:7:6 

(Paige's Hist, of Cambridge, p. 258.) 

This may refer to Sebastian Brigham or to John Brigham. As 
we read it, this does not seem consistent with the estate which 
Thomas Brigham possessed before and after this date. 

At a towne meting: 8<i: (4) mo 1646: . . . 

Thomas Brigham delinquent in ye Breach of the about hogs, viz: for 
his wives rescuing of two Hogs from ye Impounder when He should a 
driven them to pound, for ten at one time and two at another being 
unringed, and thre being impounded allsoe for two oxen of his: Breaking 
ye order. . . . (T. R., p. 53.) 

Thomas Brigham for ye Breach of ye Hog order to pay for ye two 
rescued away by his wife Vs and for ye other 00-07-06 

4 (9)mo 1646 
Severall men fined ( ) Breach of the orders concerning oxen and 
hogs . . . 

Bro. Brigham (for 10 hogs at one time and 

(4 at another and 3 at another 4s - 00 

(without a keeper and some unringed 

(T. R., p. 54.) 

The list of the offenders, of which this is one, includes over 
forty names, or a large part of the inhabitants of the hamlet. 

lltn 8. 1647 
It is ordered that Bro. Goffe and Bro: Ed: Oakes shall gather up the 
fines due to Bro. Cane for his fines of the oxen. 

s d 
of Robert Parker -0-8-2 

of Tho: Brigham - - 7 - 8 etc 



40 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

The list of 18 names ends with 

of Elder Champnis - -0-8 

According to this account every man is Bated one third prt of what 
he ough(t) to a payde By the towne order wch is 3d pr heade. & we have 
Concluded that every man shal pay according to this. & soe he pay but 
2d. pr heade for every default. & theese men are to be sattisfied out of 
the fines for there gathering them up (T. JR., pp. 62, 63). 

Severall Officers Chosen to order the prudentiall affaires of this Towne 
for this present yea re Ensueing the date hereof. 

8th 9th 1647 . . . 
for Townsmen (John Bridge 
(Tho: Marret 
(John Stedman 
(Tho: Brigham 
(Tho: Beale (T. R., p. 69.) 

13th (l) 1647/1648 . . . 

Whereas It hath bine formerly ordered and published that all out fences 
be sufficiently made by the owners thereof before the last of this prsent 
month and the penalty of 6a pr rod, for every rod that is found failing: 
It is now ordered that there shalbe 12a a month penalty for every rod that 
shalbe found delinquent after the last of this prsent month is expired: 
to be demanded of the owners of such fence from time to time the 
saide monthly fine untill such time as the fence be made sufficient . . . 

John Bridge, Tho: Marrett, Tho: Brigham and Tho: Beale are appoynted 
to see this ordered uppon the owners of the fence belonging to the 
West feilde (T. JR., p. 73). 

17th 3th mo. 1648. 
Thomas Brigham Bought of Williams Hamlett, ten acr of land in fresh 
Pond med, abutt. William Holman, Nathaneell Sparahauke, John Doget, 
Richard Champnis, Susan BlogeJ, and William Man, North West, the 
greate swamps South East, Widow ffisher Souwest (P. B., p. 134). 

7th of the 6th mo: 1648 
thease presents witnes that thomas Brigham of Cambrigd having A 
percell of land about three akers more or les adioning to the west field 
in Cambrigd bounds being bounded Watertowne highway to the fresh 
pond Southwest great swamp north Robert parker East: hee doth freely 
Resigne up all his right & Intrest in the same into the hands of the towns- 
men from him and his for ever. Condition that they dispose of It as 
that Care be made to maintain the fence that is layd upon that land to 
beare and secure the said thomas brigham from all future damages 
theareby 

In presence of his T marke 

Roger bancroft thomas brigham 

Jonathan bower 
thomas danforth 

this land the towns men doe asigne to thomas Marrit upon Condition hee 

make the fence. 



THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 41 

Hth 10th mo 1648 
thomas Marrit Resigned up this land againe into the towns hand, the 
note of thease acts put upon file (P. R., p. 154). 

12 of (10) 1648 . . . 

Lands layd out, on the Rocks, on the North side the River Impr. To 
Thomas Brigham: 

Seventy two acr's Charlestowne line on the north. Cow Comon East 
(P. R., p. 138). 

The interesting story of the recent discovery of the location of 
this " small farme " is told in the Appendix to this book. 

8th of the 11th 1648: . . . 
Liberty granted to Thomas Brigham to fell some timber on the Comon 
for the Repaireing of his house and out fences, prvided it be before the 
first of June next Ensueing: (T. R., p 79). 

23th 12th mo. 1648 
Uppon an apoytment, of a generall meeting of the proprietors of the 
Lands within the west feild, we then found according to a division made 
of the fence appurtayneing to the same, formerly: everymans pportion 
as here followeth in order, begining at the first foure Railes next the 
greate Swamp adjoyning to the ox pasture and ending at water Towne 
Line next W" 1 Hamletts The fence is divided in the generall for one 
acre of land, 3 pole of fence. . . . 

foot 
Tho: Brigam 12 (P. R., pp. 335-7.) 

Thomas Brigham's is the 72d lot in 89 items. 

At a generall meeting of the pprietors of the necke of land by the 
consent of the major pt of the pprietors there was an adition of fence 

added to eache pprietor for the preserving of it from stroy: . . . 
The fence was thus devided in order following 

rod foot inch 
Impr To mr Cooke half that which lay agst his land and 

his ption for his land in the neck 5 12 

To Mr Herbert Pelham 16 5* 

To Tho: Danforth 04 14 

Robt: Broadish 02 07 

Wm Homan 00 01 

Tho: Bridgham 00 12 

Then follow 28 others (P. R., pp. 338-9). 

The only reference to Thomas Brigham preserved in the Water- 
town records, other than the description of his property already 
quoted, is as follows: 

It is Ordered, yt acording to the complaynt of those two men apoynted 
by the towne, for the seeing unto the sufficiency of fences, wee have 
awarded, Thomas Brigham to pay unto the s<i men, yt is Garrett Church 
& John Trayne, the some of five shillings, for that he did not sett up his 
pt of fence wth his neighbors according to order (First September, 1651, 
Watertown Records, vol. i. p. 23). 



42 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

January 12 1651 . . . Goodman Brigham is Cost by the Townsmen 
the Sum of 10s : to Garrett Church & John Trayne the Town offeceres for 
ye not regulating his hogs according to the Towne orders (Ibid., p. 28). 

The Devission of Shaw Shine:* 

4 (4) 52 
The Number of evne mans lott, and Quantity of acres is as followeth 

89/ Tho: Briggam 180 acres. 

(T. R., pp. 97, 98.) 
14 (12) 1652 
Robert Parker hath liberty to Sell some timber, for his use, as also 
John ffessington, for enlarging his barne, and Tho: Brigham for railes 
(T. R., p. 101). 

14 : 12 : 1652 
It is agreed between Ri: Jacson, Tho: Brigham on the one prty and 
Mr Joseph Cooke, Edward Goffe, and Tho: Danforth on ye other prty, 
yt all differences about the fence in the necke of land, appertyning to 
Cambridge; shall be referred to the hearing and determination of Deacon 
Monsell and Tho: Perce of Charles Towne, to determine the matter in 
difference between the marsh and upland, each prty to procure one of 
the said arbitrators at or before the 10th of March next ensueing. 
Joseph Cooke Richard Jackson 

Edward Goffe Thomas Brigham 

Thomas Danforth (T. R., p. 157.) 

the 28th 10th mo. 1653 
The proprietors of the wood Lotts meeting together agreed to devide 
the remainder of the wood Lotts apperteyning to these Lotts formerly 
Devided in to foure Squadrants, wch was accordingly done by lott being 
in evne Squadrant thirty acres. ... In ye 4th Squadrant next Spy 
pond 



Tho: Oakes 


- 02 


Edw: Winship 


- 02£ 


Mr Michell 


- 06 


Abra: Errington 


- 01i 


ffranc: Whitmore 


- 00} 


Ri: Champney 


- 03* 


Tho: Chisholme 


- 04 


The towne Lott 


- 01* 


Tho: Brigham 


- 02 


Jno: ffessington 


- 01| 


Andrew Belshar 


- OH 



26f 



(T. R., pp. 64, 65.) 



* Shawshine was set off from Cambridge in 1655 and incorporated as 
the town of Billerica, previous to which the Cambridge men who had 
received grants in that territory, with a few exceptions, united in what 
is called the " Great Deed," conveying all their rights to the inhabitants 
of Billerica. Thomas Brigham's lot, No. 89, was included in that 
conveyance. 



s 




49 - 08 - 


2 


44 - 07 - 


8 


26 - 04 - 


4 


16 - 02 - 


8 


10 - 01 - 


8 


15 - 02 - 


6 


18 - 03 - 





6 - 01 - 





13 - 02 - 


2 


05 - 00 - 


10 


28 - 04 - 


8 


12 - 02 - 





11 - 01 - 


10 


8 - 01 - 


4 


6 - 01 - 





2 - 00 - 


4 


10 - 01 - 


8 


4 - 00 - 





47 




(T. R., 


p. 350.) 



THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 43 

The following entry, which must belong before 1654, is found 
at the end of the Town Book, printed upside down, the date on the 
preceding page being for 1703: 

Robert Parker 
Thomas Bredgham 
Rich Wyeth 
Will man 

Holman 
Elder ffrost 

Grene 

Dansfurth 

Crackbone 

ffrench 

Holms 

Shaw 

Gibsonn 

hildreth 

Coopr 

Oak 

Brandish 
Eldr Chpns 



Thomas Brigham died the 8th day of the 10th month, 1653 
(Old Style), or December 19th, 1653 (New Style). 

He was buried, there is convincing reason to believe (Mr. Morse 
notwithstanding), in the old Burial Ground on the south side of 
the Cambridge Common, a few minutes' walk from his mansion; 
but no stone remains to mark the spot. Only one of the existing 
stones * records a death as early as 1653, that of Ann Erinton, 
who died two days after Thomas Brigham. The stone next in 
age is ten years later, and commemorates Elizabeth Cutter, sister- 
in-law of Mercy Brigham's sister, if Mr. Morse's supposition is 
correct. 

WILL OF THOMAS BRIGHAM, THE PURITAN f 

In the name of God Amen, I Thomas Brigham of Cambridge 
being at this pnt writeing weake in body, and not knowing how the 
Lord will dispose of me, whether for life or death, and haveing 
yet through the mercy of God, a good memory and sound under- 
standing, do hereby ordeine and make this my last Will & Testi- 
ment, my poare Soule wch I do beleive is imortall and shall live 
when my body is dissolved to dust, I do desire by faith humbly 
to comitt and leave it in y e Armes of the everlasting mercies of God 

* Cambridge Epitaphs, Harris, 1845. 

t Both the will and the inventory are copied from the original documents. 



44 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

the father in his deare and Eternal Sonne Jesus Xt, who when I 
was altogether full of Enmity agst him, and a miserable undone 
child of wrath, did then send his holy word accompanied with the 
irresistable power of his ow n blessed spirit to make knowne and 
apply the exceding and abundant riches of his grace to my Soule, 
by w ch faith I have desired to live, and do now desire to dy, and 
go to that Lord Jesus who hath Loved me to the Death that I a 
poare sinner might live, my body I comitt it to the earth to be 
decently buried at the discretion of my Executrix, and as for my 
children, and outward blessings wch the Lord hath bin pleased of 
his goodnes to blesse me w th all and for a time to make me Steward 
of my will is that they be thus disposed of as followeth, viz*, my 
just debts being first sattisfyed, my will is that my loveing wife 
shall have to her owne vse one third pt of my estate, according 
to the Law of the Country: and to my Eldest sonne Thomas I 
give one third pt of the remainder of my estate, and the rest of 
my estate to be equally divided between my other 4: children Jn° 
and Mary and Hannah and Samuell my will is that my wife shall 
have the vse of my whole estate dureing her widow hood, for the 
bringing up and education of my children and in case the Lord 
shall provide for my wife by mariage, it shall then be at the will 
and discretion of the overseers of this my last will and testament, 
whether my children with their portions shall continue with her 
or not, and as they see meet to dispose of them and their portions 
for their education and bringing up. I do appoint my wife to be 
sole Executrix of this my last will and Testament and do also 
desire my Loveing Brethren Thomas Danforth, Jn°. Cooper, Thomas 
Fox, Jn°. Hastings, and William Towne to be overseers of this 
my last will and testament: and in witness hereof I do hereunto 
put my hand and seale this 7th of the 10 th mo. 1653, 

Read & signed in the his T marke 

presence of John Cooper Thomas Brigham (Seal) 

John Hastings 

Tho: Danforth Proved 3 d 8m 1654, 

At a County Court held at Cambridge the 3: (8mo) 1654 

Thomas Danforth, John Cooper, Thomas Fox and Jno. Hastings 
appearing before the Court, Attested upon oath that the within 
named Thomas Brigham deceased: being of a sound mind and 
good memory made this his last will & testament 

Thomas Danforth Recorder. 
Entered & Recorded 25-11-1654, Mid. Prob., L. V., p. 41 and 
43-7. 

By Tho: Danforth 
No. 1733 
Recorder 



THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 45 



INVENTORY OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS 1 BRIGHAM 

The 10: of the 12 mo: 1653 

And Inventery of the Goode and Chattells of Thomas Bridgham 
Latly deceased followeth 

£ s d 

Imprs one Cloake and a cloth suite 02 - 00 - 00 
It one stufe Coate and a water stufe ould suit & shett band) _ r>2 - 00 

& other linen \ 

It one large cloth Coat 0-13-04 
It one cloth stragt Coat & a new paire of breches one hatt 6s 8a 1 - 16 - 08 

It a paire of boots shoes and stockens - 10 - 00 

It In silver 0-11-02 

It 3 silver spones 0-12-00 

In the paler 

It: one great bedstadle 1-00-00 

It one feather bed and boulter larg 4-10-00 

It one feather bed fine teken 3 pellows 3-15-00 

It one litle feather bed " 1-10-00 

It one grene ruge and a paire blankets 3-10-00 

It Cartenes and vallance 1-00-00 

It one paire of hollon shets 1-06-08 

It 4 paire of flaxen shets 1-08-00 

It 2 paire of corse shets 0-13-04 

It 9 pellows 3s 4* p pece 1-10-00 

It one dammeske cobbert cloth 0-02-06 

It one Calecoe cobbert cloth 0-02-08 

It one fine table cloth 0-04-00 

It 3 short table clothes 0-06-08 

It one duessen of napkins 0-06-00 

It 3 cors napkines 0-01-00 

It 3 towells 0-01-04 

It 2 small trunkes wherein the lenen is 0-10-00 

It one levery table & cloth 0-10-00 

It one cubbert table and cloth 1-06-08 

It 2 Joyne cheyers a buffet stolle 0-10-00 

It 2 cobbert clothes 0-03-04 

It 2 peces of branch stufe 4 Chusenes 0-03-04 

It 4 chusens 0-02-08 

It 4 £ Carret sed 0-08-00 

It i Carraway sede 0-05-00 

It a parcell of ould [ ] with one bible and a greater bible 1-00-00 

It one warmin pane 0-02-00 

It a table basket 0-02-00 

It 11 £ of wollen & Cotten yarne 2s 6a 1 - 07 - 06 

In the hall 

It a table a forme & Carpet cloth 0-15-00 

It a small table & cloth 0-03-00 

It 2 chests 0-13-04 

It 4 Joyne cheyers 0-10-00 

1 Thomas Brigham, 1654-1753. 



46 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 



It 3 Joyne stoles 

It one Coselet & pikes 

It a paire of horsman pestoll and a cutlash and belte 

It a Corliver and sword & belt 

It a lanthorne 

It one paire of Cobbornes 

It 2 stone Jauges other small things 

In the checken [kitchen] 
It one halfe headed bedstadle blockbed boulster a ruge 

Coverlet a paire of blankets curtenes & vallance and a 

bed suttell [settle] 
It a tranell bed 2 ould Coverlets with a chaffe bed & boulster 



£ 

- 

1 - 
1 - 
- 
- 

- 



s 

02 
10 
10 
13 
01 
15 
01 



d 
00 
00 
00 
04 
00 
00 
06 



00 - 00 
00 - 00 



47 - 16 - 06 



In the Chambers £ s d 
It one flocke bed and boulster one Covelut a shet and a paire) 

of blankets j 1 - 00 - 00 

It a table 0-03-04 

It a wennowing cloth 0-10-00 

It a small spining whelle 0-01-00 

It a sadle and bridle a brest gurt and a ould sadle 1-00-00 

It 6 sickle and hockes [hooks] 0-03-00 

It a hand sawe shave and 2 seives 0-03-00 

It 3 paire of woll cards 0-02-00 

It 3 corne seives 0-02-00 

It a childs Cradle 0-04-00 

It 7 bush wheate 1-15-00 

It 19 bush Indian 2 - IT - 00 

It 3 bush i rye 0-14-00 

It 6 bush pease 1-04-00 

It sieve and stafe - 02 - 8 

It 3 barrell & 3 halfe barrell 0-08-00 

It 2 dressed skines 0-03-00 

It 43 £ peuter 2-03-00 

It 2 bell Candlesticks 0-03-00 

It 3 peuter porrengers 0-02-06 

It one double salt and one single 0-02-00 

It one peuter quart pot 0-02-06 

It one small flaggon 0-04-00 

It a bere cup and a small beaker 0-02-00 

It bere pot of peuter - 01 - 4 

It a chamber vessell - 01 - 8 

It a scummer and brasse Candlestic 0-03-00 

It a brasen baken pan - 02 - 6 

It 2 Iron pots and pothockes 0-13-00 

It 2 peuter basine a wine cup and a peuter botle - 03 - 6 

It one duessene ockeme spons 0-06-00 

It more 8 ockeme spones - 02 - 

It one ould brase pot - 10 - 

It: 2 trammells 5s a spett & foot - 07 - 6 

It one Cobbourne firepan & tongs 

It a duessene of trenchers 



08 
01 



THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 47 

£ s d 

It one salt boxe with other small thg - 01 - 8 

It 4 wembems a gouges 3 chesseles - 06 - 

It 3 paire hinges - 03 - 

It a mattocke 3s 6d a pease meax 1" 0-04-8 

It a hummer pinsonne 2 paire hoeks - 03 - 

It a parrcel of ould Irom - 10 - 

It 2 bettell rings 3 wedges - 05 - 

It 2 brasse Cetles 1 - 10 - 

It a brasse morter and a Iron pestell - 05 - 

It a some beffe and porke & butter & suit 3 - 10 - 

It 2 bere barrell - 05 - 

It one payle and a Iron bayle - 01 - 

It one chuerne and stafe - 03 - 6 

It 4 chese Fats 2s 5 trayes 20d 0-04-0 

It 3 remnant of narrow cloth 3 - 17 - 9 

It 5 yds sarge 7s 6<J p yd 1-17-6 

It one ould hodghead - 02 - 

It 14 ewe shepe 40s a pece 20 - 00 - 

It 2 oxen 15£ 15 - 00 - 
It 2 steres come 3 yere ould one heifer come 3 yere ould one^ 

heifer with calf ( 

it 2 stere come 2 yere 05 - 00 - 00 

It one Cow with Calfe 5£ 5s 05 - 05 - 00 

It one black ould Cowe 4£ 04 - 00 - 00 

It one pyd Cowe 4-10-00 

67 : 04 : 03 : 

It 3 Calfes of the last yeare 4-10-00 

It 4 Cowes 18 - 00 - 00 

It the dwelling house & barne with 4 Akors of land adiojg 70 - 00 - 00 

It the lot bought of Goodman Doggett in watertowne 40 - 0-00 
It the upland and medowe in the hether end of watertowne ,60-00-00 

It 10 Akors in rocke medow 15 - 00 - 00 

It 9 Akors salt marsh 13 - 10 - 00 

It a small farme on Charlestown line 10 - 00 - 00 

It one ould gray mare 15 - 00 - 00 

It one young Mare 15 - 00 - 00 

It one pyboll mare with foil 15 - 00 - 00 

It one mare 4 yere ould 16-00-00 

It one yearing mare Colt 07 - 00 - 00 

It Daneel Mykene a Scot 15 - 00 - 00 

It Anne Keche 6 years to serve 08 - 00 - 00 

It a Cart and whelles 1-10-00 

It one plow chane and yoake 0-06-00 

It one swine 1-10-00 

It 5 yds Canvis 2s p yd 0-10-00 

It one harrow 0-08-00 

It about 8 Akors rye on the ground 8-00-00 



334 


: 04 


: 00 


47 


: 16 


: 06 


67 


: 04 


: 03 



Edward Goffe 

John Bridge 449 : 04 : 09 

Edward mitcheasonn 



48 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

At a County Court held at Cambridge 3 (8 m°) 1654 Mercy 
Brigham Executrix of the last will and Testament of the within 
named Thomas Brigham deceased, Attested upon oath that this 
above & w'hin written is to her best knowledge a true Inventory 
of the whole estate of her husband Thomas Brigham deceased, 
and if any more shall hereafter appeare shee will truly discover 
and ccrtifie the Same. 
Entered & Recorded the 
26 (12) 5:4 — Tho: Danforth: Recorder. 

Tho: Danforth Recorder. 

Certain terms in the inventory are thus explained: 
Livery table, a delivery or serving table. 

Joine chair or joine stool, such furniture framed with joinery 
work. 

Buffet stool, a cushion for the feet, or small ottoman. 

Cob-irons, andirons. 

Ockumy spoons, Ockimy or Ochamy, a " mixed metal." 

Pease meake, Peas hook. 

Cheese fait, a vat or round box. 

Piggin, a wooden dipper. 

October 20, 1651, by act of Parliament, certain Scotch prisoners 
were made free. A large number of them seem to have come to 
Charlestown in December, 1652. In the list was one Daniel 
Mackajne (Suffolk Deeds, vol. i. p. 6). It seems possible it was 
he who appears in the inventory as Daneel Mykene. Thomas 
Brigham may have paid his passage money, to be repaid subse- 
quently in labor as was then a custom, so that at the death of 
Thomas Brigham the value of labor then due was £15. 

A better understanding of Thomas 1 Brigham's property is gained 
by a consideration of the disposition made of the real estate after 
his death. 

In March, 1654, "whereas the Lord hath in his wise providence 
so disposed that the s d Mercy Brigham the relict widdow of the 
s d Thomas Brigham is now married to Edmund Rice of Sudbury," 
etc. the overseers of the will sold to Thomas Fox, one of their 
number, for <£40, the " Watertown field " estimated to contain 
20 acres more or less (see Note 1 at the close of this generation), 
and at the same time deeded to John Hastings, another of their 
number, for £60, the mansion house with garden and orchard, also 
a lot in the Neck and also a wood lot and the town rights appertain- 
ing to these (see Note 2). 



THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 49 

Neither of these deeds was recorded until 31 years later, and 
by some mischance the authority to make these sales which the 
overseers had obtained from the General Court was not properly 
entered until 30 years after making the deeds, when a second ap- 
plication was made and received approval from the General Court. 
Meanwhile in 1681 the children of Thomas Brigham, now about 
30 and 40 years of age, sold in two pieces the 10 acres their 
father had owned in Rockie meadow (see Note 3), and also another 
10 acres of his meadow and swamp land (see Note 4). 

Still later, and 42 years after their father's death and when 
their mother had been dead two years, they appear to have been 
ignorant of these deeds that have been quoted as made by the 
overseers, or else they felt the overseers had not fulfilled the 
requirement of the General Court that they (the overseers) should 
give proper surety for the rights of the heirs. They therefore 
formally made claim for their rights to the property, Samuel 
Hastings having, meanwhile, acquired the properties deeded both 
to his father and to Thomas Fox. The quaint ceremony is recorded 
as follows: 

"THO: BRIGHAMS CLAIME 

" These may certifie all p r sons whome it may concerne that we 
y e subscribers p r sent at y e house of Samuel Hastings in Cambridge 
in the County of Middlesex in New England in y e 27 th of Septem- 
ber 1695, and there being desired by Thomas Brigham, Samuel 
Brigham & Hannah Ward to bear Witness to what demands of 
Land or Claimes made by them of Lands in y e possession of y e 
above s d Samuel Hastings & then & there we heard John Brigham 
aforesaid which is of Marlburrough Demand in the behalfe of y e 
Rest, the Possession of y e Lands as followeth, viz: the Homestall 
which is four acres with the Dwelling house Barn & all that was 
upon y e Land, w th all y e Towne Rights & priviledges Divisions or 
allotments whatsoever belonging to y e same also nine acres of marsh 
neer M r Hough's farme at the Great Creek on y e Neck in Cam- 
bridge. Also a Feild Called by y e name of Watertowne Feild, 
with two little Lotts adjoining called by y e name of Keys ffeild 
and Wilcocks Lott in one Intire parcell Containing by Estimation 
20 acres or thereabouts, bounded Northerly by a highway partly 
& partly by land in the Possession of Goodman Wise (Withe ?) 
& Goodman Hicks, Southerly by Land which was M r Sam 11 Saltin- 
stalls Easterly by y e Land now in the Possession of John Marrett, 
upon the day above written we heard John Brigham afores d upon 
the Land afore mentioned, make Demand of Samuell Hastings 
aforenamed all y e Lands above mentioned as it was theire portions 



50 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

left by theire ffather Thomas Brigham Deceased and Samuel 
Hastings owned he was in Possession of s d Lands Demanded & 
in p r ticular the land here mentioned being in the bounds of 
Watertowne. 

" Also we see John Brigham at the same time cut off a Twigg 
of an apple tree with an apple upon it & carry it away off y e 
Homestall as a Testimony of his Challenge made to y e Land here 
mentioned. Also we see Thomas Brigham John Brigham & Samuel 
Brigham cutt Twiggs off trees & Ears of Corn upon y e Lands 
herein mentioned lying in Watertowne & carry them away as a 
Testimony of theire Challenge of the Said Land being theires by 
theire ffathers Will And in Testimony hereof, In Witness hereunto 
We have set our hands this Twenty Seventh of Septemb 1- one thou- 
sand Six hundred ninety and Five. 

" David Downing. 
" Israel Cheever 

"Camb r . 27. Septemb r . 1695 

" Charlestowne Septemb r 28 1695 Rec'd in y e office Record & 
Entered by Sam 11 Phipps Record 1- ." 

On the same day the heirs also went through the ancient form of 
challenge, at the " small Farm on the Charlestown line," which 
had passed in some way into the hands of Thomas Danforth, one 
of the overseers of the estate, but the deed for which he had never 
recorded. What they did is thus told in the ancient record: 

" We that have subscribed our Names Do Testifie and say that 
we were desired on y e 27 th of Septemb 1 " 1695. By Tho. Brigham, 
John Brigham, Samuel Brigham & Hannah Ward the Children 
of Thomas Brigham Deceased all of Marlburrough in the County 
of Mid x in the Massachusetts Bay in New England to go along with 
them to a ffarme upon the Rocks within the bounds of Cambridge, 
within the aforesaid County, which ffarme is asserted by them to 
be Eighty Acres, with the meadow belonging to it according to 
Town Grant, & then & there upon y e aforesaid Land, & on the day 
above mentioned We See Thomas Brigham, John Brigham & Samuel 
Brigham mark severall Trees w oh was the bounds of said Land & 
cut out the marks upon the Trees which marked w th T. D. & set 
theire own names on them Set up a New Corner Stake, Cut off a 
Tree & Carried it off the said Land, and a Twigg or young growth 
they cut and carried off, and there they did declare that they did 
it as Challenging all the said ffarme, as theire own proper right, 
being part of their portions left by their ffather Brigham Dece'd, 
with all the rights priviledges and appurtenances belonging to the 
same. 



THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 51 

" In Witness hereof as a Testimony to all that above written 
We Thomas Phille brown and Andrew Wilson set unto our hands 

this 27 th Day of Septemb r 1695 

" Cambridge Septemb r . 27 th . 1695. 

" Thomas ffillebrowne 
" Andrew X Wilson his mark. 
"Charlestown Septemb r . 28. 1695 
" Received ffor Record and Entered By 

" Sam 11 Phipps Record 1 "." 

Mid. Prob., vol. vii. pp. 7, 8 and 9 (at the back of the book). 

Samuel Hastings was the son of John Hastings. 

Suit was brought against Samuel Hastings (see Note 5). 
Eight years passed, and in 1703 the heirs united in a deed for 
this property to the Danforth estate (see Note 6). 

Thomas Brigham married probably in 1637 his wife Mercy, 
but of this date there is no record. We know she must have been 
a woman of unusual strength, force and determination. The Rev. 
Abner Morse says, on the authority of tradition, that her maiden 
name was Mercy Hurd, that she was 10 or 15 years younger 
than her husband, and that, persecuted in England for noncon- 
formity, she came to New England with her sister, who married 
William (?) Cutter. Tradition should be taken as a clue to the 
truth rather than truth itself, for investigation where practicable 
is likely to find the basis of truth small in tradition a century old. 
The Cutter Genealogy states that when William Cutter returned to 
England, probably he was a bachelor. 

She married for her second husband, 1 March, 1655, Edmund 1 
Rice, then of Sudbury, but who removed in 1660 to Marlboro, where 
he died 3 May, 1663. He was born 1594, and came from Bark- 
hamstead, Hertfordshire, England; settled in Sudbury in 1638-9; 
resided on east side of Sudbury River in the southerly part of what 
is now Wayland, near the great meadows. . . . He was select- 
man in 1644, and deacon of the church in 1648. His first wife 
was Tamazine, who came with him from England; also eight 
children. His residence in Marlboro was in the westerly part of 
the town, on an old county road leading from; Marlboro to North- 
boro, and in the bend, as it passes around the northerly side of 
Williams Pond, a short distance north of the ancient Williams 
Tavern. He was intrusted by the General Court (1640 and 1643) 
with various duties. He was buried in Sudbury and his estate 
settled by his widow. 



52 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

On her second marriage she took with her to Sudbury and Marl- 
boro all her children {History of Cambridge, p. 501). 

Children of Edmund Rice and Mercy (Hurd) (Brighawi) Rice: 

i Ruth, b in Sudbury, Mass., 29 Sept., 1659; died 30 March, 1742, 
ae. 83; married 20 June, 1683, Samuel, son of Capt. Samuel and 
grandson of Gov. Thomas Welles of Conn. (Gov. Welles settled 
at Hartford, 1636; Capt. Samuel settled at Weathersfield; Samuel 
resided at Glastonbury, Conn.) ; her husband was b. 13 April, 
1660; d. 28 Aug., 1731. On the first day of June, 1684, a deed 
was made by Samuel and Ruth (Rice) Welles to Eleazer Howe 
of Marlboro, of her land inherited from her father, 12£ acres, 
bounded by Samuel Brigham. She made her " mark." Their first 
child, who d. in infancy, was named " Mercy." 
ii Ann, b. in Marlboro, 19 Nov., 1661; probably married Nathaniel 
Gary (Gerry) of Roxbury, Mass., 12 Nov., 1685; he was b. 4 
July, 1663, son of Nathaniel Gery and Ann Dugglas, who were 
married in Roxbury, 14 Oct., 1658. 

A petition for a division of Edmund Rice's estate was signed 
16 (4) 1663 by his widow Mercy with eight elder and two younger 
children. His inventory made a total of £556 0s. 7d (Mid. Files). 

His inventory made a total of £556 0s. 7d (Mid. Files). 

Mercy married, 1664, as her third husband, William Hunt, then 
of Marlboro, but formerly an early settler in Concord. He was 
made Freeman 2 June, 1641, and was a large land holder. His 
first wife Elizabeth, the mother of his children (Nehemiah, Samuel, 
Elizabeth and Isaac), died 27 Dec, 1661. His will probated 17 
Dec, 1667, made the following provision for his widow: 

" I doe give and bequeath to Mercy Hunt my well beloved Wife 
all my cart and plow Irons here at Marlboro, one spade, also one 
bedstead and Cord, one pair of Curtains & Valionts, one Chest, 
one cupboard, two Cushion stools, two Joyn-stools, three Cushions, 
two frying pans, one peuter flaggon, one peuter bowle, one peior 
of Tongs, three small peuter plates, one winnowing sheete, one 
forke, one little keeller, two hand pigine pails, one booke, one 
fine sheet" (Hunt Family Gen.). 

She died in Marlboro, 23 Dec, 1693, after a third widowhood 
of 26 years. During this period she saw two bloody Indian wars. 
The 26th of March 1676, the Marlboro people were assembled in 
their meeting house for worship when the alarm was sounded and 
they barely reached the garrison house in time to find safety from 
the attacking Indians, who burned houses and barns and destroyed 
orchards and cattle. The people shortly retreated to the towns 
to the eastward, where they remained for some months until peace 
was assured. 




Grave of Samuel 2 Brigham, Marlboro Cemetery 




Mercy Hurd's Cap Box 



THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 



53 



The Jeffrey Papers preserve tax lists for New England towns 
the year of Andros' rule (1688). The "Invoice" for Marlboro 
contains the following: 



Widow Hunt for person and estat 
Thomas Brigham for persons and estate 
John Brigham " " " 

Samuel Brigham " 
William Ward 
John Faye 



00 


: 05 


: 06 


! 


00 


: 12 


: 01 


: 


00 


: 12 


: 01 


: 


00 


: 04 


: 10 


: 4 


00 


: 05 


: 07 


: 


00 


: 04 


: 04 


: 



The sum total of the whole is 
The whol Number of the Males 
is one hundred & five- Heads 



105 



19 : 03 : 03 



(Endorsed) 
Marlboro Rate 

£19 3 3 
Wm. Ward ) 
John Fay ) Constables 



5 Sept. 1688 



(Hist. Gen. Reg., 1882, 191.) 



It will be noted that the constables are the husbands of the 
widow Hunt's two elder daughters. 

The little oak chest, of which a picture is given, presents the 
visible link that spans the years from Mercy Brigham to her chil- 
dren of so many generations later who read these pages. Mr. 
Thomas Brigham Rice of Barre,* who now owns it, and who received 
it from his mother, Mrs. Nancy (Brigham) Rice, daughter of 
Henry Brigham, as a child knew it, then in his grandmother's 
possession, as " Mercie Hunt's cap box," but he had no conception 
who Mercy Hunt was until he learned in the Brigham Genealogy 
at its publication in 1859 that she and Mrs. Thomas 1 Brigham were 
one and the same person. 

The box measures inside in length 22^ inches, in height 9^ 
inches, in width 7f inches, and is of English oak one inch thick. 
The larger part of the furniture which was brought over in the 
Puritan migration is distinctly Jacobean in style, that is, dating 
from the first half of the seventeenth century, very different 
from the carving on Mercy Brigham's box. Nor is the latter of 
the preceding Tudor style, which prevailed in the 16th century. 
The picture of the box was submitted to an accomplished architect 
of Boston, one of English birth and training, especially versed in 
English Gothic art. He pronounces the box to be work in the 



* Thomas Brigham Rice 7 , b. 1817, Nancy Brigham Rice 8 , Henry Brigham", 
Uriah*, Samuel 3 , Samuel 2 , Thomas 1 . 



54 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Gothic style of the 15th century, or even, probably, as old as the 
14th century. 

Children of Thomas 1 and Mercie Brigham: 

2 i Mary 2 , b. probably in Cambridge about 1638. 

3 ii Thomas, b. probably in Cambridge about 1640. 

4 iii John, b. in Cambridge, 9 March 1644-5. 

5 iv Hannah, b. in Cambridge, 9 March, 1649-50. 

6 v Samuel, b. in Cambridge, 12 Jan., 1652. 

NOTE 1.— DEED TO THOMAS FOX BY THE OVERSEERS OF 
THE ESTATE OF THOMAS 1 BRIGHAM, DECEASED, 1656-7 

To All People to whome this prsent writing shall come greeting Whereas 
Thomas Brigham late of Camt> in the County of Middlesex in New Eng- 
land deceased was in his lifetime seazed of an estate of inherytance in 
fee simple of and in of land lying wthin the limits of Water- 

towne in the forenamed County and is by estimation about twenty acres 
more or less being bounded with the common cuntry highway and widdow 
Daniell on the North Wm Dixson on the North West Mr. Sam'i Salton- 
stall on the South West Charles river South and Thomas Marrit on the 
east also whereas the s<J Thomas Brigham by his last will and testament 
bareing date the 7th of the tenth month Ann. domini 1653 (read and 
proved at a county court held in the same place October the eight Anno 
Domini 1654 as may more fully appear in the records of that county 
in the first book of wils and inventories page forty) nominated and 
appointed his loveing wife Mercy Brigham sole executrix of that his last 
will and testament And his loving friends Thomas Danforth Jno Cooper 
Jno Hastings Thomas Fox and William Towne overseers thereof and fur- 
ther ordered in that his last will and testament that in case of the 
marriage of his relict widdow that then his overseers of that his last will 
according to their best discretion should dispose of his Children and their 
portions for their education and bringing up. Also whereas the Lord 
hath in his wise providence so disposed that the sd Mercy Brigham the 
relict widdow of the s<J Thomas Brigham is now married to Edmund 
Rice of Sudbury Senr. who hath received the full portion or legacy due 
to the s<J Mercy his wife, and hath a cleare release of the Remainder of 
the Estate to be disposed of by the above said overseers for the Benefitt 
and behoofe of the children of the s<J Thomas & Mercy: as may more 
fully appear by an Instrument signed by the sd Edmund and Mercy his 
wife, bearing date Anno Dom Also whereas the above s d overseers pre- 
ferring a Petition to the Generall Court of that Colony held at Boston 
Anno: Dom. 1656 — obtained Liberty and full power to make sale as well 
of the above sd parcell of Land, as of other the state of Inheritance 
whereof the s<J Thomas Brigham died seized, as may more fully appear 
by the Records of that Court. Now know ye that the above named Thomas 
Danforth John Cooper, John Hastings and William Towne (for and 
in Consideration of fowety pounds sterl. secured to be paid to them 
or their assignes for the use and behoofe of the children of the sd Thomas 
Brigham by the above named Thomas Fox with due dammages Annually 
for the forbearance thereof untill the sd fourty pounds be demanded and 
fully paid by the sd Thomas Fox, as may more fully appeare by his bil 
given for security thereof baring the same date wth these presents Have 
given granted bargained and sold asiened infeeffed and confirmed and 
by these presents do fully clearly and absolutely give grant bargaine and 
sell assien infeeffe and confirm unto the sd Thomas Fox his heirs and 



THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 55 

assignes for ever the above named prcell of land be the same twenty acres 
more or less according to the bounds and limmits above named with all 
and singular the priviledges and appurtenances thereof to the same ap- 
purtaineing or in any wise belonging To Have And to Hold the sd 
bargained premises and every part and parcell thereof to him the sd 
Thomas Fox his heirs & assigns forever to his and their only proper use 
and behoofe In Witness whereof the above named Thomas Danforth 
Jn° Cooper Jn° Hastings and William Towne have hereunto put their 
hands and seals the twenty and first day of the first month in the Year 

of our Lord God one thousand six hundred fifty and four 

Thomas Danforth and seale 
Jno Cooper and seal 
Jn° Hastings and seal 
William Towne his mark & seal 
signed sealed 
and delivered 
in the prsents of 
Edward Goffe 
David Fish 

This deed was acknowledged freely and legally by Thomas Danforth 
Jn° Cooper John Hastings William Towne the 9 of March 1656/7 before me 

Daniel Gookin 
Entered 6. 1. 8£ 
By Tho: Danforth R (Mid. Deeds, vii. 447.) 

NOTE 2.— DEED TO JOHN HASTINGS BY THE OVERSEERS 

OF THE ESTATE OF THOMAS 1 BRIGHAM, 

DECEASED, 1656-7 

. . . Whereas Thomas Brigham late of Cambridge in the County 
of Middlesex in New England dece'd. was in his life time seized of an 
estate of inheritance in fee simple of and in one messuage or tenement 
scittuate lying and being within the limmits of sd Towne, conteyning the 
late mansion house of the sd Thomas Brigham with the Edifices, Barn, 
Cow houses and about three acres and a halfe of land to the same 
adjoyning, being bounded on the South East by Abraham Errington, on 
the South west Simon Crosby alias now Thomas Longhorne, the Highway 
North and West a part whereof is a garden and orchards. Also within 
the Neck of land in the great marsh commonly so called about seven 
acres and a halfe of marsh more or less and is bounded with Oyster bank 
Bay east, Thomas Danforth west, Richard Jackson north, Thomas Fox 
south, Also the woodlott appertaining to the s d house, lying a part thereof 
in the ox pasture commonly so called and another part or addition there 
unto belonging beyond Mills ware, commonly so called as may appeare 
in the Towne Book, with all other Town rights and priviledges, in Common 
to the s<i House apperteyning Also whereas the sd Thomas Brigham by 
his last Will and Testament bearing date the seventh of the tenth month 
Anno Domini 1653: read at a County Court held in the same place, 
octob. 6. 1654: as may more fully appeare by the Records of that County 
in the first Book of Wills and Inventories pag. 407 . . . [here follows 
as in deed to Thomas Fox] . . . Now know yee that the above named 
Thomas Danforth John Cooper Thomas Fox and William Towne for and 
in consideration of Sixty pounds sterl. Secured to be paid to them and 
their Assigns for the use and behoofe of the children of the sd Thomas 
Brigham by the above named John Hastings as more fully appears by 



56 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

his bill given for security thereof having the same date with the 
prsents . . . and confirmed unto the said John Hastings . . . 

In Witness whereof . . . the twenty fifth of the first month called 
March in the year of our Lord God One thousand six hundred fifty 
and four. 

Thomas Danforth & seal 
John Cooper & seal 
Thomas Fox his mark & seale 
Signed sealed & delivered William Towne his mark & seale 

in the prsence of 
Edward Goffe 
David Fiske 

This deed of sale was fully and legally acknowledged by Thomas Dan- 
forth, John Cooper, Thomas Fox and William Towne to be their Act 
and Deed the 9th lmo 1656/7 
Before me 

Daniel Gookin Magistrate 
Recorded 24. 12. 1685 

by Tho: Danforth R. (Mid. Deeds, x. 656.) 

Confirmation of acts of Overseers by the General Court: 

At a Gen" Court held at Boston: 28: January 1684 In answer to the 
petition of the overseers of the Children and estate of Thomas Brigham 
for confirmation of the Sale of certain houses and lands left by him 
to his wife and children The Court on perusall of the will of the sd 
Brigham thinks meet to grant petition Provided that the overseers do 
give security to the County Court to the use of ye children for the 
principall and Effects as is exprest in ye petition It appearing to this 
Court that the above order was passed by the Genii Court in the year 
1656 and altho the engrossing thereof was omitted by the Secretary yet 
do find it was entered in the Register of the Courts Acts of the Deputies 
This Court the Secretary to enter s«i order in this Courts Records. 

As attest Edward Rawson Secret. 
Recorded 24. 12. 1685 

by Tho: Danforth R. (Mid. Deeds, x. 654.) 

NOTE 3.— SALE BY HEIRS OF THOMAS 1 BRIGHAM, 1681 
Grantors: Thomas Brigham and Samuel Brigham of Marlbury . . . 
£24. (Consideration.) 

Grantee: George Lawrence of Watertown. 
In Cambridge, part of Rocky meadows . . . 
5 acres: 
Bounded: 

Southerly, Watertown line. 

Westerly, Cambridge Common. 

Easterly, John Gemery. 

Northerly, George Lawrence. 

2nd May 1681. 

Signed, Thomas Brigham & ( seale) 

Jn° Brigham & (Seale) 

Samuel Brigham & (Seale) 
In presence of 

Nicholas ffessendin 

Wm. Ward Jr. (Mid. Reg., iv. 159.) 



THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 57 



SALE BY HEIRS OF THOMAS 1 BRIGHAM 

Grantors: Thomas Brigham, Samuel Brigham, John Brigham of Marlbury, 

Yeomen. 
£24. (Consideration.) 
Enoch Sawtle of Watertown: Grantee. 
In Cambridge, parcel of meadow land. 
Part of Rockie meadow. 

5 acres. 
Bounded: 

N. $ E. Philip Jones. S. $ W. George Lawrence. 
2nd May 1681. 
In presence of, 

Nicholas ffessinden 

Wm. Ward Jr. {Mid. Beg., viii. 55.) 

NOTE 4.— SALE BY HEIRS OF THOMAS 1 BRIGHAM, 1681 

We Thomas Brigham, John Brigham, Samuel Brigham & William Ward, 
all of Marlbury in the County of Middlesex, Husbandmen, for & in 
consideration of fifteen pounds of currant money of New England, by us 
already received of Nicholas Fessenden of Cambridge in the same county, 
Glover . . . sold . . . unto said Nicholas Fessenden a platt of 
meadow & swamp lying in Cambridge bounds, conteyning about ten 
acres, as it is stated in the town book, be it more or less bounded, the 
above Nicholas Fessenden Southerly, Monotoma River westerly, the great 
swamp easterly, formerly in the possession of Edward Senr . . . 

In witness whereof we the abovesd Thomas Brigham, Jn° Brigham, 
Samuell Brigham, & William Ward and or wives Mary & Sarah Brigham 
with Hannah Ward in acknowledgement of our free consent to this act 

6 deed of our husbands & ye utter relinquishing of or Dower right in 
the above granted ... ye 27th day of ye 10th m the year of or Lord 
God . . . 1681. 

(seale) Thomas Brigham. 

John Brigham (seale) 
Samuel Brigham 

(seale) 

William Ward (seale) 
(Mid. Beg., viii. 134.) 



NOTE 5.— SUIT AGAINST SAMUEL HASTINGS 

William the third by ye grace of God of England Scotland France 
& Ireland King Defender of the ffaith &c To ye Sheriff of our sd County 
under Sheriff or Deputy Greeting We Command you to attach ye goods 
or Estate of Samuel Hastings Senr of Cambridge in s<* County Gunsmith 
to ye value of three hundred pounds & for warrant there of to take ye 
body of him Samuel Hastings if he may be found in yor precinct, and 
him safely keep. So that you have him before our Justices at our next 
Inferior Court of Common Pleas to be holden for sd County at Charles- 
town on ye Second Tuesday of Deeembr next, Then & there to answer to 
Thomas Brigham John Brigham, Samuel Brigham & Hannah Ward & 



58 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

John Fay & Sam" Fay children of Mary Faye all of Marlburrough in 
ye County of Midd* being the Children & heires of theire ffather Thomas 
Brigham late of s<J Cambridge Yeoman deee'd In an action upon the Case 
For that ye said Samuell Hastings hath entered into & with holdeth 
from ye pits the possession of a homestall Containing three acres & 
a halfe more or less as bounded in the Town Records of Cambridge with 
all ye buildings and Edifices thereupon and being and appurtenances 
& Town Rights thereunto belonging and Also of a certain parcell of 
Saltmarsh Containing Seven acres & a halfe as it stands 

Recorded in the Records in Cambridge Town Book wth ye prviledges 
& appurtenances thereof & being at a place in s<i Cambridge called Long 
Marsh or Great Creek The said Homestall & appurtenances & seven 
acres & a halfe of marsh being Scittuate in said Cambridge As also 
a Certain parcell of Land Scittuate & being in Watertowne in said County 
Containing Twenty Acres or thereabouts called by the name of Water- 
towne ffeild, Keys ffeild & Wilcoxs Lott, all in one Intire parcell and 
bounded Northerly partly by a highway, partly by land in the Possession 
of Goodman Withe and Goodman Hicks Southerly by Land that was 
Sam" Saltonstalls, Easterly by Land in the possession of John Marritt 
wth the priviledges & appurtenances thereof, all web homestall of three 
acres and halfe and the Seven acres and halfe of Salt Marsh, and Twenty 
acres of Land more or less Sued for, formerly belonged to ye aforesaid 
Thomas Brigham Deee'd the ffather of ye pits & by him to them be- 
queathed in his Last Will & Testament as part of theire portions, & 
therefore of right belongs to ye pits. The with holding the possession 
whereof from ye pits, is to theire Dammage one hundred and Twenty 
pounds, as shall then & there appear with Dammages, and have you there 
this writt. 

Witness John Phillips Esq. at Charlestowne 
Septemb" - 28th : 1695 In ye Seventh year of our Reign 

Samll: Phipps Cler 

Decemb 1 " 7th: 95 Rece'd to be recorded with) 
ye Return on ye Contrary side) 
& Entered 

By Samll Phipps Recordr 
Midd* Ss Septemb ye 28th : 1695: 

I have attended ye Body of Samll Hastings within mentioned, & taken 
bond of him to the value of three hundred pounds . . . 
By me Jno Waite 

Under Sheriff for ye County aforesaid- 
Know all men by these p r sents that We Samuel Hastings Sen' of 
Cambridge Gunsmith as principall & Reuben Luxford of s^ Cambridge 
as Surety doth bind our Selves our heires Jointly & Severally unto John 
Waite of Charlestown under sheriff for the County aforesaid in the 
summ of three hundred pounds, on Condition that the within mentioned 
Samuel Hastings Shall prsonally appear before his Majestie's Justices at 
theire next Inferior Court of Common Please to be holden for s<i County 
at Charlestown on ye Second Tuesday in December next then & there to 
answer to Thomas Brigham, John Brigham, Samuel Brigham & Hannah 
Ward & John Fay & Samll Fay Children of Mary Fay all of Marlburrough 
in sd County of Midd* being the Children & heirs of their Father Thomas 
Brigham late of said Cambridge in s<i County Yeoman Deee'd in an action 
upon the Case according to the Tenour of the within written Writt & 
that I or he said Samuel Hastings shall abide ye order of ye Court, & 



THOMAS, THE EMIGRANT 59 

not Depart without Licence, as Witness our hands this 28th Day of 

Septembr. 1695 

Samuel Hastings 
Ruben Luxford 
(Mid. Prob., vol. vii. pp. 16, 17, 18; back of book.) 

NOTE 6.— ABSTRACT OF DEED FOR THE 72-ACRE FARM, 

A. D. 1703 

Grantors: Thomas Brigham and Samuel Brigham of Marlburrough 
and John Brigham of Sudbury. 

. . . especially ffor and in consideration of the Sum of Sixteen 
Pounds pd to ye Children of Thomas Brigham late of Cambridge Dece'd 
by Thomas Danforth Esq. and Thomas Fox called Overseers of y« 
Estate of sa Thomas Brigham Dece'd: and Thirty pounds in money to 
us in hand at and before the Sealing and Delivery of these presents of 
Francis Foxcroft of Cambridge Esq. one of the Executors of the last 
will and Testament of ye Honbie Thomas Danforth aforesaid well and 
truly paid the receipt whereof Wee the said Thomas Brigham, Samii 
Brigham and John Brigham Do hereby . . . grant ... the said 
Francis Foxcroft Esq. Samuel Sparhawk and Daniel Champney Joint 
Executm of the last will and testament of the Hon. Thomas Dan- 
forth ... all right the said Thomas Brigham Samuel Brigham and 
John Brigham may . . . have in . . . that tract or prcell of land 
comonly called or known by ye name of Brighams farme: Scituate, lying 
and being on ye Rocks neer Oburn Line within the Township of Cam- 
bridge . . . containing by Estimation Seventy Two acres be the same 
more or less and is butted and bounded as it should be recorded in Cam- 
bridge Towne Booke of Records ... In witness whereof . . . have 
set their hands and seals the Twenty Sixth Day of February Anno Domi: 
one thousand Seven hundred and three . . . 

Thomas Brigham & seale 
John Brigham & seale 
Samuel Brigham & seale 

Ack before John Leverett J: Pais — 

Feb. 26 1703. (Mid. Deeds, xiii. 527.) 



SECOND GENERATION 



SECOND GENERATION 

2 MARY 2 , daughter of Thomas and Mercy (Hurd) Brigham; 
born probably in Cambridge, Mass., about 1638; died in Water- 
town, in 1676; married John Fay, the emigrant, who settled in 
Marlboro, Mass., and died 5 May, 1690, ae. 50. 

Mary was the first Brigham born in America, and as such de- 
serves especial mention. Paige, in his History of Cambridge (pp. 
501-2), a most thorough and painstaking work, chronicles that 
" Mary went to Sudbury and Marlboro with her mother, brothers 
and sister, when her father died, where she married John Fay 
of Marlboro." And he cites evidence, as already indicated by 
a legal document (Mid. Prob. Recs., vii. 9)> wherein, joining with 
other complainants, John Fay and Samuel Fay, children of Mary 
Fay of Marlboro, and heirs of Thomas Brigham, late of Cambridge, 
began suit September 28, 1695, to recover certain lands in the 
possession of Samuel Hastings, who possessed also the Puritan 
Brigham homestead. John Fay Sr.'s wife was Mary, and there 
was no other Fay in Marlboro at that time of suitable age to be 
the father of said John, Jr., and Samuel Fay, parties to said suit. 
Paige was undoubtedly correct, and we must include in our genealogy 
of the Brighams the children of John and Samuel Fay, sons of 
Mary (Brigham) Fay. Both of them had large families, among 
them being sons who became the heads of numerous branches (see 
Fay Family). There was also a daughter, Mary Fay, who married 
Jonathan 3 Brigham, her cousin, and a son of Thomas 2 Brigham; 
they had 10 children, thus starting several male lines of Brighams. 
Hudson, in his Hist, of Marlboro, does not conflict with Paige's 
position; and he adds that John Fay retired (with most other 
Marlboroites), during King Philip's War, to Watertown, where he 
buried his wife Mary and a young son David, just coming five years. 

John Fay, the husband of Mary Brigham, came to America when 
he was eight years of age. No mention is made of his parents. He 
is found in Marlboro as early as 1669- He married (2) Susanna, 
daughter of William Shattuck of Watertown and widow of Joseph 
Morse. As will be seen, she married for her third husband, Thomas 2 
Brigham. 

Children (Fay), born in Marlboro: 

i John 8 , b. 30 Nov., 1669; d. in Westboro, 5 Jan., 1747; m. (1) 
Elizabeth, dau. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Sweetman) Wellington, 
b. 29 Dec, 1673; d. 8 March, 1729; m. (2) Levinah 4 , dau. of 

63 



64 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Elnathan 3 Brigham; res. Westboro. Ch. (by first wife): 

1 Bathshebah*, b. 1 Jan., 1693; m. John Pratt of Westboro. 

2 Eunice, b. 2 June, 1696; m. Isaac Pratt of Westboro. 

3 Mary, b. 29 Sept., 1698; d. 20 Nov., 1704. 

4 John, b. 5 Dec, 1700; m. 17 April, 1721, Hannah Child. 

5 Lydia, b. 24 Nov., 1702. 

6 Dinah, b. 5 Sept., 1705; m. David Goodnow, in 1722. 

7 James, b. 27 Dec., 1707; m. 1727, Lydia Child of Watertown. 

8 Mehitabel, b. 18 June, 1710; m. Fletcher. 

9 Benjamin, b. 15 Aug., 1712; m. (1) Martha Mills; (2) Eliza- 

beth Stow. 
10 Stephen, b. 5 May, 1715; m. Ruth Child, 
ii David, b. 15 Oct., 1671; d. 28 Sept., 1676. 

iii Samuel, b. 11 Oct., 1673; d. in Westboro, 10 Nov., 1732; m. 16 
May, 1699, Tabitha, dau. of Increase and Record Ward, b. 16 May, 
1675. He res. in Westboro. Ch.: 

1 Rebecca*, b. 19 Feb., 1700; m. William Nurse of Shrewsbury, 
Mass.; had 9 ch. 

2 Tabitha, b. 14 Aug., 1702; m. William Maury of Brookfield. 

3 Samuel, bap. 6 May, 1705; m. (1) Deliverance Shattuck of 
Watertown; m. (2) Elizabeth (Hastings) Cutler; had 24 ch., 
14 by first wife and 10 by second wife. 

4 Jeduthun, b. 7 June, 1707; m. 1739, Sarah Shattuck of Water- 
town. 

5 Abigail, b. 19 Jan., 1709; m. Thomas Converse of Killingly, 
Conn. 

6 Ebenezer, b. 12 April, 1713; m. (1) Abigail ; m. (2) 

Thankful Hyde; m. (3) Mary Mason; had 18 ch. 

7 Mary, b. 28 March, 1720; d. unm. prior to 1746. 
iv Mary, b. 10 Feb., 1675; m. Jonathan 8 Brigham, 8. 



3 THOMAS 2 , son of Thomas 1 and Mercy (Hurd) Brigham; 
born probably in Cambridge, Mass., about 1640; died in Marl- 
boro, Mass., 25 Nov., 1716; married (1), 27 Dec., 1665, Mary, 
daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Moore) Rice, (daughter of John 
and Elizabeth Moore of Sudbury), and granddaughter of Edmund 
Rice, the emigrant, and his wife, Tamazine; married (2), 30 July, 
1695, Susanna, daughter of William Shattuck of Watertown and 
widow (1) of Joseph Morse and (2) of John Fay, whose first wife 
was Mary, the sister of Thomas. It will be noted that every 
descendant of Thomas 2 is also a descendant of Edmund Rice, who 
is an ancestor of many colonial families in eastern Massachusetts. 
He had a large number of children, some of whom were of mature 
age at the time of the emigration. 

Thomas went to Sudbury and Marlboro with his mother when 
she married Edmund Rice. On attaining his majority he bought 
of his stepfather, for £30, a town right in Marlboro of " 24 acres, 
with the frame of a dwelling house thereon, with all the privileges 
of the town commons and further additions of allotments to be made 
thereto." August 28, 1665, having completed payment for the same, 



SECOND GENERATION 65 

he received a deed from the Executors of Edmund Rice.* This 
land, situated near Williams Pond in the southwest part of the town, 
was the beginning of his large farm, which included many acres 
stretching away toward Chauncey Pond in Westboro. Thomas 
Brigham also was one of the purchasers of the old plantation 
" Ockoocangansett," which had been reserved for the Indians out 
of the ancient boundaries of Marlboro, and which many contended 
they forfeited by their perfidy during Philip's War. Certain leading 
men of Marlboro, including the Brighams of the day, obtained, 
without the consent of the General Court, title to this plantation 
of 5800 acres and formed a company. The amount paid never 
can be known, because of the subsequent disappearance of the deed, 
but the sum doubtless was nominal. 

Miss Martha L. Ames, a descendant of Thomas 2 , residing on 
the old Joseph Brigham place in Marlboro, owns a very early 
Brigham deed, dated " May 10, 1706," being a conveyance of 
13f acres of meadow land, as explained by a map, going to Thomas 2 
Brigham, out of " Cow common " land, and certified to by his 
brother " Dr. John," who had been chosen " surveyor and clerk " 
by the proprietors. On the old Thomas Brigham homestead, on 
the south side of present Forest Street, beyond the confluence of 
Glen Street, something like a score of rods from the highway 
and at the foot of Crane Hill, is a slightly raised rectangular plot, 
about 30 x 75 feet, from whose center springs a mature apple 
tree. Here rest the last of the Marlboro Indians, whose earlier 
generations listened to the great Indian Apostle Eliot. Their 
last chief expired in his wigwam, near Williams Pond, and was 
buried at this place on the Brigham farm, where thirty other in- 
dividual graves could be made out by the last generation of Marl- 
boro citizens. This spot has always been sacredly preserved by 
the owners of the Brigham farm. The successive owners of the 
"old home place" since the Rices are as follows: 

* The parchment deed of this purchase is owned by Charles F. Brigham, of 
Allston, Mass., who relates that when a boy he boasted at school that he had a deed 
on parchment at home, and being dared to produce it, he tore a small piece off one 
corner of it and carried it to school to vindicate his statement. The interview aftei- 
ward with his father was not pleasant. This deed runs from Benjamin Rice to 
Thomas Brigham, and upon it Mercy Rice made her " Mark " in place of a signature. 

Thomas and John Brigham (with others) oppose petition of some fellow-citizens 
that the Gen. Court appoint a Committee to inquire into and settle certain municipal 
difficulties. The Committee was, however, appointed, and its adjustment recorded 
in the " New Town Book." A later Committee seems to have supported this adjust- 
ment (Hudson's Marlboro, p. 46). 

Thos. and Sam'l Brigham supported the Rev. Emerson in the controversy of 
1701 (Ibid., p. 102.) 

Thos. Brigham's " Garrison " about 1710 in Queen Anne's War, near Warren 
Brigham place (Ibid., p. 109). 

Thos. Brigham and 22 others of Marlboro in 1702 petitioned the Gen. Court 
that Chauncey (Western Marlboro) might be enlarged westward. Resulted in 171 7 
in setting off of Westboro. David, son of Thos., already settled there (Ibid., p. 113). 

Thos. and Jno. Brigham in Marlboro before 1665; two of the first 44 proprietors 
(Ibid., p. 247). 



66 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

(1) Thomas'- Brigham; (2) Gershom 3 Brigham; (3) Benjamin 4 
Brigham; (4) Warren 5 Brigham; (5) Benjamin Thomas 6 Brig- 
ham, son of Barnabas; (6) Elisha Bond, who bought it of Benj. 
T. Brigham; (7) Bradford Latham, son-in-law to Bond; (8) 
George F. Nichols, who bought it in 1893 from Latham; Mr. 
Nichols' wife is Abbie A. 8 , daughter of Addington M. 7 Brigham of 
Marlboro. The last male Brigham owner of the place is said to 
have strikingly resembled his paternal ancestry, having " thick, 
wavy black hair, black eyes and red cheeks; a fine looking man." 

The Thomas 2 Brigham homestead has long been known as the 
" Warren Brigham place," from its fourth owner, who died at 
the age of 87, more than half a century ago. Up to his time there 
had been no Warren Brighams. This fact inspired some research, 
which resulted in discovering that Gershom 3 Brigham, the second 
owner, had married Mehetabel Warren, daughter of Joseph Warren 
of Medfield. 

Like the sites of the homes of so many of the first settlers, that 
of Thomas 2 Brigham's house seems almost to have been chosen for 
the landscape effect. The brook which gives the outlet to Wil- 
liams Pond flows through the home lot. A few rods above the 
brook stood the house. From it the higher hills appear to en- 
compass the valley of the brook, except where they break to the 
northwest and a narrow opening discloses the peak of Mt. Wachu- 
sett looming up twenty miles away. The first dwelling, a log hut 
built by Thomas 2 , was burned during his absence by flax catching 
fire. In 1706 he built a frame house, which was left for an " ell " 
by his son Gershom, who built a two-story house about 1724. The 
old house was used as a garrison in Queen Anne's War. This 
"ell" was finally taken down in 1791, by Warren Brigham. Mrs. 
Lucy B. Brown of Marlboro was the last occupant of the Gershom 
Brigham house, from which she moved in 1859; the house was 
uninhabited for some time and was finally razed. The Gershom 
Brigham house " was clapboarded but never painted outside ; only 
two rooms were finished; the sitting-room and the principal bed- 
room were plastered and painted." About 1825 the present house 
was built on the opposite side of the road from the old house, 
by Barnabas" Brigham. The old well, from which many Brig- 
ham pilgrims drink, still exists. 

Thomas 2 unquestionably was one of the principal citizens of the 
town and must have held offices of responsibility, but an important 
volume of the town records was lost many years ago, hence there 
is no connected record of town officers or of town proceedings 
from 1665 to 1739. The church records are also fragmentary 
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extensive, lying in what now are four townships.* They divided 
into comfortable farms for his descendants and made many of 
them well-to-do. He executed his will 21 April, 1716, and died 
25 Nov. of the same year in his chair, which is now in the possest- 
sion of Miss Martha L. Ames. His will, which was approved 2 
Jan., 1717, is as follows: 



WILL OF THOMAS 2 BRIGHAM 

In the Name of God Amen : This Twenty first Day of April Anno 
Domini one Thousand seven hundred and sixteen & in the second 
year of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Georg of Great Brittian 
&c King I Thomas Brigham of the town of Marlborough in 

the County of middlesex in the Province of the massachusetts 
Bay in New-England yeoman being vere weak of Body but of 
perfect mind & memory Praised be God for it Knowing that it 
apoynded for men once to Dy Do make and ordain this my Last 
will & Testament first I bequeth my soul into the hands of Almighty 
God my maker hoping that through the merratorious Death of 
Jesus Christ my only Savour to know the free pardon of all my 
sins: And my Body to be Buried in Christian Like Decent & 
Cortly maner at the Discrestion of my hereafter Named Executors: 
And as for such Worldly Estate as it hath pleased God to bless 
me with hear in this world I Give and Dispose of the same in the 
maner and forms following Item I will and Give to my Son 
Elnathan Brigham and to his heirs Three acres of land in Etton 
farm next adjoining to the seven acres I have given him by Deed 
Lying side by sid with it And also Twelve acres of Land in s d 
farm some where towards the uper End of the s d farm. Item I 
will and Give unto my two sons Nathan Brigham and Jonathan 
Brigham and to theirs all that part of my Etton farme that lies 
on the easterly side of Assabeth River except what I have Given 
to my son Elnathan Brigham. Item I will and Give unto my 
Two sons Nathan Brigham & Jonathan Brigham and to their heirs 
Twenty two acres of the thirty acres that is laid out to me in 
Etton farme to have it on the Southerly end of the s d Thirty acres 
And also the pece of Land that Joyns to it on the westerly side. 
Item I will and Give unto my two sons David Brigham and Ger- 
shom Brigham and to their heirs eight acres of the thirty acres 

* Thomas and John Brigham (inter alias) in 1671 asked for grant of General 
Court 40 or 50 miles south or southwest of Marlboro. Refused as outside jurisdic- 
tion of Province of Mass. Bay (DeForest's Hist, of Westboro, p. 19). 

In 1672 grant to Thomas B. (and Sam. Goodenow) in easterly Northboro of 
to-day (Ibid). 

Thos., Jno., Sam'l and Nathan Brigham (inter alias) in 1702 petitioned for west- 
erly extension of Marlboro (refused). Called " Kerly pet'n " from first signer, p. 33. 



68 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

that is Laid out to me in Etton farme to have it on the northerly 
end of the s d Thirty acres And also all the Rest of my Etton 
farme that lies on the westerly side of Assabeth River I Give to 
the s d David Brigham & Gersliom Brigham & to their heirs Except 
what is Given to others of my Children: Item I give unto my 
son David Brigham & to his heirs all my meadow in Hokamok 
meadow and Brook meadow. Item my will is that all my Books 
be Equally Divided amongst all my Children. Item I will and 
Give unto my Daughter mary Houghton the wife of Jonas Hough- 
ton junr of Lancaster the feather bed I ly upon with all the 
furnituer to it also I Give unto my Daughter mary Houghton 
above s d one Cow and my Great Brass Kittle that is at my son 
Jonathans and all my movable Goods with in Dors viz Brass Iron 
pewter with all my utensils in the house Except my part in the 
Barrels And Except Likewise some particular things that I have 
or shall Dispose of to som particular persns. Item I Give unto 
my Daughter mary Houghton above mentioned & to her heirs 
Thirty six pounds in money to be paid by my sons as followeth: 
Twenty pounds to be paid to her or her heirs by my son Gershom 
Brigham within three years after my Deceas at three several pay- 
ments viz six pounds thirteen shillings & four pence a year. And 
ten pounds to be paid her or her heirs by my son David Brigham 
within two years after my Decease And fourty shillings to be paid to 
her by my son Nathan Brigham And fourty shillings to be paid 
to her by my son Jonathan Brigham And fourty shillings to be paid 
to her by my son Elnathan Brigham these three last to be paid to her 
or to her heirs within one year after my Deceas : Item : I will 
and Give unto my two sons David Brigham and Elnathan Brigham 
my Lot of Cedar Swamp that is in Chancy swamp : Item I will 
and Give unto my son Gershom Brigham all my utensils for 
Husbandtre And one halfe my Lot of Sedar swamp in Cran Swamp 
And also my part in the barrels Item I will and Give unto my 
Daughter mary Brigham the wife of Jonathan Brigham the Twenty 
shillings which John Ernes oweth me Item my will is that all 
my Cattle and horses be Equaly Divided amongst all my Children 
except what I shall Dispose of in my Life time Item I Give unto 
my son Jonathan Brigham my bigest Brass Kittle here in the 
house: Item I do hereby Constitute ordain and apoynt my Three 
sons Nathan Brigham, Jonathan Brigham & Gershom Brigham 
to be my executors of this my Last will and Testament Revoking 
& Disalowing of all other wills & Testaments what soever, Rattefy- 
ing and Confirming this to be my Last will and Testament in 
wittness whereof I the s d Thomas Brigham have hereunto put my 
Hand &nd fixed my seal the Day and year above written Item 
my will further is that if there be any part of my estate ether 
Real or personal be Left undisposed & which at present I have 



SECOND GENERATION 69 

not thought of that it be Equaly Divided amongst all my Children 
These lines were writen before signing and sealing there is three 
words bloted out in the thirteenth Line & there is three words 
bloted out in the twentieth Line & three words Likewise bloted out 
in the twenty third line which was done before signing & sealing 

Thomas Brigham (Seal) 
Signed sealed and Delivered 
in presence of witnesses 
Gershom How 
Ephraim How 
Jno Banister 
Eleasar How 

(On the reverse is written the following.) 

The Lines may sertifie whom it may Concern that where as in 
the within writan will I Thomas Brigham have Given unto my 
two sons Nathan Brigham Jonathan Brigham Twenty two acres 
of a pece of Land in Etton farme w ch I Did then Call thirty 
acres And it apears that there is in the s d peace Thirty three acres 
& one quarter of an acre w 011 three acres and one quarter not men- 
tioned in the within wretten will I Give to my to sons Nathan 
Brigham & Jonathan Brigham to be Equaly Divided between them 
and Likewise what I have Given to my two sons Nathan Brigham 
and Jonathan Brigham in the within wreten will in Land it is to 
be Equally Divided between them And also what Land I have 
Given to my two sons David Brigham & Gershom Brigham is 
Likewise to be Equaly Divided between them And where I have 
made Assabeth River the Dividing Line between any of my sons 
my meaning is the main Body of the s d River in witness where of 
I the s d Thomas Brigham have here unto put my hand and seal 
this May 19th 1716 

There is four words bloted out in the second line & six bloted 
out the sixth Line and all the seventh Line & one word in the eigth 
line which was Sow before signing & sealing 

Thomas Brigham (Seal) 
Signed sealed & Delivered 
in presence of witnesses 
Eleazar How 
Gershom How 
Jno Banister 

Midelsx Eleazer How and Gershom How apeared before me 

and mad oath that they saw this instrument sined and sealed and 
at the same time saw John Banister sine as a witness the above said 
Thomas Brigham being in perfect memory at that time 

January 1: 1717/18 

Tho How Justice of peace 

Cambridge Jan 2, 1717 (Mid. Prob. Rec, 1733.) 



70 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children, by first wife, born in Marlboro: 

i Thomas 3 , b. 24 Feb., 1666-7, and no further reported; probably 
died before his father. 

7 ii Nathan, b. 17 June, 1671. 

iii David, b. 11 Aug., 1673; died young. 

8 iv Jonathan, b. 22 Feb., 1675. 

9 v David, b. 12 April, 1678. 

10 vi Gershom, b. 23 Feb., 1680. 

11 vii Elnathan, b. 7 March, 1683. 

viii Mary, b. 26 Oct., 1687; m. Capt. Jonas Houghton of Lancaster, 
Mass., 30 July, 1710; he d. 15 Aug., 1739, ae. 56.* Ch. (Houghton), 
b. in Lancaster: 

1 Silas*, b. 26 Oct., 1713. 

2 Betty, b. 20 March, 1715-16. 

3 Mary, b. 8 March, 1720-21. 

4 Prudence, b. 21 Oct., 1723. 

5 Per sis, b. 31 July, 1726. 

6 Jonas, b. 21 April, 1728. 

7 John, b. 13 Feb., 1731-2. 

4 JOHN 2 , son of Thomas 1 and Mercy (Hurd) Brigham; 
born in Cambridge, Mass., 9 March, 1644-45; died in Sudbury, 

Mass., 16 Sept., 1728; f married (1) Sarah J , who died 

between 1 691 and 1698; she was the mother of his children; 

married (2) Deborah , who died 7 Feb., 1716-17; married 

(3), 22 May, 1717, Sarah Bowker, who survived him. 

John, known as " Dr." Brigham, founder of the " lost tribe " 
of our family, undoubtedly was the most brilliant of the children 
of Thomas 1 . Drake {History of Middlesex County, vol. ii. p. 141 
et seq.) describes him as " one of the most popular and remarkable 
men of his day, having considerable capacity for public affairs, 
unusual ability as a surveyor and some ambition as a land specu- 
lator." Lewis (History of Worcester County, vol. ii. p. 1332) 
refers to him as " John Brigham, the doctor, surveyor, Commis- 
sioner of the General Court, land speculator and the most enter- 
prising man in town." It is the very exuberance of his activity, 
his ubiquitous absorption here and there, into tins and that prob- 
lem of the place and hour, that make the fragmentary gleanings 
of him so fascinating yet unsatisfactory. Drake states that " he 
was returned as representative from Marlboro in 1688 and from 
Sudbury in 1706." The first date we cannot verify, as the records 
are lacking, but we learn from the State Archives (Recs. Gen. Crt. 
of Mass., vol. vi. pp. 16, 220) that John Brigham represented 
Marlboro in 1689 and 1692; and he was returned from Sudbury 
for the term of "May 30, 1705 — Apr. 12, 1706." (Acts and Re- 
solves of the Province of Mass. Bay, vol. viii. p. 115). He also 
was a Marlboro delegate to the convention called against the 
" Tyrant Andros." 

* See Lancaster Records. * Sudbury Records. 

t Hist, of Westboro says he m. a dau. of Josiah Haynes. 



SECOND GENERATION 71 

He began business for himself by erecting a sawmill, with rude 
flutter wheel, the first turned on Assabet River, it may be, near 
the site of one existing in Morse's day owned by Hayes and 
Bush in Northboro on Howard's Brook; he having received, in 1672, 
a grant of land on Licor Meadow Plain. Hudson says (p. 231): 
" It is difficult to tell when or where the first mill was erected. 
It is probable, however, that the first was a sawmill and was 
erected in that part of the town now included in Northboro, by 
John Brigham. It was near the center of the present town of 
Northboro, on a stream which constitutes one of the principal 
tributaries of the Assabet River. This mill was erected before 
Philip's War." Whitney's History of Worcester (1793) points 
out that " a little north of the meeting-house runs a small but last- 
ing stream from the hills in the westerly part of the town, on 
which is a sawmill which performs considerable work in spring 
and fall." Rev. Joseph Allen says he was the first white settler 
of Northboro. 

He surveyed the Marlboro Indian Plantation of about 6000 
acres in 1672; was granted the extensive "Coram farm"* for 
his services as surveyor; surveyed and mapped out Sudbury Town- 
ship in 1708. 

John Brigham appears to have been the leader in the attempt of 
some of the principal citizens of Marlboro to possess themselves 
of the Indian Plantation, Ockoocangansett, which, they alleged, 
had been forfeited by the Indians through their participation in 
King Philip's War. The General Court, in 1684, refused the 
prayer of the petitioners for permission to purchase the Plantation 
of the Indians ; whereupon, says Hudson, it appears that the 
principal inhabitants of Marlboro, headed by John Brigham, re- 
solved to possess the Indian lands. To cut the knot which they 
could not untie, on the 15th of July, 1684, they obtained, without 
the consent of the General Court, a deed of the Plantation from 
the Indians. This deed the General Court promptly declared null 
and void; notwithstanding which, the purchasers proceeded at 
once to take possession of the Plantation and to lay out and divide 
the lands. 

"The 29th of October, 1686: At a meeting of the proprietors 
of Ockoocangansett Plantation, it was ordered that every proprie- 
tor should have laid out to him in some of the best of the land 
lying as conveniently as may be to the town of Marlboro, thirty 

* " The ' Coram Farm ' was granted John Brigham in 1672, as compensation for 
services as surveyor. The principal part of ' Coram Farm ' lay on the northern 
side of the old Marlboro line, now (1826) farms of Nahum, Asa and Lewis Fay, 

John Green and Stephen Williams , .The Indians burnt John's house a few days 

after his removal " (Top. and Hist. Sketches, etc., Rev. Jos. Allen; Pamphlet, 1826; 
p. 25, note). 



72 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

acres for a first division of upland, and Mr. John Brigham is 
agreed, withall, to lay out the abovesaid lands, and to have five 
shillings a day, the one half in money, the other half in corn, rye 
at four shilling per bushel, and Indian at three shillings per 
bushel, and to have his diet all the while he is about the work. 
Also at the same meeting it was agreed that John Maynard Sen., 
and Richard Barnes, should join with John Brigham, to order 
the laying out of the land, and order highways according to their 
best discretion, and they to have two shillings a day for their 
pains, in corn at country prices. Also, at the same meeting, it 
was agreed that when the lots were laid out, every proprietor should 
draw his lot." 

At a meeting of the proprietors, in December of the same year, 
continues Hudson, it was voted that Major Hincksman and others 
" should have the thousand acres of land which was surveyed 
by John Brigham, and signified by the plats under his hand, 
should be recorded in the Company's Book of Records, so that 
it make a final settlement of all differences about the said land, 
as to any further claimes." Among the fifty-two proprietors were 
included John, Samuel and Thomas, sons of Thomas 1 Brigham, 
Mercy Hunt, their mother, and John Fay and William Ward, 
who had married their sisters. Dr. John appears to have received, 
besides his share, other lots for his services. " Sept. 24, l691j he, 
for £16, conveyed to Daniel Rice his 30 acre right in the Indian 
Plantation . . ." In 1693 the proprietors agreed that their 
grants of land " shall stand good to all intents and purposes, if 
they be attested by John Brigham their Clerk." In March, 1708, 
says Morse, they chose Dr. Brigham on a committee " to act 
about their title." The General Court, still keeping faith with 
the Indians, steadfastly refused to confirm the purchase, but in 
1719 finally ended all controversy by annexing the territory to 
Marlboro. Hudson does not excuse this mild fraud upon the 
Indians, but, he says, " The people of Marlboro have at least this 
apology: they acted in accordance with the spirit of the age." 

Morse concisely gives details of his later life as follows : " Dr. 
Brigham . . . Nov. 9, 1697, he then of Sudbury, for £70 
received of Joseph Freeman of Preston, Conn., a deed of 130 acres 
in Sudbury, bounded on the south by the Lancaster Road and on 
the E. by the five miles of land frst granted to Sudbury. This 
tract is presumed to be the farm now owned and occupied by 
Captain William Rice. Oct. 7, 1698, he sold for £10, to Nathaniel 
Oke, 12 acres E. of his sawmill in what is now Northboro." 

Dr. Brigham lived in Marlboro near and northwest from the 



SECOND GENERATION 73 

present French church. He evidently drew many lots of the town's 
commons. His old homestead in Northboro was situated on what 
is now Berlin Street, just on the edge of Northboro Center village, 
across Howard's Brook, where the site of his mill is still used 
for that purpose. A good part of the dam is of native rock, attest- 
ing John's shrewd selection of an advantageous spot. This farm 
has long been known as the " Priest Whitney Place," from the oc- 
cupancy of the Rev. Peter Whitney, an honored historian of 
Worcester Co., who, having been ordained in 1767 and dying 
in 1816, built a fine mansion house in 1780, still standing in half- 
neglected picturesqueness. In 1839 Silas Haynes came into pos- 
session; succeeded in 1852 by Mr. S. McClure, with whom, in 
September, 1894, the writer had an interview. North of the 
residence at the orchard end, opposite some fence bars, two rods 
distant, is a level piece of meadow plowed over many times by 
Mr. McClure, who remembers well the spot where the plow touches 
" the white sand," which was filled into the cellar of the original 
John Brigham house. This spot is about 18x20 feet. In the 
rear it slopes down quickly to lower marshy ground, where was a 
spring, probably first used by John, four or five rods east, but 
now filled, although recognized in an identation of the rounded 
slope. 

In 1684 John was one of the grantees from the Indians of land 
from which was formed the " Plantation of Sudbury," * whither 
he removed from Northboro, and he long lived on the old Sudbury 
and Marlboro Road near Sudbury town line. The old homestead 
building (where Abijah Brigham once lived) stood about ten rods 
west of the present Lucius Brigham house, and was a large old- 
fashioned red building with long sloping roof.f He served six 
years as selectman in Sudbury and was placed on important 
committees. | 

It is worthy of note that the given names of his seven children 
recall those of his family dear to his heart: Sarah, his wife; 
Mercy, his mother; Mary and Hannah, his sisters; Thomas, his 
father, Thomas his eldest brother, Samuel his other brother, 
and lastly himself. Singularly enough, he had just enough chil- 
dren in all and just enough of each sex to go around the beloved 
circle. 

Judge Forbes of Worcester stated in a letter to the writer that 

* Vide Hudson's Sudbury, Wayland and Maynard, pp. 4, 5. 

t See History of Westboro (Deforest & Page), for description of " Brigham 
Farm " and account of John Brigham's grant, pp. 459 and 19. 

t Same, p. 31. " Town Rate in 1680 for John Brigham et al. to kill rattle- 
snakes " (q. v.). 

Same, p. 42. " Petition of John Brigham & 30 others in 1716, Nov. 23, for 
lots west of Marlboro for a town; it was first movement towards incorporation of 
Shrewsbury." 



74 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

he did not think any one knew the grave of John Brigham. The 
late James S. Draper of Wayland (E. Sudbury) stated that as 
far as he was aware, no gravestones of Brighams existed in that 
town. With reference to the present condition of the old burying- 
grounds in Worcester Co., see Jewett's History, also Hudson's His- 
tory of Sudbury. 

WILL OF JOHN 2 BRIGHAM 

In The Name of God Amen. The Fourteenth Day of Septem- 
ber Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and twenty-eight 
and in ye Second Year of ye Reign of our Sovereign Lord George 
the Second by ye Grace of god of Great Brittan France & Ireland 
King Defender of ye faith I John Brigham Sen r . of Sudbury in 
ye County of Middlesex In his Majesties Province of y e Massa- 
chusetts Bay in New England Yeoman: Being very aged but of 
perfect mind & memory Thanks be Given to God : therefore Calling 
unto mind the mortality of my Body and Knowing that it is ap- 
pointed for all men once to Die Do make and ordain this my 
last will and testament that is to Say principally and first of all: 
I give and Recommend my soul into y e hands of god that gave it 
me and my Body I recommend to ye Earth to be Buried in De- 
cent Christian Burial att ye Discrestion of my Executor hereafter 
named Nothing Doubting but at ye General Resurrection I shall 
Receive the same again by the mighty Power of god, and as touch- 
ing such worldly Estate wherewith it hath Pleased God to Bless 
me in this Life, I Give Demise & Dispose of ye same in ye follow- 
ing manner & forme. Imprimis My Will Is That my Executor 
First of all Should Pay all my just Debts and Funerall Charges 
out of my Personal Estate. 

Item: My Will is that my well beloved wife Sarah Brigham 
Enjoy one Third Part of all my Houseings, Orchards, Lands & 
meadows whatsoever Dureing natural Life & One Third part of 

my moveable Estate Forever, viz: After my Just Debts 

& Funeral Charges Being paid as above Said. 

Item: My Will Further Is That my Son John Brigham his 
heirs and assigns Shall have my homestead That is all my Lands 
Orchards & Meadows Which I Bought of Robbart man In Said 
Sudbury with all my Other Lands and Meadows adjoining or 
Belonging thereunto with all ye Buildings that Thereon is Allso 
I give & Bequeath unto him his heirs and assigns my Gulfe Meadow 
in Said Sudbury Allso Five acres of Land Laid out to ye Right 
of Mr. Robbart Fordom in Said Sudbury joyning to and bounded 
Easterly by land in ye Possession of Peter Plimpton All which is 



SECOND GENERATION 15 

Upon Condition that my said son John Brigham shall within Two 
Months Next after my Decease Give or Tender to Give Sufficent 
Security for ye payment of Two Hundred & Forty Pounds unto my 
Four Daughters as namely Sarah Mary Hannah & Mercy: that is to 
Each of them ye sum of Sixty Pounds apiece to be paid to Them 
Their Heirs or assigns In Four Payments ye First Payment not 
to be made until one year after my Decease and then Sixty Pounds 
a year untill One Year after my Decease and Then Sixty Pounds 
a year untill ye Two Hundred & Fourty Pound be Payd: Further- 
more my will is that all my lands In Sudbury Marlborough and 
Westborough not Desposed of as above Said Shall be Equally 
Divided to & Amongst my Children Namely John Brigham Junr 
Sarah Goodenow, Mary Fay Hannah Ward & Mercy Perry to 
them Their Heirs and Assigns forever: Furthermore it is my will 
and order That my Four Daughters Above mentioned their Heirs 
or assigns shall take ye above said John Brighams part in ye above 
mentioned outlands In part of pay to them or their Heirs of ye 
Legacy of Two Hundred & Fourty Pounds above mentioned: 
By a Just Apprizement In Case They Do Not agree Other ways 
uppon his offering & Secureing of it to them & their Heirs forever 
& The Rest to be payed in Cattle or Bills of Credit or money as 
it passes from man to man. Furthermore it is my will that all 
my Rights in Common in Sudbury; Marlborough; & Westborough 
Shall be Equally Divided amongst all my Children. Further- 
more my will is That all my Personal or Moveable Estate not 
Disposed of As Above Said Shall Be Equally Divided amongst 
all my Children namely John Brigham Thomas Brigham Sarah 
Goodenow, Mary Fay Hannah Ward & Mercy Perry. And Fur- 
thermore as a Reason why I have not Given to my son Thomas 
Brigham no more in this my Last will & Testament is because I 
have Given him by Deed of Gift in Land and Housings & Other 
ways about Four Hundred pounds. Further the Reason why I 
have given To my Son Thomas Brigham so much in Time Past by 
Deed of Gift and Other ways was Partly in Consideration of his 
Living so much Longer with me Then The Rest of my Children: 
Furthermore it is my will that my Executor Pay ye Sum of five 
pounds apeice out of my above mentioned outlands To Japhet 
and Lydia Perry when they come of age in Money or Bills of 
credit: Memorandum I Give to my Wife Sarah Brigham as a 
Token of my Love to her ye Curtains that Shee made her selfe & 
ye Lesser of ye Two Brass Kettles Free & Clear to come into no 
apprizement with ye Rest of ye Estate. Furthermore it Is My 
Will That all ye Deeds of Gifts Given To Any of my Children 
I Ratify & Confirm to be to them & their Heirs forever and 



76 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

that if any of ye above mentioned Children Molest Each Other 
by Vertue of my Lands Given Them by Deeds of gift Shall by 
These Presents forever be Bared and Excluded from haveing any 
Right Title or Interest of or unto any of my Estate both Real & 
personal above named. And furthermore my will is That my 
Children Shall give Deeds of Quit Claim Each to Other if it 
Be Requested or Demanded by them before ye Division of my 
Estate amongst my said Children Above named in this my Last 
will & Testament. Furthermore I constitute make & ordain my 
well beloved son John Brigham my Sole Executor to this my Last 
will and Testament In Witness whereof I : ye Said John Brigham 
Sen 1- , have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Day and Year above 
mentioned. 

John Brigham Sen r 
+ (Seal) 

Signed Sealed Published his mark 

pronounced & Declared by 
ye Said John Brigham 
as his last will and testament 
in presence of us ye subscribers 
John Eveleth 
Daniel Haynes 
Jotham Brown 
Uriah Moore 

Furthermore it is my will & order that if ye above named Mary 
Fay does proceed in marring against my will with one Tounsend 
School master late of Westbury that I do alow her but five shillings 
out of my Estate & her legacy above mentioned but it is my will 
and order that ye legacy made to her shall Return to ye Children 
to be divided amongst them and not to be paid untill two years after 
my decease and to be at ye disposal of my Executor and Gershom 
Fajr. This was writ before signing & sealing. 

(The inventory of his personal estate amounted to ,£186, lis. 9d.) 

Children (by first wife), the two youngest born in Sudbury; the others 
born in Marlboro: 

i John 8 , b. 19 Aug., 1667; d. 2 Dec, 1667. 

12 ii Sarah, b. 27 March, 1674. 

13 iii Mary, b. 6 May, 1678. 

14 iv John, b. Nov., 1680. 

v Hannah, b. 27 March, 1683; m. 2 Feb., 1708-9, Oliver, son of 
Increase Ward; b. Marlboro, 1686; res. Marlboro. Ch. (Ward): 

1 Dinah*, b. 26 Dec, 1709. 

2 Experience, b. 25 Sept., 1711; m. 26 April, 1733, Jesse Smith 
of Lexington, Mass. 



SECOND GENERATION 77 

3 Thankful, b. 9 May, 1713. 

4 Deborah, b. 15 Jan., 1714-15. 

5 Hannah, b. 15 Jan., 1714-15. 

6 Sarah, b. 15 Jan., 1714-15. 

4, 5 and 6, triplets, d. in infancy. 
15 vi Thomas, b. 6 May, 1687. 

vii Mercy, m. 23 March, 1715, Ebenezer Perry from Dedham to Sud- 
bury. They res. in Sudbury; he d. intestate about 1732-3, and she 
m. (2) Samuel Streeter of Framingham, Mass. Ch. (Perry), b. 
Sudbury : 

1 Obadiah 4 , b. 19 Nov., 1716. 

2 Sarah, b. 24 Aug., 1718. 

3 Ebenezer, b. 28 Feb., 1721; not mentioned in settlement of his 
father's estate, 1732-1738. 

4 Mary, b. 7 Jan., 1723. 

5 Esther, b. 24 June, 1724. 

6 Mercy, b. 2 Sept., 1727. 

7 Elizabeth, b. 11 Oct., 1728. 

viii Samuel, m. 23 Aug., 1716, Abigail Monroe (or Moore) ; res. Sud- 
bury, but had no children recorded. 

5 HANNAH 2 , daughter of Thomas 1 and Mercy (Hurd) Brig- 
ham; born in Cambridge, Mass., 9 March, 1649-50; died in 
Marlboro, Mass., Dec, 1719; married (1) Gershom Eames * of 
Marlboro, who went to Watertown, Mass., on the breaking out 
of King Philip's War, where he died 25 Nov., 1676; married (2) 
William, son of William Ward (who was in Sudbury as early 
as 1639, and owned land there); born in Sudbury, 22 Jan., 1640; 
died in Marlboro, 25 Nov., 1697. 

The historians have had a good deal of trouble over Hannah with 
respect to her marriage, Morse having married her to Samuel 
Wells of Glastonbury, Conn., and Hudson (p. 357) concurring 
with the historian of Shrewsbury that Gershom Eames married 
Hannah Johnson, daughter of Solomon and Hannah Johnson. 
The Sudbury records show the birth of a Hannah, daughter of 
Solomon Johnson (who was Solomon, Jr.), but she would have 
been only 14 years old when Gershom Eames married Hannah 
Brigham. Paige corrects these errors (pp. 501-2), and we can 
support him with overwhelming evidence. Paige first quotes two 
Massachusetts public records; one wherein her name is given as 
Hannah Ward and another where William Ward, her husband, 
joins with Thomas 2 , John 2 , and Samuel 2 Brigham, in 1681, in 
conveying to Nicholas Fessenden certain of the Thomas 1 Brigham 
land in Cambridge. Paige continues: 

" I do not find any Hannah Ward in that town who could repre- 
sent herself as a daughter of Thomas Brigham, except the wife 
of William Ward, who united with the Brighams in the sale of 

* The name in the early records is spelled with an E, but most of the families 
have dropped the E and spell it Ames (Hudson's History of Marlboro, p. 358). 



78 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

the Cambridge land. This Hannah had been the wife of Gershom 
Eames; and is supposed by her descendant, Andrew H. Ward, in 
his History of Shrewsbury (p. 457) to have been a daughter of 
Samuel Johnson of Sudbury. But I think it more probable that 
Thomas Brigham was her father, and that John Brigham, who 
witnessed the execution of her will, Oct. 30, 1714, was her brother." 
Hannah Eames had two children: Hannah (named for herself) 
and a posthumous daughter, Mary. She lived in Marlboro both 
before and after her marriage to Mr. Ward, although she probably 
accompanied her first husband to Watertown at the time of King 
Philip's War. In her will, executed 30 Oct., 1714, she makes 
pathetic reference to the boy Elisha, who was killed or stolen 
by the Indians. After the usual introductory formula, she devises 
as follows: 



WILL OF HANNAH BRIGHAM-EAMES-WARD 

FIRST: I will that all those debts and duties as I do owe in 
Right or conscience to any person or persons whatsoever shall 
well and truly be paid in convenient time after my decease by my 
Executor hereafter named. 

Item: I give to my well beloved son Gershom Ward whom I 
likewise constitute make and ordain my onely and sole executor 
of this my last will and testament and all my lands and other 
Estate which I shall dye seazed by him freely to be possessed, he 
fulfilling those things hereafter specified: First I will that he the 
aforesaid Gershom doe take the sole care of my daughter Hannah 
Eames and provid for her both in sickness and in health with the 
help of what Estate she hath and what of right belongs to her 
during her Natural Life. And further it is my plesuer that the 
Bed and Bedding which she uses and a white cow and all the 
puter that I shall leve that is marked with Eames leters with all 
her other things be called hers: it is my will also that his heirs 
or administrators stand obliged to the performance hereof and 
her funeral to be at his charge. 

Item: I will that there be paid unto my four other children 
by my Executor above named to wit: to William and Nahum Ward 
and to Mary Keyes and Bethiah Brigham twenty shillings apiece 
within one year after my Decease and if Elisha shall ever come 
again that my executor pay him twenty shillings also and if any 
of my children should dy before the time of payment then to their 
heirs also. I apoint my well beloved kinsmen Samuel Goodenow 
and Joseph Straten to be the over seer of this my will, Ratifying 
and confirming this to be my last will and testament in witness 



SECOND GENERATION 79 

hereof I have set my hand and seal the Day and yeare above 
written. 

her 
Signed Sealed Published Hannah H Ward (Seal) 

pronounced and Declared mark 

by the said Hannah Ward 
as her last will and testament 
in the presents of us the 
subscribers viz : 

John Brigham (original signature.) 
Joshua Rice 
Joseph Straten 

Will filed Dec. 1719. 
Record of Probate 27 June 1720 
Inventory 2 Feb. 1721. 

The inventory of her personal estate showed =£85 15s. 9d. Her 
real estate was valued at £160, and consisted of 11 acres of pasture 
in Marlboro, 54 acres " wast " land and 5 acres of swamp and 
meadow in Marlboro. 

Children (Eames or Ames), born probably in Marlboro: 
i Hannah 3 , b. 3 Feb., 1675. 

ii Mary (posthumous), b. 1677; d. 1772, ae. 95 yrs. and 1 mo.; m. 
11 March, 1696, John, son of Elias and Sarah (Blanford) Keyes of 
Marlboro; moved to Shrewsbury about 1723; built a new house 
and part of the family slept in the new one and part in the old 
one, just before the building was completed. In Aug., 1723, both 
houses were burned and two of his sons sleeping in the new 
house perished. He was a Major and d. 1768, in his 94th year. 
Ch. (Keyes): 

Gershom*, b. 1 March, 1698; m. about 1718, Sarah ; 

moved to Boston and became wealthy; 5 ch. 

2 Mary, b. 24 Oct., 1700; m. 1720, Daniel Rand. 

3 Solomon, b. 30 Aug., 1703; m. Sarah . 2 ch. 

4 Hannah, b. 9 July, 1706; m. 1725, Gershom Flagg. 

5 Thankful, b. 24 May, 1709; m. 1728, Jonas Keyes. 

6 John, b. 30 April, 1712; burned to death, Aug., 1723. 

7 Sarah, b. 5 March, 1715; m. 21 Dec, 1721, Joshua Wilder. 

8 Stephen, b. 2 April, 1718; also burned to death, Aug., 1723. 
Children {Ward) born in Marlboro (as per Hudson's History of Marl- 
boro) : 

iii William, b. 27 March, 1680; m. Jane Cleveland, and res. in the 
part of Marlboro which is now Southboro. He rose to the rank 
of colonel and was a J. P. Ch: 
1 Hezekiah; 2 Elisha; 3 William; 4 Charles; et al. 

iv Bethiah, m. Elnathan 3 Brigham, 11. 

v (Col.) Nahum, b. 18 Dec, 1684; m. 16 July, 1714, Martha, dau. 
of Capt. Daniel and Elizabeth (Kerley) Howe; b. 30 July, 1687; 



80 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

followed the sea in early life, and then moved to Shrewsbury, 
where he was a Colonel, J. P., Rep. and Judge. Their sixth child 
was (Gen.) Artemas*, b. 1727; grad. Harvard Coll., 1748, was 
Major in the French War; at the opening of the Revolution 
was appointed General and Commander-in-chief of all the forces 
raised by the Colony; he had command of the troops besieging 
Boston until the appointment of Washington as Commander-in- 
chief. He then commanded the right wing of the besieging army 
until the capitulation, after which he had command of the de- 
partment of the East. He served several terms in Congress, was 
president of the governor's council, and until his death judge of 
the Court of Common Pleas for Worcester County. 
vi Elisha, b. 12 Jan., 1686; was killed or taken captive by the Indians 

in Worcester, 1709, while riding post from Marlboro to Hadley. 
vii Bathshebah, b. 16 May, 1689; d. 6 Oct., 1693. 
viii Gershom, b. 3 Jan., 1693; rep. Marlboro, 1738; d. unm., 1739. 

6 CAPT. SAMUEL 2 , son of Thomas 1 and Mercy (Hurd) 
Brigham; born in Cambridge, Mass., 12 Jan., 1652; died in Marl- 
boro, Mass., intestate, 24 July, 1713, se. 6l ; married Elizabeth, 
daughter of Abraham and Hannah (Ward) Howe (who was a set- 
tler in Marlboro by 1660, and probably came from Roxbury, Mass.) ; 
born in Marlboro, 5 April, 1665; died there, 26 July, 1739, se. 74. 

Samuel, at the time of his mother's marriage to Edmund Rice, 
was 3 years old, and went with her to Sudbury and Marlboro. The 
glimpses we have of his early manhood are meagre. We first 
note that he had a "25 acre grant in the first laying out of 
Worcester, in 1673; it lying in the Eastern Squadron next to the 
County Road to Boston." He was a lieutenant of Capt. Thomas 
Howe and was rewarded by government for military services in 
Queen Anne's War. A garrison was established at his house in 
this war. Feb. 25, 1694, he sold 2 lots of meadow in Marlboro 
to Thomas Beman. In 1707 he drew a lot of 21 acres and a lot 
of 103 acres south of Tobacco Meadow, bounded by the path to 
his Stony Brook Meadow, where, in his right, his heirs drew other 
lots. April 23, 1708, he purchased of Obadiah Ward, Jr., a 10|- 
acre right in the lands of Marlboro ; and in that year he became 
bound for Joseph Parre to Francis Holmes of Boston in the 
penal sum of £100. In the years 1699 and 1703, it has been stated, 
he was town treasurer, although Hudson says that the town records 
for that period are missing. He was selectman in 1707 and 1710, 
and representative to the General Court in 1697-99 and in 1705. 
According to Hudson, he resided three-fourths of a mile east of 
the East Village, near the old tanyard of the late Capt. Daniel 
Brigham. 

To Samuel Brigham is due the honor of founding in old Marl- 
boro the tanning and shoe trades. Many of Samuel's descendants 
are in the shoe business in Marlboro, in one capacity or another, 



SECOND GENERATION 81 

as are also the descendants of Thomas 2 . The first tannery in the 
town was erected by Samuel 2 about 1700, near his dwelling house 
on present East Main Street, one-quarter of a mile east of the old 
Village Academy. This tannery, which is said to have been the 
first west of Charlestown, descended in regular succession (Jede- 
diah 3 , Winslow 4 , Daniel 5 ) to Capt. Daniel 6 , who retired from active 
business in the early 1850's, when the tannery ceased to be used. 
In 1859 Capt. Daniel's son Dennison owned the site. For many 
years the tannery was being taken down piecemeal, and it was 
wholly demolished by 1876. The place is now owned by Francis 
C. Curtis, who married a Brigham, and through the kindness of 
Timothy Brigham Patch, we were permitted to see the outlines of 
the tanyard as it looked some fifty or a hundred years ago when 
the plant was at its highest development. An eye witness in 1894 
might have seen a rectangular field by the roadside (Main Street), 
of about an acre in extent, enclosed by stone walls, wherein towered 
a magnificent old elm; hard by an ancient well spring, covered by 
one of the stones formerly used for grinding bark (the other stones 
serving as a backdoor step at the house of Mr. Curtis, a few rods 
distant). To the north of the spring were remains of the old 
Samuel " ffats," of small size, whose chestnut timbers are well 
preserved. Near by used to stand a curry shop, bark shed, bark 
mill, and a second curry shop which served sometimes for a 
dwelling. This last has been converted into a house known as 
" Glen Cottage." The main part of the old Jedediah 3 house is 
about 20 x 40 feet, falling off to a leanto on the side, which was 
built in 1718 or thereabouts. It has been removed to No. 36 School 
Street. An ell had been removed to an adjoining lot a short time 
before we saw the house. 

Samuel Brigham lies buried in the Old Cemetery in the rear of 
the Academy in Marlboro, the only one of the second generation 
of Brighams whose grave is marked. The headstone is rather 
ornate. Undoubtedly Thomas 2 and his mother also lie in this ceme- 
tery, but the places are unknown. Samuel 2 died intestate. The 
widow and eldest son, Samuel 8 , were appointed administrators 
of the estate, and John 2 Brigham appears on their bond. She was 
made guardian of the younger children. The inventory made soon 
after his death amounted to £1263 8s. At this time the land was 
estimated at £800. On 12 March, 1719-20 a Commission, ap- 
pointed by the Judge of Probate, rendered their statement. These 
gentlemen were, John Maynard, a son-in-law, Caleb Rice, Nathan 
Brigham and William and Nahum Ward, the last three being 
nephews of the deceased Capt. Brigham. They valued the estate 
at £2191? 4s. They set off to the widow in right of dower half 
the dwelling house and about 237 acres of land. The whole 



82 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

valued at .£730 8s. Samuel, the eldest son, received the other 
half of the dwelling house and 136 acres of land besides " Rock 
Island, the Cedar Swamp and the Rights," the whole consisting 
of " Land, Improvements and Buildings," valued at £603 19s. 
He was to pay Jotham, his brother, £132 l6s.; the same to Lydia, 
the third daughter; to Hepsibah, £36 4s., and to Persis, the 
fourth daughter, £36 lis. Jedediah, the second son, received 
258 acres of land, valued at £230, he paying to Hepsibah £37, 3s, 
and to Persis, £60 Is. Timothy, the fourth son, received 65 
acres of land and some meadow and other lots valued at £173 17s., 
he paying to Hepsibah, £41 Is. Charles, the fifth son, had 87f 
acres of the first division of the land and some meadow and swamp 
valued at £142 6s. 8d., he to pay Hepsibah, £9 10s. 8d. Antipas 
received 104 acres, and certain Rights, he paying Hepsibah, £8 
17s. 4d. Elizabeth, the eldest daughter, received a little more than 
59 acres of land valued at £l69> she to pay Persis, £36 4s. As 
will be seen by the foregoing, Samuel 2 was a large landowner 
and it is evident that he was a character of great weight in the 
community. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Elizabeth 3 , b. 24 March, 1685; m. 16 Oct., 1711, Samuel Robinson, 
ii Hepsibah, b. 25 Jan., 1686; m. 1719, John, son of John, Jr., and 
Lydia (Ward) Maynard. 

16 iii Samuel, b. 25 Jan., 1689. 

17 iv Lydia, b. 6 March, 1691. 

18 v Jedediah, b. 8 June, 1693. 

19 vi Jotham, b. 23 Dec, 1695. 

20 vii Timothy, b. 10 Oct., 1698. 

21 viii Charles, b. 30 Dec, 1700. 

ix Persis, b. 10 July, 1703; m. 22 Nov., 1721, Edward Baker, Jr., b. 

Lynn, Mass., 16 July, 1696, a first settler of Westboro, Mass.; 

had 10 children, of whom we have a record of one. Ch. (Baker) : 

1 Samuel*, b. Westboro, 27 Aug., 1722; he moved to Berlin, Mass., 

where he had a family; was Judge of the Court of Common 

Pleas, 1775-1795; Councillor and Senator; built a stone house 

in Berlin, which is still standing; the most prominent man in 

the town history; was at the battle of Lexington. A cut of 

his house is in the Hist, of Berlin, p. 269. 

x Antipas, b. 16 Oct., 1706; d. Grafton, Mass., 23 April, 1746. Less 

distinguished than his brothers; left a house and a farm of 

260 acres in Grafton. Lieut. Nathan Brigham of Southboro was 

one of the appraisers of his estate, on which his brother Samuel 

of Marlboro administered, 7 June, 1747. 



THIRD GENERATION 



THIRD GENERATION 

7 CAPT. NATHAN 3 , son of Thomas 2 and Mary (Rice) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 17 June, 1671; died there 
16 Feb., 1746-7; married (1) Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac 
and Frances (Woods) Howe (not, probably, the daughter of Abra- 
ham and Hannah [Ward] Howe, as stated in Marlboro History) 
of Marlboro; born 17 Jan., 1673; found dead, kneeling by a 
chair in her home, 29 March, 1733; married (2) Mehitable (Gould) 
widow of Jonas Eaton of Charlestown, Mass. (See Wyman's 
Charlestons, Genealogies and Estates, pp. 130, 317). 

Morse states that he settled on a part of the Thomas 2 homestead, 
his house being a garrison house in Queen Anne's War. He was 
a weaver. He inherited the town-right of his father and drew 
shares of the public land in this right. He held town offices and 
was 7 years a selectman and for the last time in 1738; was rep- 
representative in 1726 and '30. April 5, 1733, he made his will, giv- 
ing his son Thomas 100 acres where he then resided, a house, 6 
acres of meadow in Marlboro and 70 acres in Sutton; also a 16 
acre town-right, originally John Rediet Jr.'s. His wife, Me- 
hitable, received ,£20 for a mourning suit, and Ephraim, who had 
the homestead, was to support her and pay her funeral expenses. 
March 26, 1746-7, the heirs signed an agreement dividing his 
estate. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

22 i Nathan 4 , b. 28 Nov., 1693. 

23 ii Thomas, b. 22 Feb., 1695. 

iii Tabitha, b. 20 Aug., 1698; d. unm. 6 Feb., 1730-1. 

24 iv Elizabeth, b. 4 Jan., 1699-1700. 

25 v Sarah, b. 14 Dec., 1701. 

26 vi Zipporah, b. 14 Sept., 1704. 

27 vii Hannah, b. 9 March, 1706. 

28 viii Ephraim, b. 20 Jan., 1707-8. 

8 JONATHAN 3 , "ENSIGN," son of Thomas 2 and Mary 
(Rice) Brigham; born 22 Feb., 1675, in Marlboro, Mass.; died 
there, 4 Jan., 1768, ae. 93; married 26 March, 1696, his cousin, 
Mary, daughter of John and Mary Fay (2); born in 1675; died 
9 Nov., 1781. 

He settled on a part of the Thomas 2 homestead in Marlboro, 
where he was tythingman, 1704; constable, 1714; moderator, 1715, 
and selectman in 1719, '22 and '32. He was commonly called 
the " Indian Warrior." One day while chopping in the woods he 

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86 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

saw a savage preparing to take aim at him; he seized his own 
musket, stepped forward in full view, exclaiming as he did so, 
" Shoot straight, you dog." Both fired at the same moment, when 
the Indian dropped his gun, and giving a tremendous whoop, 
bounded higli into the air and fell dead. His bullet passed close 
to the ear of Jonathan, who escaped unhurt. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

29 i Keziah 4 , b. 1697. 

30 ii Zerviah, b. 9 Oct., 1698. 

iii Mary, b. 27 Oct., 1701; and no further reported. 

31 iv Ruth, b. 30 April, 1704. 

v Thankful, b. 4 Feb., 1705-6; d. 23 Sept., 1706. 

32 vi Jonathan, b. 14 March, 1707. 

vii Thankful, b. 21 April, 1709; d. at Southboro, 9 March, 1796; unm. 

33 viii Jesse, b. 10 July, 1710. 

34 ix Joel, b. 2 Oct., 1714. 

35 x James, b. 2 Oct., 1717. 

9 DAVID 3 , son of Thomas 2 and Mary (Rice) Brigham; born 
in Marlboro, Mass., 12 April, 1678; died in Westboro, Mass., 

26 June, 1750; married (1) Deborah , who died 11 

Oct., 1708; married (2) 21 Aug., 1709, widow Mary (Leonard) 
Newton, who died 1 Dec, 1741 (see Rice Family) ; married (3) 
, who survived him. 

Morse says that he was surveyor in Marlboro, 1711, but on the 
division of the town in 1717, was thrown into Westboro, where he 
held town offices, 7 years as sealer of leather, and 6 years as 
selectman. As one of the privileged class, he was, by the vote of the 
town, allowed a pew in the meetinghouse. He settled on a wild 
tract of about 500 acres, including the present Hospital Grounds 
and several adjacent farms in Westboro and Northboro, and 
built his house about 60 rods east of the present Insane 
Asylum. His house was burnt,* during his old age, with much 
of its contents. June 14, 1748, he made his will, ratifying 
deeds of farms and land which he had previously given to his 
children, and giving his wife room in his house and the use of 
all in-door movables which, after her decease, were to be equally 
divided among his children and his son-in-law, Edward Newton; 
but such as Jonas had supplied since the burning of the house 
were, on the strength of his word, to be first surrendered to him. 
To Jonas, who had already given security to provide for his step- 

* " Oct. 1 6, 1737 N.B. The Congregation disturbed P.M. by ye burn- 
ing of Mr. David Brigham's House, but when the people gathered in again, and were 
composed, I went on with ye rest of my sermon. A very sorrowful Providence! a 
great Loss! but I trust ym and all of us to profit by it, yt our hearts may be taken 
off from temporal transitory Enjoyments." 

"18 Oct., 1737 Proceeded to Mr. Brigham's to see their Desolations. 

A Sorrowful Sight! I desire heartily to sympathise." 

19 Oct., 1737. Mr. Brigham's son David fetched away divers things which we 
lent ym in yeir necessity." 

" 11 Nov. 1737. My oxen were at work for Mr. David Brigham's to cart stones 
for ye chimneys." (Parkman Diary.) 



THIRD GENERATION 87 

mother, he gave a 14 acre town-right, a part of the right purchased 
by his father of Rice; also all his stock and tools for carpentry 
and husbandry, making some reservations for his daughter Deborah. 
He gave his apparel to be equally divided among his 5 sons. 
Jonas was to pay the funeral charges of his parents, and be the 
executor of the will. This trust he so far performed as to obtain 
the receipts of the heirs, 29 June, 1750, 3 days after the death 
of their father, but his will was not proved until 22 Aug., ensuing. 

Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro: 

36 i John 4 , b. 22 April, 1704. 

ii David, b. 30 Sept., 1708; d. s. p., 29 Nov., 1741, 2 days before his 
stepmother. 
Children by second wife: 

37 iii Silas, b. 9 Aug., 1710. 

iv Jemima, b. 24 Aug., 1712; m. Edward Newton; perhaps his 

second wife, 
v Deborah, b. 17 Sept., 1714; m. 14 Nov., 1752, Francis Harrington 
of Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Harrington), b. W. : 

1 Mary 5 , b. 16 Dec, 1753; m. 13 Feb., 1777, Jonathan Stone, Jr., 
of Worcester; no ch. recorded at Worcester. 

2 Prudence, b. 20 April, 1755; m. 6 July, 1780, Josiah Perry of 
Worcester; ch. (Perry): 

i Josiah 6 ; ii Mindwell; iii Nathan; iv Sophia; v William. 

3 William, b. 18 Nov., 1756; m. 29 May, 1781, Mary Perry; no 
ch. recorded at Worcester. 

38 vi Levi, b. 21 Aug., 1716. 
: 39 vii Jonas, b. 25 Feb., 1718. 

40 viii Asa, b. 2 Dec, 1721. 

10 GERSHOM 3 , son of Thomas 2 and Mary (Rice) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 23 Feb., 1680; died there, 3 Jan., 1748-9; 
married 18 May, 1703, Mehitabel, daughter of Joseph and Expe- 
rience (Wheelock) Warren, born in 1684. (This Joseph Warren 
was an early settler of Medfield and his wife's father, Ralph 
Wheelock, was the founder of the town. The latter held the 
degree of A. M. from Clare College, Cambridge, Eng. His house 
was burned in King Philip's War.) 

Gershom settled on the homestead of his father in Marlboro, 
and was surveyor for the west end of the town, 1710; tythingman, 
1716; constable, 1721; one of a committee to "seat the meeting," 
1727; selectman, 1733. It is probably a mistake that Morse calls 
him " Doctor." 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

41 i Martha 4 , b. 6 Oct., 1704. 

42 ii Joseph, b. 21 Apr., 1706. 

iii Abigail, b. 25 Nov., 1708; m. 25 March, 1729, John Snow of Marl- 
boro; they probably moved away. Ch. (Snow), b. Marlboro: 
1 John*, b. 25 Nov., 1729. 

43 iv Gershom, b. 4 Nov., 1712. 

44 v Benjamin, b. 19 Feb., 1714-15. 



88 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

11 ELNATHAN 3 , son of Thomas- and Mary (Rice) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 March, 1683; died in Mansfield or 
Coventry, Conn., 10 April, 1758; married in 1705, Bethiah, daughter 
of William and Hannah (Brigham) Ward. Bethiah died in Coven- 
try, Conn., 15 April, 1765, ae. 82. He drew 17 acres in his father's 
right; was surveyor in 1715; removed to Mansfield, Conn., 1717. 

Children, the six elder born in Marlboro, the two younger in Mansfield. 
i Uriah 4 , b. 30 April, 1706; d. 9 July, 1710, in Marlboro, 
ii Jerusha, m. 1729, Benjamin Robinson of Windham, Conn.; had 

2 sons and 3 daus. 
iii Priscilla, b. 3 April, 1709; m. 2 Jan., 1726, Matthias Marsh of 
Coventry, Conn. Ch. (Marsh), b. Coventry: 

1 Elizabeth", b. 1 Oct., 1727. 

2 Matthias, b. 28 Dec, 1729. 

3 William, b. 10 Jan., 1738. 

4 Bethiah, b. 2 Nov., 1743. 

iv Levinah (Morse says "Dinah"), b. 31 Aug., 1711; d. s. p., 8 
March, 1749; m. 16 Dec, 1729, John Fay, son of 2; b. in Marlboro, 
30 Nov., 1669; d. 5 Jan., 1747; he m. (1) Elizabeth Wellington, 
by whom a large family, 
v Prudence, b. 28 Jan., 1715; d. 3 Feb., 1715, in Marlboro. 

45 vi Elnathan, b. 7 April, 1716. 

46 vii Paul. 

47 viii Uriah, b. about 1723. 

12 SARAH 3 , daughter of Dr. John 2 and Sarah Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 27 March, 1674; married Samuel, son of 
Samuel Goodenow (who was the son of Samuel, who was son of 
Thomas, a petitioner from Marlboro) ; born in Marlboro, 30 Nov., 
1675; died 12 May, 1716. The elder Samuel had a garrison house 
in 1711, in the present town of Northboro; it was his daughter 
who met with the tragic death by the Indians. 

Children (Goodeiww), born in Marlboro: 

i David 4 , b. 26 Feb., 1704; m. 29 Dec, 1746, Martha Bannister. Ch.: 
1 Sybil"; 2 Lovina; 3 John; 4 Stephen; 5 Adina; 6 Mary; 
7 Martha; 8 Calvin; 9 Ebenezer. 
ii Jonathan, b. 16 July, 1706; d. 25 Dec, 1803, in Westboro; m. 
20 Feb., 1727, Lydia Rice, who d. 4 Dec, 1747. Ch.: 
1 Lydia"; 2 Mary; 3 Jonathan; 4 Levi; 5 Ebenezer; 6 Surviah; 
7 Tabitha; 8 Submit. 
iii Thomas, b. 18 May, 1709; m. 7 Apr., 1734, Persis, dau. of Edward 

Rice of Marlboro and sister of Lydia supra. 
iv Mary, b. 5 April, 1712; m. 6 Jan., 1731, Beriah Rice, a loyalist, 
who moved to Nova Scotia. 

13 MARY 3 , daughter of Dr. John 2 and Sarah Brigham; born 
in Marlboro, Mass., 6 May, 1678; married Gershom, son of John 
and Mary (Brigham) Fay; born in Marlboro, 19 Oct., 1681; died 
24 Nov., 1720. He was a first settler of Northboro. 



THIRD GENERATION 89 

On the 18th of August, 1707, as Mrs. Fay and Miss Mary, 
daughter of Samuel Goodenow, Sr., were gathering herbs near 
the Goodenow Garrison House (situated near the stream known 
as Stirrup Brook, on the "great" road), a party of 20 or more 
Indians issued from the woods and came towards the two women, 
who immediately ran for the fort. Miss Goodenow was lame and 
was soon captured, dragged across the brook to a wood on the 
hillside, killed and scalped and there her mangled remains were 
afterward buried. Mrs. Fay reached the fort and succeeded in 
closing the gate before the Indians could capture her. There 
was one man in the garrison, the rest being at work in the fields. 
The savages tried to break through the inclosure, but the man in 
the fort fired all the muskets in the place as fast as Mrs. Fay 
could load and hand them to him, and was thus able to repel the 
Indians until the men outside, hearing the report of the muskets, 
came to their relief. Mrs. Fay's heroism saved her two children's 
lives. 

Children (Fay), bom in Marlboro: 

i Gershom*, b. 17 Sept., 1703; m. Hannah . 

ii Mary, b. 10 July, 1705; m. George Smith. 

iii Susanna, b. 18 Nov., 1707; subject to constant nervous trembling, 
believed to have been caused from her mother's fright over the 
Indians before her birth, 
iv Sarah, b. 2 Oct., 1710; m. Timothy Billings. 

v Silas, b. 12 Aug., 1713; m. Hannah . 

vi Timothy, b. 26 June, 1716; m. 1738, Lydia Tomblin; res. North- 

boro. 
vii Paul, b. Aug., 1719; d. 28 March, 1790; m. 1752, Rebecca Rice, 
who d. 26 Jan., 1807, se. 75. Ch.: 

1 Nahum*, b. 27 July, 1757; m. Lucy Warren. 

2 Asa, b. 19 Sept., 1761; m. widow Grace Mahan. 

3 Persis, b. 11 Dec, 1768; m. Col. William Eager. 

14 JOHN 3 , son of Dr. John 2 and Sarah Brigham; born in 
Marlboro, Mass., Nov., 1680; died, probably in Sudbury, 16 Sept., 
1729; married Martha , who died 13 Nov., 1734. 

Morse tells us that John probably inherited the homestead of 
his father in Sudbury, and as his executor, 30 Dec, 1728, ex- 
hibited to the Registry of Probate for Middlesex County an inven- 
tory of his estate amounting to ,£203.16.9, but died before 
proceeding further, leaving his wife Martha to complete the set- 
tlement, and also to administer upon his own estate. This she 
undertook, but, in her turn, died before completing either and 
was succeeded by her daughter Hannah, ae. 21, who accomplished 
the undertaking, paying out of her grandfather, Dr. John's estate, 
£74.18.1 to each of her aunts, Goodenow, Fay, and Ward, and 
to her aunt Perry £57.1.4, and a bequest to Jeptha Perry; 



90 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

and to her uncle Samuel, his father's oxen. His real estate is 
presumed to have been conveyed mostly to his sons during his 
lifetime. The inventory of John Jr.'s estate, presented by his 
widow, 8 March, 1730, amounted to .£487.5.3. At his death he was 
one of the selectmen of Sudbury. 

Children, born in Sudbury: 

i Hannah 4 , b. 4 Feb., 1712-13; not reported after 1734; probably 
d. unm. 

48 ii Samuel, b. 27 April, 1716. 

49 iii Sarah, b. 29 March, 1718. 

iv *John, b. 1 April, 1720; m. 12 March, 1750, Abigail Johnson; 
probably went to Willington, Conn., " 6 Nov., 1763," according 
to "dismissal" from Sudbury church; no ch. recorded at Willing- 
ton. Ch., b. Sudbury: 
1 Abigail 6 , b. 5 Dec, 1751. 

v Phebe, b. 5 Oct., 1721; m. Hubbard. 

vi Abigail, b. 31 Dec, 1723; m. Prescott. 

Morse states that these children, except the eldest, having been left in 
their minority, Samuel chose David Haynes for his guardian, but Sarah, 
Phebe and Abigail, 10 Feb., 1734, were placed under the guardianship 
of John Green until 3 April, 1738, when Sarah, having married Samuel 
Brown, her sisters chose him for their guardian, and probably removed 
with them to Rutland. Brown received his discharge in Middlesex County, 
24 June, 1745, with the receipts of Phebe Hubbard and Abigail Prescott. 

15 THOMAS 3 , son of Dr. John 2 and Sarah Brigham; born in 
Marlboro, Mass., 6 May, 1687; married 24 Dec, 1724, Elizabeth 
Bowker. He settled in Sudbury, Mass., but probably removed to 
Rutland, Mass. 

Children, born in Sudbury: 

50 i John 4 , b. 14 Sept., 1726. 

ii Sarah, b. 10 March, 1735; m. 13 March, 1765, Reuben Willis of 
Sudbury. Ch. (Willis), b. Sudbury: 

1 Asa*, b. 2 Sept., 1765. 

2 Sarah, b. 24 April, 1768. 

3 Mary, b. 11 Oct., 1770. 

4 Asa, b. 17 Feb., 1773. 

5 Eunice, b. 28 July, 1775. 

6 Reuben, b. 5 Jan., 1779. 

7 Joel, b. 17 Aug., 1781. 

51 iii Abijah, b. 26 Aug., 1737. 

16 CAPT. SAMUEL 3 , son of Capt. Samuel 2 and Elizabeth 
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 Jan., 1689; died 
in Grafton, Mass., 1 Sept., 1771; married 23 Aug., 1716, Abigail 
Moore, who died 20 Nov., 1731, ae. 35. Curiously, both Morse and 
Hudson, in their respective histories, say that Samuel, son of Dr. 

* Colonial War Record: On alarm list, 2d Sudbury Co., Capt. Josiah Richardson, 
1757- 



THIRD GENERATION 91 

John Brigham, also married Abigail Moore on the foregoing date, 
besides giving the marriage as here entered. 

Morse says in part: In Dec., 1727, leave was granted by the 
General Court to him and 39 others (among them Charles and 
Nathan Sr. of Marlboro) to purchase Grafton of the Indians, 
under restrictions and conditions which seem to have been strictly 
observed. Samuel settled in the south part of Marlboro and 
served her in all the offices in her gift, particularly as moderator 
of meetings, assessor, 1739, '40, town treasurer (not named by 
Hudson), town clerk, 1754, 1755, selectman, 1741, '42, '44, '46, 
'48, '49, '54; in 1716, one of a committee "to seat the meeting." 
1747-49 he administered upon the estate of his brother Antipas. 
Samuel left a large estate; settled without an administrator. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Samuel 4 , b. 13 June, 1717; d. 14 June, 1717. 

ii Sybillah, b. 15 Oct., 1718; d. 27 Sept., 1807; m. 1736, Eleazer 
Goddard, a farmer of Framingham and Athol, Mass., who d. 18 
Nov., 1762.* 
iii Mary, b. 13 April, 1720. 
iv Abigail, b. 10 Dec, 1721; d. 27 Sept., 1755. 

52 v Samuel, b. 3 March, 1723. 

vi Phineas, b. 18 Dec, 1725; d. 23 Aug., 1736. 

53 vii Uriah, b. 10 Sept., 1727. 

54 viii George, b. 17 March, 1730. 

17 LYDIA 3 , daughter of Capt. Samuel 2 and Elizabeth (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 6 March, 1691 ; married, 5 April, 
1711,* Jonathan, son of Thomas and Sarah (Hosmer) Howe; 
(his grandfather John Howe was one of the petitioners from 
Marlboro of 1657) ; he died in Marlboro, 22 June, 1738, a?. 51. 

Children (Howe), born in Marlboro: 

i Timothy 4 , b. 24 May, 1712; d. 15 Oct., 1740. 
ii Prudence, b. 3 Nov., 1714; m. Isaac Howe of Leicester, Mass. 

iii Bezaleel, b. 19 June, 1717; m. Anna , who d. 28 June, 

1773. Ch.: 
1 Susanna?; 2 Timothy; 3 Edith; 4 Darius; 5 Bezaleel. 

iv Charles, b. 30 April, 1720; m. Lydia . Ch.: 

1 Theodore 5 ; 2 Calvin. 
v Eliakim, b. 17 Jan., 1723; m. 15 Dec, 1747, Rebecca Howe; 
moved to Henniker, N. H. Ch.: 
1 Otis 5 ; 2 Tilly; 3 Rhene; 4 Anna; 5 Molly; 6 Jonathan. 
vi Lucy, b. 20 March, 1726. 
vii Lydia, b. 12 April, 1729; d. y. 
viii Mary, b. 12 Aug., 1730; d. y. 

ix Lydia, b. 29 June, 1732; m. 21 Sept., 1752, Timothy Goodenow. 

* Genealogies of Watertown, p. 256. 

* There is a mistake in the History of Marlboro in regard to the month of this 
marriage; three different dates are there given, and Morse gives another. The mar- 
riage was in either May or April. 



92 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

18 LIEUT. JEDEDIAH 3 , son of Capt. Samuel 2 and Elizabeth 
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 8 June, 1693; died 21 
May. 1763; married 18 May, 1720, Bethiah, daughter of Joseph and 
Dorothy (Martin) Howe, born 7 March, 1695; died 23 June, 1756. 

Morse tells us that Jedediah inherited the tannery and seems 
to have settled at the homestead. He served in many minor town- 
offices and particularly in those of selectman (1741, '43, '47 and 
'52), sealer of leather, etc. In 1746 he was chosen to a seat at 
the Concord Court as petit juryman. He owned lands at Prince- 
ton, Bolton, Lancaster and Marlboro. Dec.. 21, 1762. "being in- 
firm in body and mind," he made his will, bestowing his estate 
upon his children. To Winslow he left the homestead and tannery, 
half a mile east of Spring Hill, on the road from Marlboro to 
Boston, and made him his sole executor. The will was proved 
13 June, 1763. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

55 i Dorothy 4 , b. 2 March, 1721. 

56 ii Solomon, b. 25 May, 1723. 

57 iii Francis, b. 13 Aug., 1725. 

58 iv Lucy, b. 15 May, 1727. 

v Bethiah, b. 31 March, 1729; d. 7 Oct., 1745. 

59 vi Stephen, b. 2 Nov. or 11 Feb., 1731 or 1732. 

vii Abner, b. 1734; d. Princeton, Mass.; unm., 1821, ae. 87. 

60 viii Winslow, b. 30 Aug., 1736. 

19 JOTHAM 3 , son of Capt. Samuel 2 and Elizabeth (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 23 Dec, 1695; died 23 Nov., 

1759; married Abigail , who died as his widow, 24 March, 

1768. He settled in Marlboro and served often as surveyor; 1734 
was constable; 1738 petit juryman; 1745 on the school-committee. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

61 i Betty 4 , b. 15 Nov., 1719. 

62 ii Abraham, b. 25 Feb., 1720-1. 

iii Edmund, b. 15 Nov., 1724; he was in the Colonial Wars under 

Capt. Timothy Brigham. 
iv Oliver, b. 4 Sept., 1727; m. 9 Aug., 1757, Sherah, dau. of Jonathan 
Johnson of Marlboro; b. 5 March, 1736; he moved to Petersham, 
Mass., where selectman 1769. 
.63 v Asa, b. 1 Nov., 1729. 
vi Persis, b. 2 Jan., 1734. 
vii Abigail, b. 9 July, 1737; d. 11 Sept., 1740. 

64 viii Antipas, b. 25 May, 1740. 

65 ix Abigail, b. 22 April, 1745. 

20 COL. TIMOTHY 3 , son of Capt. Samuel 2 and Elizabeth 
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 10 Oct., 1698; died 
in Southboro, Mass., 1 Oct., 1775; married (1) Martha, daughter 
of Jonathan and Mary (Kerley) Johnson; born in Marlboro, 26 



THIRD GENERATION 93 

Jan., 1701; died 23 Sept., 1757; married (2) 12 April, 1759, 
Mrs. Sarah, daughter of Rev. Mr. Prentice of Lancaster, Mass., 
and widow of Dr. Joshua Smith, who died in Shrewsbury, Mass., 
1756. (She had 5 sons and 1 daughter by first m.) 

Col. Timothy was a soldier, a patriot and a very distinguished 
citizen, and was in the Colonial Wars. A leader in the movement 
to set off Southboro from Marlboro, the first town-meeting of 
Southboro was held at his house, 14 Aug., 1727- He was often 
moderator of town-meetings; 24 years town treasurer of South- 
boro ; selectman for the same number of years ; conspicuous in 
all municipal affairs; Representative, 1753, 1756 and 1769, and 
among the first to take a stand with the colonies in the Revolution- 
ary struggle; he was first on a committee of rights who reported 
a series of spirited resolutions in 1773; he died during the siege 
of Boston. He often acted as guardian to minors, and on 13 
June, 1746, Jonathan Fay, son of John, receipted for such service. 
His will made 4 May, 1774, gave his wife Sarah half of his 
personal property and the improvement of one third of his real 
estate; to her son, Joshua Smith, he gave the other half of his 
personal property and the improvement, for seven years, of two 
thirds of his real estate. After the death of his widow, and seven 
years after his own decease, he gave all his real estate to his 
nephew, George Brigham, son of his brother Samuel. To his 
brother Charles he gave his best hat and wig and whatever might 
be due from him to his estate; also Flavel's works, the Exposition 
of Genesis and Exodus, and Dr. Coleman's work on the Rarable 
of the Ten Virgins. George Brigham was to pay his brother 
Uriah ,£40, in instalments, and £40 to Timothy Smith, son of 
Joshua, when he was twenty-one years old. To Baxter How, 
whom he brought up, he bequeathed a cow and a debt which he 
would owe the estate. He made his wife Sarah, and Joshua Smith, 
his brother Charles, and nephew George Brigham his executors. 
The will was proved 7 Nov., 1775. Col. Timothy had no children. 
He was Capt. and Col. in 1757, from Southboro. See Mass. 
Archives. 

21 *CHARLES 3 , son of Capt. Samuel 2 and Elizabeth (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 30 Dec, 1700; died in Graf- 
ton, Mass., 17 March, 1781; married Mary Peters of Newport, 
R. I., who was born 1716, and died 19 Feb., 1797. 

Charles settled in Grafton after having disposed of his lands 
in Marlboro, and he became, in 1727, one of the 40 proprietors 
under the sanction of the General Court. Was one of the ablest 

* Colonial War Record: (Probably in 1725) " Centinel " 3 weeks and 1 day in 
Capt. Nathan Brigham's Troop of Horse. 25 March, 1757, with Capt. Sam. Warren. 



94 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

and most distinguished of the citizens of Grafton, held the most 
important town offices and was her Representative to the General 
Court. He was appointed by the Royal Governor, a magistrate, 
an office of very great dignity, in his day, and one that was 
sparingly bestowed. He settled upon Brigham Hill, on a rich 
tract of land, which was afterward the country residence of his 
descendant, the late William Brigham of Boston. 

Children, bom in Grafton: 

i Charles 4 , b. 29 Oct., 1732; d. 21 Jan., 1755, unm. 

ii Daniel, b. 28 April, 1735; d. about 1759; * was a soldier at Crowr 
Point at time of decease. Daniel was drafted into the army for 
the war of 1758. Just before leaving home, as he was passing 
up the road late one afternoon for the cattle, he was startled to 
see before him a man wrapped in an Indian blanket. He recognized 
the face and figure of the man as his own. It disappeared. His 
brother also saw the figure. He went to the war with the convic- 
tion that he would not return. He fell ill at Crown Point and when 
near the point of death an Englishman found him attended by a 
friendly Indian wrapped in an Indian blanket, and brought back 
the account to Grafton. The place where the apparition was seen 
is not far beyond the Brigham homestead in Grafton on the old 
road just after passing the long bridge. — The Hundredth Town. 
iii William, b. 26 March, 1739. 

iv Mary, b. 12 Dec, 1740; m. Moses Parks, and res. in New Marl- 
boro. 

v Sarah, b. 19 April, 1743; m. Moses Leland, Jr., a farmer; b. in 
Sutton, Mass., 1745; d. S., 1769. Ch. (Leland), b. in Sutton: 

1 Charles 6 , b. 1766; d. 1777. 

2 Prudence, b. 1769; m. Ephraim Harrington of Grafton. Ch. 
(Harrington): i Sally 6 ; ii Mary; iii Martha; iv Prudence; v 
Harriet; vi Ephraim. 

67 vi Anna, b. 18 March, 1745. 

vii Timothy, b. 23 Nov., 1747; d. 9 Feb., 1747-8. 

68 viii Persis, b. 4 Jan., 1755. 

ix Elizabeth, m. Nahum Warren of Grafton, and probably d. s. p. 

* Colonial War Record: 25 March, 1757. with Capt. Sam. Warren. 1759, Private, 
Whipple's Co., Ward's Regt., 18 2-3 days at Pontosook (Pittsfield') to recruit forces. 



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FOURTH GENERATION 

22 *LIEUT. NATHAN 4 , son of Nathan 3 and Elizabeth 
(Howe) Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 28 Nov., 1693; died 
in Southboro, Mass., 15 Sept., 1784, ae. 91; married (1) 24 Dec., 
1717, Dina, daughter of Edmund and Ruth (Parker) Rice of 
Westboro, Mass.; married (2) about 1729, Elizabeth (Ward) 
Snow. 

Morse gathered the following facts: Prior to the second divi- 
sion of the original township of Marlboro, in 1727, Nathan held 
several minor town offices, but in the new town of Southboro, to 
which he was set off, he appears at once among her principal 
citizens, serving the first year as a selectman and soon after as 
treasurer. He was repeatedly placed on committees for hiring 
schoolmasters and chosen for the 29th time as a selectman at the 
age of 77 years, at which he remonstrated and was, with public 
thanks, excused. He lived near the houses of Samuel and Dana 
Brigham in the north part of Southboro, and is presumed to have 
inherited the lands southeast of Crane meadow, drawn in his grand- 
father Thomas' right. He did inherit the Bible, law-book, cane 
and sword of his father Nathan. He retained his vigor to a 
great age and when in his 90th year used to mount his horse without 
assistance. 

Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro: 

i Dina 5 , b. 5 Sept., 1719; m. 9 Nov., 1743, Jonathan Witt, Jr. 
ii Eunice, b. 4 Oct., 1721; m. 8 Sept., 1742, Hezekiah Newton (see 
Addenda). 

69 iii Moses, b. 2 Jan., 1722. 

iv Persis, b. 3 April, 1724; d. 12 July, 1740. 

70 v Elizabeth, b. 18 Dec, 1725. 

Children (by second wife), born in Southboro: 

71 vi Nathan, b. 13 March, 1730. 

72 vii Hepsibah, b. 1 June, 1732. 

73 viii Edmund, b. 12 Aug., 1733. 

74 ix William, b. 8 April, 1735. 

x Phineas, b. 11 Oct., 1737; d. 16 July, 1740. 
xi Tabitha, b. 27 Aug., 1739; d. 5 July, 1740. 

75 xii Ebenezer, b. 24 June, 1741. 

76 xiii Elijah, b. 5 Sept., 1743. 

23 fTHOMAS 4 , son of Capt. Nathan 3 and Elizabeth (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 22 Feb., 1695; died there, 25 
Nov., 1765; married, 25 Jan., 1719-20, Sarah, daughter of Jo- 

* Colonial War Record: Centinel (probably 1725), Capt. N. Brigham. 
t Colonial War Record: First Marlboro Co., 1757. 

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98 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

seph and Sarah (Howe) Stratton, born in Marlboro, 30 Nov., 
1700,* died there, his widow, 15 Sept., 1775. Her father was 
assigned to the garrison of Capt. Nathan Brigham, when she was 
11 years old, and Thomas was 16. 

Morse says that he settled in the south-west part of Marlboro, 
where he was constable and tythingman, and in 1740 and 1743, 
selectman, and sealer of leather 6 years; 1738 a petit jury-man, 
and 1731 member of a committee to procure a school-master; 1757 
he administered on the estate of David Burnham of Southboro. 
13 Aug., 1765, he made his will, giving to his wife Sarah the use 
of half his house; his pew in the meeting-house; all his house- 
hold stuff, and his horse and chaise, while she remained his 
widow; 7£ bushels of corn, 7^ bushels of rye, 1-| of wheat, all 
ground; 6 score weight of pork, 5 do. of beef; the apples, cider 
and sauces of all kinds that she might need; 2 cows and 5 sheep, 
kept summer and winter; 26s. 6d. in cash, and a supply of fire- 
wood, all to be supplied her annually by his sons Ithamar and 
Paul. To his sons Aaron, Ezekiel, and Elisha he gave one right 
in the great Crane swamp, to be equally divided between them, 
and each was to receive from his executors .£20, within 3 years 
after his decease. 

To his grand-daughter, Lydia Bigelow, he gave £133, to be 
paid her within 5 years after his death; also his desk and all 
his household stuff after the death of his wife, and all that be- 
longed to her aunt, Sarah Brigham, provided she should marry 
and leave heirs of her body; but otherwise, all after her death 
should go to his children or their heirs ; to Ithamar and Paul 
he gave his wearing apparel, his husbandry tools, and steelyard; 
and after the death of their mother, his clock, chaise and pew; 
and to Paul the half of his house reserved for her; his money and 
stock he ordered to be equally divided among his children and 
grand-children; to his sons Ithamar and Paul, he gave his home- 
stead, and all his lands in Marlboro, Westboro and Southboro, and 
a right in little Crane swamp, and made them his executors. His 
will was proved 6 March, 1766. In 1858 his house, north of the 
then Alden Brigham place, was still standing. 

Children : 

77 i Aaron 5 , b. 17 March, 1720. 

78 ii Lydia, b. 14 March, 1721-2. 

79 iii Ezekiel, b. 14 Feb., 1723-24. 

80 iv Elisha, b. 25 Nov., 1726. 

81 v Ithamar, b. 6 Oct., 1729. 

vi Sarah, b. 12 March, 1731-32; d. unm., 21 July, 1765. 
vii Thomas, b. 23 April, 1734; d. 3 June, 1740. 

82 viii Paul, b. 26 March, 1737. 

ix Ephraim, b. 6 April, 1739; d. 22 June, 1740. 
x Abner, b. 13 Jan., 1741-2; d. 28 Sept., 1746. 
* History of Marlboro: Morse says " 1701." 



FOURTH GENERATION 99 

24 ELIZABETH 4 , daughter of Capt. Nathan 3 and Elizabeth 
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Jan., 1699-1700; 
d. there, 11 Oct., 1757; married 25 April, 1722, John, son of 
Samuel Stow (who was in Marlboro by 1684, descended from 
John of Roxbury, emigrant of 1634; a member of the Ancient 
& Hon. Artillery Co.; in King Philip's War); born in Marlboro, 
30 March, 1696; died there, 2 July, 1761. 

Children (Stow), born in Marlboro: 

i *Elizabeth% b. 17 July, 1723; m. 20 May, 1752, John Eager of 
Marlboro; he d. 9 April, 1777. Ch. (Eager): 
1 Joseph 6 ; 2 Luke; and 2 d. y. 
ii Manasseh, b. 8 Nov., 1724; d. in Southboro, 1776; m. 17 Nov., 
1747, Dinah Morse, b. in Marlboro, 8 Oct., 1729; she was descended 
from Joseph of Watertown. 
iii Hannah, b. 14 July, 1726. 
iv Miriam, b. 7 Jan., 1729; d. 7 July, 1741. 

v Mary, b. 2 Sept., 1730; d. 11 Jan., 1814; m. 9 June, 1752, Asa 
Howe of Petersham; des. from John of Marlboro; b. there, 31 
Jan., 1728. Ch. (Howe): John*, b. Marlboro, 
vi Keziah, b. 8 Sept., 1732; d. 17 Jan., 1823; m. 27 Nov., 1755, 
Abner, son of Joseph Morse, des. from Joseph of Watertown; b. 
Marlboro, 5 Nov., 1727; d. 3 June, 1810; moved to Paxton. Ch. 
(Morse) : 

1 Aaron*; 2 Elijah; 3 Stephen; 4 Kezia. 
vii Abigail, b. 7 Aug., 1734; d. 25 Sept., 1823; m. 26 Dec, 1753, 
Ebenezer, son of Eben. Hagar; b. 16 March, 1728; d. in M., 19 
Dec, 1798. Ch. (Hagar): 
1 Joel*; 2 Elizabeth; 3 Nancy; 4 Lovice; 5 Abigail; 6 Cate. 
viii Ephraim, b. 30 March, 1736; d. 19 Oct., 1752. 
ix Sarah, b. 4 April, 1738; d. 17 Dec, 1804; m. 12 Feb., 1761, Wil- 
liam, son of Eben Hagar, des. from William of Watertown; b. 
21 April, 1733; d. 9 Jan., 1811. Ch. (Hagar): 
1 Ephraim*; 2 Lydia; 3 Eben; 4 William; 5 Martin. 
x John, b. 17 Nov., 1740; d. 18 Feb., 1828; m. 4 June, 1766, Grace, 
dau. of Micah Newton; b. 12 June, 1746; d. 26 May, 1824. Ch.: 
1 Elizabeth*; 2 William; 3 Mary; 4 Sarah. 

25 SARAH 4 , daughter of Capt. Nathan 3 and Elizabeth (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 Dec, 1701; died there, 
5 Nov., 1744; married 14 Mch., 1727, Capt. Uriah, son of Zerub- 
babel and grandson of William Eager (Morse has it " Hager,") 
of Marlboro; born there, 4 Apr., 1700; died there, 30 Dec, 1780; 
marched on the Lexington Alarm. He married (2) Rebecca Rice, 
who d. s. p. 1790. 

Children (Eager), by first wife, born in Marlboro: 

i Nathan 6 , b. 9 Feb., 1731; m. 1755, Sarah Goodnow. 
ii Mary (or Sarah), b. 27 May, 1733. 

iii Fortunatus, b. 6 July, 1735; m. 13 June, 1758, Mehitable Bigelow. 
iv Elizabeth, b. 21 Jan., 1737; d. 24 July, 1740. 

* In one place the History of Marlboro says she died 25 May, 1750; again that 
she was married 20 May, 1752; again that she died in 1801. 

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100 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

v Uriah, b. 5 Feb., 1740; m. 29 March, 1764, Tryphosa, dau. of 
Joseph Bush; b. in Marlboro, 13 July, 1736; d. 8 Feb., 1802; 
he d. 30 Sept., 1813; was in the Revolution. Ch.: 
1 Rebecca*; 2 Mary; 3 Triphena; 4 Moses; 5 Lydia; 6 Hep- 
zibah. 
vi Hannah, b. 29 Dec., 1741; m. 10 Feb., 1761, Uriah Newton, Jr., 
b. in M., 17 May, 1736; des. from Richard of Marlboro. Ch. 
(Newton): 
1 Jonathan*. 

26 ZIPPORAH 4 , daughter of Capt. Nathan 3 and Elizabeth 
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 Sept., 1704; died 
there, 2 May, 1790; married John Warren Jr., born in Marlboro, 
3 Apr., 1701; died 27 Dec, 1783; descended from John of Water- 
town, the emigrant of 1630. He was an important Marlboro 
citizen. ' 

Children (Warren), born in Marlboro: 

i Elizabeth 5 , b. 31 March, 1734; m. 13 June, 1754, Asa Brigham, 63. 
ii John, b. 16 Oct., 1735; d. 25 Apr., 1737. 
' iii Anne, b. 27 Aug., 1737; m. 26 Oct., 1757, Larkin, son of Col. 
Abraham Williams, and grandson of Abraham, a proprietor of 
Marlboro, in 1663; b. 29 Dec, 1728; moved to Chester about 1774, 
where probably d. Ch. (Williams), b. Marlboro, except youngest: 
1 Anna*; 2 Ephraim; 3 John; 4 Larkin; 5 Louisa; 6 George; 
7 Anna; 8 William, b. in Chester; settled in New Fane, Vt., 
and gave name of " Williamsville " to the place of his residence, 
iv Lieut. John, b. 19 June, 1739; m. 27 Jan., 1763, Rachel, dau. of 
Jonathan Barnes; b. 13 July, 1740; a prominent citizen. Ch. : 
1 Anna"; 2 William. 

v Persis, b. 9 Apr., 1741 ; m. Arnold. 

vi Hastings, b. 20 Feb., 1743; d. 17 Nov., 1760, in Albany in the 

French War. 
vii Catherine, b. 3 Nov., 1745; d. in M., 1 Feb., 1826; m. 21 Feb., 
1763, Bailey, son of Aaron Eager; b. in Marlboro, 7 Feb., 1741; 
d. 26 Feb., 1790. Ch. (Eager): 
1 Lucretia?; 2 Abraham; 3 Stephen; 4 Jonathan. 
viii Thaddeus, b. 20 March, 1747; d. 18 June, 1821; m. 27 Dec., 1770, 
Lucy, dau. of Samuel Stevens; b. in M. 21 Jan., 1752; d. 17 
June, 1821. Ch.: 
1 Lydia"; 2 John; 3 Samuel, m. Betsey W. Brigham; 4 Hastings; 
5 Lucy; 6 Sarah; 7 Edward, a missionary to Ceylon; 8 Eliza- 
beth; 9 Sophia; 10 Millicent. 

27 HANNAH 4 , daughter of Capt. Nathan 3 and Elizabeth 
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 March, 1706; was 
living as late as 1783; married 7 June, 1732, Jabez, son of Caleb 
Rice, and gr. -grandson of Edmund Rice the emigrant; born in 
Marlboro, 2 Feb., 1702; died 1783. 

Children (Rice), bom in Marlboro: 

i Hannah 5 , b. 9 March, 1737; d. 30 March, 1751. 
ii Caleb, b. 7 May, 1740; d. 28 Dec, 1776; grad. Harvard Coll., 



FOURTH GENERATION 101 

1764; m. Mary, dau. of Rev. Nathan Stone, first minister in 
Southboro. Ch. : 
1 Caleb 6 ; 2 Nathan; 3 Ephraim; 4 Solomon. 
iii Jabez, b. IT July, 1746; d. 3 Nov., 1809; m. 27 June, 1776, Alice 
Howe, who m. (2) Simon Goddard. Ch.: 
1 Hannah 6 ; 2 Sally; 3 Jabez; 4 Abel. 
iv Noah, b. 10 Sept., 1751; d. 1 Oct., 1820; grad. Harvard Coll., 
1777; m. (1) 1778, Sarah Cazeneau of Boston, who d. 15 May, 
1781; m. (2) Mrs. Hannah (Palfrey) Cole of Boston, who d. 17 
Sept., 1826. Ch.: 
Y Henry 8 ; 2 Sarah; 3 Sophia; 4 William; 5 Rufus; 6 Hannah, 
and others who d. y. 

28 CAPT. EPHRAIM 4 , son of Capt. Nathan 3 and Elizabeth 
(Howe) Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 20 Jan., 1707-8; died 
there, 7 Feb., 1771; married, 15 April, 1730, Hannah Willard of 
Grafton. She married (2) Joseph Wilder, 6 Apr., 1774. 

Was lieutenant in the engagement at Charlestown, N. H., 3 
Aug., 1746. Settled in Marlboro in the School District No. 3, of 
Morse's day and was one of the largest taxpayers in the town, 
and a prominent citizen; was treasurer 1742, '43, '50, '52-64; 
assessor 1747, '59-63, '65, '68; selectman 1749, '50, '54, '56-59, 
'61, '62, '65, '67, '69; jury-man, moderator, etc. There were 32 
heirs to his estate, none of whom were his descendants. One hundred 
and thirty-three pounds were left to Marlboro under the care of the 
selectmen and the minister for the time being. The proceeds of ,£22 
were to be paid to the minister for preaching, in person or by proxy, 
an annual sermon to promote the present and future reformation and 
happiness of the young; and the income of the remainder was 
to support a school in the middle of the town, distinct from the 
district schools, for " Writing and cyphering." The " Brigham 
School " was to be kept open about a month in the spring for 
older pupils. Fund now merged in the general appropriation. 

The line is extinct. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Hannah 5 , b. 26 March, 1T32; d. 21 Sept., 1736. 
ii Ephraim, b. 10 Aug., 1748; d. 25 Sept., 1748. 

29 KEZIAH 4 , daughter of Jonathan 3 and Mary (Fay) Brig- 
ham; (dates of birth and death unknown); married 13 Dec., 
1718, Elias, son of James Keyes; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1694; 
died in New Marlboro, Mass., 27 Feb., 1756; he was one of the 
16 founders of the church in Shrewsbury, Mass., where he moved; 
in 1744 moved to New Marlboro. 

Children (Keyes), born in Shrewsbury: 

i Elias 5 , b. 22 July, 1719; went to New Marlboro. Ch.: 

1 Zenas 6 . 
ii Mary, b. 13 April, 1721; d. 1724. 



102 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iii David, b. 20 Sept., 1722. 
iv Robert, b. 18 April, 1725. 

v Mary, b. 12 Dec., 1726. 
vi Charles, b. 29 April, 1728. 
vii Keziah, b. 13 Feb., 1730. 
viii Paul, b. 16 Sept., 1731. 
ix Zenas, b. 9 March, 1733; d. 1740. 

x Martha, b. 27 June, 1736. 
xi Thaddeus, b. 17 June, 1738. 
xii Deliverance, b. 14 March, 1740. 

30 ZERVIAH 4 , daughter of Jonathan 3 and Mary (Fay) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 Oct., 1698; died in Shrewsbury, 
Mass., 1 July, 1736; married, 16 Mch., 1724, Ebenezer Bragg, a 
carpenter from Ipswich to Marlboro and thence to Shrewsbury, 

Mass.; he died there, 1 Sept., 1766, ae. 67; he m. (2) Sarah , 

by whom 1 1 children. 

Children {Bragg), by first wife, born in Shrewsbury : 

i Ebenezer 5 , b. 7 March, 1725; m. 5 Oct., 1751, Sibilla Bouker. 
Ch.: 
1 Nathaniel 9 ; 2 Timothy; 3 (Dea). John. 
ii Zerviah, b. 29 June, 1727; d. y. 
iii Lydia, b. 27 Jan., 1729. 
iv Abiel, b. 25 June, 1730; m. Abigail Wilson. Ch.: 

1 Lovisa*; 2 Elizabeth. 
v Elizabeth, b. 10 Jan., 1732. 
vi Moses, b. 19 Aug., 1733. 
vii Mary, b. 4 Jan., 1735. 
viii Zerviah, b. 22 June, 1736; d. y. 
ix Thankful, b. 22 June, 1736; d. 7 April, 1756. 

31 RUTH 4 , daughter of Jonathan 3 and Mary (Fay) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 30 April, 1704; died there, 14 
Oct., 1791; married (second wife), 12 July, 1727, Joseph Howe 
Jr., of Marlboro; born 19 Feb., 1697; died 18 Feb., 1775; (by 
his first wife, Zerviah, he had a child Zerviah) ; he was a large 
owner of land in New Marlboro, Mass. 

Children (Howe), by second wife, born in Marlboro: 

i Joseph 6 , b. 1 Feb., 1728; d. 26 Sept., 1800; m. 21 May, 1751, 
Grace, dau. of Simon Rice, who d. 23 Jan., 1816, ae. 87. Ch.: 
1 Lovina"; 2 Reuben; 3 Simon; 4 Samuel; 5 Lucy; 6 Eli; 
7 Daniel; 8 Miriam; 9 Hepsibah; 10 Joseph, and others 
who d. y. 
ii Dorothy, b. 4 May, 1730; d. 30 May, 1764; m. 20 Nov., 1750, 
Col. Cyprian Howe, b. in Marlboro, 29 March, 1729; was in the 
Revolution; m. (2) Mary "Williams. Ch. (by first wife) (Howe): 
1 Martha 9 ; 2 Jabez; 3 Phebe; 4 Catee, m. Joel Brigham, 88. 
iii Dinah, b. 11 Oct., 1731; m. Josiah Willard. 
iv Thaddeus, b. 30 May, 1733; m. 12 April, 1757, Levinah 8 Brigham, 

117. 
v Elizabeth, b. 12 Dec, 1734; m. Dr. Rice of Barre, Mass. 
vi Samuel, b. 22 May, 1737; d. 1756, in the French War. 



FOURTH GENERATION 103 

vii Phineas, b. 25 Jan., 1739; d. 14 March, 1832; m. (1) 11 Dec, 
1764, Dorothy Burnet, who d. 9 Dec, 1781; m. (2) 1783, Sarah 
Brooks, who d. 22 July, 1784; m. (3) 4 Jan., 1798, Lydia Ruggles, 
who d. 1837 ae. 84. Ch. (by first wife): 
1 Sylvanus*; 2 Elizabeth; 3 Jedediah; 4 Gilbert; 5 Lovice. 

Ch. (by second wife) : 
6 Phinehas. 
viii Artemas, b. 15 Jan., 1743; d. 17 Nov., 1813; m. 28 March, 1767, 
Mary, dau. of Gershom Bigelow; who d. 15 Aug., 1810, ae. 65. 
Ch.: 
1 Elisha"; 2 Catherine; 3 Mary; 4 Jonas; 5 Lydia; 6 Sally; 
7 Stephen, m. Susanna Brigham, dau. of 169; 8 David; 9 
Samuel; 10 Levi; 11 Jabez; 12 Moses. 
ix Miriam, b. 5 Dec, 1744; d. 14 Nov., 1825; m. April, 1763, Timothy, 
son of Gershom Bigelow; b. in Marlboro, 1 Nov., 1738; d. 6 Nov., 
1817. Ch. (Bigelow): 
1 David"; 2 Lydia; 3 Ephraim. 

32 * JONATHAN 4 , son of Jonathan 3 and Mary (Fay) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 March, 1707; died there, 4 
Jan., 1768; married, 3 April, 1733, Damaris, daughter of Benja- 
min and Mary (Graves) Rice, born in Marlboro, 20 July, 1711; 
died 9 Nov., 1751. He lived in Marlboro and was surveyor there 
in 1743 and constable in 1749- 

Children, born in Marlboro: 
83 i Noah 5 , b. 24 Nov., 1734. 

ii Mary, b. 25 April, 17 — ; d. s. p. in Northboro, Oct., 1807; m. 
Thaddeus, son of Gershom and Hannah (Oaks) Fay of Northboro, 
whose first wife was Thankful Rice. He d. in Northboro, 22 July, 
1822, ae. 91., s. p. 
iii Matthias, b. 24 Aug., 1742; d. 18 Aug., 1752. 
iv Damaris, b. 15 April, 1746; d. 12 July, 1752. 

33 fCAPT. JESSE 4 , son of Jonathan 3 and Mary (Fay) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, 10 July, 1710; died in Northboro, 8 
Dec., 1796; married, 4 June, 1734, Bethiah, daughter of Jacob 
Rice; born 13 Aug., 1712; died 19 Dec, 1794. 

Morse says he settled in Westboro, in that part which, in 1766, 
became the east part of Northboro; was a large land-owner. 
Was one of a committee to build the Northboro Precinct meeting- 
house, in 1 744, etc. ; in 1 766 he was selectman and held other town 
offices. He made his will 8 Sept., 1767, giving to his wife her 
thirds and all his in-door movables, to be disposed of at her 
pleasure to his 3 daughters. To son Timothy, to whom he had 
previously given lands and buildings, he bequeathed half of his 
right to the undivided lands of Marlboro. To son Artemas he 
gave his buildings and lands in Northboro, his lands in Leicester 
and Paxton, all his live-stock and tools, his firearms, sword and 
cane, requiring him to provide a horse for his mother to ride at 

* Colonial War Record: First Marlboro Co., 1757. 

t Colonial War Record: "Ensign" Train Band, 1757; Capt. 2d Westboro Co., 
1762. 



104 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

times when she should have occasion; to pay ,£52 to his sister 
Rice; to his sisters Vashti and Mary, each £66, and to provide 
them with room in his house so long as they should live single. 
Artemas was sole executor. 
Children, born in Westboro: 

84 i Timothy 5 , b. 16 Feb., 1735-6. 

85 ii Artemas, b. 29 Sept., 1739. 

iii Persis, b. 7 March, 1741-2; d. 17 Sept., 1745. 

86 iv Sarah, b. 21 Feb., 1745-6. 

v Vashti, b. 27 Feb., 1748; m. Gage. 

vi Mary, b. 6 Sept., 1750; m. Gassett. 

34 *JOEL 4 , son of Jonathan 3 and Mary (Fay) Brigham; born 
in Marlboro, 2 Oct., 1714; died at son Jonathan's in N. Y., April, 
1797; married 17 March, 1740-1, Mary Church. 

Morse says that he kept a public house in Marlboro for more 
than 50 years; was selectman in 1763 and 1772; had extensive 
land and business connections, and sustained a considerable loss 
in Continental money; was a noted Whig. About 1783, after the 
death of his wife, he removed with his sons to Madison, N. Y. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

87 i William 5 , b. 20 March, 1741-2. 

ii Zerviah, b. 10 June, 1745; d. 31 Aug., 1746. 

iii Zerviah, b. 5 July, 1747; m. Maynard of Worcester, 

Mass. She d. and he m. a second time. 

88 iv Joel, b. 5 April, 1751. 

89 v Jonathan, b. 29 Oct., 1754. 

90 vi John, b. 16 April, 1758. 

91 vii Samuel, b. 3 Dec, 1760. 

35 f J AMES 4 , son of Jonathan 3 and Mary (Fay) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Oct., 1717; died in Brookfield, Mass., 
15 March, 1794; married Anna, daughter of Elisha Rice of Brook- 
field, Mass.; born, 5 July, 1726; died in Brookfield, 9 May, 

1799- 

Morse says that he settled on a tract of one thousand acres 
on the south side of the Quabog River in Brookfield, which his 
father had purchased, 7 Nov., 1722, for about $250, more or less. 
He built his house one and a half miles south-west of the Brook- 
field Depot (formerly South Brookfield). He is on a list of men 
who served to the credit of the 3d precinct of Brookfield, dated 
30 June, 1778, credited with 8 months' service. 

Children, probably born in Brookfield: 

92 i Tilly 5 , b. 6 June, 1748. 

93 ii Elisha, b. 6 Jan., 1750. 

94 iii Jonathan, b. 22 Oct., 175—. 

* On Committee of Correspondence, 1780. 

t Colonial War Record: " Corporal." Relief of Fort William Henry, 1757. 



FOURTH GENERATION 105 

36 *JOHN*, son of David 3 and Deborah Brigham; born 
in Marlboro, Mass., 22 April, 1704; died in Shrewsbury, Mass., 
to which town he moved and where he made his will, 20 July, 1767; 
he married Susanna ; born in 1708; died 12 Feb., 1761. 

By will, his two sons divided his farm, Samuel being executor. 
His two daughters were each to have a cow and one half of the 
indoor movables. They were to be furnished room in the house 
and firewood, and to have their cows kept at halves. 

Children, born in Shrewsbury : 

i Deborah 5 , b. 11 Dec, 1737; d. unm., at Shrewsbury, 22 Oct., 
1816, ae. 79. 

95 ii John, b. 25 July, 1739. 

96 iii Samuel, b. 1 July, 1741. 

iv Susannah, b. 5 July, 1745; d. s. p. 12 March, 1830, ae. 85; m. 24 
Nov., 1785, David, son of Deacon Jonathan Nelson of Upton, 
Mass.; he d. in Shrewsbury, 12 May, 1827, ae. 90; (m. for his 
first wife Susannah Bacheller, who d. in 1785, and had seven sons 
and two daughters (see Hist, of Shrewsbury). 

37 fSILAS 4 , son of David 3 and Mary (Newton) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 Aug., 1710; died, 11 March, 1791; 
married (1) Mindwell Grout, who died 8 June, 1741; married (2) 
(published 30 Jan., 1743) widow Tabitha (Prescott) Sawyer of 
Lancaster, Mass. 

Morse says he became associated with her as administrator on 
her former husband's estate. See Hist, of Lancaster. 

Children (by first wife), bom in Westboro: 

i J Jemima , b. 23 March, 1736-37; m. 25 Jan., 1763, Constantine 
Hardy of Westboro. 
ii Mary, b. 19 April, 1739; d. 14 Jan., 1740. 

* Colonial War Record: On Alarm List Shrewsbury Co., 1757. In 1759, 
" invalid." 

t Colonial War Record: Private in Train Band, 1757, Shrewsbury, 1st Co., Capt. 
Ward. 

t "27 March, 1737 N. B. Mr. Silas Brigham and Mr. Eleazer Pratt of 

Shrewsbury had desired me to baptize yeir Children. Accordingly, in my usual 
manner I desired ye Children might be brought forth to Baptism. But only one 
appeared. I looked about till I conceived yt something had befallen ye other or 
those concerned with it. I proceeded and baptised Mr. Pratt's (wh was ye Child 
yt was brought) wn the prayers were over we proceeded to ye last Singing; in ye 
Time of the ye last Singing Mr. Brigham and his Child came in — After ye Blessing 
and wn I was down in ye Alley going out, Mr. Brigham asked me whether his 
child could not be baptized. I ans'd. it could not now. My Reasons are these. 
Besides that, when I am spent with the foregoing Services, it is too much to expect 
me to repeat ym over again. Besides that, such a custom indulged would involve 
us in great irregularity and Difficulty, but this administration for my known Friends 
would have forced me to make it a custom, and besides the impatience of many 
of the Congregation to get away home, being they live 4, 5, or 6 miles off. Besides 
those Reasons, I would urge yt was so very sudden upon me yt I could not judge 
wh way I could vindicate it if I should proceed. Again by ye suddenness I was 
too much confused to have my Power at command to perform the Devotions; 
nor was I furnished therfor (Eccl. 5; 1, 2). So it would have been nothing short 
of horrible Presumption for me to have done it." — Parkman Diary. 

The Editor of the Diary adds: " Poor Silas and poor Mindwell! How they 
must have worried and how flushed his young face must have been when he marched 



106 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children (by second wife), bom in Lancaster : 
97 iii David, b. 4 April, 1745. 

iv Mindwell, b. 7 Feb., 1746-47. 
v Mary, b. 1 March, 1748-49. 

38 COL. LEVI 4 , 6th child and 4th son of David 3 and his 2d 
wife, Mrs. Mary (Leonard) Newton Brigham (widow of Edward 
Newton); born 21 Aug., 1716, in Marlboro, Mass., upon his 
father's farm, in that portion of the town which was set off as 
Westboro, in 1717; died in Northboro, Mass., 1 Feb., 1787; mar- 
ried, 6 June, 1745, Susanna, daughter of * Joseph 3 (Joseph 1 , 
John 2 ) and Mrs. Mary (Harrington) Rogers Grout; born in 
Watertown, Mass, 2 March, 1720; died in Northboro, 17 March, 
1816. 

When his father divided his farm among his children, Levi 4 
received and settled upon the northerly portion of it, most of 
which, at the division of Westboro, in 1766, was set off into North- 
boro, of which town it formed the south-east corner. He was 
born, lived and died upon the same farm, and yet was, at different 
periods of his lifetime, a citizen of 3 different towns. 

In 1763 he was one of the selectmen of Westboro, and subse- 
quently held the same office in Northboro for 7 years. He was 
also sealer of leather. In 1757, when 41 years old, he was Cornet 
of the Shrewsbury Troop of Horse, commanded by Captain Benja- 

down the aisle, after all the hurry, to have his pride in his first-born so humbled 
by the Minister's censure! " 

The Church Records say under date of April 3, 1737: " Jemima of Silas and 
Mindwell Brigham baptized by Rev. Mr. Prentice of Grafton." 

* Joseph' Grout was the 2d child and only son of Joseph 2 Grout (John 1 ) of 
Watertown and his wife Susanna Hagar. He was born in Watertown 6 Feb., 
1683, and resided there until March, 1733, when he removed, with his family, to 
Westboro, where he died in 1759. 3 Jan., 1717, he married Mrs. Mary (Harrington) 
Rogers, widow of Daniel Rogers and dau. of Edward and Mary (Ockington) Harrington 
of Watertown; she was b. 2 Jan., 1693. 

Joseph 2 Grout, was a son of Capt. John' Grout and his 2d wife, Sarah Busby. 
He was b. in Sudbury 24 July, 1649, and removed to Watertown, where in 1675 
he was a Trooper in Capt. Thomas Prentice's Middlesex Troop of Horse and served 
during the campaign against the Narragansetts in the early part of King Philip's 
War. About 1680 he m. Susanna, dau. of William and Mary (Bemis) Hagar of 
Watertown, by whom he had 3 ch. He d. in 1720, his wife outliving him. 

Capt. John 1 Grout, was b. about 1616, probably in England, emigrated to New 

England about 1634, and was in Watertown in 1640 with wife Mary by whom 

he had a son John, b. 1641, but who must have d. soon afterward, for he m. (2) 

Sarah, dau. of Nicholas & Bridget ( ) Busby, by whom Capt. John had a 

dau. Sarah, b. in Watertown, n Dec, 1643. 

During 1643 he removed to Sudbury where he acquired land and was made a 
Sergeant of the Military Company. Oct. 7, 1662, sundry inhabitants of Sudbury 
petitioned the Gen. Court that John Grout " be allowed to practice the mistery of 
chirurgery." In 1685 he was made a Freeman and in 1667 the town records refer 
to him as Ensigne Grout, which rank he held during King Philip's War and as 
late as 1685, during which year the Gen. Court granted the claim of Ensigne 
Grout for compensation for losses sustained during the Indian attack on Sudbury, 
April 21, 1676. In 1688 Lieut. John Grout was appointed one of the custodians of 
the public stock of ammunition, and the Vital Records of Sudbury show that Capt 
John Grout d. 25 July, 1697. John Grout also served the town of Sudbury 30 years 
as selectman and 7 years as town clerk. 




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FOURTH GENERATION 107 

min Eager, attached to the 3d regiment of Militia of the counties 
of Middlesex and Worcester. He served as delegate from North- 
boro in the Provincial Congress during its 3 sessions, 7 Oct., 
1774, to 10 Dec, 1774, 1 Feb., 1775, to 29 May, 1775, and 31 
May, 1775, to 19 July, 1775. 

March 23, 1776, he was commissioned Lieut. Colonel in Col. 
John Goulding's 6th Worcester County regiment of militia of 
which *Job Cushing of Shrewsbury was Major and subsequently 
Colonel. In 1778 Col. Brigham received £27 from the town of 
Northboro for his services in the war since 19 Apr., 1775. 

Children, all born on the home farm in Westboro: 

98 i Levi 5 , b. 26 Aug., 1746. 

ii Joseph, b. 21 Nov., 1747; d. 13 Feb., 1760, killed by a fall, 
iii Elijah, b. 14 Jan., 1750; d. 12 Sept., 1750. 

99 iv Elijah, b. 7 July, 1751. 

100 v Susanna, b. 21 Jan., 1754. 

101 vi Winslow, b. 18 June, 1756. 

vii Josiah, b. 12 Aug., 1758; d. unm., 9 Jan., 1788, in Westboro. He 
was a doctor, and is mentioned in the Diary of Rev. Ebenezer 
Parkman, as living with his brother-in-law, Breck Parkman, at 
different times. He was often at the parsonage, with Elijah, 
Moses and Samuel Brigham, to dine and to sing. 

viii Mindwell, b. 18 Aug., 1760; d. 1 Feb., 1784. 
ix Anna, b. 28 May, 1763; d. unm., 30 May, 1790. 

39 fCAPT. JONAS 4 , son of David 3 and Mary (Leonard) New- 
ton Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 25 Feb., 1718; died there, 
25 Sept., 1789; married 16 Jan., 1745-6, Persis Baker, who died 
3 Nov., 1784. 

He settled on land in Westboro inherited from his father, and 
built about 20 rods south of the present Insane Asylum. He was 
one of the most distinguished citizens of Westboro, and through 
life stood high in the public esteem and confidence; was elected 
to town offices soon after attaining his majority, a thing of very 
rare occurrence in his time; was repeatedly selected to look after 
the interests of schools and was once placed on a committee to 
prepare instructions for the school committee of the town; he 
seems to have been a man of considerable education. He often 
served as surveyor and constable, and was 7 years selectman, be- 
tween 1764-77. As moderator of town meetings, member of 

* Five years later, in 1781, Col. Brigham's son Winslow married Col. Cushing's 
daughter Alice. 

f Colonial War Record: Lieut. Westboro Train Band, 1757* "Acting Capt." 
Relief of Fort William Henry, 175*5. 

% " 6 Jan., 1779. Capt. Jonas Brigham and his wife were so benevolent as to 
present me with a Cheese. I take ye more notice of this because he has been so long 
aloof, but I rejoice in his friendly Disposition." 

" 9 Oct., 1780. Hear much of Bears — One is killed by Capt. Jonas Brigham and 
Others — weighed 300. I dined at Capt. Brigham's, I visit at Col. Brigham's .... " 
— Parkman Diary. 



108 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

vigilance committees and delegate to the County Congress at the 
beginning of the Revolutionary struggle, and during its continuance, 
he appears to have been an efficient and enlightened patriot. 

( 'hildren : 

102 i Martha 5 , b. 1 Nov., 1746. 

103 ii Jonas, b. 29 Oct., 1748. 

iii Hannah, b. ; d. in Westboro; m. Rev. Halloway, son of 

Elisha Fish of Upton, Mass., b. there, 2 Aug., 1762; grad. Dart- 
mouth Coll., 1790; res. in Marlboro, N. H., where d. 1 Sept., 1824; 
in 1840 she returned from Marlboro, N. H., to Westboro to reside 
with her nephew, Halloway Brigham, where she died; had no chil- 
dren, but adopted Hannah Halloway Brigham. 
iv Antipas, b. 23 July, 1750; d. 12 Nov., 1756. 

v Eli, b. 17 May, 1752; after grad. from Dartmouth College, A. B., 
1778, he became a merchant in Lancaster, Mass., and in about 8 
years failed in business; subsequently called on his brother in 
Bakersfield, Vt., with a team and load of goods, enroute for 
Canada. He was known to have taken the ice-road to Lake 
Champlain, but was never heard of afterward; his friends be- 
lieved he was lost in the lake; no family. 

104 vi Edward, b. 21 May, 1754. 

105 vii Barnabas, b. 29 March, 1756. 

106 viii Antipas, b. 15 March, 1758. 

107 ix Daniel, b. 12 June, 1760. 

108 x David, b. 31 March, 1762. 

xi Persis, b. 23 April, 1764; d. 3 Feb., 1775. 

109 xii Joseph, b. 20 April, 1766. 

xiii William, b. 12 May, 1768; d. 7 Dec, 1779.* 

40 fMAJOR ASA 4 , son of David 3 and Mary (Newton) Brig- 
ham; born, 2 Dec, 1721, in Westboro, Mass; died in Fitzwilliam, 
N. H., 6 Nov., 1777; married 23 Jan., 1745, Mary Newton, who 
died 17 Dec, 1795, ae. 70. See Westboro Vital Records. 

He resided in Shrewsbury, Mass., until 1775, where, in 1747, he 
was admitted to the church. His house was still standing in 
1 894 in an excellent state of preservation, when the author visited it. 

" In September, 1 894, I visited the old Shrewsbury homestead 
of Capt. Asa Brigham, my direct ancestor and the 4th generation 
from Thomas the Puritan. The house is situated, approximately, 
a half mile east of Brigham Hill and 2i miles south-east of the 

* " Dec. 6, 1779. Was called away to see a young son of Capt. Jonas Brigham 
viz; his son William in his 12th year, who was throught to be under extremely dan- 
gerous Symptoms. I went prayed, breakfasted there." 

" Dec. 7, 1779. Mr. Edward Brigham came to acquaint me that his Brother 
dyed this morning and to desire me to attend ye Funeral on Thursday; at nine A. M. 
I remonstrated, but it was settled, I suppose." 

"Dec. 9, 1779.... I did not go to Capt. Brigham's as I was at first desired. Mr. 
Edward had come yesterday and told me his Father would conform to ye proposal to 
bring ye Corps to ye Meeting-House. They did so and I prayed there. After this 
they proceeded to ye Interment, and I went to ye Grave with ym. We re-entered ye 
Meeting-House and having prayed already began with singing. Preached on pa. 68, 
26-28.". . . . — Parkman Diary. 

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present site of the Shrewsbury post-office on the road described 
as " the back road from the old pike road to Westboro." It 
faces north and stands on a slight elevation at a point where 
the road makes quite a bend toward the east. To the north-west, 
a newer and more modern house has been built and just across 
the road a barn, the original one having been torn down long 
since. The premises are at present occupied by Mr. George 
Freeman. The old house has a gable roof, is 2 stories high below 
the eaves, and at the time of its erection must have been quite a 
pretentious structure. It has 22 windows and 2 outside doors — 
1 in the front and 1 in the back. In the center of the house, divid- 
ing it into 2 equal parts, is an immense fire-place, oven and chim- 
ney, constructed of stone and brick. At the south side of the house 
is a hall connecting the 2 rooms of the ground floor; in this hall 
are 2 doors, 1 leads to the cellar, and the other is an outside door; 
a stairway leads to the next floor. The 2d floor has another 
stairway which leads to the attic. Two rods south of the house is the 
old well which originally supplied the barn as well as the house, 
and the pipes which carried the water to the barn are still in 
position 8 feet below the surface, and serve to carry off the excess 
of water; it is said that at no time since the well was dug h.is 
the water been below this pipe. The stumps of 2 huge Elms 
may be seen, one of which I measured and found to be 17^ ft. 
in circumference. In 1893, during a heavy storm, one of the large 
divisions of the tree was split off and falling on the roof of the 
house made quite a hole in it; the tree was so badly disfigured 
it was cut down. Mr. Freeman presented me with a cane turned 
from this tree." 

He was the first captain of So. Militia Co. of Shrewsbury, and 
moved to Fitzwilliam, 1775, where he was moderator 1775 and '77; 
selectman, 1776; on Committee of Safety and Treasurer, 1777- 
See Hist, of Fitzwilliam. 

Children, all born in Shrewsbury: 

110 i Alpheus 5 , b. 30 April, 1746. 

111 ii Molly, b. 10 March, 1748. 

112 iii Leonard, b. 7 May, 1750. 

iv Levinah, b. 21 Feb., 1752; m. 14 July, 1774, Antipas, son of 

Isaac Harrington of Troy, N. H.; b. in Grafton, Mass., 30 Sept., 

1753. Morse says " had ch." Troy Hist, does not mention him. 

113 v Stephen, b. 13 May, 1754. 

114 vi Elizabeth, b. 26 Sept., 1756. 

vii Asa, b. 10 Sept., 1758; d. Barnard, Vt, 1839; m. Sally Newton; 
was in the Revolutionary War; served in R. I., in 1778, in Col. 
Josiah Whitney's Regt.; res. Barnard. Ch., b. there: 

1 Sophia*, b. 24 Feb., 1786. 

2 Cloe, b. 16 July, 1789; m. ; res. Barnard. 

3 Sally, b. 2 May, 1792. 



110 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

4 Asa, b. 16 June, 1794; went west in 1830. 

5 Alden, b. 28 Oct., 1796; m. 1822, Lydia Lathrop Smith; res. 
Barnard, where d. 1872; ch.: Dennis S. 7 of Albany, N. Y. 

6 Polly, b. 8 Sept., 1798. 

viii Thankful, b. 13 June, 1760; d. 28 July, 1849; m. 6 Dec, 1786, 
Dr. Isaac Moore Farwell, b. in Townsend, Mass., 12 April, 1757; 
d. in Paris, N. Y., 11 Aug., 1840; grad. Dartmouth Coll.; went to 
Utica, N. Y. ; was selectman and town clerk of Fitzwilliam, 
N. H. Ch. (Farwell): 

1 Lyman", b. 5 Oct., 1798. 

2 Eli, res. Watertown, N. Y. 

3 More. 

4 Samuel, res. Utica. 

ix Lyman, b. 19 Nov., 1762; in Revolutionary War, July 1780; 
received £9 bounty (Fitzwilliam Town Records) ; res. Augusta, 
N. Y. 3 daus. 
115 x Josiah Newton, b. 30 March, 1765. 

41 MARTHA 4 , daughter of Gershom 3 and Mehetabel (War- 
ren) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 6 Oct., 1704; died, 15 
Oct., 1782; married 22 Feb., 1725, Capt. Joseph, son of John 
and Jerusha (Garfield) Bigelow; born in Marlboro, 1 Jan., 1703; 
died, 24 Jan., 1783. Resided in Shrewsbury in 1729, and was 
selectman in 1748. 

Children (Bigelow), born in Shrewsbury: 

i Capt. Joseph 6 , b. 9 Nov., 1726; m. Olive Beaman. Ch.: 

1 Stephen", and several daus. 
ii Martha, b. 3 May, 1728; d. y. 
iii Charles, b. 22 April, 1729; m. Lucy Bennett. Ch.: 

1 Andrew"; 2 Joseph; 3 Charles; 4 Solomon; 5 John; and 
daus. 
iv Martha, b. 10 March, 1733; d. 13 July, 1742. 
v Stephen, b. 10 Jan., 1735; d. unm., 1756. 

vi Anna, b. 14 Jan., 1737; m. 26 Oct., 1757, Samuel Hastings, 
vii Mehitable, b. 14 Sept., 1739; d. 1746. 

viii Solomon, b. 13 Oct., 1746; m. 6 April, 1769, Mary Demmon, 
who m. (2) William Small of Fitchburg. Solomon d. s. p. 
ix Mary, b. 18 Sept., 1748; m. 2 June, 1768, Isaac Moor of Bolton, 
Mass. Ch. (Moor): 
1 Isaac"; 2 Solomon; and 5 daus. 

42 * JOSEPH 4 son of Gershom 3 and Mehetabel (Warren) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, 21 April, 1706; died 29 July, 1786; 
married (1) 26 Aug., 1728, "("Comfort, daughter of John Bigelow 
who, previous to her birth, had been a captive among the Indians, 
'taken 15 Oct., 1705; (after his liberation he named his first-born 

Comfort and his second Freedom; Miss Ames of Marlboro cor- 
rects the Morse record); she d. 24 Sept., 1755, ae. 48; married 

• Colonial War Record: Centinel (probably 1725), Capt. N. Brigham. Marlboro 
Alarm List, 1757. 

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(2) 3 May, 1757, Ruth, daughter of Joseph Rice of Marlboro, 
and widow of Elisha Ward; born in Marlboro, 1 Sept., 1721; 
died 1 Feb., 1786. 

He resided in Marlboro and built the Joseph Brigham-Ames 
house. He was surveyor in 1734; petit jury -man, 1738; con- 
stable, 1740; selectman, 1749-50, '62, '64, '71; warden, 1766, 
and tythingman, 1775. 

Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro: 

i MehetabeF, b. 14 July, 1729; d. in Berlin, Mass., 1762; m. 1748, 
Capt. Samuel Jones Jr., b. in B., 1726; d. 23 Jan., 1797; he 
bought, in 1748, 137 acres, which included the land now a large 
part of the central village of Berlin, where he built " Jones Inn," 
in 1749; was a man of energy and good judgment; assistant 
sheriff. He m. (2) Dorothy Whitcomb, dau. of John, who had 
children. Ch., (Jones), b. in Berlin: 

1 MehetabeP, d. y., probably in Marlboro. 

2 Samuel, b. 22 March, 1751; d. y. 

3 Solomon, b. 5 March, 1753; d. y. 

4 Samuel, b. 14 Feb., 1757; m. Martha Fay, and had a family; 
moved to Marlboro, N. H. 

5 Sally, b. 19 Aug., 1758. 

6 Solomon, twin to Sally. 

7 Levina, b. 1761; m. Stephen Coolidge. 

116 ii Sarah, b. 13 May, 1731. 

117 iii Lavinah, b. 10 July, 1733. 

iv Joseph, b. 14 June, 1735; d. 17 July, 1742. 
v Comfort, b. 29 July, 1737; d. 17 July, 1742. 

vi Martha, b. 9 Sept., 1739; m. 20 Jan., 1763, Daniel Barnes, Jr.; 
b. 19 July, 1736. Ch. (Barnes), b. in Marlboro: 

1 John", b. 6 Nov., 1763; m. 8 March, 1785, Sarah, dau. of 
Abram Howe. 

2 Martha, b. 9 May, 1766; m. 28 Aug., 1783, Fortunatus Brig- 
ham, 168. 

118 vii Stephen, b. 15 Oct., 1741. 

119 viii Joseph, b. 27 Sept., 1743. 

ix Comfort, b. 26 Aug., 1745; d. 19 May, 1771; m. 14 March, 1770, 
Daniel, son of Samuel Stevens; b. 7 May, 1746; d. 7 Nov., 1810; 
he m. (2) 2 June, 1772, Lydia Brigham, dau. of 44; m. (3) 
Lavinia Barnard, and had ch. ; was in the Revolution; res. in 
Marlboro. Ch. (Stevens), by first wife, b. Marlboro: 
1 Samuel", b. 21 Feb., 1771; d. 29 Aug., 1775. 
x Jonah, b. 19 Nov., 1747; d. 1 Dec, 1827, s. p.; m. 1771, Sarah 

Walker. 
xi Lucy, b. 19 Aug., 1752; m. Samuel Stratton, son of 61. 

43 *fGERSHOM 4 , son of Gershom 3 and Mehetabel (Warren) 

Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Nov., 1712; died, — : 

; married, 26 Mch., 1741, Mary, daughter of Henry and 

* Colonial War Record: Capt. Fay's Train Band, 1757- 

t " December 27, 1779. .. .Called at Mr. Gershom Brigham's and begin to take 
Thomas's Spy of him " {.The Worcester Spy). 

"Jan. 22, 1780. Elias goes on Racketts to Mr. Gershom Brigham's. A news- 
paper of Dec. 30, is ye last." 



112 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Rebecca (Heywood) Lee, who died in Westboro, 5 Sept., 1780.* 
He resided in Westboro where he held town offices 1748-65. 

Children, born in Westboro: 

i Hepsibah 6 , b. 20 Jan., 1741-2, and no further reported. 

120 ii Gershom, b. 15 Oct., 1747. 

iii Seth, b. 22 June, 1750; res. and d. in Westboro; no family re- 
ported (Vide Hist, of Gardner). 
iv Silas, b. 27 March, 1753; res. and d. in Westboro; no family 
recorded. 
v Timothy, twin to Silas, res. in Westboro, and was selectman in 

1764. 
vi Joseph, b. 23 Aug., 1757; d. y. 

vii Mary, twin to Joseph, probably m. 12 Dec, 1776, Jonathan Pres- 
cott, Jr., of Lancaster, Mass. 

44 fSERGT. BENJAMIN 4 , son of Gershom 3 and Mehetabel 
(Warren) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 19 Feb., 1714-15; 
died ; married Hannah Merrill. 

He is supposed to have inherited the ancient homestead of his 
grandfather, Thomas, through his father Gershom, and to have 
left it to his youngest son Warren, who left it to Benjamin Thomas 8 
Brigham, son of 488. Warren weighed about 200 pounds and was 
of medium height. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

121 i Benjamin 6 , b. 11 March, 1741-2. 

122 ii Caleb, b. 20 Nov., 1743. 

123 iii Benajah, b. 15 March, 1745-6. 

124 iv Hannah, b. 1 May, 1748. 

125 v Gershom, b. 27 June, 1750. 

vi Warren, b. 16 Nov., 1753; d. 10 Jan., 1840, s. p.; m. Lucy 
Marble, who d. 19 Nov., 1858, ae. 90. He was well educated, but 
eccentric, and desired to keep everything " as it always was." 

vii Lydia, b. 28 Feb., 1758; d. 28 Dec, 1782; m. 2 June, 1772, 
Daniel, son of Samuel Stevens, whose first wife was Comfort 
Brigham, dau. of 42. Ch. (Stevens): 

1 Samuel 9 , b. 29 Oct., 1776; d. 16 Jan., 1791. 

2 Lydia, b. 18 May, 1778; d. 11 April, 1842; m. 1795, Seth, 
son of Edmund and Hannah (Gassett) Rice of Westboro. Ch. 
(Rice): i Lydia 7 , b. 12 April, 1796; ii Sophia, b. 6 Feb., 1798; 

* " Aug. 3, 1780. .. .Visit Mr. Gershom Brigham's wife who languishes. 

" Aug., 1780. On Deac. Wood's Horse I rode to Mr. Gershom Brigham's to see 
his Wife who is dangerously ill. The State of her Soul is deplorable as well as her 
Body. She was very sorry yt she had neglected ye Lord's Supper. She was in much 
Confusion. I prayed with her and ye Family. I dind there." 

"Aug. 31, 1780. Mr. Gershom Brigham brings his Wife's Earnest Desire yt I 
would visit her again & preach a Sermon there to-day. I complyed — delivered a 
short Discourse (as I could) from several passages in Isa. 55. ' Hear and your Soul 
shall live.' May God bless what was delivered. Mrs. B. is brot very low." 

" Sept. s, 1780. Mr. Gleason came and informed yt Mr. Gershom Brigham's 
Wife dyed this morning; and ye Survivors desire me to attend ye Funeral next 
Thursday." 

" Sept. 7, 1780. I rode one of Alexander's Horses to ye Funeral of Mrs. 
Brigham (Wife of Mr. Gershom) & prayed there " — Parkman Diary. 

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FOURTH GENERATION 113 

iii Samuel, b. 11 Nov., 1799; iv Lucy, b. 20 Aug., 1801; v 
Hollis, b. 26 June, 1803; vi Emeline, b. 26 April, 1805. 
3 Edward, b. 10 March, 1781; d. 1 Aug., 1782. 
viii Levinah, b. 2 Sept., 1760; m. 16 Dec, 1779, John Fay, Jr.; res. 
Marlboro. Ch. (Fay), b. Marlboro: 
1 Windsor*, b. 15 July, 1780. 

45 ELNATHAN 4 , son of Elnathan 3 and Bethiah (Ward) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 April, 1716; died 2 Sept., 
1802, in Mansfield, Conn. He settled on the homestead in Mans- 
field, Conn. 

Children, born in Mansfield: 

126 i Stephen", b. 1744. 

ii Elnathan, b. 1757; d. s. p., 1835; m. Mary ; res. Tolland, 

Conn. Was a pensioner in 1832, and probably was the one re- 
corded as being in Capt. Rudd's Co., Tyler's Brigade, when 
attempting to dislodge the British from Newport, from Aug. 
2-Sept. 12, 1778, and was at the battle of Long Island. Also in 
Capt. Waterman's Co., 6 Sept. to 8 Sept., 1781, and on duty 
in New London. 

46 PAUL 4 , son of Elnathan 3 and Bethiah (Ward) Brigham; 
born in Mansfield, Conn.; died in Coventry, Conn., 3 May, 1746; 
married, 1 July, 1741, Catherine Turner, who married (2), 18 
Oct., 1750, in Coventry, Benjamin Carpenter Jr., and had chil- 
dren, Alvin and Mabel. Resided in Coventry. 

Children : 

127 i Thomas 5 , b. 7 March, 1742. 

n Dinah, b. 14 Nov., 1743; d. 16 March, 1836; m. (1) Medad Curtis, 
who d. in Conn.; they had son John*, who moved to Ohio; she m. 
(2) 9 April, 1776, Elisha Tracy. 

128 iii Paul, b. 6 Jan., 1746. 

47 URIAH 4 , son of Elnathan 3 and Bethiah (Ward) Brigham; 
born in Mansfield, Conn., about 1723; died in Coventry, Conn., 
25 Jan., 1777, se. 54. He settled in Coventry and married (l) 
Lydia Ward, who died 14 Dec, 1750; and married (2) Ann, 
daughter of Amos Richardson of Coventry, 28 May, 1754. He 
was a patriot, and his anxiety for his country is believed to have 
hastened his death. He was very plain in all his tastes. 

Children (by first wife), born in Coventry: 

129 i Hannah 5 , b. 9 April, 1746. 

ii ("Capt.") Gershom, b. 1750; d. s. p. in C. about 1834, ae. 84; 
m. 13 Jan., 1774, Anne Parker of C, who died 18 Aug., 1815, 
ae. 66; was an inn-keeper. In vol. ii. of Recs. Conn., he is granted 
leave, May, 1778, to " keep a house of pubbck entertainment where 
he dwells til next Mch. 1, provided he executes proper bond to 
Treasurer of Windham Co." He lived on the " great road " 
from Hartford to Boston. 



114 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children (by second wife): 

iii Roger, b. 28 Oct., 1755; d. Nov., 1760. 

130 iv Bethiah, b. 14 July, 1757. 

131 v Anna, b. 14 Oct., 1759. 

vi Norman, b. 2 Dec, 1761; d. Aug., 1782, after release from 
British Prison Ship in N. Y. Harbor. 

132 vii Don Carlos, b. 21 Feb., 1764. 

133 riii Cephas, b. 7 Dec, 1765. 

ix Martha (or Marcia), b. 28 Jan., 1770; bapt. in Coventry, 1778; 

m. Edgarton. 

x Lucy (or Lucia), b. 6 Nov., 1771; bapt. in Coventry, 1778; m. 
31 Aug., 1800, Dr. Rice of Glastonbury, Conn. 

48 SAMUEL 4 , son of John Jr. 8 , and Martha Brigham; born 
in Sudbury, Mass., 27 April, 1716; was drowned; married Mary 
. He lived in Sudbury. 

Children, born in Sudbury: 

i Martha 5 , b. 1 Aug., 1739; m. 27 April, 1775, John Goodnow. 
Ch. (Goodnow), b. Sudbury: 

1 Elizabeth", b. 10 Feb., 1770. 

2 Jonas, b. 4 Dec, 1775. 

3 Nahum, b. 14 Dec, 1777. 

4 Martha, b. 19 May, 1780. 

ii Mary, b. 25 Sept., 1741; m. 14 Jan., 1761, Samuel Balcom of 

Sudbury ; no ch. recorded. 
iii Sarah, b. 2 Jan., 1744; m. Reuben Willis. 
iv John, b. 31 Jan., 1746. 
v Samuel, b. 31 Jan., 1746; m. 6 June, 1776, Hannah Brintall; he 

was on the Sudbury muster-roll of 1775; no ch. recorded in 

Sudbury, 
vi Phebe, b. 17 June, 1748; d. y. 

134 vii Hosea, b. 6 Sept., 1750. 
viii Phebe, b. 13 Jan., 1751. 

ix Hannah, b. 1 Feb., 1754; m. 2 Feb., 1775, Samuel Gleason. Ch. 
(Gleason), b. Sudbury: 

1 JoeF, b. 15 July, 1775. 

2 Ruth. b. 5 Sept., 1777. 

3 Molly, b. 21 March, 1781. 

135 x Joel, b. 5 March, 1756. 

136 xi Jonas, b. 26 May, 1758. 

49 SARAH 4 , daughter of John Jr. 3 and Martha Brigham; 
born in Sudbury, Mass., 29 Mch., 1718; married, 18 Mch., 1736, 
Capt. Samuel Brown ; born in Chelmsford, or Rutland, Mass., 8 
Dec, 1700. 

He was in the French and Indian Wars. He went from Concord 
to Rutland (now Paxton), Mass., where he resided south-east of 
Turkey Hill Pond; held town offices and was in the military 
service; he malted barley and made brick; was moderator (1765) 
of the first Paxton town meeting; subscribed to the first church 
covenant when organized in 1767; will dated 1 June, 1776; 



FOURTH GENERATION 115 

son Abel became executor 23 April, 1794. See Hists. of Rutland 
and Paxton. 

Children (Broivn), born in Rutland: 
i Abel\ b. probably 1739. 

ii Martha, b. probably 1743; m. Williams. 

iii Abigail, b. probably 1746; m. Davis. 

iv Samuel, b. 1749. 
v Alpheus, b. 1752; had a descendant, Charles Brigham Brown, 

who was local historian of Rutland, 
vi Abijah, b. Paxton, 9 Oct., 1755; d. 1834-6; m. 1775, Phebe, dau. 

of Dr. Solomon Parsons of Leicester, Mass.; b. 1755; a "Minute 

Man," and marched to Lexington with Capt. Phineas Moore; 

afterward in the Continental Army 3 years; moved to Swanzey, 

N. H. Ch.: 

1 Elizabeth 6 , b. 9 Oct., 1779; d. 13 July, 1865; m. Stephen 
Green of Leicester, Mass., b. 24 Dec, 1772; d. 6 March, 1842; 
had 6 ch. the 3d one, Samuel, was living in Spencer, Mass., 
in 1905; has a son, Charles A. Green of Maiden, Mass. 

2 Phebe, b. 14 July, 1781. 

3 Sarah, b. 17 Nov., 1783; m. Philemon Whitcomb of Swanzey, 
N. H., and Fayston, Vt., who had Zelinda, who m. Merrill 
Tyler, who had Laura E., who m. Dr. Gershom N. Brigham, 
598, father of the author of this volume. 

4 Solomon, b. 23 July, 1785. 

5 David, b. 1787. 

6 Abijah, b. 1789. 

7 Brigham, b. 1790. 

8 Jerusha, b. 19 March, 1792. 

9 Harriet, b. 21 June, 1794. 

10 Orrin, b. 3 Aug., 1796. 

11 Jonathan Hubbard, b. 8 June, 1798. 

50 *JOHN 4 , son of Thomas 3 and Elizabeth (Bowker) Brig- 
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 14 Sept., 1726; married " Cate " 
(Catherine) Willis. 

Children, born in Sudbury: 

i Elijah 6 , b. 9 Oct., 1773; d. 7 Sept., 1775. 

137 ii Samuel, b. 3 March, 1775. 

138 iii Elijah, b. 13 Oct., 1776. 

139 iv Eber, b. 28 June, 1778. 

v Catherine, b. 2 April, 1780; probably d. unm. 
vi John, b. 20 Feb., 1783. 

140 vii William, b. 20 Dec, 1784. 

viii Elizabeth, b. 15 June, 1786; d. unm., 16 April, 1875. 
ix Sally, b. 4 Aug., 1788; d. Sudbury, 1 Sept., 1870; m. 1809, 

Elisha Maynard. 
x Abigail, b. 5 Jan., 1790. 

xi Mary, b. 2 Dec, 1793; d. unm., 1 March, 1846. 
xii Chloe, b. 3 March, 1795; d. 1 April, 1836; m. 1815, Cyrus Willis. 

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116 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

51 *LIEUT. ABIJAH 4 , son of Thomas 3 and Elizabeth (Bow- 
ker) Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 26 Aug., 1737; died 
there, 2 April, 1814, ae. 76; married 5 June, 1759 3 Eunice Willis, 
b. 16 Jan., 1741; died 9 March, 1826, ae. 85. 

Was a Lieut, in the Revolution and on the Sudbury muster roll 
of 1 775 ; he marched on the Lexington alarm from Sudbury to 
Cambridge. Was in Capt. A. Wheeler's Co., Col. E. Howe's regi- 
ment, as 2d Lieut., commissioned 5 July, 1776; also, enlisted 20 
Oct., 1779> as 2d Lieut, in Capt. A. Cranston's Co., Col. Denny's 
regiment. Was a blacksmith, and resided on the ancient Dr. 
John Brigham homestead in Sudbury, where he was selectman in 
1778, '81, and '87- The dates of his children and some of his later 
descendants are taken from his old Bible in possession of Newell 
Willcomb, who lives on the John Jr. homestead and who married 
Emma, youngest daughter of Lewis Brigham of Maynard, Mass. 

Children, born in Sudbury: 

i Abel 6 , b. 25 March, 1760; he was a soldier in the Revolution from 
Sudbury in 1775; he settled in Paris, N. Y. Ch.: Abel, Jr. 9 , and 
2 daus. 

141 ii John, b. 19 May, 1762. 

142 iii Joseph, b. 26 Sept., 1764. 

iv Eunice, b. 7 Feb., 1767; d. 1773. 
v Reuben, b. 21 Sept., 1769; settled in Paris, N. Y. Ch.: 

1 Retiben, Jr." 

2 George, and daughters. 

vi Elizabeth (Betsey), b. 14 April, 1772; d. 1781. 
vii Abner, b. 31 Oct., 1774; d. 16 Aug., 1807; m. Persis Bowker, 
20 April, 1797. Ch.: 

1 Sophia", bapt. Sudbury, 6 Jan., 1799. 

2 Louisa. 

viii Eunice, b. 5 July, 1779; m. 11 Dec, 1798, Loring Wheeler. 

52 fDR. SAMUEL 4 , son of Capt. Samuel 3 and Abigail (Moore) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 3 March, 1723; died, West 
Indies, 1756; married (1), 24 Nov., 1747, Elizabeth Wood, who 
died s. p.; married (2), 9 Jan., 1752, Anna, daughter of Dr. 
Benjamin Gott of Marlboro; born there, 8 Jan., 1731; Jshe mar- 
ried (2) §Capt. Maynard of Westboro, Mass., and died 6 July, 

* Colonial War Record: In 1755, private on Crown Point expedition. Also 13 
weeks with Capt. Samuel Dakin. 

In 1758, with Capt. Henry Spring, Col. William Williams. 

t Colonial War Record: Surgeon, 14 weeks on Crown Point expedition. Col. 
Joshua Browne. 

t She is the " Cousin Maynard " of Rev. E. Parkman's Diary; she was a niece 
of Madam Parkman. " Mrs. Maynard dined here " is a frequent note in the Diary, 
particularly on Sunday. 

§ " Capt. Maynard has the reputation of being the wealthiest man of his day in 

Westboro, and his house, burned a few years ago, was solid and handsome 

The work on his farm for many years was performed by slaves, and he was loth to 
give them up, so loth, that the heavy stone walls by the side of the avenue leading 
to his house are said to be among the very last labor performed by slaves in Massa- 
chusetts " (Foot-note, Parkman Diary, p. 62). 



FOURTH GENERATION 117 

1799? and was interred in the ancient burying-ground in Westboro, 
near the south wall. 

Dr. Samuel settled in Marlboro and was chosen selectman in 
1755; he represented Marlboro in the General Court in 1741. 
History states that he received ,£59 10s. for teaching " 2 quarters " 
in 1747. He went to the West Indies as an army surgeon, was 
taken with yellow fever and died there. 

Children (by second wife), born in Marlboro: 

i Elizabeth 6 , b. 11 Aug., 1752; d. 20 June, 1798; m. 17 Dee., 1778, 
Dea. David Goodell of Marlboro, b. 1716; they probably had 
no children.* 

143 ii Anna, b. 29 Oct., 1753. 

in Susannah, b. 12 April, 1755; m. 4 Oct., 1770 (?), Elisha, son of 
John Hudson (who with 8 sons was in the Revolution) ; b. in 
M., 174 — ; was in the French War, 1756-58-60; was in the 
Revolution from Northboro; moved to Canada, where died. Ch. 
(Hudson), b. Marlboro: 

1 William 6 , b. 29 March, 1770. 

2 Samtiel, b. 25 Dec, 1771. 
Others, names unknown. 

144 iv Samuel, b. posthumous, 21 Aug., 1756. 

53 fLIEUT. URIAH 4 , son of Capt. Samuel 3 and Abigail 
(Moore) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 10 Sept., 1727; 
died there, 22 Oct., 1782; married, 12 July, 1750, Sarah Breck, 
daughter of Dr. Benjamin and Sarah (Breck) Gott (Mrs. Gott 
was the daughter of Rev. Robert Breck of Marlboro and sister 
of Madam Parkman) ; born in Marlboro, 21 March, 1729; died 
31 Jan., 1815. 

Morse says of Uriah that he was brought up a gentleman's son 
and never performed a day's labor in his life; that he lived in 
the style of the English gentry, receiving the visits of the elite 
from far and near, keeping an open house, in which there was 
no limit to his hospitality. His estate bore the strain of such a 
lavish style of living better than might have been expected, last- 
ing through his time, but was so involved, at his death, that the 
administrators had employment for 30 years. He resided in the 

* " 17 Dec, 1 778.... At eve there were two marriages, viz: Mr. David Godell 
to Miss Elizabeth Brigham (Cousin Maynard's Dauter) 8 Dollars 

"20 Dec, 1778 Mr. David Goodell the Bridegroom and .his Bride together 

with her mother Maynard dined here, as did Mr. Elijah Brigham. P. M. The Bride- 
groom preached on I Cor. 6. 19-20, and I hope to ye Glory of God. He went from 
ye Meeting House, with his new Spouse, to Capt. Maynard's." 

" 9 June, 1779. Sophy, with Mr. Brigham, in Mr. Newton's Chaise goes to 
Marlboro. Mr. Goodell here and shows me ye Certificate of his Ordination at large, or 
as a Missionary, to go to the State of Vermont." 

"5 Feb., 17880 Hear that Mr. David Goodall and his Wife were come 

from Athol & passed by to Capt. Maynard's yesterday He is going to Marl- 
boro, his Father being dyed lately." — Parkman Diary. 

t Colonial War Record: Lieut. 1762, 3d Marlboro Co., Capt. Thomas How, Jr., 
Col. Ward. 



118 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

south part of Marlboro on a part of the estate which had be- 
longed to his father.* Was chosen warden in 1764 and selectman 
in 1765, '68 and '69, and town clerk in 1769- 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

145 i John Gott 5 , b. 8 Feb., 1750-1. 

146 ii Henry, b. 26 Oct., 1752 (N. S.). 

iii Sarah, b. 22 Jan., 1755; m. in Sudbury, 14 March, 1782, Dr. 
Nathaniel Gott of Wenham, Mass.; settled in Guildhall, Vt., 
and rem. to Cooperstown, N. Y. ; 1 son. 

147 iv Uriah, b. 11 July, 1757. 

v Abigail, b. 31 Dec, 1759; m. David Wait; res. Sterling, Mass.; 

2 sons and 3 daus. 
vi Persis, b. 7 April, 1762; m. Alexander Watson; res. Frankfort, 
N. Y. 

148 vii Edward, b. 13 June, 1764. 

viii Nathaniel, b. 17 Aug., 1766; d. y. 
ix Robert, b. 14 Dec, 1769; d. y. 
x Anne, b. 16 Aug., 1773; m. Charles Safford; res. Lancaster, Mass., 

and d. s. p. 
xi Robert Breck, b. 2 Jan., 1776; d. about 1815, in Worcester, Mass., 
unm. 

54 fGEORGE 4 , son of Capt. Samuel 3 and Abigail (Moore) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 17 March, 1730; died in 
Southboro, Mass., 27 March, 1808; married Mary, daughter of 
Ebenezer Bragg of Shrewsbury, Mass.; born 4 Jan., 1735; died 
4 Feb., 1822. 

George settled first on a farm in the south part of Marlboro, 
which his father left him. His uncle, Col. Timothy, made him 
his heir, and he came into possession of another fine farm in 
Southboro, where he removed and resided until his decease. In 
1774 was on a Committee of Safety to draw up a covenant of 
non-consumption of British goods; selectman in 1774, '75 and '76; 
in 1775 on a committee of 3, representing Marlboro, in the Provi- 
sional Government; representative to the General Court in 1776, 
'77, and '81, from Marlboro, and chosen representative from South- 
boro 9 May, 1785. In one year, 1771, he lost six children by death, 
and 2 the year of the dreadful epidemic, 1775. Hist, of Marlboro, 
p. 186. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Phineas 8 , b. 25 May, 1755; d. 3 July, 1755. 
ii George, b. 22 July, 1756; d. 26 Aug., 1782. 

149 iii Phineas, b. 7 Oct., 1757. 

* " 1 8 Apr., 1780 Mr. Stone and I rode together to Marlboro. I visited 

our Kinsman, Lt. Uriah Brigham, where 1 lodged." 

" 19 Apr., 1780. A Storm of Rain and Snow — but I ventured to try for Home. 
Sat out in ye Morning under another Disadvantage, viz., the Horse lame — got to 
Captain Edmund Brigham's and dined there. Arrived safe at home about 3 P. M." 
Parkman Diary. 

t Colonial War Record: 26 April, 1757, with Col. Abe Williams from Marlboro. 



FOURTH GENERATION 119 

iv Timothy, b. 11 Feb., 1759; d. 6 Jan., 1804, unm., in Southboro. 

v Louisa, b. 27 Sept., 1760; d. 18 Sept., 1771. 
vi Ashbel, b. 3 March, 1762; d. 27 Sept., 1771. 
vii Mary, b. 18 Dec, 1763; d. 27 Aug., 1771. 
viii Thankful, b. 7 May, 1765; m. Capt. Daniel Brigham, 162. 
ix Zerviah, b. 6 Apr., 1767; d. 11 Sept., 1771. 

x Samuel, b. 27 Jan., 1769; d. 1 Sept., 1771. 
xi Stephen, b. 7 Jan., 1771 ; d. 3 March, 1771. 

150 xii Ashbel Samuel, b. 2 March, 1772. 

xiii Mary Louisa, b. 6 May, 1773; d. 2 Sept., 1775. 
xiv Stephen, b. 8 Aug., 1774; d. 11 Sept., 1775. 
xv Frances, b. 24 Dec, 1776; m. Nathan Brigham, son of 71. 
xvi William, b. 2 April, 1779; m. Mary Graves; was mortally wounded 

in the battle of Tippecanoe, and d. 8 Dec, 1811, in Vincennes, 

Ind., s. p. 
xvii Infant, d. unnamed. 

55 DOROTHY 4 (Morse calls her "Dorotha "), daughter of 
Lieut. Jedediah 3 and Bethiah (Howe) Brigham; born in Marl- 
boro, Mass, 2 March, 1721; died 4 Sept., 1796; married, 25 Jan., 
1738-9, Thomas, son of Thomas and Rebekah (Perkins) Howe; 
born in Marlboro, 20 June, 1716. 

Children (Howe), born in Marlboro: 

i Sibyl 6 , b. 29 May, 1740; d. 23 July, 1822; m. Peter Wood from 

Concord to Marlboro; J. P. and prominent man, who d. 5 March, 

1820. Ch. (Wood): 

1 Dorothy*; 2 Thomas; 3 Martha; 4 Anna; 5 Moses; 6 

Jedediah. 

ii Fiske, b. 23 June, 1741 ; m. Lydia Bigelow of Shrewsbury, Mass., 

dau. of 78. 
iii Antipas, b. 16 April, 1745; m. Catherine Tainter; moved to 
Princeton, Mass. Ch.: 
1 Catherine*. 
iv Artemas, b. 11 March, 1747; moved to Templeton. 
v Francis, b. 26 June, 1750; d. 28 Feb., 1833; m. Mary Hapgood; 
res. Marlboro. Ch.: 
1 Joseph*; 2 Francis; 3 Lewis; 4 Ezekiel; 5 Thomas; 6 Polly; 
7 Lucy; 8 Lydia; 9 Lambert; 10 Abigail. 

56 SOLOMON 4 , son of Lieut. Jedediah 3 and Bethiah (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass, 25 May, 1723; died there, 
1 Feb., 1807; married (1), 1 Aug., 1754, Martha Boyd; married 

(2), Sally , who died 16 Jan., 1797. He settled near Fel- 

tonville in Marlboro where his grand-son, Charles 6 Brigham, long 
resided; was selectman, 1777; overseer of the poor, 1779 and 
'80; grand jury-man, 1782. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

151 i LovewelP, b. 1 Dec, 1754 

ii Bethiah, b. 31 July, 1756; d. 24 Aug., 1848, unm., ae. 92. 
iii Charles, b. 20 Aug., 1758; d. y. 



120 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iv Timothy, b. 22 Nov., 1760; d. 15 Nov., 1811, unm. 
v Artemas, b. 24 Jan., 1763; d. y. 

152 vi Ivory, b. 30 April, 1765. 

57 FRANCIS 4 , son of Lieut. Jedediah 3 and Bethiah (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 13 Aug., 1725; died about 
1810 (see N. E. Hist. Gen. Reg., vol. 29, p. 69); married Phebe, 
daughter of Jabez and Phebe (Eager) Ward; born in Marlboro, 
22 Nov., 1730; died in New Marlboro, Mass., about 1800. He 
was a first settler in New Marlboro, and kept a public house during 
the Revolution. 

Children, born in New Marlboro: 

i Lucretia 5 , m. Jonathan Harmar of N. M. Ch. (Harmar) (Morse 
says "Harman"), b. N. M.: 
1 Jonathan 6 ; 2 William; 3 Lovisa; 4 Origen; 5 Belinda. 

153 ii Artemas. 

iii Origen, M. D., d. about 1812, s. p.; m. Eleanor Soule; he was a 
physician and surgeon in the Revolution; was the leading 
physician in Schoharie, N. Y., where he died; original member 
of the Society of the Cincinnati; was Surgeon's mate with Warner 
in Bailey's 2d Regt., in 1781. 

iv Clarissa, m. Hathaway, and res. in Vermont. 

v Candace, m. Seth Norton; res., s. p., New Marlboro, 
vi Jedediah, d. Vernon, N. Y., 1835; m. Olive Clark. Ch., b. Vernon: 
1 Candace 6 ; 2 Emma; 3 George; 4 Henry Augustus, a lawyer 
in Western N. Y. 
vii Catherine, m. Maj. Jonathan Chapman; res. Chatham, N. Y.; 
o. s. p. 

154 viii John, b. 1767. 

ix Francis, d. unm., Syracuse, N. Y.; res. Vernon, N. Y. 
x Sophia, d. unm., at Westfield, N. Y., about 1841. 

58 LUCY 4 , daughter of Lieut. Jedediah 3 and Bethiah (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 15 May, 1727; died in Berlin, 
Mass., 14 May, 1778; married Col. Silas Bailey of Berlin, where 
he died, 30 Oct., 1793, ae. 70. He was a plucky patriot,* and 
interested in Shay's Rebellion; married (2) Mrs. Elizabeth (Rice) 
Brigham, widow of Capt. Paul Brigham, 82, of Marlboro, and 
married (3) Catherine, daughter of Eleazer Howe of Marlboro. 

Children (Bailey), by first marriage, born in Berlin: 

i Lieut. Timothy 8 , b. 9 Feb., 1749; killed in the Revolution, 1780; 
m. Martha Rice, and left small family, 
ii Bertha, b. 4 Oct., 1752. 

iii Major Silas, b. 22 July, 1756; res. Northboro, where d. 3 Oct., 
1840; m. Lavinia Bartlett. Ch.: 
1 Timothy"; 2 Silas; 3 Holloway; 4 Calvin; 5 Levina; 6 Lewis; 
7 Lucy; 3 d. y. 

*"n Nov., 1780 At eve Col. Silas Bailey here, returning from Rhode 

Island, his son Timothy dyed there & is buryd." — Parkman Diary. 



FOURTH GENERATION 121 

iv Lucy, b. 6 Jan., 1759; m. Jabez Fairbanks, who was grandfather 

of Col. Silas Fairbanks of Hudson, Mass. 
v Amherst, b. 27 July, 1761; d. in Berlin, 9 Nov., 1830; m. Lydia 
Barnes of Bolton, Mass.; he had the homestead. Ch.: 
1 Lucy*; 2 William.; 3 Persia; 4 Sarah; 5 Calvin; 6 Hannah; 
7 Zilpah; 8 Lucinda; 9 d. y. 
vi Calvin, b. 2 Jan., 1763. 

59 *STEPHEN 4 , son of Lieut. Jedediah 3 and Bethiah (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., "2 Nov., or 11 Feb.," 1732 
(Marlb. Hist.); died in Princeton, Mass., 17 April, 1821; married, 
4 Jan., 1757, Betsey, daughter of Col. John and Dinah (Keyes) 
Weeks, born in Marlboro, 26 Jan., 1736; died 6 Sept., 1787. 
Moved to Princeton, where was one of the earliest planters. 

Children, born in Princeton: 

155 i John 5 , b. 8 Aug., 1758. 

ii Betsey, b. 5 Feb., 1760; d. 1840; m. 22 March., 1789, Jonathan 
Newton; res. Alstead, N. H. Ch. (Newton): 
1 Asa*; 2 Silas, who had the homestead; 3 Joel; 4 Betsey. 

156 iii Stephen, b. 9 Aug., 1762. 

157 iv Abner, b. 31 May, 1764. 

158 v Asa, b. 2 June, 1767. 

159 vi David, b. 8 April, 1771. 

vii Lucy, b. 9 Jan., 1774; d. 28 Aug., 1843; m. 2 Nov., 1806, Samuel 
Russell; res. E. Sudbury, Mass. Ch. (Russell): 

1 Reuben 9 , b. 23 April, 1808; d. s. p. in St. Louis, 20 Aug., 
1849; moved West; m. Jane Patterson of Circleville, O. 

2 Abby, b. 21 April, 1810; m. 28 March, 1857, Dea. Waldo Win- 
ter; res. Clinton, Mass. 

3 Sarah, b. 8 Nov., 1811; unm. 
Other ch. names unknown. 

160 viii Silas, Tb. 12 Aug., 1776. 

ix Lydia, m. Nov., 1796, Elijah Wild. 

x Persis, m. 15 May, 1796, John Whitcomb, b. in Lancaster, Mass., 
6 May, 1770; drowned, W. Boylston, Mass., 11 Sept., 1820; she 
d. in Ware, Mass., 1830; res. Princeton. Ch. (Whitcomb): 

1 Sally*, b. 21 March, 1797; m. (1) Oliver Nash; m. (2) Elijah 
Kennon; had a family by each m.; res. Medford, Mass. 

2 Persis, b. 17 May, 1799; d. in Barre, Vt, 1872; m. Henry 
Keyes; 4 sons and 1 dau. 

3 Betsey, b. 1801 ; d. 1883. 

4 John A., b. 14 Sept., 1803; d. in Boston, 1851; m. Caroline 
Pierce; 6 sons and 1 dau. 

5 Lydia, b. 2 Jan., 1806; d. in Boston, 1863; m. Thomas Ayer 
of Boston; 2 daus. and 1 son. 

161 xi Aaron, b. 13 March, 1781. 

60 fWINSLOW 4 , son of Lieut. Jedediah 3 and Bethiah (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 30 Aug., 1736; died there 29 

* Colonial War Record: 1757, 2d Marlboro Co., Capt. J. Weeks' Train Band. 

t Colonial War Record: Private 1756, Capt. Howe, 15 weeks, 1 day. In Col. 
Willard's Regt., Crown Point. 1757, Private 2d Marlboro Co., Capt. J. Weeks' Train 
Band. 

t History of Marlboro, p. 377. 



122 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Aug., 1791 ; married 29 July, 1760, Elizabeth, daughter of Daniel 
Harrington of Marlboro (whose great-grandfather was a proprietor 
of Watertown) ; born in Marlboro, 20 March, 1737; died 25 Oct., 
1815. 

Morse says: " Winslow was an uncommon man and a dis- 
tinguished citizen. Up to the time he came upon the stage, the 
municipal affairs of Marlboro from the first, had been, in a great 
degree, managed by the Brighams, although they had constituted 
only a fraction of her numerical population ; but during the eventful 
period of our Revolutionary struggle, he and his namesakes seem 
to have had almost the entire control." . . . Apparently no 
vigilance committees were organized " until the last year of the war, 
when, with a new settler, arrived a spirit of j ealousy or rivalry, and 
every Brigham, save one, was displaced from office; and he who had 
held the highest in the town was insulted with the lowest and a com- 
mittee of vigilance and correspondence chosen. But this overturn 
lasted but one year. The Brighams were re-elected, and Winslow 
again chosen town clerk and selectman, in which offices he had 
served the preceding ten years and he was continued for years after- 
wards as selectman." He was town clerk, 1770-'80-'82; assessor; 
1769-'73-'77-'81-'82-'84-'86-'88; Rep. to General Court. 1783-'84; 
delegate Constitutional Convention, 1779; selectman, 1770-'80-'82- 
'84-'86-'88-'89-'91. 

He resided on the homestead of his great-grandfather, and carried 
on the tannery. Aug. 4, 1791, he made his will. He provided with 
great care for his wife, Elizabeth, " so long as she remains my 
widow." His daughters, Lucy Brigham and Elizabeth Barnes, were 
each to receive money to be paid by their brothers, Daniel and 
Jedediah. His sons, Aaron, Artemas, Amariah, and John Winslow, 
were each to have money to be paid by the same, and he expressed 
a desire that John Winslow should have a liberal education. " To 
Daniel and Jedediah he bequeathed all his real and most of his 
personal property. Daniel was to have the Indian pasture of 34 
acres, the tan-yard of one acre; and Jedediah the remainder of his 
lands and buildings, and to be sole executor." 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

162 i Daniel 8 , b. 25 Dec, 1760. 

163 ii Aaron, b. 22 Nov., 1762. 

iii Jedediah, b. 5 Jan., 1765; d. 3 Sept., 1766. 

164 iv Jedediah, b. 15 Sept., 1766. 

165 v Elizabeth, b. 5 March, 1769. 

vi Amariah, b. 30 May, 1771; d. Feb., 1798, unm., in Conn, 
vii John Winslow, b. 10 Jan., 1774; d. Norfolk, Va., Aug., 1826; 
m. 1793, Hannah Lewis, b. in Wellfleet, Mass., 17 June, 1774; d. 
7 May, 1801, in Boston; he was a sea-captain. Ch.: 



FOURTH GENERATION 123 

1 Mary Ann", b. May, 1794; d. Nov., 1821, unm. 

2 Hannah, d. before 1801. 

3 John Winslow, d. before 1801. 

4 Helen, d. before 1801. 

166 viii Artemas, b. 13 May, 1776. 

167 ix Lucy, b. 28 June, 1779. 

x Lydia, b. 7 Jan., 1782; d. 7 Aug., 1784. 

61 BETTY 4 , daughter of Jotham 3 and Abigail Brigham; born 
in Marlboro, Mass., 15 Nov., 1719; married, 23 Feb., 1741-42, 
Jonathan, son of Joseph and Sarah (Howe) Stratton; born in 
Marlboro, 28 Dec., 1714; died 10 Aug., 1758. 

Children (Stratton), born in Marlboro: 

i Jonathan 5 , b. 29 Sept., 1742; m. 10 Sept., 1765, Abigail, dau. of 
Jonathan Barnes, who d. 30 Dec, 1794. Ch.: 
1 Abigail 6 ; 2 Jonathan; 3 Aaron; 4 Moses; 5 Sally; 6 Samuel; 
7 Lydia; 8 Anna; 9 Phebe. 
ii Betty, b. 11 April, 1744; m. 4 Sept., 1764, William Brigham, 87. 
iii Sarah, b. 20 March, 1746; m. Daniel Barnes, 
iv Samuel, b. 30 Dec, 1748; m. Lucy Brigham, dau. of 42. 
v Lucy, b. 4 Dec, 1750; d. 1 April, 1771. 
vi Aaron, b. 6 Sept., and d. 19 Oct., 1753. 

62 ABRAHAM 4 , son of Jotham 3 and Abigail Brigham; born in 
Marlboro, Mass., 25 Feb., 1720-1; died 10 Nov., 1788; married, 26 
Feb., 1752, Phebe Martin, who died 17 Jan., 1806, se. 77 years, 8 
mo., 23 days. He resided in Marlboro and was in the Revolution. 
Marched on the Lexington alarm, Capt. Wm. Brigham's Co., Col. 
Jonathan Ward's Regt., service 14 days. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Lucy 5 , b. 30 Oct., 1753; d. in M., 8 June, 1835; m. 7 Nov., 1771, 
David, son of Nathaniel Wyman of Hopkinton, Mass.; b. about 
1746; went to Marlboro, 1754; removed to Marblehead; d. in 
Marlboro, 3 Feb., 1838. Ch. (Wyman), one of whom (supposed 
to be eldest child) : 
1 Asenath*, burned to death in Marlboro, 21 Nov., 1857, ae. 85 
(Hist, of Marlboro, p. 480). 

168 ii Fortunatus, b. 29 Sept., 1759. 

iii Anna, b. 1 March, 1763; m. Samuel Barnes; res. Warwick. 
iv Gardner, b. 30 April, 1766; d. 29 Dec, 1779. 

63 *ASA 4 , son of Jotham 3 and Abigail Brigham; born in Marl- 
boro, Mass., 1 Nov., 1729; died 18 Nov., 1806; married, 13 June, 
1754, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Zipporah (Brigham) War- 
ren; born 31 March, 1734; died 15 Aug., 1807. 

He settled in Marlboro and was assessor in 1773-4. 

* Colonial War Record: Corporal from Marlboro, 26 April, 1757, Capt. (Col.) 
Abraham Williams' Co. 



124 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Elizabeth 5 , b. 18 Dec, 1754; d. 3 June, 1827; m. 20 Feb., 1776, 
Francis (Morse says: " Aaron," see Hist. Marlboro, p. 448), son 
of Samuel and Lucy (Barnes) Stevens; b. in Marlb., 8 Feb., 
1749; d. 1829. Ch. (Stevens), b. in Marlb.: 

1 Capt. John*, b. 12 Jan., 1777; m. Mary Brigham, dau. of 162. 

2 Capt. Aaron, b. 26 Jan., 1779; m. 19 May, 1806, Mary, dau. of 
Capt. William Gates; was a prominent citizen of Marlb., 
living in 1861. Ch.: 

i William F. 7 ; ii Lyman G., iii Loriman G. 

169 ii Lewis, b. 24 March, 1756. 

170 iii Jotham, b. 18 Nov., 1761. 

iv Hastings, b. 9 March, 1764; d. 28 Aug., 1805, unm. in Marlboro. 

64, *ANTIPAS 4 , son of Jotham 3 and Abigail Brigham; born in 
Marlboro, Mass., 25 May, 1740; married Catherine, daughter of 
Benjamin and Elizabeth (Morse) Woods; born 4 April, 1733. 

Moved to St. Albans, Vt., where charter member of Congrega- 
tional Church in 1803. Was in the Revolution. 
Children : 

i Catherine 5 , b. 10 Feb., 1767; d. 23 Feb., 1831; m. 14 May, 1786, 
William, son of Ivory and Sophia (Banister) Bigelow; b. in 
Marlboro, 8 Jan., 1764; d. there, 30 Dec, 1807. Ch. (Bigelow), 
b. in Marlboro: 

1 John*, b. 25 Oct., 1786; d. 1824; m. 3 Sept., 1809, Hepsibah 
Barnes; res. Hudson, Mass. Ch.: i John 7 ; ii Sidney, and daus. 

2 Edward, b. 18 Nov., 1788; m. Thirza Bartlett; res. Bethlehem, 
N. Y. Ch. : i William 7 ; ii Ivory; iii Stephen; iv Elijah, and 
others. 

3 Asa, b. 19 Jan., 1791 ; d. 1829 ; m. 4 Oct., 1809, Lucy Hap- 
good; res. Concord, Mass. Ch.: i Clarence 7 ; ii Ernest, et al. 

4 Abigail, b. 11 April, 1793; m. 31 Dec, 1808, Levi, son of 
Artemas Howe; b. 30 April, 1787. Ch. (Howe): Elisha 7 , 
William, and daus. 

5 Jotham, b. 14 March, 1795; m. Lois Drury; went to St. 
Louis, Mo. Ch. : Jotham 7 , Windsor, and 2 daus. 

6 Artemas, b. 14 Jan., 1798; d. unm., 1823. 

7 Levi, b. 14 Dec, 1799; m. 13 Feb., 1823, Martha B. Howe; 
res. W. Boylston. Ch.: i Francis 7 ; ii George; iii William, and 
daus. 

8 Adeline, b. 1 Feb., 1802; m. 26 Sept., 1822, Ebenezer Witt. 

9 Luther, b. 1 Nov., 1805; m. Hannah Tucker; res. W. Boylston. 
Ch.: Elmer 7 , and 2 daus. 

10 William, b. 16 Dec, 1807; went to sea, U. S. N., and was 
never heard from, 
ii Abigail, b. 22 May, 1768. 

iii Sabrina, b. 23 Dec, 1770; m. Daniel Rice, 
iv Lucretia, b. 12 Oct., 1773. 

65 ABIGAIL 4 , daughter of Jotham 3 and Abigail Brigham; born 
in Marlboro, Mass., 22 April, 1745; died 27 April, 1805; married, 

• Colonial War Record: Marlboro, 26 April, 1757, Capt. (Col.) Abraham Wil- 
liams' Co. 



FOURTH GENERATION 125 

25 Feb., 1767, Peter Bender; he didd in Bolton, Mass., ae. 87. He 
married a second time. 

Children (Bender), born in Marlboro: 

i Samuel 6 , b. 1 March, 1768; m. a Barnard of Northboro. 
ii John, b. 4 Nov., 1769; a Boston merchant; d. on voyage to South 

Carolina, 
iii Jotham, b. 19 Dec, 1771; grad. Harvard College, 1796; studied 

law; d. 1800. 
iv Louisa, b. 15 April, 1774.; m. 1801, Isaiah L. Greene, a Member 

of Congress, 
v Betsey, b. 10 Sept., 1776; m. 21 Oct., 1799, David Greenough of 
Boston. Ch. (Greenough) : 

1 Horatio*, b. 6 Sept., 1805; d. in Somerville, Mass., 18 Dec, 
1852; the noted sculptor; the colossal statue of Washington, 
in front of the Capitol in Washington, D. C, his greatest work; 
res. Italy. 

2 Dau., m. Thos. B. Curtis of Boston. 

3 Dan-, m. Chas. Huntington of Boston. 

4 Richard Saltonstall, also a sculptor, b. 1819; dau. m. 

Blight of N. Y. 

vi Stephen, b. 9 July, 1779; went to sea; d. abroad, 
vii Jacob, b. 23 Sept., 1781; grad. Yale Coll.; studied law; changed 

name to "Hastings"; d. in N. Y. State, 
viii Henry, b. 31 May, 1784; d. about 1856; a Lieut, in War of 1812. 

ix Abigail, b. 18 May, 1787; m. Joseph Sawyer of Bolton. 

66 *WILLIAM 4 , son of Charles 3 and Mary (Peters) Brigham; 
born in Grafton, Mass., 26 March, 1739; died there, 1 Aug., 1833; 
married, July, 1768, Sarah, daughter of Rev. Solomon Prentice of 
Grafton; born there, 1 July, 1744; died 2 Feb., 1834. Her father 
was the first minister of Grafton. 

Morse says that William inherited the Charles Brigham home- 
stead in Grafton, which originally embraced nearly or quite the 
whole tract known as " Brigham Hill." A well-educated man for 
his time, and a " great reader," he yet had no taste for public 
office or employment. He was offered a justice's commission, then 
a great honor, which he declined. He was straight, tall, and 
muscular, and this is probably the original type of the race. He 
was wont " to jump over fences 5 and even 6 feet in height, without 
touching hand or foot; and when 90 years old would rather walk 
than ride 1 or 2 miles, and would accomplish the distance nearly 
as soon as a boy." He never took medicine, and died of old age. 

Children, born in Grafton: 

171 i Charles 6 , b. 27 July, 1769. 

172 ii Susanna, b. 27 Nov., 1770. 

iii Solomon, b. 26 Nov., 1772; d. s. p., 7 June, 1817; m. Lucy, dau. 
of Andrew Adams, Jr., of Grafton, b. 14 March, 1778; a farmer 
of Grafton. 

* Colonial War Record: Grafton, 1757, Train Band, Capt. Sam. Warren. 



126 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

173 iv Sally, b. 12 Sept., 1780. 

174 v Persis, b. 4 Aug., 1786. 

67 ANNA 4 , daughter of Charles 8 and Mary (Peters) Brigham; 
born in Grafton, Mass., 18 March, 1745; died 11 Sept., 1831; 
married (1) Samuel Harrington; born in Grafton, 10 June, 1748; 
died 3 Oct., 1773; married (2) Henry, son of the Rev. Solomon 
Prentice; had a family by his first wife, Sarah Rice; he died 
in Grafton, 1781 ; was hotel-keeper at the " Center " (see Hist, of 
Grafton). 

Children (Harrington), born in Grafton: 

i Mary 5 , b. 11 Sept., 1765; m. Martin Smith. 
ii Anna, b. 29 Aug., 1767; m. Fortunatus Harrington. 
iii Samuel, b. 31 Aug., 1769; d. 3 Oct., 1802; m. Abigail Putnam, 
iv Joshua, b. 13 March, 1771; m. Polly Adams, 
v Lucy, b. 13 July, 1773; m. Perley Goddard. 
Child (Prentice), born in Grafton: 

vi Charles, b. 21 Aug., 1781; d. s. p.; m. Widow Elizabeth (Case) 
Merriam, who d. 1851; was town clerk of Grafton, 1836-53; 
selectman and assessor, 1852-53. 
- 

68 PERSIS 4 , daughter of Charles 3 and Mary (Peters) Brig- 
ham; born in Grafton, Mass., 4 Jan., 1755; died about 1780; mar- 
ried, 1775. Lieut. Noah B., son of Capt. Aaron Kimball; born in 
Grafton, 19 May, 1756; died 21 Aug., 1806; was at the " Lexing- 
ton Alarm " in company commanded by his father ; was selectman 
and on the school-committee in Grafton; (he married [2], 12 Dec, 
1782. Mary Chase, by whom probably Betsey, Anna, and Persis). 

Children (Kimball), born in Grafton: 

i Capt. Oliver , b. 9 May, 1776; d. 31 March, 1819; m. (1) Hannah 

, b. 1787; d. 29 April, 1809; m. (2) Catherine , 

b. 1786; d. 13 Sept., 1819; a prominent merchant of Grafton 
and Westboro; representative, etc. Ch.: 
1 Mary*; 2 Hannah; 3 Noah; 4 Hannah; 5 Charles: 6 Cath- 
erine; 7 Oliver. 
ii Polly, b. 7 Aug., 1779; d. 11 Dec, 1850; m. Daniel Cook of 
Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Cook) : 
1 Persia*; 2 Mary; 3 Elizabeth; 4 Nancy; 5 Laura; 6 Oliver. 



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FIFTH GENERATION 

69 MOSES 5 , son of Lieut. Nathan 4 and Dina (Rice) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Jan., 1722; died in Westboro, Mass., 3 
Dec, 1769; married 2 May, 1749, Mehetabel, daughter of Joseph 
Grout of Westboro, Mass.; who died SO Aug. 1795. 

" The house winch he occupied is the one now standing on East 
Main street, owned by George A. Ferguson. This, more than a 
hundred and twenty-five years ago, had received the usual addition 
for the married son's accommodation. The immense chimney with 
three flues is of brick, which was manufactured very early in the 
young town's history, from the ' clay lands ' in Marlboro, South- 
boro, and Northboro. This house was built by Moses Brigham, and 
here he brought his bride, Mehetabel. She was a member of the 
Grout family, and her wooing by young Brigham caused many 
heart-burnings and wild frenzies of jealousy to the daughter of his 
stepmother. One evening, when she knew that he planned to ride 
over to see Mehetabel, she slipped out to the stable and hamstrung 
Selim, his favorite horse. Moses Brigham lived here until his 
death ; then his son-in-law, Jonathan Forbes, took possession of 
the north end, and the widowed Mehetabel lived in the south end. 
It remained in the possession of the Forbes family until 1870. It 
has the usual curiosities of the carpentry of those days, one of the 
doors — that from the sitting-room to the kitchen — having dim heart- 
shaped panes of glass set in the upper half." — The Hundredth 
Town. 

He was surveyor in 1757; tythingman in 1760; and constable in 
1762. 

Children, born in Westboro: 

175 i Sarah 8 , b. 18 April, 1751. 

176 ii Moses, b. 31 May, 1753. 

177 iii Phineas, b. 23 July, 1755. 

178 iv Mehetabel, b. 31 Jan., 1758. 

179 v Ebenezer, b. 3 March, 1761. 

vi Mary, b. 27 July, 1764; m. Amasa Braman, M. D.; res. Sutton. 

180 vii Joseph, b. 23 Sept., 1766. 

70 ELIZABETH 5 , daughter of Lieut. Nathan 4 and Dina (Rice) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 18 Dec, 1725; married Capt. 
Jedediah Fay, born in Westboro, Mass., 30 Jan., 1727 (?). They 
resided in Ashford, Conn.; he was Capt. in the French Wars and 
also Deputy to the General Assembly. 

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130 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children (Fay), born in Ashford: 
i Jedediah 8 , b. 21 April, 1760. 
ii Elizabeth, b. 29 April, 1762. 
iii Ephraim Brigham, b. 7 June, 1764. 
iv Nathan, b. 2 March, 1768. 

71 *CAPT. NATHAN 5 , son of Lieut. Nathan 4 and Elizabeth 
(Ward) Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 13 March, 1730-1; 
died there, 9 Feb., 1806; married (1), 6 Feb., 1751, Martha Glea- 
son; and married (2), 15 June, 1769, Mary Hudson, who died his 
widow, 16 Dec., 1825, ae. 82. 

Morse's account of this noted Indian fighter is as follows : " He 
was a Lieut, in the first French War and a distinguished officer. 
In the service he became warmly attached to Capt. Thomas Gage, 
afterwards Gen. Gage. To avenge the massacre at Fort William 
Henry, he and a party volunteered, under the command of Capt. 
Rogers, to penetrate into Canada, attack and burn the town of St. 
Francis, and retreat. Having accomplished the task, they were 
pursued and overtaken by the Indians, who killed and scalped 30 
of their number. The remainder fled into the wilderness, and for 
the most part perished. Of the few who lived to return was Lieut. 
Brigham, whose deeds of valor were eulogized in ballads. He set- 
tled in Southboro, one-half a mile east of the meeting-house. 
Among other town offices he was chosen one of a committee to ' seat 
the meeting' in 1778; and one to revise the constitution reported 
to the towns, in 1786, for their consideration." 

The male line is extinct. 

Children, born in Southboro: 

i Nathan 6 , b. 30 July, 1772; d. 21 Feb., 1839; m. Frances, dau. 
of 54. He resided in Southboro. Ch., b. there: 

1 Mary Mills 7 , b. 22 July, 1805; d. 15 Aug., 1811. 

2 Susanna Maria, b. 5 April, 1807; m. Lincoln Brigham, 432. 
ii Thomas Gage, b. 20 March, 1774; d. 6 Oct., 1775. 

iii Mary, b. 21 Dec, 1775; d. s. p., 2 March, 1853; m. (third wife) 

Ebenezer Brigham, 195. 
iv Sarah, b. 25 Sept., 1778; d. unm., 17 March, 1840. 
v Martha, b. 19 June, 1781; d. unm., 11 July, 1805. 
vi Ephraim, b. 9 Aug., 1784; d. unm., 1 Feb., 1848. 

72 HEPSIBAH 5 , daughter of Lieut. Nathan 4 and Elizabeth 
(Ward) Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 1 June, 1732; died in 
Corinth, Vt, 27 Dec, 1815; married, 21 March, 1748, Col. John 
Taplin (whose father's name was Mansfield " Tapley," but all his 
children save one changed the name to " Taplin "), born in Charles- 
town,. Mass., 1726; died in Corinth, 9 Nov., 1803. 

* Colonial War Record: Lieut. Capt. Taplin, 1759; Lieut. " to westwards," 1760; 
Capt., 1 761; Capt., 1763; presents bill, £7 12s 6d. 




Judge Elijah Brigham (99) 




Forbes (Moses' Brigham) Homestead 
In Westboro, Mass.; built before 1764 



FIFTH GENERATION 131 

He raised a Southboro Co. and served in the Revolution from 
March, 1775, to March, 1776, in Col. Bagley's Regt. Was also out 
in 1758, '59, 1760, '6l at Fort Cumberland, N. S., as " Col." He 
was Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Gloucester Co., N. Y. 
(comprising half of the present State of Vt.), in March, 1770. 
Was an original proprietor of the town of Corinth and Repre- 
sentative in 1780 (Vide Well's Hist, of Newbury, Vt., and O'Cal- 
lahan's Doc. Hist of N. Y.). 
Children (Taplin), born in Corinth: 

i John 8 , b. 14 July, 1749; d. in Montpelier, Vt., 20 Nov., 1835; 

had 21 children (see Thompson's Hist, of Montpelier, Vt.). 
ii Brigham. 
iii Hepsibah. 
iv Elisha. 

v Mansfield, b. 1754. 
vi William, b. 1755; d. 17 Feb., 1806. 
vii Nathan, d. 7 July, 1824, ae. 73. 
viii Gouldsburn, b. 1758; d. 16 Nov., 1862. 
ix Polly, m. Robert Lovewell. 
x Hepsibah, m. Zaccheus Lovewell. 
xi Johnson, b. 1 July, 1766; d. about 1848. 

73 CAPT. EDMUND 5 , son of Lieut. Nathan 4 and Elizabeth 
(Ward) Brigham, born in Southboro, Mass., 12 Aug., 1733; died in 
Westboro, Mass., 29 June, 1806; married (1), 2 Nov., 1757, Sarah, 
probably daughter of Samuel Lyscom, born 27 Dec, 1734; died 
27 May, 1769; married (2), Elizabeth Bevel, of Marlboro, born 
1740; died in Westboro, 11 May, 1825; she was brought up by Mrs. 
Ruth Ward, who became the second wife of Joseph Brigham of 
Marlboro, and lived in the old house, still standing, and occupied 
by Miss Martha L. Ames ; it was in this house that Elizabeth Bevel 
was married. 

Capt. Edmund was also deacon; he settled near Chauncey Pond 
in the northeast part of Westboro, and was an important citizen. 
He was warden in 1774; member of a committee of vigilance and 
correspondence, '77 and '78; selectman, '79, '87, '88, '91, 93. Was 
also Captain of the Company of Minute Men who marched on the 
Lexington Alarm. He took 18 men to the Northern Army, (who 
each had a bounty of £9), and at the surrender of Burgoyne he 
had command of a company of volunteers. Was kicked by a horse, 
which incapacitated him for further service in the army. British 
prisoners, destined for Boston, under charge of officers, accompanied 
him on his journey home, and were encamped on his grounds for a 
night, as they passed through Westboro. During the halt, a 
Hessian prisoner drew a map of Capt. Brigham's fine farm as the 
one he intended to draw for his service in conquering the country. 
This map was discovered, about 1800, by a citizen from the vicinity 
of Westboro, hanging upon the wall of an inn in Germany, and 



132 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

recognized. Up to this time, his descendants have failed to find 
the grave of this Revolutionary hero.* He is mentioned several 
times in the Parkman Diary. 

His will, allowed 2 Sept., 1806, is as follows: 

In the name of God, Amen. I, Edmund Brigham of Westboro 
in the county of Worcester and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
Gentleman, considering the uncertainty of this mortal life, and being 
weak in body, yet am of sound and disposing mind & memory, 
(blessed be God therefor), do tins ninth day of November in the 
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred & four, make & 
ordain this my last will & Testament in manner and form following, 
that is to say, 

First & above all, I commit my soul to God, in hope of acceptance 
through the righteousness of an all-sufficient Saviour, and my body 
to the earth to be decently buried in a christian-like manner, at the 
discretion of my executors, nothing doubting, that at the general 
resurrection my soul and body will be united: And touching such 
worldly estate as God in his Providence has been pleased to bestow 
upon me, I would and do dispose of it as follows viz, Imprimis. I 
give unto my dearly beloved wife, Betsey Brigham, the use & im- 
provement of the easterly room in my now dwelling house in West- 
boro aforesaid, & the chamber over said room, (reserving a privil- 
edge for my daughter Betsey Brigham to make it her home in said 
part of said house untill her marriage) and the priviledge of doing 
her work in the kitchen, cheese room and cellar of said house as 
shall be convenient for her, with liberty of using the aqueduct 
water in said house, and to pass and repass to & from the well to 
use that water at any and all times and liberty to pass and repass 
to & from all parts of said house as shall be necessary in order to 
perform her washing, baking & all other necessary work, so long 
as she shall remain my widow. I also give & order my executors 
to deliver unto my said wife, four bushels of rye meal, six bushels 
of Indian meal, Seventy-five pounds of pork, Seventy-five pounds 
of beef, one bushel of salt, twelve pounds of tallow, ten pounds of 
flax, & five pounds of sheeps wool, all the aforesaid articles to 
be of good quality and to be delivered at my said house yearly and 
every year so long as she shall remain my widow, and I also give 
unto her seven dollars in money, to be paid her by my executors 
yearly and every year, so long as she shall remain my widow, also 
a sufficient quantity of firewood for her use, to be brought to said 
house and cut fit for her fire; also cyder, beer, apples and all sorts 
of sauce which she may need, & to be carried to meeting & else- 

* Early in the 'seventies Mr. Hosea W. Brigham of Winchester, N. H., a great- 
grandson, saw Capt. Brigham's gravestone in the old cemetery in Westboro. Tt 
should be found and restored. 



FIFTH GENERATION 133 

where in a carriage as she may require, by my two sons Pierpont 
& Dexter Brigham so long as she remains my widow; 

And I also give and bequeath unto my said wife & to her Heirs 
& assigns forever, all my household furniture & two good cows, & 
the said two cows, or other two instead thereof, to be kept for her 
during the time she remains my widow, at the expence of my two 
sons aforesaid, and in case my said wife should be sick & infirm 
while she remains my widow, my two said sons, Pierpont & Dexter, 
are to provide for her a nurse & Doctor at their expence, and in 
case of her decease while she is my widow, my two said sons are 
to give her a decent christian burial; furthermore, in case my said 
wife should intermarry after my decease, & providentially, again 
be left a widow, my will is, that she may return to my said house 
if she shall choose so to do, and in that case, it is my desire & will 
that my two said sons Pierpont & Dexter shall provide & do for 
her in all respects as they are above directed & ordered to provide & 
do for her while she remains my widow. 

Item, I give unto my sons Edmund Brigham, Roger Brigham, 
Samuel Brigham and Lyscomb Brigham, all my wearing apparel 
to be equally divided amongst them, and they to make the division 
if possible, otherwise, my desire is, that they choose a man, or men 
to divide it for them, whose determination shall be final. 

Item, I give unto my grandchildren born of my daughter Hep- 
zibah Brigham, deceased, & late wife of Capt. Antipas Brigham, 
unto each and everyone of them that shall be living at my decease, 
one dollar, to be paid when the youngest shall arrive at the age 
of twenty-one years, this together with what I have heretofore 
given my said daughter, I consider as their portion of my estate. 

Item, I give unto my daughter, Sally Read, (wife of Daniel 
Read), fifty dollars, to be paid in four years after my decease. 

Item, I give unto my daughter Betsey Brigham, one good cow, 
& one hundred dollars, to be paid in one year after my decease, I 
also give her a priviledge of living in that part my said house, 
the improvement of which is given to my said wife, and this privi- 
ledge reserved in that article as aforesaid, and this priviledge to 
be enjoyed by said Betsey, untill her marriage, & if my Sd. wife 
shall die or marry, Sd. Betsey shall improve the priviledges in and 
about said house, as given to my Sd. wife, till Sd. Betsey shall 
marry. 

Item, I give unto my son Eli Brigham Four hundred dollars, one 
moiety thereof to be paid in two years after my decease, and 
the other moiety thereof in three years after my decease, and I 
give him the priviledge of making my said house his home for the 
purpose of depositing his clothes &c untill his marriage, but not 
in that part to be improved by my said wife & daughter. 



134 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Item, I give unto my two said sons Pierpont Brigham & Dexter 
Brigham, and to their heirs and assigns forever, all my right which 
I have in the cedar swamp which lays in common & undivided with 
my brother Nathan Brigham and the heirs of my brother Elijah 
Brigham deceased, & myself, and also an eight acre right in the 
common lands, (which right was given me by my father in & by 
his last will & testament) together with all the remainder of my 
estate, both real and personal (which is not herein otherwise dis- 
posed of) to be equally divided between them, excepting my four 
wheel carriage and harness, which I give to my said son Pierpont, 
they paying all my just debts, funeral charges & legacies aforesaid, 
and providing for my said wife (their mother) everything as is 
given and secured to her in the former part of this will equally 
between them: but my desire and will is, that the real estate afore- 
said, shall not be subjected to a division between them untill my 
said son Dexter shall arrive at the age of twenty-one years, and if 
at any time there should, (unhappily and contrary to expectation) 
any dispute arise between said Pierpont & Dexter, respecting a 
division of the real or personal estate, or both, herein given to them, 
and they cannot agree to divide the same, my will and direction ex- 
pressly is, that such disputes shall be decided by three impartial 
inteligent men, known for their probity and good understanding, 
two to be chosen by my two said sons, each having the choice of one, 
& the third by those two, which three men, thus chosen, shall 
make such division, and when made, shall be, to all intents & pur- 
poses as binding on the parties as if it had been made by any legal 
process whatsoever. 

Finally, I constitute and appoint my two said sons Pierpont 
Brigham and Dexter Brigham, the executors of this my last Will 
& Testament hereby revoking & disannulling all former wills & 
bequests by me made. 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal, the day 
and year first above written. 

Edmund Brigham. (Seal.) 

Signed, sealed, published & declared by the said Edmund Brig- 
ham to be his last will & testament, In the presence of 

Nahum Gale 
Samuel Bellows 
Andrew Peters. 
Children (by first wife), bom in Westboro: 

181 i Edmund*, b. 19 Oct., 1758. 

ii Hepsibah, b. 29 July, 1760; m. Antipas Brigham, 106. 

182 iii Roger, b. 28 Feb., 1762. 

183 iv Samuel, b. 6 Dec, 1763. 

184 v Sarah, b. 15 March, 1765. 

vi Elizabeth, b. 2 Dec, 1766; d. 20 Oct., 1785, unm. 



FIFTH GENERATION 135 

185 vii Lyscom, b. 19 May, 1769. 
Children, by second wife: 

186 viii Pierpont, b. 16 Sept., 1780. 

187 ix Betsey, b. 7 May, 1782. 

188 x Eli, b. 31 July, 1784. 

189 xi Dexter, b. 25 May, 1786. 

74 *CAPT. WILLIAM 5 , son of Lieut. Nathan 4 and Elizabeth 
(Ward) Brigham, born in Southboro, Mass., 8 April, 1735; died in 
Marlboro, Mass., 20 April, 1793, of the small-pox; married (1), 4 
Sept., 1759, Rebecca Ball, who died 14 Dec, 1768; married (2), 
Lydia Chamberlain of Westboro, Mass., who died 8 Feb., 1793; 
ae. 49 of the small-pox. 

He resided near Gates Pond in Marlboro, and was tythingman 
1762; warden '73; field-driver '74, and selectman '78, '82, and '85. 
Was Commander of a Company of Minute-men in Col. Jonathan 
Ward's regt., and marched with them on the Lexington Alarm, 19 
April, 1775. His old house still stands. He was the founder of 
Brigham cemetery in Marlboro. 

Children (by first wife), bom in Marlboro: 

190 i William 6 , b. 27 Feb., 1761. 

191 ii Rebecca, b. 1 Feb., 1763. 

iii Peter, b. 27 Dec, 1764; m. Bent; res. Westboro. 

iv Abigail, b. 4 March, 1766; m. 18 Jan., 1787, Paul, son of Silas 
Barnes; b. 10 Oct., 1761, in Marlboro (Vide Hist, of Marl- 
boro and Bigelow Family. 
v Hollis, b. 4 Dec, 1768; d. ibid. 
Children (by second wife), born in Marlboro: 

192 vi Ephraim, b. 9 Oct., 1771. 

vii Hollis, b. 14 March, 1773; d. unm., 8 June, 1837. 

193 viii Willard, b. 18 June, 1775 

ix Lydia, b. 29 Dec, 1776; m. Artemas Brigham, 166. 
x Polly, b. 30 Jan., 1779; m. 16 Aug., 1797, Willard Howe of 

Marlboro, 
xi Patty (Martha), b. 22 March, 1782; m. Caleb Brigham, 293. 

194 xii Sophia, b. 12 June, 1784. 

xiii Dana, b. 8 June, 1787; d. unm., with lockjaw, in Cambridgeport, 
Mass. 

75 fEBENEZER 5 , son of Lieut. Nathan 4 and Elizabeth (Ward) 

Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 24 June, 1741 ; died ; 

married Martha . Morse records that he made his will 

20 Feb., 1765, giving all of his estate to his wife Martha and his 
little daughter Patty, and the offer of his mare and saddle, at .£13, 
6s.8d. to his brother Elijah. He resided in Westboro, Mass. 

Child, born in Westboro: 

i Patty 6 , b. ; d. . 

* Colonial Wars: Southboro Train Band, Col. Tim. Brigham, 1757. 

t Colonial War Record: Priv. Capt. Maynard, 1759; also with Col. Williams. 



136 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

76 ELIJAH 5 , son of Lieut. Nathan 4 and Elizabeth (Ward) 
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 5 Sept., 1743; died there, 8 
Jan., 1804; married, 7 Jan., 1768, Ruth, daughter of Ezra and 
Abigail (Trowbridge) Taylor of Southboro; born 9 March, 1747; 
died 10 April, 1831. 

Morse gives the story of his life substantially as follows: He 
resided on the homestead of Lieut Nathan in the west part of 
Southboro, and was a very distinguished citizen. Was chosen a 
member of the Provincial Congress that met at Watertown, 31 May, 
1775; was one of a committee in 1778 to report on a proposed con- 
stitution for Massachusetts, and again, in 1780, to revise the consti- 
tution which had been offered and rejected by the town, and 
instructed to report objections proper to be adopted and returned 
to the convention. The reports of this committee, of which he was 
the principal member, are able, and if they were the product of 
his mind, he was a reasoner and draughtsman of rare ability. He 
was probably the one who was in Capt. Josiah Fay's company of 
Minute-men, as Lieut., and marched on the Lexington Alarm. 
From 1776 to 1812, his name was more intimately connected than 
any other man's with all the important civic transactions of South- 
boro. He served about 30 years as selectman, represented the 
town in the General Court 6 years during 1789-1800, as often as 
they voted to send. 

Children, bom in Southboro : 

195 i Ebenezer", b. 5 April, 1768. 

ii Fanny, b. 12 Sept., 1769; m. Paul 6 Brigbam, 211, and res. St. 
Albans, Vt. 

196 iii Sylvester, b. 16 Jan., 1771. 

197 iv Dinah, b. 5 Nov., 1772. 

v Persis, b. 7 Aug., 1774; d. 8 June, 1829; ra. Ashbel Samuel 
Brigham, 150. 

198 vi Elijah, b. 19 July, 1776. 

199 vii Trowbridge, b. 17 Sept., 1778. 

200 viii Lincoln, b. 17 June, 1780. 

201 ix Hepsibah, b. 7 May, 1782. 

x Lavina, b. 26 Dec.,'l784; d. 23 July, 1786. 

xi Nancy, b. 11 Dec, 1786; m. (1) Levi Ward, who d. s. p., in 
Westboro, 1836; m. (2) Jotham, son of Josiah Bartlett of South- 
boro; b. 7 April, 1783. 

202 xii Martha, b. 6 June, 1790. 

203 xiii Taylor, b. 29 April, 179.3. 

77 *AARON 5 , son of Thomas 4 and Sarah (Stratton) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 17 March, 1720; made his will 8 Sept., 
1768; married (1), Dec, 1740, Elizabeth, daughter of Js. Brown; 
she died at Rutland Dis. probably early in 1761, ae. about 49; mar- 
ried (2), in 1761, Sarah Winchester. 

* Colonial War Record: Sergt. Train Band, 1757. 



FIFTH GENERATION 137 

Morse's account says that he settled in Grafton. The inventory 
of his estate was presented 31 Oct., 1768. He made ample pro- 
vision for his wife Sarah, " except paying a physician." He gave 
all his lands in Grafton to his two sons Thomas and Ephraim, and 
the avails of his lands in Shrewsbury, to his sons Amariah and 
Moses, and authorized their guardian to sell the property. He gave 
to his daughters Dorothy, Lydia, Lucy, and Rebecca, their own 
mother's apparel; and he made Thomas and Elisha (or either one of 
them) his executors (see Pierce's Hist, of Grafton). 

Children (by first wife), born in Grafton: 
i Aaron 6 , b. 30 Aug., 1741; d. unm. 
ii Sarah, b. 2 Sept., 1742; d. unm. 
iii Elizabeth, b. 30 Oct., 1743; d. 4 Aug., 1760. 
iv Dorothy, b. 24 Dec, 1744; d. unm.; a division of her estate was 

ordered 13 July, 1769. 
v Thomas, b. 7 Feb., 1745-6; d. unm.; no further reported by 
Grafton records. 
204 vi Ephraim, b. 2 March, 1746-47. 

vii James, b. 23 Aug., 1748; d. unm. 
viii Amariah, b. 3 Jan., 1749-50; d. 28 Jan., 1752. 
ix Lydia, b. 6 Sept., 1753; d. unm. 
x Lucy, b. 6 Dec, 1754; d. unm. 
xi Rebecca, b. 22 Feb., 1756; d. 15 April, 1759. 

xii Amariah, b. 18 Sept., 1757; m. twice, and d. in Millbury or 
Sutton; was in the Revolution in 1775, 1777, 1778, and 1779, 
short services. 

xiii Rebecca, b. 26 April, 1759; m. Smith, and res. Mont- 

pelier, Vt. 
xiv Joseph, b. 28 April, 1761. 
Children (by second wife), bom in Grafton: 

xv Elizabeth, b. 19 April, 1763; d. 13 March, 1764. 
xvi Moses, b. 8 April, 1765. 

78 LYDIA 5 , daughter of Thomas* and Sarah (Stratton) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 March, 1721-22; died in Stow, 
Mass., 17 March, 1748; married, 14 April, 1747, Dea. Amariah, 
son of Samuel Bigelow of Marlboro; born 14 Sept, 1722; died in 
Stow, 8 March, 1780; (he married [2], Sarah Eveleth of Stow, and 
had sons Francis, Abel, Amariah, Levi, Elnathan, and daughter 
Sarah). He was selectman, assessor, etc. 

Child (Bigelow), born in Stow: 

i Lydia 6 , b. 1 March, 1748; m. 31 March, 1767, Fiske Howe, son 
of 55; b. 23 June, 1741; she inherited £133 by her Grandfather 
Brigham's will, and other things if she had "heirs of her body"; 
moved to Templeton, Mass., where he was town treasurer, etc. 
Ch. (Howe): 
1 Thomas 7 ; 2 Ephraim; 3 Lambert, who moved to Cleveland, O. 

79 EZEKIEL 5 , son of Thomas 4 and Sarah (Stratton) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 Feb., 1723-4; died in Grafton, 



138 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Mass., 4 April, 1788; married (1), Martha, daughter of Samuel 
Bigelow of Marlboro, born 21 Oct., 1724; died 1 Aug., 1764; mar- 
ried (2), Millicent Sherman, who died a?. 70. Resided in Grafton. 

Children (by first wife), bom in Grafton: 

i Sergt. Abner 6 , b. 19 Feb., 1750-1; m. Molly Emerson; moved 
to Hartland, Vt. ; was in the Revolution, as a corporal in Capt. 
Luke Drury's Co., in 177.5; may have gone to Quebec under Col. 
Arnold, Sept., 1775; sergeant, in 1779, under Col. J. Chase, 
ii Martha, b. 23 April, 1753; m. Benjamin, son of Benjamin and 
Rebecca (Parler) Leland, b. in Grafton, 1717; d. there 1828; 
he was a farmer. Ch. (Leland), b. in Grafton: 

1 Huldah', b. 1774; m. Asahel Warren; res. Springfield and 
Weathersfield, Vt. 

2 Daniel, b. 1776; m. (1) Mary Forbush; m. (2) Sally Mor- 
gan; had 12 ch. ; res. Weathersfield, Vt., and Barre, Mass. 

3 Capt. Benjamin, b. 1779; m. Lucy Barnes; res. Boston till 
1816, a mfr., then in New York and Philadelphia, where d. 
1842; ch.: Benj. 8 , and 6 others. 

205 iii Ezekiel, b. 30 March, 1755. 

206 iv Isaac, b. 30 May, 1757. 

v John, b. 3 July, 1759; d. unm., 25 Nov., 1839, in Oxford; in- 
terred in Grafton, 
vi Miriam, b. 10 March, 1761; m. Joseph Gallop, 
vii Huldah, b. 1 Dec, 1762; m. Moses Rockwood. 
Children (by second wife), born in Grafton: 

viii Sarah, b. 23 Aug., 1766; m. 8 Aug., 1790, Aaron Hall of Grafton; 
moved to Weathersfield. Ch. (Hall), b. in Grafton: 

1 Sally 7 , b. 20 Nov., 1790. 

2 Aaron, b. 4 June, 1793. 

ix Jacob, b. 6 Dec, 1769; m. Polly Dudley; moved to Reading, Vt. 
x Millicent, b. 26 Dec, 1771; d. in Weathersfield, 1814. 
xi Lydia, b. 29 Sept., 1774; m. 20 May, 1811, Isaac Stone of Ward 

(Auburn), 
xii Anna, b. 27 Aug., 1776; d. 18 April, 1847, in Oxford, unm. 

80 *ELISHA 5 , son of Thomas 4 and Sarah (Stratton) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 Nov., 1726; died in Grafton, Mass., 

very aged; married Sarah . He resided in Grafton. The 

male line is extinct. 

Children, born in Grafton: 

i Elisha', b. 12 April, 1758; d. 28 Feb., 1776. 
ii Charles, b. 9 Oct., 1761; d. 6 Aug., 1776. 

207 iii Sarah, b. 29 April, 1767. 

iv Molly, b. 18 March, 1769; d. 29 Aug., 1823, unm. 

81 fCAPT. ITHAMAR 5 , son of Thomas 4 and Sarah (Stratton) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 6 Oct., 1729; died there, 3 May, 
1784; married (1), 13 Sept., 1753, Ruth, daughter of Daniel and 

* Colonial War Record: In Train Band, Capt. Warren. 

t Colonial War Record: " Ensign " with Capt. Rice; Corporal First Marlboro 
Co., 1757- 



FIFTH GENERATION 139 

Mary (Bigelow) Ward, born 20 Feb., 1732; died 29 May, 1766; 
married (2), 29 March, 1768, Mary, daughter of Abraham and 
Mary (Rice) Beaman, of Marlboro; born 1 Dec, 1734; died, his 
widow, 13 May, 1813. He lived in Marlboro, where Alden Brig- 
ham afterward resided, and was selectman in 1775, '76, '78, '79 and 
'82. Probably was Lieut, in Capt. Wm. Brigham's Co., and marched 
on the Lexington Alarm. 

Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro: 

i Ruth 6 , b. IT Sept., 1756; d. unm, 20 Sept., 179T. 

208 ii Ithamar, b. 7 Nov., 1758. 

209 iii Daniel, b. 15 Nov., 1760. 

iv Silas, b. 21 Oct., 1763; d. 27 Sept., 1838; m. Persis Stow, who 
d. 31 March, 1835; he res. in Southboro and Northboro; this 
line is extinct. Ch. : 
1 Otis 7 , b. 4 June, 1793; d. 3 Oct., 1813. 
v Abner, b. 29 May, 1766; d. 5 July, 1766. 
Children (by second wife) : 

210 vi Abner, b. 21 Dec, 1768. 

vii Abraham, b. 14 Nov., 1771; d. unm. 

82 *CAPT. PAUL 5 , son of Thomas 4 and Sarah (Stratton) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 26 March, 1737; died there, 4 June, 
1777; married, 9 Aug., 1757, Eliza, daughter of Abraham and 
Persis (Robinson) Rice (she married [2], Col. Silas Bailey of 
Berlin); she was born 12 Oct., 1736; died 30 March, 1793. He 
settled in Marlboro, where was assessor, 1775-76; selectman, '77; 
on Committee of Correspondence, 1776, '77, and Representative, 
1777. He marched on the Lexington Alarm in Capt. Daniel Barnes' 
Co., as 2d Lieut. He is in a list of officers commissioned 25 May, 
1775, and saw considerable service in that year. He was Capt. of 
the 5th Co. of Col. Ezekiel Howe's Regt., commissioned 5 July, 
1776. 

Childen, born in Marlboro: 

i Persis 6 , b. 17 March, 1760; d. 17 June, 1760. 

211 ii Paul, b. 17 June, 1761. 

212 iii Samuel, b. 14 Sept., 1762. 

iv Miriam, b. 9 Jan., 1764; d. 10 Jan., 1776. 

213 v Thomas, b. 25 Dec, 1765. 

vi Aaron, b. 7 Feb., 1768; d. 10 Oct., 1771. 
vii Sarah, b. 16 Oct., 1769; d. 10 Oct., 1771. 
viii Pierpont, b. 22 Nov., 1772; d. 31 Aug., 1775. 
ix Eli, b. 16 Oct., 1773; d. 29 Aug., 1775. 

83 fNOAH 5 , son of Jonathan 4 and Damaris (Rice) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 24 Nov., 1734; died there, 3 Feb., 1805; 
married, 5 July, 1758, Miriam Allen; married (2), 19 May, 1771, 

* Colonial War Record: First Marlboro Co., 1757- 

t Colonial War: First Marlboro Co., 1757; Relief Fort William Henry, 1759. 



140 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Martha Tomblin, who died 27 May, 1813. He was in office in 
Marlboro in 1798. 

Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro: 
i Damaris 6 , b. 24 April, 1759. 
ii Anne, b. 25 June, 1761. 

iii Matthias Rice, b. 4 Jan., 1765; m. 15 Sept., 1791, Anna Gleason. 
iv Lydia, b. 28 Oct., 1767; m. 12 Oct., 1797, James Wright. 

Children (by second wife), b. in Marlboro: 

v Miriam, b. 30 Oct., 1772; m. 17 April, 1792, Simeon Cunningham. 
Ch. (Cunningham), b. in Marlboro: 

1 Miriam 1 , who had three children. 

2 Simeon, who had ch. : Miriam 8 ; Anna; Emma L., who m. 
Rice, and had 2 ch. ; Charles. 

3 Nancy, had 1 dau. 

4 William L., d. unm. 

5 Levy, had several ch. 

6 Martha, had Harriet; Frederick; Anna; Fannie; Ellen. 

7 Jonathan Brigham, m. 1836, Sarah Proctor of Gloucester, 
Mass.; about 1839 he changed his name by dropping the 
" Cunningham," and was known thenceforth as " Jonathan 
Brigham," and under the name of " Brigham " his children 
grew up and were married. Ch., b. in Marlboro: Lydia 8 , b. 
1837; m. 1870, James Bliss, a merchant of Boston; she res. 
there, a widow; Sarah, d.; Martha Washington, probably m. 
Charles L. Brigham, son of 354; Mary, d. ; Frank, d. ; Wil- 
liam, d. 

84 *COL. TIMOTHY 5 , son of Capt. Jesse 4 and Bethiah (Rice) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 16 Feb., 1735-6; died in North- 
boro, 5 Oct., 1828, in his 93d year; married Lydia Wood, born 8 
Nov., 1740. 

Morse says that he inherited from his father an extensive farm 
in the east part of Northboro, the value of which he lost through 
the depreciation of Continental money after its sale. In extreme 
old age lie was supported by the town, the first instance of the kind 
to be found in the history of the race. Although poor, he was re- 
ceived with profound respect, and entertained with free hospitality, 
wherever he called during life. In 1764 he was selectman of 
Westboro; in 1777, after the division of the town, selectman of 
Northboro. In 1775 he entered the Revolutionary army as Captain; 
was second in command under Capt. Samuel Wood of Marlboro 
of the company of Minute Men, which marched down to Cambridge 
on 19th of April, 1775, and which was in the battle of Bunker Hill, 
on the 17th of June following. He received £18 from the town 
for the first term of service; is supposed to have removed his 
family from Northboro, soon after, and to have further served in 
the field. 

* Colonial War Record: Westboro Train Band, 1757; served also 1758. 



FIFTH GENERATION 141 

Children, probably bom in Westboro, except the 3 youngest, born in 
Northboro : 

i Eber 6 , b. 25 Nov., 1761. 
ii Persis, b. 16 Jan., 1764. 
iii Samuel, b. 14 Dec, 1765. 
iv Kitte, b. 11 Dec, 1767. 
v Lydia, b. 26 Dec, 1769; perhaps d. y. 
vi Sally, b. 13 Jan., 1772. 
vii Lewis, b. 4 Jan., 1774. 
viii Nabby, b. 29 Dec, 1775. 
ix Luther, b. 3 April, 1778; m. Rosomond Jones, and moved to 
Waterford, Me., from Stowe, Mass. Ch.: 

1 Lydia 7 , m. Rufus Priest. 

2 Mehitable. 

3 Sophie, m. Abel, son of Stephen Moore from Stow. 

4 Mary, m. Joseph Flint. 

5 Lewis, m. Swallow. 

6 Calvin, m. Ball. 

7 Maria, m. Nathan Hilton. 

214 x Polly, b. 15 April, 1781. 
xi Betsey, b. 22 Oct., 1783. 

85 *LIEUT. ARTEMAS 5 , son of Jesse 4 and Bethiah (Rice) 
Brigham; born Westboro, Mass., 29 Sept., 1739; died, in a fit at 
home, 25 Nov., 1802; married, Keziah, daughter of Josiah and 
Thankful Rice, born Northboro, Mass., 31 Jan., 1741; died, his 
widow, 27 Sept., 1806. 

He inherited the homestead of his father and resided where his 
grandson, Fred William Brigham resided, in the east part of North- 
boro. He served in the Revolutionary War in 1775, marching on 
the Lexington Alarm, and as a sergeant in 1777; the town voted 
him .£18 for volunteer service. He was assessor in 1778; select- 
man in 1788 and '89- 

Children, the 2 eldest born in Westboro; others in Northboro : 

i Jesse 8 , b. 10 Dec, 1762; m. 18 Dec, 1782, Elizabeth Henderson. 

215 ii Gardner, b. 20 Feb., 1764. 

216 iii John, b. 24 May, 1766. 

217 iv Henry, b. 4 Dec, P768. 

v Azuba, b. 16 July, 1771 ; d. 2 Aug., 1778. 

vi Lucinda, b. 8 Feb., 1774; m. 9 June, 1793, Amos, son of Amos 
and Sarah (Graves) Rice; b. in N., 7 March, 1767; d. in Belfast, 
Me., Nov., 1806; moved to E. Andover, Me. Ch. (Rice), the 2 
elder b. in Northboro: 

1 SerreV, b. 17 Aug., 1794; d. y. 

2 Betsey Curtis, b. 1 Sept., 1795. 

3 Lanson, b. E. A., 7 Feb., 1801. 

vii Betsey, b. 26 June, 1776; d. 1 Aug., 1778. 
viii Joel, b. 16 Nov., 1778; d. 28 Aug., 1779. 
ix Lucy, b. 21 July, 1780; m. 1800, David Knowlton, b. 1779; d. 
6 Sept., 1823; moved to N. Y. State. Ch. (Knowlton), 6 b. in 
Shrewsbury; the 3 youngest in N. Y.: 
* Colonial War Record: Private in Train Band, 1757. 



142 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1 Julia Ann', b. 4 Dec, 1800. 

2 Eli, b. 28 Oct., 1802. 

3 Artemas Brigham, b. 15 Sept., 1804. 

4 Elbridge Gerry, b. 4 Oct., 1806. 

5 Abraham, b. 8 Dec, 1808. 

6 Lucy Caroline, b. 3 Sept., 1811. 

7 David Bacheller. 

8 Marietta. 

9 Harriet. 

218 x Lovell, b. 22 Oct., 1782. 

219 xi Moses, b. 21 April, 1786. 

86 SARAH 5 , daughter of Capt. Jesse 4 and Bethiah (Rice) 
Brigham, born in Westboro, Mass., 21 Feb., 1745-6; died in North- 
boro, Mass., 23 Dec, 1798; married (second wife), 15 Jan., 1767, 
Dea. Seth, son of Seth and Dorothy (Robinson) Rice, born in West- 
boro, 9 Nov., 1737; (married [1] Rachel Coolidge and had chil- 
dren). He was deacon of the Northboro church and died there, 2 
Jan., 1815. 

Children (Rice), born in Northboro: 

i Sarah 8 , b. 16 June, 1768; d. 28 March, 1844; m. Jonathan Pat- 
terson of Northboro, who res. in Maidstone, Vt, and Eaton, Que. 
Ch. (Patterson): 

1 Sarah~, b. 16 July, 1793; m. Joel Bartlett of Northboro. 

2 Sabra, b. 6 Dec, 1794; d. 10 March, 1801. 

3 Isaac C, b. 15 May, 1796; d. unm., 9 Nov., 1821. 

4 William, b. 3 April, 1798; m. Eliza Norcross. 

5 Anson, b. 5 March, 1801; m. Maria Gilbert; res. Trumbull, 
Conn. 

6 Benjamin F., b. 3 May, 1803; m. Levinah Piatt; res. Trum- 
bull. 

7 Lawson B., b. 8 Aug., 1805; m. Savilla Dunkley. 

8 David, b. 29 Jan., 1807; m. Louisa Alexander of "Winchester, 
N. H.; res. Boston. 

9 Mary, b. 15 July, 1810; m. Harwood Proctor. 

10 Sophia, b. 3 Aug., 1812; d. 3 Nov., 1841; m. Edward Proctor; 
res, Franklin, Mich, 
ii Rachel, b. 8 Oct., 1770; d. 22 July, 1837; m. Jotham Bartlett of 
Northboro. Ch. (Bartlett): 

1 Clarissa 7 , b. 11 Feb., 1793. 

2 William L., b. 21 Jan., 1796. 

3 Sarah, b. 3 March, 1797; m. Nahum Eager. 

4 Jotham, b. 1 Nov., 1798; d. y. 

5 Holloway, b. 15 Jan., 1800. * 

6 John, b. 8 March, 1801 ; m. Sally Munroe. 

7 Lawson, 1). IS May, 1802. 

8 Jonathan, b. 26 April, 1804; m. Louisa Warren. 

9 Sophia, b. 29 Dec, 1805; d. 23 March, 1835; ra. Stephen 
W. Jeffrey. 

10 Salina, b. 22 Jan., 1808; d. y. 

11 Mary E., b. 26 DeC, 1812; d. 2 May, 1848; m. Abraham M. 
Bigelow. 

12 Franklin D., b. 24 July, 1814; m. Mary E. Munroe. 



FIFTH GENERATION 148 

iii Baxter, b. 4 May, 1773; d. 28 March, 1854; ra. Mary Chandler. 
Ch.: 

1 Harriet 7 , b. 6 Feb., 1795. 

2 Ermina, b. 29 Aug., 1798; m. Rev. Bennett Roberts. 

3 Anthony C, b. 4 Oct., 1800; d. 7 April, 1832. 

4 Louisa F., b. 1 Dec, 1802; d. 18 Aug., 1826. 

5 Baxter, b. 30 July, 1807. 

6 John, b. 1 Dec, 1811; m. (1) Susan K. .JCnowlton; m. (2) 
Elizabeth Morse. 

iv William, b. 18 Sept., 1774; d. 14 Dec, 1826; m. Lois Munroe. Ch.: 

1 Israel C 7 , b. 3 Nov., 1799; d. 1 Dec, 1853; m. (1) Mary E. 
Munroe; m. (2) Mrs. Almira L. Davis. 

2 Sarah Brigham, b. 7 Dec, 1800 ; d. y. 

3 Sarah Brigham, b. 21 Dec, 1801; d. 18 Sept., 1841; m. John 
Andrews. 

4 Polly, b. 9 Jan., 1804; m. Sumner Chapin. 

5 Susannah, b. 1805; d. 1826. 

6 William, b. 6 June, 1807; m. Lydia Wilson. 

7 Lewis, b. 23 Nov., 1809; m. Susan A. Brigham, 522. 

8 Reuben, b. 23 Sept., 1811; m. Harriet F. Kettell. 

9 Lydia F., b. 16 Nov., 1813; m. Dana M. Clapp. 

10 Abraham 21., b. 30 July, 1815. 

11 Lois C, twin to Abraham; m. Jerome Wells. 

12 Charles, b. 30 Dec, 1817; d. y. 

13 Charles L., b. 10 Oct., 1823; d. unm, 22 Feb., 1850. 

v Polly, b. 9 Feb., 1782; d. 14 March, 1852; m. Isaac Davis. Ch. 
(Davis) : 

1 Polly 7 , b. and d. 1803. 

2 Adaline P., b. 4 Nov., 1804; m. John Patrick. 

3 Isaac Brigham, b. and d. 1806. 

4 Henry O., b. 4 Nov., 1807. 

5 Isaac Brigham, b. 24 Dec, 1809; d. 1832. 

6 Ann Eliza, b. 3 Oct., 1811. 

7 John, b. 25 Oct., 1813; d. 1844. 

8 Sarah B., b. 25 March, 1816. 

9 Hannah Q., b. and d. 1818. 

10 Hannah Q., b. 9 Nov., 1819; d. 6 March, 1850; m. Franklin 
Whipple. 

11 Cyrus, b. 18 June,-1822; m. Elizabeth W. Bruce. 

12 Caroline G., b. 27 Sept., 1825; d. 1839. afaa.Z l&N 

vi Sapphira, b. 13 Dec, 1784; d. 1 Sept., 1841; m. Maj. Oliver Saw- 
yer of Berlin, Mass. Ch. (Sawyer) : 

1 Lewis 7 , b. 2 Feb., 1812. 

2 Oliver B., b. 5 June, 1816; m. Angeline A. Baldwin. 

3 Lucy F., b. 9 Sept., 1819; d. 30 Dec, 1847; m. Stephen Sawyer. 

4 Sophia B., twin to Lucy. 

vii Seth, b. 25 March, 1788; m. Alice Brigham, 250. 

87 WILLIAM 5 , son of Joel 4 and Mary (Church) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 20 March, 1741-2; died, ae. 80; married, 
4 Sept., 1764, Betty, daughter of Jonathan and Betty (Brigham) 
Stratton (61); born in Marlboro, 11 April, 1744. He lived in 
Northboro, Mass., and moved to Tunbridge, Vt., also lived in 
Lowell, Vt. 



144 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children : 

i Lydia", b. Northboro, 27 May or March, 1765; m. 3 or 8 Nov., 
1785, Dea. Moses, son of Robert Eames; b. in Marlboro, 4 June, 
1763; d. 24 June, 1825. The early records spell this name with 
an " E," but most of the families have dropped the " E," and spell 
it " Ames." Ch. (Eames), b. in Marlboro: 

1 Lewis', b. 31 Aug., 1786; d. 11 June, 1856; m. (1) 24 May, 1812, 
Nancy Childs, who d. 1819; m. (2) 1821, Mehitable Forbush. 

2 Lucinda, b. 11 Jan., 1789; d. unm., 20 June, 1833. 

3 Nancy, b. 1 March, 1792; m. 23 July, 1809, Levi Bigelow, b. 
28 Oct., 1790; d. 3 April, 1859; they had 14 ch. He was a 
district school teacher, town officer, rep. to the Gen. Court, and 
J. P. 

ii Betty, b. 19 Feb., 1767; d. y. 
iii William, b. 27 Dec, 1769; d. 6 March, 1771. 
iv William, b. 12 Jan., 1772. 

220 v Silvanus, b. 17 Jan., 1774. 

vi Betty, b. 21 Feb., 1775; although Morse says "1776," which is 
probably an error, although Betty may have been b. in 1776, and 
Samuel in 1777. 

vii Samuel, b. 7 April, 1776; d. 12 Feb., 1859, in Ogden, N. Y.; 

m. . Ch.: 

1 Henry OJ, who res. Ohio. 

221 viii Lucy, b. 24 March, 1778. 

88 JOEL 5 , son of Joel 4 and Mary (Church) Brigham, born in 
Marlboro, Mass., 5 April, 1751; died in New Marlboro, Mass., 
about 1840; married (1), 2 Jan, 1776, Katee, daughter of Col. 
Cyprian and Dorothy (Howe) Howe, born in Marlboro, 28 Dec., 
1757; married (2) Polly Butler. About 1783 he moved to Madison, 
N. Y., but came back to New Marlboro before his decease. He 
was a Commissary in the Revolution. 

Children, four probably bom in Marlboro: 

i Mary 6 , b. 1776; d. y. 

ii Mary, b. 1778; d. y. 

iii Charles, b. 1779; d. y. 

iv Susan, b. 1780; d. y. 

v Thankful. 

vi William, b. 24 Sept., 1812; d. New Marlboro, 21 Dec, 1863; m. 
24 April, 1844, Elizabeth, dau. of John, Jr., and Lucy (Lang- 
don) Dodge; b. in N. M., 24 April, 1817; d. 4 June, 1856; he 
was a farmer and res. N. M. Child, b. in N. M.: 
1 Ellen E. 1 , b. 19 March, 1848; m. 27 Feb., 1878, Louis M., son 
of Samuel and Ursula (Day) Williams, b. in Canaan, N. H., 
17 Sept., 1851; res. Stafford, Kan., where moved from Put- 
nam, Conn. Ch. (Williams), b. in Putnam: i Robert Longfellow 8 ; 
ii Elizabeth Langdon, twins, b. 8 Feb., 1879; iii Henry Trum- 
bull, b. 8 Sept., 1880; iv Ursula Louise, b. 30 Dec, 1886. 
vii Son, probably Henry G. 

89 JONATHAN 5 , son of Joel 4 and Mary (Church) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Oct., 1754; died in Mayville, N. Y., 



FIFTH GENERATION 145 

26 July, 1848; married (1), 5 Jan., 1774, Lydia Stevens, born 8 
May, 1758; died in Mayville, 4 Feb., 1828; married (2), Sarah 
(Olds) Brigham, widow of his cousin Jonathan, 94. He resided 
first in Marlboro; moved to Madison, N. Y., 1796; thence to Sher- 
idan, N. Y., 1810; last to Mayville, in 1813. 

Children (by first wife), all born in Marlboro, except the youngest born 
in Madison: 
222 i Stephen 6 , b. 24 Aug., 1780. 

ii Susanna, b. 12 Feb., 1783; m. 1805, Henry Titus of Augusta, 
N. Y., and moved to Penfield, Ontario, in 1812, where she d. 
3 Aug., 1813. Ch. (Titus) : 
1 Franklin 7 ; 2 Lysander; 3 Mary; 4 Samuel; 5 Haven; 6 
William. 

iii *Haven, b. 23 May, 1785; d. ; m. 19 Feb., 1809, 

Eunice, dau. of Ephraim Herrick of Augusta, N. Y., who was 
a soldier of the Revolution; removed with his father in 1796 
to Madison, N. Y. ; a tanner by trade; built the first tannery 
in Sheridan, N. Y. (in company with his brother Windsor), where 
settled in 1810. In 1815 built a 40-ton schooner, " Kingbird," 
which ran between Dunkirk and Buffalo, taking out his lumber 
and bringing back merchandise, etc. In his later years he re- 
sided s. p. in Fredonia, N. Y., in retirement. 
iv*Windsor, b. 1 Oct., 1787; d. 25 July, 1835, of the cholera; he 
had taken passage on a boat from Detroit to Dunkirk, N. Y., but 
bad weather intervened and they were carried by the port and 
he died on the passage; was interred in Buffalo in an unknown 
spot; m. about 1812, Marinda Cone of Mayville, N. Y. In 1796 
he removed to Madison with his father and in 1810 he settled in 
Sheridan; when he went there he took a pack of 50-pound 
weight of tools, provisions, etc.; in company with his brother 
Haven he built the first sawmill in the place, but soon sold 
out to Haven; being a carpenter he took a contract to build 
the first building at Mayville, and he built the second sawmill in 
Sheridan. Ch.: 
1 Eliza; 2 Melissa, who m. Harrison Barker; 3 Angeline; 4 
Marcia; 5 Sarah; 6 Squire; 7 Leroy, who d. y.; 8 Samuel, 
who d. y. 
v Lydia, b. 30 Dec, 1789; d. of apoplexy in Sheridan, 18 April, 
1853; moved from Madison to Chautauqua Co. in 1810; m. 
Barnabas Cook in Augusta. Ch. (Cook): 
1 Nelson 7 ; 2 Emogene; 3 Salinda; 4 Angeline; 5 " Wart us " 
or Lyanda; 6 Haven; 7 Edward; 8 Cynthia. 
vi Jonathan, b. 13 Oct., 1791 ; d. unm., in Mayville, ae. 23. 
vii William, b. 23 Sept., 1793; d. in Sheridan, 28 June, 1829; m. 
Philatheta Farnsworth. Ch. : 
1 Lydia Ann 7 ; 2 Eunice; 3 Jonathan; 4 Edward. 
viii Edmund, b. 15 July, 1796; m. (1) Lucinda Pratt, who d.; m. 
(2) ; res. in Mayville, s. p. 

90 JOHN 5 , son of Joel 4 and Mary (Church) Brigham; born 
in Marlboro, Mass., 16 April, 1758; died in Chadwick Bay, N. Y., 

* Vide History of Chautauqua Co., p. 537. 



146 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

20 Aug., 1828; married, in 1779-80, Abigail, daughter of James 
and Abigail (Ward)* Williams of Marlboro and Rutland, Vt., 
born 26 Feb., 1764; died, in Chadwick Bay the next day after her 
husband, and they were interred in one grave at Fredonia, N. Y. 
He was a soldier in the wars of 1775 and 1812. In 1790 he 
moved to Fitzwilliam, N. H., and in 1795 to Madison, N. Y., and 
in 1808 to Chadwick Bay, where he took up a tract of wild land, 
built a log house and opened a farm. A principal street, leading out 
of Dunkirk village, and first opened by him, bears his name.f He 
was a highly respected and honored citizen. 

Children, the 2 eldest born in Marlboro: 
223 i John 6 , b. 7 Oct., 1780. 
224, ii James, b. 6 Nov., 1782. 

225 iii Walter. 

226 iv Nabby, bapt. in Fitzwilliam, 13 March, 1791. 

91 SAMUEL 5 , son of Joel 4 and Mary (Church) Brigham, born 
in Marlboro, Mass., 3 Dec, 1760; died 2 March., 1813; in Augusta, 
N. Y.; married Phebe Davis, (dau. of Daniel, a kinsman of Gov. 
John Davis), of Worcester, who married (2) Israel Rice, of Madi- 
son, N. Y. ; she died 9 Feb., 1843, ae. 82. He was a farmer, and 
moved, about 1796, to Madison, N. Y. 

Children, born in Paxton, Mass.: 

227 i Joel 8 , b. 12 Sept., 1785. 

ii Samuel, b. ; d. ag. about 17. 

iii Phebe, b. 16 Oct., 1790; d. in Springhill, O., 27 Nov., 1855; m. 
11 Feb., 1811, in Augusta, N. Y., Russell Munn; b. 17 Feb., 
1786; d. W^iseon, O., 25 Nov., 1889. Moved to-Springhill, O., 
in 1854. Ch. (Munn)., b. in New York: 

1 Asa C.\b. 26 June, 1813; d. 23 Jan., 1871; m. Florence 
Guthrie. * Ch. : i Dr. Allison 8 , res. Crystal Lake, Mich. ; ii 
Celia, m. George Scores. 

2 Marshall Davis, b. 22 May, 1816; d. 8 Dec, 1896; m. Elvira 
Guthrie. Ch.: Coralia. 

3 Phebe L., b. 15 May, 1818; d. in Toledo, O., 10 Dec, 1899; m. 
1852, H. B. Williams, who d. in Toledo, 31 Dec, 1892. Ch. 
(Williams): Phebe 3 , b. 29 March, 1855; m. 28 Dec, 1877, S. J. 
Clark, proprietor of a job printing house in Toledo. 

92 CAPT. TILLY 5 , son of James 4 and Anna (Rice) Brigham, 
born in Brookficld, Mass., 6 June, 1748; died there, 17 Aug., 1808; 
married Rachel, daughter of Joseph Walker of Brookfield. 

He inherited a third of his father's one thousand acres in Brook- 
field and also the house built by James in 1722, which was next 
owned by Joel . The old house was burned down a few years ago 

* She was the daughter of Daniel and Mary (Bigelow) Ward, 
t History of Chautauqua Co. 




Gershom 4 Brigham House, Westboro, Mass. 




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Captain Tilly 5 Brigham House, Brookfield, Mass. 



FIFTH GENERATION 147 

and the place is owned by Joseph 7 Brigham. His service in the 
Revolution was a little over 13 mos., beginning June 30, 1778. 

Children, born in Brookfield: 

i Bathsheba", b. 4 Jan., 1782; m. Joseph W. Hamilton; res. in 
Brookfield. Ch. (Hamilton): 
1 Cheney 7 , who lived in Barre, Mass. 

228 ii Barna, b. 11 Nov., 1784. 

iii Ruth, b. 27 May, 1787; d. about 1813; m. Capt. Benjamin Bar- 
rett; res. Brookfield. Ch. (Barrett), b. there: 

1 Sophia A. 7 , m. Luther Stowell; res. Brookfield. 

2 Henry P., m. Selura Tuttle; res. W. Brookfield. 

229 iv Joel, b. 2 June, 1790. 

v Lydia, b. 5 March, 1793; m. Proctor Sanford; res. \V. Brookfield. 
Ch. (Sanford): 

1 Charles B. 7 , res. Brookfield. 

2 Harriet A., m. Washington Tufts, who was station agent at B. 
vi Mary, b. 3 Aug., 1796; m. Washington Hamilton; res. James- 

ville, N. Y. Ch. (Hamilton): 

1 James T. 7 

2 George W. 

3 Mary A. 

4 Nancy M. 

vii Fanny, b. 27 Nov., 1798; m. Daniel Holt from Western, now 
Warren, Mass.; res. a retired merchant in New York. Ch. 
(Holt) : 

1 Sarah F. 7 , m. William A. Cromwell, merchant; res. N. Y. Ch. 
(Cromwell): i William A. 8 , Jr. d.; ii William A., 3d., d.; 
iii Mary F.; iv Maria A. 

2 Maria A., d. ; m. William P. Bridgman; res., a 

merchant, in N. Y. Ch. (Bridgman): i Daniel H. 8 , d.; ii 
Emily F. 

viii Asenath, b. 19 March, 1801; m. John Hobbs of Brookfield, both d. 
ix Salem, b. 7 Sept., 1803; d. ae. 4. 

93 ELISHA 5 , son of James 4 and Anna (Rice) Brigham, born 
in Brookfield, Mass., 6 Jan., 1750; died there, 8 Sept., 1808; mar- 
ried Patience Walker. He inherited one third of the one thousand 
acres which belonged to his father, in Brookfield. He went to war 
from Brookfield, in 1777, and was at the battle of Saratoga; was 
a private in Capt. Asa Danforth's Co. of Vols. 

Children, born in Brookfield: 

230 i James", b. 22 Feb., 1783. 

231 ii Silvanus, b. 30 July, 1785. 

iii Hannah, b. 16 Dec, 1788; m. Joshua Knights. Ch. (Knights): 
1 Rebecca 1 , d. 

94 JONATHAN 5 , son of James 4 and Anna (Rice) Brigham; 
born in Brookfield, Mass., 22 Oct., 175 — ; died there, Feb., 1841; 
married Sarah Olds, who became the second wife of his cousin 



148 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Jonathan, 89- He inherited one-third of the homestead in Brook- 
field. Was in the Revolution in 1778. 

Children, born in Brookfield: 

i Silas 8 , b. 3 Nov., 1774; d. 21 Jan., 1795; killed by an accident, 
ii Lot, b. 13 April, 1778; m. Sally Worcester, and settled in Ver- 
mont, 
iii Elisha, b. 8 Nov., 1780; d. unm., probably in Richmond, N. H. 
He was very fond of attending auctions and created much amuse- 
ment by his purchases, 
iv Sally, b. 22 Oct., 1783; m. Edward Parker; res. Brookfield. 
v Catherine, b. 11 July, 1787; m. (2) Josiah Burrows. 

vi Betsey, b. 30 Sept., 1790; m. Wyman; probably res. a 

while with Elisha in Richmond, 
vii William, b. 7 Oct., 1793; d. in Pelham, Mass., ae. 80; m. Harriet 
Hoar; res. in Pelham. Ch.: 

1 George, b. 1 March, 1842; d. 5 Oct., 1887. 

2 Meriva Jane, b. 1844; m. Crosby; res. 1903. Cooley- 

ville, Mass. 



95 *JOHN 5 , son of John 4 and Susanna Brigham; born in Shrews- 
bury, Mass., 25 July, 1739; died in Phillipston, Mass., 5 Feb., 
1818; married, 12 March, 1760, Zerviah, daughter of Eleazer and 
Persis (Newton) Rice of Westboro, Mass., born 11 Sept., 1741; 
died in Phillipston, 10 Feb., 1818. According to Morse his father 
gave him half of the Shrewsbury farm. 

Children, the 3 eldest bom in Shrewsbury, the others in Phillipston: 
i Miriam 6 , b. — Dec, 1762. 

ii Eunice, b. 20 March, 1766; d. in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 21 June, 
1853, ae. 87; m. 12 Dec, 1787, John Cobleigh, b. 18 Dec, 1762; 
res. in Fitzwilliam. Ch. (Cobleigh), b. there: 

1 John 1 , b. 21 March, 1789; d. in Fitzwilliam 6 February, 1870. 

2 Amos, b. 18 April, 1790; d. in Fitzwilliam, 19 Feb., 1824. 

3 David, b. 26 July, 1791 ; d. in Marengo, Mich., 26 May, 1858. 

4 Eunice Brigham, b. 15 Nov., 1792; d. in Bakersfield, Vt., 13 
Sept., 1835. 

5 Chloe, b. 6 Feb., 1801; d. in Bakersfield, 27 April, 1831. 

6 Bathshebah, b. 14 April, 1803; d. in Fitzwilliam, 8 Sept., 1854. 
iii John, b. 26 Dec, 1767; d. ; m. (1) ; m. 

(2) Widow Susan Washburn; he moved to New York State, 
probably to Malone, but no record is there. Ch. (by first wife) : 
I Eleazer 7 ; 2 John; 3 William. Ch. (by second wife) : 4 Rox- 
anah, d. ae. 4; 5 Julia. 
iv Chloe, b. in Phillipston, Mass., 6 Feb., 1772; d. in Georgia, Vt., 
29 June, 1848; m. 22 Sept., 1793, Israel, son of Benjamin Joslin; 
b. in Killingly, Conn., 22 Feb., 1770; d. in Georgia, 31 Dec, 1855; 
they res. in Georgia. Ch. (Joslin), b. there: 

* Colonial War Record: Shrewsbury, 1757, Capt. Ward, Train Band. Shrews- 
bury, 1759 ae. 19) in Col. Abe Williams' Regt. for invasion of Canada. Shrewsbury, 
Private, 1760, Capt. Maynard's Co. to westward, 8 mos. 21 days. Centinel, Capt. 
Josiah Brown's Troop of Horse, 5 days. 



FIFTH GENERATION 149 

1 Serviah 7 , b. 13 Sept., 1794; d. in Georgia, 1867. 

2 Israel, b. Aug., 1796; d. 1797. 

3 Abigail, b. 15 Nov., 1797; d. in Georgia, 1847. 

4 Levi, b. 10 Dec, 1799; d. in Oneida, N. Y., 1876; a lawyer. 

5 Israel, b. 8 March, 1802; d. 14 April, 1871; m. Hannah 
Colton. Ch.: i Edward B. 8 ; ii Dana I. (M. D. in St. Louis); 
iii Hannah L.; iv Dwight C; v. Mary P.; vi Ellen L.; vii 
John C. ; viii Chas. W., Cairo, 111.; ix Walter C, Cairo, 111. 

6 Polly, b. 8 May, 1804; d. 11 July, 1823. 

7 Infant, b. 23 March, 1808; d. 1808. 

8 Benjamin Barrett, b. 27 April, 1809; d. 1851; a farmer. 

9 Chloe Priscilla, b. 26 June, 1811; d. 1874. 
10 Charlotte Nelson, b. 18 June, 1817. 

v Susannah, b. 5 Dec, 1776. 

vi Timothy, b. 17 June, 1779; perhaps went to Canada, 
vii Nahum, b. 5 April, 1781; perhaps d. y. 

232 viii Samuel, b. 16 Jan., 1782. 

ix Abigail, m. Josslyn. 

96 SAMUEL 5 , son of John 4 and Susanna Brigham; born in 
Shrewsbury, Mass., 1 July, 1741; died there, 28 Feb., 1836; ae. 94; 
married, 1774, Rachel, daughter of Phineas Underwood of West- 
ford, Mass., born, 1746; died 21 Dec., 1810, ae. 64. 

Probably was a private in Capt. Job Cushing's Co. of Minute-men 
which marched on the Lexington Alarm. He was admitted to the 
church in Shrewsbury in 1780. According to Morse he received 
half of his father's farm in Shrewsbury, and was sole executor of 
his father's will. 

Child, born in Shrewsbury : 

233 i John 6 , b. 22 March, 1788. 

97 DAVID 5 , son of Silas 4 and Tabitha (Prescott) Brigham; 
born in Lancaster, Mass., 4 April, 1745; died in Shrewsbury, 27 
Sept., 1824, ae. 80; married (1), 21 March, 1766, Mercy, daughter 
of Dea. Benjamin Maynard, who died, with her infant, 10 Nov., 
1766, ae. 22; married (2), 13 Oct., 1768, Martha Chamberlain, of 
Westboro, who died 9 Aug., 1807, ae. 59; married (3), in 1809, 
Hannah Marcy, of Brooklyn, Conn. He settled in Shrewsbury. 
He was in Capt. Ross Wyman's (Artillery) Co., Col. Jonathan 
Ward's Regt., which marched on the Lexington Alarm; in 1777, 
marched on an alarm at Bennington in Capt. John Maynard's Co., 
Col. Job Cushing's Regt. 

Children, born in Shrewsbury: 

234 i Nathaniel", b. 27 July, 1769. 

235 ii Edmund Trowbridge, b. 9 March, 1771. 

iii Mercy, b. 10 June, 1773; d. 28 Aug., 1776. 
iv Prescott, b. 24 June, 1775; d. 22 Sept., 1776. 
v David, b. 6 Aug., 1777; d. 26 Aug., 1880. 



150 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

236 vi Prescott, bap. 16 April, 1780. 

vii Martha, b. 16 March, 1782; m. 20 Nov., 1800, Balch Dean, b. 
in Dedham, Mass., 7 March, 1775; removed to Shrewsbury and d. 
there, 1857. Ch. (Dean): 

1 Elizabeth 7 , b. 31 Dec, 1801 ; d. s. p. in Worcester, ; 

m. 6 June, 1827, James Harvey Gerald, probably of Wrentham; 
her mother res. with her. 

237 viii Mercy, b. 21 March, 1784. 

238 ix David, b. 15 Aug., 1786. 

x Ebenezer, b. 28 April, 1789; d. 14 Sept., 1861. Morse tells us 
that in 1814 he emigrated to the west, and in 1828 settled in 
Blue Mounds, Territory of Michigan, now in Dane Co., Wisconsin, 
where he lived until his death; was unm. ; had large profits 
from the rise in real estate, and was proprietor of a large tract 
of land; one of the original proprietors of the city of Madison; 
was well known and highly regarded where he lived and labored. 

The Dane County Bar adopted the following resolutions at 
the time of his death: 

" That we regard it as a privilege to bear our testimony in this 
public manner to the unblemished morals, the ardent patriotism, 
the benevolent character and generous heart of our esteemed and 
lamented friend." 
xi Luther, bapt. 10 June, 1791 ; d. 29 Aug., 1793. 



98 LIEUT. LEVI 5 , son of Col. Levi 4 and Susanna (Grout) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 26 Aug., 174-6; died in Fitz- 
william, N. H., 26 April, 1821; married 9 July, 1771, Tabitha, 
daughter of Phineas and Prudence Hardy; born in Westboro, 10 
May, 1745; died 26 April, 1818. 

He moved to Fitzwilliam about 1772, in the infancy of the 
country, travelling on foot, packing his provisions, and submitting 
to hardships now unknown to pioneers. He kept a tavern on 
" Brigham Hill," in the east part of Fitzwilliam, and was col- 
lector in 1774 and '86; selectman in 1774, '75, '76, '78 and '81; 
Lieut, of Militia, '75 ; on the Committee of Safety, '78. He held 
nearly every office in the gift of the people from time to time (see 
History of Fitzwilliam) . 

Children, bom in Fitzwilliam: 

239 i Lydia", b. 24 Aug., 1772. 

240 ii Joseph, b. 2 June, 1774. 

iii Anna, b. 14 March, 1776; d. 16 March, 1776. 

241 iv Hannah, b. 12 March, 1777. 

242 v Levi, b. 19 Dec, 1778. 

243 vi Tabitha, b. 30 Sept., 1780. 

244 vii Anna, b. 26 April, 1782. 

viii Rufus, b. 22 Nov., 1783; d. 27 May, 1802. 

245 ix Mindwell, b. 11 April, 1785. 

246 x Susannah, b. 3 April, 1790. 



FIFTH GENERATION 151 

99 *HON. ELIJAH 5 , son of Col. Levi 4 and Susanna (Grout) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 7 July, 1751; died in Washing- 
ton, D. C, 22 Feb., 1816; married (1), 21 Sept., 1780, Anna 
Sophia,f daughter of the Rev. Ebenezer and Hannah (Breck) 
Parkman, of Westboro; born there, 18 Oct., 1755; died there, 26 
Nov., 1783; married (2) 20 April, 1786, Mrs. Sarah (Lambert) 
Hammock, of Marlboro, widow of Charles; born 26 Feb., 1750; 
died 22 March, 1787; married (3), 16 Dec, 1792, Sarah, daughter 
of Gen. Artemas Ward of Shrewsbury, Mass., (grandson of 5) ; 
born 28 July, 1756; died, his widow, 5 Feb., 1838. 

He graduated from Dartmouth College, A.B., 1778; A.M., Dart- 
mouth and Harvard {ad eum.), and Yale, 1792; began the study 
of law, but for some reason unknown abandoned it before he was 
admitted to the bar. When he went to college, his father gave him 
a horse, which was all the start he had toward his higher education. 
He settled in Westboro as a merchant with Breck Parkman. Elijah, 
after Mr. Parkman's death, continued to live in the parsonage, 
which is generally called the " Judge Brigham house " ; " built in 
1748. ... It has been much altered and modernized. . . 
Mr. Parkman bought the land which constituted his farm of Nathan 
Brigham of Southboro." He was selectman in 1785, '89, and '96. 
He represented Westboro in the General Court, 1791 and '93; 
served 12 years as a member of the Senate; 2 years as executive 
counsellor, and 16 years as a judge of the Court of Common Pleas 

* " 25 June, 1780. Mr. Elijah Brigham . . . propounded." 

" 9 July, 1780. Mr. Brigham . . . admitted into ye Church." 

16 July, 1780 . . . Mr. Brigham and Sophy were published for the last 
time. 

"15 Aug., 1780 ... I returned at eve. Mr. Elijah here de die in diem." 

" Sept., 1780 . . . Mr. Elijah Brigham privately spoke to me of his joining 
in Trade with Breck. 

"7 Sept., 1780 ... He (Mr. Wm. Spring of Brimfield) dined with us as did 
Mr. Elijah Brigham (who keeps shop for Breck). 

"20 Sept., 1780 . . . N. B. Mr. Brigham asked me whether it would suit me 
to have the Marriage of my Dauter to him to be to-morrow? . . . Sent my Com- 
plements to his Father and Mother, & Request they would come — likewise his 
Brothers and Sisters. He acquainted me with his desire to wait on Squire Baker and 
his Lady with his Invitations to ye wedding; also ye two eldest Dauters. To which 
I consented. My Dauter Cushing rode to Capt. Maynard's to invite him and his 
wife. The Return was that Mrs. Maynard was confined with illness " (she was 
the widow of Dr. Samuel Brigham, before her second marriage). 

" 21 Sept., 1780. Mrs. Parkman I hope is better. Sophy has unhappily a good 
deal of a cough. I had a most agreeable sight of my children & their Consorts at 
Dinner, viz.: Wm. & Lydia, Mr. Cushing and Sarah, Breck & Suse (born Brigham), 
Sam'l. & Sally & Mr. Brigham with Sophy. To God be Praise and Glory! Towards 
evening according to Invitation, Joseph Baker, Esq. and Lady, Mr. Winslow Brigham 
and Miss Alice Cushing of Shrewsbury, Mr. Hazeltine and Miss Mindwell Brigham, 
Master Fisk and Miss Anna Brigham, and Mr. Josiah Brigham came to wait on ye 
Solemnity of the Marriage of Mr. Elijah Brigham to my Dauter Anna Sophia, which 
was performed; and after ye Covenant, Mr. Cushing prayed. . . . Mrs. P. was 
not able to attend." 

" 22 Sept., 1780. . . . Sam and Breck with their wives wait on ye Bride- 
groom and Bride, to Coll. Brigham." — Parkman Diary. 

t " She also kept a journal in which is frequent mention of Mr. Elijah Brighan;, 
but it ends in July, 1778 " — The Hundredth Town. 



152 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

for Worcester County; was a member of Congress from 1810 until 
death. 

Morse paid the following tribute to his character: 
" Of this man I cannot speak in justice to convictions, and escape 
the suspicion of extravagance among strangers, while among his 
acquaintance who survive, nothing would fail of a hearty response 
which I might say commendatory of his social and domestic virtues, 
his commercial integrity and honor, his great common sense and re- 
finement, his patriotism and political integrity; his wisdom and 
benevolence, his fidelity to every official and important trust, and 
his services in the advancement of the moral, civil, and educational 
interests of the community in which he lived. ' Stranger, tread 
lightly at the grave of one sucli as thou oughtest to be, true to his 
conscience and country ! ' " 

Children (by first wife), born in Westboro: 

i Anna Sophia 6 , b. 26 July, 1781; d. 17 Oct., 1864; m. 9 March, 
1813, Joseph F. Boardman of Boston, Mass., b. 1781; d. 21 
June, 1858. Ch. (Boardman), b. in Boston: 

1 Maria Ann 7 , b. Sept., 1814; d. 31 March, 1870. 

2 Anna Sophia Brigham, b. 27 Jan., 1817; d. 5 Feb., 1863. 

247 ii Elijah, b. 21 April, 1783. 
Child (by second wife) : 

iii Sally, b. 27 Jan., 1787; d. 26 Feb., 1867; m. 31 Oct., 1821, John, 
son of Dea. Isaac and Mercy (Lawrence) Gregory; b. in Ashby, 
Mass., 20 Jan., 1779; (he m. [1] Sarah Call and had 2 ch.) ; res. 
Charlestown, where d. 14 April, 1853. Ch. (Gregory), b. in 
Charlestown : 
1 Sarah Brigham 7 , b. 18 Sept., 1822; res. in Cambridge, Mass. 
Children (by third wife) : 

248 iv Ann Maria, b. 14 July, 1794. 

v Sally Sophronia, b. 22 Dec, 1795; d. 3 Dec, 1810. 
vi Dana Ward, b. 9 March, 1797; d. unm., 23 Nov., 1830. 

vii Susanna Walter, b. 4 May, 1798; d. 24 Dec, 1825. 

viii Catherine Martha, b. 21 Jan., 1801 ; d. in DeWitt, la., 24 July, 1881 ; 
m. 18 Feb., 1830, George Henry, son of Dr. Abraham and 
Charlotte (Hale) Lowe of Lunenburg, Mass.; b. in Ashburnham, 
Mass., 12 May, 1803; d. in DeW., 21 Dec, 1866; was a merchant 
in No. Brookfield, Mass., 1841-56, and served as selectman for 
several years; moved to DeWitt in 1857. Ch. (Lowe), the eldest 
b. in Fitchburg, the others in Ashburnham: 

1 Emma Catherine 7 , b. 4 June, 1834; m. 20 Dec, 1865, Maj. 
Chas. Merrill Nye of DeWitt. Ch. (Nye): i Martha W. 8 , 
b. 15 Dec, 1866; ii George L., b. 3 Aug., 1869; m. Ethelyn 
Webber of Salt Lake City; iii James Brigham, d. y.; iv 
Susanne K., b. 30 July, 1879. 

2 George A., b. 16 May, 1836; d. 4 Jan., 1903; m. 9 Oct., 1866, 
Anna M. Dewing of No. Brookfield, b. 23 March, 1840; a 
merchant in Salt Lake City, U. Ch.: i Catherine A. 8 , b. 23 
Oct., 1873; ii Alice, d. y. 

3 Susan Brigham, b. 21 March, 1840; res. unm., in DeWitt. 



FIFTH GENERATION 153 

100 SUSANNA 5 , daughter of Col. Levi 4 and Susanna (Grout) 
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 21 Jan., 1754; died in West- 
boro, Mass., 10 Nov., 1834; married, 9 Jan., 1777, Breck, son of 
the Rev. Ebenezer and Hannah (Breck) Parkman; born 27 Jan., 
1748-49, in Westboro; died in W., 3 Feb., 1825. 

She is described in The Hundredth Town as a rather stately, but 
most gracious lady, always performing kindly deeds, and much 
beloved in the community.* Some years before his marriage, Breck 
opened a store in one end of the little house still standing on South 
Street in Westboro, using the other end for a dwelling place. At 
this time it stood between the parsonage and the church. \ He was 
the ancestor of all the Parkmans who remained in Westboro. Elijah 
Brigham, who married Sophy Parkman, went into business with him 
in 1780. There are descendants of Susanna in the 9th and 10th 
generations whom the limits of this work will not permit us to enter. 

Children (Parkman), born in Westboro: 

i Hannah Breck 6 , b. 22 Oct., 1778; d. 6 Sept., 1834; m. 25 June, 
1801, Dr. John Eugene Tyler, b. 10 April, 1766; d. 25 Jan., 1620; 
a physician in Westboro, and later a merchant in Boston. Ch. 
(Tyler) : 

1 Hannah Parkman 7 , b. 25 Sept., 1803; d. 1857; m. Onslow 
Peters. 6 ch. 

2 Susan Brigham, b. July, 1806; d. 9 Nov., 1821. 

3 Anna Sophia, b. 28 Jan., 1809; d. 20 Jan., 1889; m. Dea. 
Christopher Colombus Denny (who m. [1] Susan B. Rock- 
wood 7 ) ; he was a merchant of Keene, N. H., and a manfr. 
in Leicester. Ch. (Denny): 2 d. y.; hi Parkman Tyler 8 , b. 
20 Dec, 1851; m. 3 times; grad. Worcester Polytech. Inst.; 
cashier Leicester Nat. Bank to 1904, and treas. Leicester 
Savings Bank, 1890 to present time; 1 son. 

4 Sarah A., b. 11 June, 1811; d. 1875; m. John A. Fayer- 
weather of Westboro. 

* Aug., 1772. Susie Brigham undertakes to make a DuCape for Mrs. Parkman; 
later she made sundry gowns, stayed after meeting, lodged, worked for Sophy and 
Hannah in making new crape gowns. Another time, Breck, nigh evening goes home 
with Susie Brigham. 

In December: " Miss Susie Brigham here still." A month later, " Susie 
Brigham here with Miss Abbie White, stayed over night." 

In Apr., 1773: "Susie Brigham came last night which makes the ninth 
person beside my own family. So to-day we are thirteen." 

Breck bought a clock at vendue and 3 Sept., 1777, he set it up, and it measured 
the hours for forty-eight years in the "best room "; it now belongs to Robert Breck 
Denny of Boston. 

t 13 Dec, 1778. " Breck is out of wood. Suse herself and the child, her sister 

Mindwell and Billy Spring came up here to be with us over ye Sabbath 

Breck, his family & Br. Josiah dind here." 14th, " Breck had wood brot. him. 
Suse &c. returned home." 

24th. " Breck and his dine here on a roast Turkey of his providing." 

13 Jan., 1779. " Suse rode to Capt. Maynard's in ye Sleigh and safely, but 
in returning ye Mare took a start, and tore away with Speed from Suse, who had 
got out of the Sleigh, and came home o' foot; but ye mare first, broke ye Sleigh and 
threw out a case of Gin — however broke but one Bottle (which might at this time 

stand at Dollars), but no Mischief done to Life or Limb. The praise to 

God." 

22 June, 1780. " My wife and Suse ride to her Father's and to Capt. Jones'. 
They bring home little Hannah who has been Weaning." — Parkman Diary. 



154 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

5 John B.; 6 Charlotte O.J 7 Maria T., all d. young. 
8 (Dr.) John Eugene, b. 9 Dec, 1819; d. 9 March, 1878; m. 
(1) Caroline A. Denny; m. (2) Augusta M. Denny 7 ; at 
the head of McLean Insane Asylum, Somerville, Mass.; later 
a physician in Boston, 
ii Susanna Brigham, b. 13 April, 1781; d. 4 June, 1836; m. 5 
Oct., 1809, Rev. Elisha Rockwood, b. 9 May, 1778; d. June, 1858; 
of Westboro and Swanzey, N. H. Ch. (Rockwood): 

1 Elisha P. 7 , b. 19 June, 1811; d. 22 Jan., 1828. 

2 William O., b. 12 Feb., 1814; d. 1879; m. 1842, Helen M. 
Moore; res. Indianapolis. 

3 Susan Brigham, b. 1 Oct., 1815; d. 1843; m. (as first wife), 
Christopher C. Denny (who m. [2] Anna S. Tyler). 

4 Hannah A., b. 1 Feb., 1817; m. Dexter Brigham, Jr., 439. 

5 Robert B., b. and d. 1822. 

iii Charles, b. 26 May, 1785; d. 13 Sept., 1834; m. 26 Jan., 1811, 
Joanna P., dau. of Jonathan Fay of Concord, Mass.; b. 27 
Oct., 1784; d. 3 Dec, 1826. Ch.: 

1 Joanna F. 7 , b. 21 Feb., 1812; m. Dr. Henry H. Rising. 

2 Charles B., b. 13 June, 1813; d. unm., 26 June, 1885. 

3 Mary A., b. 23 Sept., 1814; d. 1836. 

4 Lucy P., b. 16 Aug., 1817; m. Nahum Fisher of W. 

5 Susan B., b. 19 April, 1820; d. 28 June, 1871. 

6 Hannah S., b. 12 Nov., 1822; m. Henry Taft of Lowell. 

7 Samuel, b. 29 Aug., 1824; d. 1845 or '47. 

8 Maria D., b. 17 May, 1826; m. 1 March, 1854, George T. Leach, 
who d.; she res. Dorchester, Mass. 

iv Robert Breck, b. 29 Sept., 1787; d. unm. 
v Anna, b. 31 Dec, 1792; d. 1 Jan., 1807. 
vi Mary Augusta, b. 12 May, 1796; d. 23 Dec, 1812. 
vii Charlotte Sophia, b. 5 Feb., 1800; d. 24 Nov., 1884; m. 13 May, 

1824, George Denny, a merchant of Boston, b. 1 April, 1801 ; d. 

14 Jan., 1852; Prest. Granite Bank of Boston, and treasurer of 

Sullivan R. R. Ch. (Denny): 

1 Augusta M. 7 , b. 28 Feb., 1825; d. 1899; m. 1852, Dr. John 
Eugene Tyler. 

2 George P., b. 10 May, 1826; d. 1885; m. Nancy A. Briggs. 

3 Charles A., b. 13 March, 1828; m. 1860, Jane S. Bigelow. 

4 Charlotte E., b. 7 Feb., 1830; d. unm., 7 Aug., 1854. 

5 Robert Breck, b. 8 Dec, 1832; m. 1856, Valeria K. Titcomb; 
a wool dealer in Boston; owner of the old family clock. 

6 Edward W., b. 12 Nov., 1836; m. Kate Brown. 

7 Dr. James H., b. 2 Nov., 1838; of New York and Boston. 

8 Mary H., b. 20 Sept., 1840. 

9 John A., b. 14 Jan., 1843; d. 3 Feb., 1845. 

101 WINSLOW 6 , son of Col. Levi 4 and Susanna (Grout) Brig- 
ham; born in Westboro. 18 June, 1756; died in Northboro, 4 Sept., 
1837; married, l(j May. 1781. Alice, daughter of *Col. Job and 

* Col. Job Cushing, son of Rev. Job 4 and Mary (Prentice) Cushing of Shrews- 
bury; born 1728; d. 1808; m. 1752; Rev. Job 4 Cushing, was b. 1694; H. C, 1714; m. 
1727, d. 1760. He was a son of Matthew 8 and Jael (Jacobs) Cushing of Hingham. 
Mathew 8 Cushing, son of Daniel 2 and Lydia (Gilman) Cushing of Hingham, was b. 
1660; m. 1683; d. 1715. Daniel 2 Cushing, son of Mathew 1 and Nazareth (Pitcher) 
Cushing, was b. 1619, in Hingham, Eng. ; came to New England in 1638 with his 
father and mother; m. 1645; d. 1699. Mathew 1 Cushing, b. 1588, m. Nazareth 
Pitcher in 1619; came to America in Ship Diligent, with wife and 5 children; settled 
in Hingham, and d. there in 1660. 





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FIFTH GENERATION 155 

Lucy (Stone) Gushing of Shrewsbury, and grand-daughter of the 
Rev. Job Cushing, of Shrewsbury; she was born in Shrewsbury, 
23 Feb., 1757; died in Northboro, 7 Feb., 1847. 

He was a farmer and resided in the south-east corner of North- 
boro. He served six years as selectman. He was a private in Capt. 
Silas Gates' Co., Col. Ward's Regt. ; enlisted 4 Dec, 1775; on 
muster list of Captain Timothy Brigham's Co., Col. Cushing's Regt., 
30 Jan., 1776; also Capt. Ebenezer Belknap's Co. and Capt. Nathan 
Fisher's Co., Col. Wade's Regt. Service in No. Kingston, R. I., 
from 23 June, 1778-1 Jan., 1779; also on muster roll, Jan.-Nov., 
1778. 

Children, born in Northboro: 

i Emery Cushing 6 , b. 22 Sept., 1782; d. 13 March, 1783. 
ii Emery, b. 5 Jan., 1784; d. 21 Feb., 1785. 

249 iii Nathaniel, b. 7 Oct., 1785. 

250 iv Alice, b. 11 March, 1787. 

251 v Josiah, b. 1 Sept., 1788. 

252 vi Lucy Cushing, b. 27 Sept., 1789. 

vii Nancy, b. 1 Oct., 1791; d. 11 May, 1792. 

viii Nancy, b. 2 Dec, 1792; m. 1 Feb., 1839, Maj. Eli Prouty of 
Spencer; d. s. p. 2 Oct., 1877. 
ix Emery, b. 15 April, 1794; d. 26 Jan., 1820; m. Lucy Claflin Cor- 

bett, 6 Oct., 1818; no issue. 
x Mindwell, b. 5 May, 1796; m. Abr. M. Brigham, 1812; d. 1 Jan. 1870. 
xi Winslow, b. 11 Dec, 1797; d. unm. 5 Dec, 1818, in Quincy, Mass. 
xii Lydia Cushing, b. 11 Aug., 1799; d. 17 March, 1837, in Worcester, 
Mass.; m. Thos. T. Farnsworth, 1820; res. Worcester; no issue. 

102 MARTHA 5 , daughter of Capt. Jonas 4 and Persis (Baker) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 1 Nov., 1746; married, 19 Jan., 
1768, Capt. John, son of Capt. Stephen Maynard (whose second 
wife was Widow Anna [Gott] Brigham), born in Westboro, 1743. 
He moved to Shrewsbury, Mass., 1771; Representative, 1781. 

Children (Maynard), the eldest born in Westboro, others in Shrewsbury: 
i Martha 6 , b. 23 Nov., 1769; m. 1785, Fred K. Crosby, 
ii Josiah, b. 18 Sept., 1771; d. Barnard, Vt., 1796. 
iii John, b. 5 Oct., 1773; d. in Bakersfield, Vt., 1816. 
iv Edward, b. 25 April, 1775; moved to Bakersfield. 
v Antipas, b. 6 April, 1777; res. Waltham, Mass. 
vi Hepsibah, b. 12 March, 1779; m. Elijah Hardy of Westboro. 
vii William, b. 20 Sept., 1781. 

103 CAPT. JONAS 5 , son of Capt. Jonas 4 and Persis (Baker) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 29 Oct., 1748; died in Bakers- 
field, Vt., in 1826; married (1), published 26 Jan., 1771, Anna 
Draper of Watertown; who died in 1802; married (2), 10 Nov., 
1810, Polly Wyman. 



156 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

He settled first in North Brookfield, Mass. In 1774 he was a 
Minute Man, and marched at the time of the Lexington Alarm as 
a Sergeant. He was Lieut, from Brookfield in 1777, and was in 
the battle of Saratoga. His commission as Capt. of the Mass. 
militia was signed by John Hancock, 1 July, 1781. 

He moved to Bakersfield and was very prominent in all the affairs 
of the town, and was the first elected Representative to the General 
Assembly. The second year there was no election but he was 
elected for 17 consecutive years thereafter. On the division of the 
town he fell within the limits of Enosburg, where he was moderator 
in 1797- 

Children, born in North Brookfield, except the youngest born in Bakers- 
field: 

253 i Michael , b. 2 March, 1772. 

254 ii Eli, b. 14 Dec, 1774. 

iii Hannah, b. 7 July 1776; m. Col. Holley Taylor; res. St. Albans, 

Vt.; d. s. p., over 70. 
iv Sally, b. 7 Dec, 1778; d. unm. 
v Patty, b. 27 April, 1780. 

255 vi Jonas, b. 14 March, 1782. 

256 vii Luther, b. 15 May, 1785. 

257 viii Asa, b. 1786. 

ix Betsey, b. 1788; d. y. 

258 x Cheney, b. 22 April, 1793. 

104 EDWARD 5 , son of Capt. Jonas 4 and Persis (Baker) Brig- 
ham; born 21 May, 1754, in Westboro; died 5 May, 1838; married, 
30 Sept., 1779, Sally Miller.* He^was in the Revolutionary War. 
He was a private in Capt. Edmund Brigham's Co. of Minute Men 
which marched on the Lexington Alarm; also was sergeant in 1775- 
1776, and in service at Dorchester and New York. He may have 
been out in 1780-'81 also. Moved to Milton, Vt., and was a member 
of the First Church in that place. 

Children : 

i William 6 , b. about 1780. 

259 ii Edward, b. 1782. 
iii Baker, b. 1786. 

iv Lorin, b. 1788; father of Eton 1 , b. 1822. 
v Miller, b. 1793. 

105 BARNABAS 5 , son of Capt. Jonas 4 and Persis (Baker) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 29 March, 1756; died in North 
Brookfield, Mass., 30 Jan., 1817; married, 28 Feb., 1790, Eunice 
Mandell, of Barre, Mass. 

He was a private in Capt. Edmund Brigham's Co. of Minute-men, 

* " 30 Sept., 1779. Returned at eve. I marryed Mr. Edward Brigham to Miss 
Sally Miller, heretofore of The Fee given was $20 . . . " — Parkman 

Diary. 



FIFTH GENERATION 157 

Maj. Gen. Ward's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 

1775. He was in Capt. Todd's Company, Col. Craft's Regiment 
of Artillery, from North Brookfield, from February 1 to May 8, 

1776. He settled in North Brookfield (see Hist, of that town). 

Children, born in North Brookfield: 

i Henry 6 , was a good scholar and entered college, but did not grad. 
260 ii Otis, b. 2 July, 1795. 
iii Nancy, b. . 



106 ANTIPAS 5 , son of Capt. Jonas 4 and Persis (Baker) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, 15 March, 1758; died in Schoharie, 
N. Y., about 1840; married (1), 24 Jan., 1780*, Hepsibah 6 , daugh- 
ter of Capt. Edmund 5 and Sarah (Lyscom) Brigham (181); born 
29 July, 1760; died 11 March, 1789; (2), Lydia, daughter of Joseph 
and Mary (Reed) Cutler, born in Warren, Mass., 2 Dec, 1769; 
died 16 Jan., 1798; (3), 7 April, 1799, Julia Whitney, of North- 
boro; (4), Mary Hall. He moved to St. Albans, Vt. He was 
probably a private in Capt. Edmund Brigham's company, which 
marched Aug. 21, 1777, to re-inforce the Northern Army; proceeded 
to Hadley and there counter-ordered. 

Children (by first wife) : 

i Nahum 6 , b. 8 April, 1781, and no further reported, 
ii William, b. 24 Dec, 1782. 
iii Nelly, b. 2 July, 1784. 
iv Antipas, b. 4 March, 1786. 
v Hepsibah, b. 11 Jan., 1788. 
vi Persis, b. 9 March, 1789. 
Children (by second wife) : 

vii Rensselaer, b. 2 Aug., 1791; was deaf and dumb. 

viii Lydia, b. ; m. Aaron Bliss of Warren. 

ix Mary, b. 7 July, V796; 1. unm., at Hardwick, N. Y. 

* The winter of 1779-80 was very cold and much snow fell. On the 29th of 
Dec, 1779, Mr. Parkman records: 

" A very dismal morning. Storm continues till about nonn. Snowbanks very 
high, one nigh my saddle-house 6 feet high. Roads blocked up . . . My son 
Breck had also designed to go in a double sleigh to Ashburnham, but no Team nor 
Sleigh can stir. How wonderful are the Works of ye Great God! " 

On the 30th he records: 

" I keep close to my Study, tho Mr. Antipas Brigham had requested me to go 
to Capt. Edmund's to marry him. But nobody disturbs me. . . . Enough to do to 
keep warm." 

24 Jan., 1780. " An urgent message from Mr. Antipas Brigham to go to Capt. 
Edmund Brigham's with request to marry him. I went, but with great Difficulty, by 
reason of ye deep snow. My sons Breck and Elias drew me on a light sled as far 
as Mr. Haskill's, nigh which a number of young men, Brighams, accompanied me 
on foot to ye House, where I performed ye Solemnity. After ye Supper they brot 
me to Mr. Gale's, who kindly obliged me to locate there." — Parkman Diary. 

" The tradition of Mr. Parkman's ride to the wedding is still preserved in 
the Brigham family, with some of the incidents of the trip — that the old minister 
lost his wig, and the racketmen were at no small trouble to recover it; but all 
finally ended well." — The Hundredth Town. 



158 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

107 DR. DANIEL. 5 , son of Capt. Jonas 4 and Persis (Baker) 
Brigham ; born in Westboro, Mass., on the old David Brigham home- 
stead, 12 June, 1760; died in Marlboro, Mass., 12 June, 1837; 
married Anna, daughter of Abram Munroe of Northboro, Mass., 
born there, 22 July, 1766; died 9 April, 1850. 

He studied medicine in Harvard College. Entered the Revolu- 
tionary Army as surgeon's mate and was at West Point when Maj. 
Andre was captured; after the war he was surgeon in the Fifth 
Regt. of Mass. Militia. He practiced medicine in Northboro, then 
in Berlin, about 1800, and about 1826 in Marlboro, where he resided 
on the farm on Brigham St.. occupied now by Addington M. Brig- 
ham. His high rank in his profession is indicated by the distance 
he was often called to go in cases of consultation. Many of his 
surgical instruments are now in the possession of his grandson, 
Addington. 

Children, born in Northboro : 

i Persis Baker 6 , b. 26 April, 1784; d. 1808. 

261 ii Barnabas, b. 14 April, 1T86. 

262 iii Daniel, b. 27 Jan., 1788. 

iv Anna, b. 8 Aug., 1790; m. Capt. Prentice Keyes; res. North- 
boro. 

263 v Lois, b. 14 April, 1793. 

264 vi Abraham Munroe, b. 25 March, 1796. 

108 DAVID 5 , son of Capt. Jonas* and Persis (Baker) Brig- 
ham; born in Westboro, 31 March, 1762; died , 1851; 

married, 21 Feb., 1787, Lucy Harrington of Westboro, sister of 
Lawyer Nahum Harrington; born 17 Sept., 1765; died 13 Aug., 
1846. She was a very superior woman. He settled on a part of 
the extensive homestead of his grandfather, David, and resided near 
the present Insane Asylum. At his home were held many friendly 
meetings of his descendants and others of the Brigham race, pre- 
cursors of the Brigham Family Association. 

Children, bom in Westboro: 

265 i Otis 6 , b. , 1788. 

ii Elmer, b. , 1790; d. 1796. 

iii Arethusa, b. 2 Oct., 1792; m. 29 Jan., 1821, Rev. John Milton, 
son of Dea. Reuben Putnam; b. in Sutton, Mass., 26 Feb., 1794, 
and d. at Yarmouth, Me., 19 Sept., 1861; educated at Brown Univ.; 
settled in Dunbarton, N. H. Ch. (Putnam), b. in Dunbarton: 

1 Jane Brigham 7 , b. 19 Nov., 1821; d. 11 Sept., 1824. 

2 Carleton Elliott, b. 21 July, 1823; d. 29 Aug., 1824. 

3 Milton A., b. 13 June, 1825; d. 25 Aug., 1826. 

4 Antoinette M., b. 12 Oct., 1827; d. 7 Aug., 1828. 

5 Antoinette B., b. 17 May, 1829. 

6 Henry M., b. 10 June, 1831. 

7 George A., b. 7 Aug., 1833; d. 1 March, 1834. 

8 George A., b. 8 May, 1835. 



FIFTH GENERATION 159 

266 iv David, b. 2 Sept., 1794. 

v Hannah, b. 2 Oct., 1796; d. 20 May, 1889; m. 11 Dec, 1829, 
Silas Paine of Randolph, Mass. Ch. (Paine): 

1 Silas B.\ d. 

2 Nancy, m. Wm. Johnson of St. Louis, Mo. 

3 Silas H. 

267 vi Elmer, b. 8 Sept., 1798. 

268 vii Holloway, b. 2 Sept., 1801. 

viii Lucy Harrington, b. 1805; d. 11 Oct., 1887; m. 5 March, 1835, 
Benj. Pond, M. D., who d. 7 June, 1857; res. Westboro. Ch. 
(Pond): 

1 Alfred 7 , b. 1 March, 1836; d. 3 Nov., 1856. 

2 Lucy Gale, b. 16 April, 1839; res. 1903, Westboro; was long 
a teacher. 

ix Martha, b. 1808; d. 6 May, 1886; m. 26 Dec, 1832, Harrison O., 
son of Otis Fay; b. 20 Jan., 1807; res. Westboro. Ch. (Fay): 
1 Albert E.\ b. 11 Aug., 1835; d. 23 June, 1890; m. Amelia A. 
. Ch.: i Mattie 8 ; ii Lucy, both d. y. 

109 JOSEPH 5 , son of Capt. Jonas 4 and Persis (Baker) Brig- 
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 20 April, 1766; died 29 Dec, 1837; 
married Lucy Warren, born 23 Aug., 1769; died 15 June, 1856. 

Children, born in Westboro: 

i Lowell 6 , b. 19 Dec, 1790; d. unm., 20 Nov., 1849. 
ii Harriet, b. 19 Sept., 1795; d. 11 July, 1868; m. 26 Oct., 1826, 
William F. Stone, b. in Saxonville, Mass., 10 April, 1784; d. in 
Cambridge, Mass., 26 March, 1857; he was Register of Deeds 
for Middlesex Co., 1821-1845. Ch. (Stone) : 

1 William L.\ b. 1829; d. unm., 1857. 

2 Mary W., b. 1833; d. 1899; m. 1880, Calvin Dimick of Cam- 
bridge. 

3 Harriet B., b. 1835; d. unm., 1858. 

4 Olynthus B., b. 3 April, 1838; res. Westboro, unm. 

110 ALPHEUS 5 , son of Major Asa 4 and Mary (Newton) 
Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 30 April, 1746; died in 
Jaffrey, N. H., about 1826; married, 1764, Lydia Green, of 
Westboro, who was killed about 1830, "frozen to death" in in- 
human quarters " provided " by her son-in-law, Foster, who had 
been deeded the farm by her husband, Alpheus, in consideration 
of the care to be bestowed upon them in their old age. 

He was settled in Jaffrey, N. H., by 1775, "Lot 4, Range 10." 
Was in the Revolutionary War, in Capt. Abijah Smith's Co., for 
New York, mustered 21 Sept., 1776; was a prominent man and held 
many town offices and was on many important committees ; was 
" deer-reeve " there in 1775. 

Children, born in Shrewsbury, except the 2 youngest, born in Jaffrey: 
i Asaph 6 , b. 2 June, 1765. 
ii Wright, b. 23 June, 1768. 

269 iii Sylvanus, b. 10 Feb., 1771. 



160 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

270 iv Abel, b. 31 July, 1773. 

v Joseph, b. 2 May, 1777; d. ; m. 30 May, 1796, 

Polly, dau. of Thos. and Sarah (Bigelow) Dutton of Jaffrey; 
b. 18 Aug., 1779; she m. (2) David Wilkins, and d. in Greenfield, 
2 Feb., 1830. Joseph moved West. 
vi Lydia, b. 12 April, 1782; d. 21 May, 1859; m. 7 June, 1807, 
Jedediah Foster of Jaffrey, who lived on her father's farm until 
1836, when he left town. Ch.: Alpheus 7 , d. 1819, ae. 10. 

111 MOLLY 5 , daughter of Major Asa 4 and Mary (Newton) 
Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 10 March, 1748; died in 
Fitzwilliam, N. H., 23 Nov., 1822; married, 5 June, 1778, Benjamin 
Davison, who was at Fitzwilliam by 1767; died there, 25 April, 
1820, ae. 76. 

Children (Davison), born in Fitzwilliam,: 

i Mindwell 6 , b. 1 March, 1778; d. 18 Oct., 1849; m. Richard 

Gleason, who d. s. p., in F., 1843, ae. 70. 
ii Molly, b. 2 June, 1780; m. 8 May, 1806, Nathan Winch, b. 1781; 
d. 1851, in Troy, N. H. Ch. (Winch): 
1' Nathan 1 ; 2 Mary; 3 Arethusa; 4 Calviu. 
iii Sylvene, b. 23 Dec, 1781; d. 8 March, 1851; m. 21 Feb., 1811, 
Aaron Townsend, b. 1779; d. 1854. Ch. (Townsend) : 
1 (Rev.) Luther 1 ; 2 Aaron. 
iv Asenath, b. 4 April, 1785; d. s. p., 11 Feb., 1858; m. Nathan 

Winch of Troy (husband of Molly), 
v Arethusa, b. 26 Feb., 1787; d. unm., 12 April, 1811. 
vi Benjamin, b. 5 March, 1789; d. 20 Sept., 1860; m. (1) Abigail 
Marshall of Jaffrey, N. H.; m. (2) Nancy Colburn of Rindge, 
N. H. Ch., by first wife: 

1 Abie/ail 1 , m. (1) Daniel Prescott; m. (2) Dea. Oren Brooks. 

2 Benjamin Brigham, b. 22 Sept., 1818; d. 16 Nov., 1861; m. 
Almira Pierce of Jaffrey. Ch., by second wife: Five, all of 
whom d. y. 

112 LEONARD 5 , son of Major Asa 4 and Mary (Newton) 
Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 7 May, 1750; died in Milton, 
Vt., 1 Jan., 1821; married (1), Mary, daughter of Capt. Silas 
Wetherby; who died in Walpole, N. H., Jan., 1777; married (2), 
in 1780, Abigail Forbush, of Walpole, who died in 1832. 

He resided in Walpole, N. H., and moved to Milton, Vt. Him- 
self and wife were original members of the First Church of Milton. 
Was in the Revolutionary War, from Fitzwilliam, N. H., in the 
" Ti " army; Corporal, in 1775. 

Children (by first wife), bom in Walpole, N. H.: 

i Luther 8 , b. Oct., 1775; d. about 1840, s. p., in Canada, 
ii Infant, d. y. 
Children (by second wife), born in Walpole, except the last 3 born in 
Milton: :> 

271 iii Asa, b. 18 June, 1781. 

iv Calvin, b. , 1782; d. in Milton, 1803. 

v Leonard, b. 1784; d. ae. 11. 



FIFTH GENERATION 161 

272 vi Rufus, b. 9 Feb., 1786. 

273 vii Jonathan, b. 23 Oct., 1788. 

viii Nabby, b. Oct., 1789; d. ; m. (1) 1812, Moses 

Stratton of Milton, Vt., who d. in Malone, N. Y., in 1836; m. 
(2) in 1838, Judson Tyler of Hartford, O., who d. in Filmore, 
Minn., in 1855. Ch. (Stratton) : 
1 Amanda 7 ; 2 Selona; 3 Arvin; 4 Harriet; 5 Hiram. 

274 ix Silas, b. Oct., 1791. 

x Lois, b. Aug., 1793; m. 1816, Eben Saxton of Croton, O.; had 

9 ch.: 2 daus. were Calista 7 and Charlana. 
xi Polly, b. April, 1796; m. in 1829, Henry Bliss of Croton, O., 

who d. in 1853. Ch. (Bliss): Hiram' of Croton. 
xii Leonard, b. 1798; d. probably s. p., 1827; ra. 1825, Roxy Taylor. 

275 xiii Hiram, b. Nov., 1800. 

113 CAPT. STEPHEN 5 , son of Major Asa 4 and Mary (New- 
ton) Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 13 May, 1754; died in 
Vernon, N. Y., 11 Oct., 1849; married, 1 Feb., 1781, Sarah, 
daughter of Joshua and Betty (Bent) Harrington; born in Fitz- 
william, N. H., 14 Jan., 1754; died 15 November, 1841. 

He early moved to Fitzwilliam, and thence in 1790 to Whites- 
town, N. Y., and thence, about 1812, to Vernon, N. Y. Was in the 
Revolutionary War, at Bunker Hill under Capt. Whitcomb. Was 
selectman in 1789- Was a very pious church member. 

Children, the first 6 born in Fitzwilliam, the 2 last in Whitestown: 

276 i Sullivan 6 , b. 29 Dec, 1781. 

277 ii Stephen, b. 11 April, 1783. 

iii Arethusa, b. 19 March, 1785; d. 28 Aug., 1794. 

iv Polly, b. 18 Aug., 1786; m. at Westmoreland, N. Y., 25 Jan., 
1810, Barney Spalding (son of Uriah), b. Rutland, N. Y., 21 
March, 1782; d. there, 7 Dec, 1866; a farmer. Ch. (Spaulding), 
b. in Pinckney, N. Y. 
1 Darwin 7 , b. 18 March, 1812; d. 1 April, 1844; m. Cynthia Ann 
Wheeler of Henderson, N. Y. Ch.: Delia 8 , m. Newell Mathews 
of Watertown, N. Y. 
v Sally, b. 24 April, 1788; d. 20 July, 1818, in Denmark, N. Y.; 
m. 31 March, 1814, Ebenezer Cheever. 

278 vi John, b. 24 March, 1790. 

vii Lucinda, b. 8 May, 1792; d. 26 Aug., 1794. 

viii Electa, b. 3 March, 1794; d. in Utica, N. Y, 1883; m. 13 Jan., 
1814, Leonard Moore of Union, Ct., who moved to Utica. Ch. 
(Moore), b. in Utica: 

1 Alexander Hanson 7 , d. in U., 9 April, 1852; of firm of Dibble, 
Work & Moore, N. Y. City. Ch.: Horatio 8 , of Utica. 

2 Lansing C, d. 1873; m. S. M. Dempsey; res. N. Y. City. 
Ch.: William 8 (d) ; Frederick L., unm., a broker in N. Y. 
City. 

3 Electa Brigham, b. 25 Aug., 1825; res. unm., in Utica. 

114 ELIZABETH 5 , daughter of Maj. Asa 4 and Mary (New- 
ton) Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 26 Sept., 1756; died 
15 Feb., 1823; married, 21 Nov., 1780, Joshua Harrington, Jr., 



162 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

born in Framingham, Mass., 13 Sept., 1755; died in Fitzwilliam, 
N. H., 20 Sept., 1834. She moved to Fitzwilliam with her father; 
her husband inherited a mill from his father, which, in turn, he left 
to his sons, Joshua and Elijah. For further details of this family, 
see Hist, of Troy. N. H. 

Children (Harrington), born in Fitzwilliam: 

i Anna 8 , b. 29 June, 1781; d. 16 Feb., 1857; m. William Marshall 

of Troy, N. H. 
ii Daniel, b. 15 Dec, 1782; moved to Vt., where he d. ; m. 24 
Jan., 1809, Mary, dau. of Jesse Forristall of F.; b. 11 April, 
1786; d. in Fitz., 23 June, 1819. 
iii Betsey, b. 18 April, 1784; m. 10 Jan., 1805, Asa, son of Abijah 

Stowell; moved West. 
iv Joshua, b. 29 Sept., 1785; m. (1) Nelly Gates of Dublin, N. H.; 
m. (2) Ruth Hall; in 1820 moved to Alstead, N. H., and then 
to Pittsford, N. Y. Ch.: 
1 Sally 7 ; 2 Lyman; 3 Eleanor; 4 Joshua; 5 Leonard Brig- 
ham, b. 1818; m. Eunice Grant of Lyme, N. H.; 6 Charles; 
7 Lucy A.; 8 George F.; 9 Mary J. 
v Ebjah, b. 23 April, 1787; d. 15 May, 1870; m. (1) 1 Feb., 1810, 
Prudence Newell, who d. 3 June, 1827; m. (2) Mrs. Tabitha 
Tolman. Ch.: 
1 Nelson'; 2 John; 3 Alonzo Brigham; 4 Daniel; 5 Patty; 6 
Elizabeth; 7 Jacob Newell; 8 Arbee Reed; 9 Frances E.; 
the last two d. y. 
vi Sally, b. 17 June, 1789; d. 1 Feb., 1800. 
vii Polly, b. 12 June, 1791; d. 1833. 
viii Lyman, b. 2 March., 1794; d. 1800. 

115 JOSIAH NEWTON 5 , son of Major Asa 4 and Mary (New- 
ton) Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 30 March, 1765; died 

; married (1), in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 14 Feb., 1793, Sarah, 

daughter of David and Sarah (Fisher) Perry; born 16 May, 1774; 
died 3 May, 1803; married (2), Mary Alsworth, from Ellington, 
Conn., who died in 1827. He moved to Hartwick, N. Y. 

Children (by first wife), born in Hartwick: 

279 i Elijah 6 , b. 1790. 

ii Josiah, 1 . . , 
• •• o ii V twins, d. unm. 
in Sally, J 

iv Mary, d. unm., in Dryden, N. Y., 186 — . 

280 v David, b. 27 Oct., 1799. 

281 vi Perry, b. 17 April, 1801. 

vii Phebe, m. (1) Carpenter; m. (2) Harding; 

res. s. p., in Cortland, N. Y. 
Children (by second wife), bom in Hartwick: 
viii Rebecca, d. unm., 1861, in Whitestown, N. Y. 

ix Lucinda, m. Butler. Ch. : 

1 Lucinda E. 
x Electa, d. unm, 1863, in Whitestown, N. Y. 

116 SARAH 5 , daughter of Joseph 4 and Comfort (Bigelow) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 13 May, 1731 ; died before 1791 J 
married, 4 June, 1755, Dea. Benjamin, son of Joseph and Thank- 



FIFTH GENERATION 163 

ful (Barrett) Tayntor; born in Marlboro, 3 Jan., 1733; died in 
Worcester, N. Y., 1798. They lived in Woodstock, Conn., Shrews- 
bury, and Princeton, Mass. He was in the Revolution. 

Children (Tayntor), the two elder born in Woodstock, the third in 
Shrewsbury, and, the rest in Princeton: 

i Sarah', b. 12 March, 1756; m. Ebenezer, son of Elijah and Huldah 
(Keyes) Rice of Holden, Mass.; (his second wife was Ruth 
Eveleth of Stow); settled in Hubbardston. Ch. (Rice): 
1 Rollin 7 ; 2 Ebenezer; 3 Sarah, who moved to Illinois, 
ii Miriam, b. 28 April, 1758; m. 1787, Stephen Potter of Marlboro, 
iii Anna Sophia, b. 19 June, 1760; m. 1786, Cyrus Kingsbury of 
Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Kingsbury): 
1 Cyrus 7 . 
iv Lucy, b. 30 Oct., 1761-; m. Abel Hubbard of Holden; moved to 

Putney, Vt.; had 9 ch. 
v Lucretia, b. 30 Oct., 1763; d. y. 
vi Joseph, b. 2 Nov., 1765; d. y. 
vii Electa, b. 28 July, 1767; d. y. 
viii Patty, m. John Perry of Holden. 
ix Benjamin, b. 1768; d. in Russia, N. Y., 1835; m. Dinah Houghton 
of Worcester, N. Y. Ch.: 
1 Benjamin 7 ; 2 Sarah; 3 Olive; 4 Cyrus; 5 Lavina; 6 Mary; 
7 Jonah; 8 Phileta. 
x Joseph, b. 6 July, 1775; d. in Lebanon, N. Y., 1847; m. Abigail 
Fuller. Ch.: 
1 Abie/ail 7 ; 2 (Dea.) Joseph; 3 Patty; 4 (Rev.) Orasmus; 5 
Lucy; 6 Ira; 7 Erasmus; 8 Cyrus; 9 Rufus. 

117 LA VI N AH 5 , daughter of Joseph 4 and Comfort (Bigelow) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 10 July, 1733; died Aug., 1784; 
married, 12 April, 1757, Thaddeus, son of Joseph and Ruth (Brig- 
ham) Howe (31); born in Marlboro, 30 May, 1733; (he married 
[2] Mrs. Prudence Holman, who died, s. p., 1831); he died 18 
March, 1799- 

Children (Howe), born in Marlboro: 

i Susanna 6 , b. 22 June, 1758; d. April, 1837; m. 2 Nov., 1778, 
Gershom Rice, Jr., b. in Marlboro, 3 July, 1755; d. April, 1837. 
Ch. (Rice): 

1 Stephen 7 ; 2 Anna; 3 Susanna; 4 Mary; 5 Henry. 
ii Nanne, b. 15 Feb., 1760; d. 3 Nov., 1814; m. 11 July, 1781, 
Jonas Morse, b. in Marlboro, 29 Nov., 1759; d. 1799; she was his 
2d wife. Ch. (Morse): 
1 John W. 7 ; 2 Nancy; 3 Henry; 4 Willard. 
iii Jonah, b. 22 Feb., 1762; d. 8 Dec, 1834; m. (1) 8 March., 1792, 
Betty Cranston, who d. 1806; m. (2) 15 June, 1806, Mrs. Catherine 
(Howe) Wheeler, who d. 4 Jan., 1851, ae. 81. Ch.: 
1 Lovina 7 ; 2 Betsey; 3 Lydia; 4 Martha; 5 Thaddeus, m. Char- 
lotte Brigham, 390; 6 Lyman; 7 Rufus; 8 Diana; 9 Crans- 
ton; 10 Dexter; 11 Freeman. 
iv William, b. 4 Dec, 1764; d. 21 July, 1820; m. 27 Sept., 1785, 
Elizabeth, dau. of John Stowe; b. in Marlboro, 12 Sept., 1767; 
d. 3 June, 1835. Ch.: 
1 JoeV ; 2 William; 3 Elizabeth; 4 Sarah. 



164 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

v Lovina, b. 23 March, 1767; d. 17 July, 1851; m. 11 June, 1787, 
Moses, son of Samuel Sherman; b. in Marlboro, 28 June, 1761; 
d. 28 June, 1833. 
vi Aaron, b. 15 May, 1770; m. Sarah Dana of Oxford, Mass.; 

moved to Lunenburg, Vt. 
vii Martha, b. 5 Feb., 1773; d. 22 July, 1848; m. 9 March, 1796, 
Francis Barnard (son of Joel; des. from Robert of Andover) ; 
b. in Marlboro, 18 Dec, 1768; d. 28 Dec, 1858. Ch. (Barnard): 
1 Elizabeth 7 ; 2 Loring; 3 George; 4 Daniel; 5 Mary; 6 Wil- 
liam; 7 Edward. 
viii Stephen, b. 10 Aug., 1776; d. y. 

118 STEPHEN 5 , son of Joseph 4 and Comfort (Bigelow) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 15 Oct., 1741; died about 1811; 

married (1), 1764, Jemima Snow; married (2), Wilder. 

He moved to Shrewsbury, thence to West Boylston, Mass. Prob- 
ably was a private in Capt. Maynard's Co., Col. Cushing's Regt., 
which marched on alarm at Bennington, in 1777; discharged after 
3 days' service. 

Children (by first wife), born in Shrewsbury : 
i Martha 6 , b. 9 Sept., 1766; d. 23 May, 1784. 

282 ii Edmund, b. 29 Sept., 1769. 

iii Sarah, b. 21 Feb., 1772; m. Gershom Flagg of Boylston. 

283 iv Jabez, b. 28 Aug., 1775. 

v Dolly, b. 10 July, 1777; d. 1782. 

284 vi Stephen, b. 21 Sept., 1779. 

vii Dolly, b. 20 Dec, 1783; d. s. p., 10 Jan., 1858; m. (1) Rev. 
Reuben Ball; m. (2) Jas. Libby of Bridgton, Me. 
Children (probably by second wife) : 

285 viii Levi, b. 8 June, 1787. 

ix Lucinda, b. ; m. Simon Plympton of \V. Boylston; d. 

s. p. 

119 LIEUT. JOSEPH 5 , son of Joseph 4 and Comfort (Bige- 
low) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 27 Sept., 1743; died 
25 Aug., 1810; married Lydia, daughter of Daniel and Zeruiah 
(Eager) Barnes, who died 23 May, 1784, ae. 41 yrs., 38 days. 

He resided in Northboro, Mass., and was selectman in 1799 and 
1801; Justice of the Peace, 1804. Marched on the Lexington 
Alarm in Capt. William Brigham's Co. ; was 2d Lieut, in Capt. 
Paul Brigham's Co., commissioned 5 Sept., 1776, and performed 
other service. Commission is preserved by Miss Martha L. Ames, 
his descendant. 

Children, born in Marlboro : 

286 i Lydia 6 , b. 16 Aug., 1766. 

ii Lucy, b. in Marlboro, 31 Dec, 1771; d. June, 1855; m. 1791, 
Samuel R. Rice. Ch. (Rice): 
1 Lucy 7 ; 2 Patty; 3 Lydia; 4 Edmund; 5 Ashley; 6 Elvira; 
7 Serena; 8 Wheeler. 



x ." | Twin boys, d. y. 



FIFTH GENERATION 165 

120 DR. GERSHOM 5 , son of Gershom 4 and Mary (Lee) Brig- 
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 15 Oct., 1747; married in 1772 (in- 
tentions, June 6), Esther Belknap, who died Oct., 1801. He 
practiced medicine in Westboro and also several years in Fitzwil- 
liam, N. H., where he was the first doctor and held town offices. He 
was in Westboro in 1780.* 

Children, the 4 elder born in Fitzwilliamj the twins and probably 
Nathaniel and Josiah in Westboro: 

i Sally , bapt. 16 June, 1776; m. 3 June, 1793, Silas, son of John 
Witherby; b. in Westboro, 20 Feb., 1769. Ch. (Witherby), b. 
in Westboro: 
1 Mary 7 , b. 1796; 2 Jeremiah, b. 1798; res. in Boston; 3 Joel, 
b. 1800; res. N. Y.; 4 Jesse Brigham, b. 1807; res. N. Y.; 5 
Esther Louisa, b. 1810. 
ii Joseph Warren, bapt. 5 May, 1776; d. y. 

iii Patty, m. Ebenezer Belknap, and res. Boston. Ch. (Belknap) : 
I George", d. y.; 2 Martha, m. Benj. H. Goodell, res. Worces- 
ter; 3 Eunice, m. Amnion Cate of Boston; 4 Louisa, m. Capt. 
James Paxton; res. Baltimore. 
iv Jesse, bapt. 31 May, 1778; d. unm., in Worcester. 

287 v Joseph, b. 28 May, 1780. 

288 vi Benjamin, twin to Joseph. 

vii Nathaniel, m. Nancy Brown; res. Westboro. Ch.: 

1 Harriet 7 ; 2 Maria; 3 Julia, who probably res. Providence, 
R. I. 

289 viii Josiah, b. 19 Dec, 1791. 



121 REV. BENJAMIN 5 , son of Benjamin 4 and Hannah (Mer- 
rill) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 11 March, 1741-2; died in 
Fitzwilliam, N. H., 13 June, 1799; married (1), 6 June, 1771, Lucy, 
daughter of Jonas and Lucy (Eager) Morse of Shrewsbury, Mass. ; 
born 25 April, 184-0; died 22 April, 1793; married (2), 11 Feb., 
1795, Puah Mellen, widow of John (she had nine children by her 
first marriage), who died 4 Feb., 1821, a?, about 76. 

He graduated from Harvard College, A. B., 1764. In 1770 he 
received an urgent call from the church in Fitzwilliam to become its 
pastor. He was to receive two lots of land of 100 acres each, and 
two other lots were to be reserved for the use of the minister. He 
was to receive eighty pounds in money and an annual salary of<£53 
6s. 8 d., from time of acceptance for three years, then an additional 
sum yearly until it had reached £66 1 3s. 4<d. He accepted, and spent 
the rest of his life in charge of this church. He was a man of fine 
character and a minister who preserved harmony in his parish. 
Several of his manuscript sermons are extant. He was Representa- 
tive to Exeter Provincial Congress, 1775. He was interred in the 

* " 2 June, 1780. Dr. Gershom Brigham makes me a visit respecting the 
baptism of his new-born Twins." — Parkman Diary. 



166 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

central part of the old graveyard in Fitzwilliam, and in 1809 the 
town appropriated $20 to buy gravestones for him. 

Children (by first wife), baptized in Fitzwilliam: 

290 i Lucinda 8 , bapt. 22 March, 1772. 

ii Lucy, bapt. 13 June, 1773; m. 27 Nov., 1793, Gen. James Hum- 
phrey; res. Athol, Mass. 

iii Benjamin Franklin, bapt. 3 Sept., 1775; d. 13 Oct., 1801; m. 
8 Nov., 1796, Sally, dau. of Abner and Martha (Ward) Haskell; 
she was dismissed, 12 March, 1804, to a church in Penn. ; he 
moved from Fitzwilliam to Colchester, Vt., in 1799. Ch., b. 
in Fitzwilliam: 

1 Fanny 1 , b. 22 Dec, 1796. 

2 Benjamin Franklin, b. 24 Jan., 1799. 

3 Adolphus, b. 5 Sept., 1801. 

291 iv Elisha 8 , bapt. 1 Aug., 1779. 

122 CALEB 5 , son of Benjamin 4 and Hannah (Merrill) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 20 Nov., 1743; died 13 Sept., 1829; 
married 3 Sept., 1766, Hannah, daughter of Daniel and Zeriah 
(Eager) Barnes; born 4 April, 1743. He was born at the original 
homestead of Thomas 2 in Marlboro, and held town offices there as 
late as 1776. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Hannah 6 , b. 17 April, 1767; m. Mr. Gates of New Marlboro, 

Mass. 
ii Dorothy, b. 27 Aug., 1770; d. unm. 

292 iii Willard, b. 1 Oct., 1772. 

iv Francis, b. 25 Aug., 1776; d. 24 Nov., 1796, while attending 
Harvard Univ. 

293 v Caleb, b. 26 Dec, 1778. 

vi David, b. 8 March, 1781; m. Betsey Trowbridge; moved to 
New York; a son was a printer or editor in Albany, N. Y. 

123 BENAJAH 5 , son of Benjamin 4 and Hannah (Merrill) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 15 March, 1745-6; died 7 Dec, 
1822; married, 12 Sept., 1771, Abigail, daughter of Peter Bent of 
Marlboro, a descendant of the distinguished Peter Bent; born 29 
Jan., 1754; died in Boston, 1837. He first resided in Westboro, 
where he was chosen on a school committee in 1778; afterwards he 
resided in Marlboro, where he was constable in 1785. 

Children, probably the 5 elder bom in Westboro, the others in Marlboro: 
i Annas , b. 15 March, 1772; m. Jonathan Barnard of Lancaster, 
Mass., who d. 5 March, 1824, ae. 60. Ch. (Barnard), b. in Lan- 
caster: 

1 Jonathan 1 , b. 23 Dec, 1795; d. 12 Feb., 1799. 

2 Benajah, b. 13 Sept., 1798; d. 4 Oct., 1805. 

3 Julia, b. 28 Dec, 1803; d. 5 Sept., 1805. 

294 ii Benajah, b. 7 June, 1774. 



FIFTH GENERATION 167 

295 iii Ephraim, b. 2 July, 1776. 

296 iv Peter W., b. 10 May, 1779. 

297 v Jabez, b. 12 March, 1781. 

vi Mary, b. 4 July, 1784; m. (1) William Lancaster; m. (2) 

Rev. ; res. New Salem. 

vii Zenas, b. 20 March, 1786; d. in West Medway, Mass., where he 
res. 28 May, 1878; m. 1816, Nancy, dau. of Ralph Mann, of 
West Medway; she d. 1826. Ch., b. in Westboro: 
1 Marian A.', b. 16 Jan., 1817; d. 6 July, 1896; m. 28 April, 
1836, Eleazer T. Bullard of West Medway, who d. 1888. Ch. 
(Bullard): i Nancy Brigham 8 , b. 15 Feb., 1838; ii Marian Ade- 
laide, b. 20 June, 1839 ; d. 3 Sept., 1875 ; m. Warren H. Howe of 
Marlboro; (had Mabel, who m. Herbert J. Mann of Boston 
and Nashua) ; iii Julia Estelle, b. 16 Feb., 1851 ; d. July, 
1852; iv William Brigham, b. 3 Sept., 1853; v Helen Flor- 
ence, b. 23 June, 1855. 
viii John, b. 16 Sept., 1790; m. and removed West, 
ix William, b. 28 Dec, 1792; d. in Westboro, 9 Oct., 1818. 

124 HANNAH 5 , daughter of Benjamin 4 and Hannah (Merrill) 
Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 May, 1748; died 14 Jan., 1815; 
married, 21 June, 1769, Hezekiah Maynard, Jr., of Marlboro; born 
20 Jan., 1742; died 14 March, 1824. 

Children (Maynard), born in Marlboro: 
i Bethiah 6 , b. 9 April, 1770. 
ii Zadock, b. 4 Sept., 1771; d. 1776. 

iii (Capt.) Abel, b. 3 June, 1773; d. 31 Oct., 1811; m. Nancy . 

Ch.: 
1 William'. 
iv John, b. 9 Aug., 1775; m. 7 Sept., 1794, Dorothy Hayden. Ch.: 

1 Thomas 7 ; 2 Martin; 3 Susanna. 
v Silas, b. 12 Sept., 1777; d. 4 Aug., 1806. 
vi Calvin, b. 3 Aug., 1779. 
vii Hannah, b. 28 Feb., 1782. 
viii Hezekiah, b. 29 Feb., 1784. 
ix Luther, b. 9 Aug., 1785; d. 6 Feb., 1815. 
x Joel, b. 26 May, 1788. 
xi Charles, b. 9 June, 1790. 
xii Willard, b. 7 Sept., 1792; d. 6 Jan., 1815. 

125 GERSHOM 5 , son of Benjamin 4 and Hannah (Merrill) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 27 June, 1750; died in Fayston, 
Vt., 22 Oct., 1817; married, 23 May, 1783, Sarah, daughter of Sam- 
uel and Mary (Loring) Allen; born in Northboro, Mass., 9 Dec, 
1756; died in Fayston, 30 Aug., 1829. 

He had land of his father Benjamin, just west of the old 
Warren Brigham place on Glen St., where he built a house and 
barn near the intersection with Forest St.; it was sold by Gershom 
when he moved to New Hampshire. He marched with Capt. 
William Brigham's Co. of "Minute Men" in 1775. In 1795 
Gershom moved from Marlboro to Winchester, N. H. (vide deed 



168 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

which exists of property owned there), and 12 years later, 1807, 
to Fayston, Washington Co., Vt., where he settled upon the home- 
stead which descended to his son, Elisha, then to Elisha's son-in- 
law, George O. Boyce, who married Elisha's daughter, Laura. He 
came to a wooded wilderness which had to be cleared, and as his 
health was not strong for many years (he was a paralytic), Elisha 
took charge of affairs, before his father died at the age of 68. 
He was a man about 5 ft. 7 inches in height, rather spare, black 
hair and eyes. Sarah Allen was tall with light brown hair and very 
light blue eyes standing out prominently; her forehead was very 
high, broad, and rather retreating. They lie buried in the hill 
cemetery overlooking the home of their closing years.* 

Children, the 5 eldest born in Marlboro, the others in Winchester, N. H.: 

298 i Leonard Warren", b. 16 July, 1785. 

299 ii Polly, b. 17 Oct., 1786. 

iii Sarah, b. 16 May, 1789; d. s. p., April, 1830; m. George Grimes. 

300 iv Elisha, b. 22 Oct., 1792. 

301 v Benjamin Baxter, b. 28 May, 1795. 

302 vi Alvin L., 21 Oct., 1798. 

303 vii Rebecca M., b. 27 Feb., 1802. 

126 STEPHEN 5 , son of Elnathan 4 and Brigham; 

born in Mansfield, Conn., 1744; died 7 May, 1816; married (1) 
; married (2), Hannah, daughter of Bennet and Eliza- 
beth (Spofford) Field, born 26 May, 1747. He resided in 
Mansfield. 

In Sept., 1777, he was permitted to transport to Boston, by land, 
1600 lbs. of rye and wheat flour, 400 lbs. cheese and 200 lbs. butter, 
to be exchanged for iron and steel ; also to exchange for salt, 2 tons 
of rye and wheat flour, 1400 lbs. cheese, 600 lbs. butter; also to 
drive to Boston, 40 fat cattle and 250 fat sheep. He was appointed 
Ensign of the 8th Co., 5th State Regt., May, 1779 (Recs. of Conn., 
Vol. 1). 

Children (by first wife), born in Mansfield: 

i Eunice 6 , b. 15 Feb., 1776; d. 9 June, 1841; m. 23 Feb., 179—, 
Elijah Royce; res. Woodstock. 

ii Asenath, m. Wright. 

iii Anna, m. Parker. 

iv Lucretia, m. Isaac Morey. Ch. (Morey), b. in Coventry: 
1 Elisha 1 . 
Children (by second wife), bom in Mansfield: 

304 v Elizabeth. 

305 vi Stephen, b. 5 Feb., 1774. 

vii Hannah, d. unm., in Mansfield. 

* Two slate stones are in the old " Waite Cemetery " — each with urn and 
drooping willows at top. " Gershom Brigham died Oct. 22, 1817, aged 68 years. 
Clay to clay and dust to dust." "Sarah (Allen) wife of Gershom Brigham died 
Aug. 30, 1829, aged 73 years. Dust to dust and clay to clay." On each is a 
quartrain (almost illegible) at the bottom. 




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FIFTH GENERATION 169 

viii Clarissa, m. (1) Gerry Russ; m. (2) Raphael Storrs, who d.; 
res. Mansfield. 

ix Elisha, d. ; m. ; res. New York. Ch.: 

1 Elisha', and 2 daus. 

x Spofford, m. Myrick; res. s. p., Rockville, Ct. 

xi Polly, b. about 1785; d. 27 April, 1807, ae. 22; m. Cephas Dun- 
ham; res. Wellington, Conn. Ch. (Dunham): 
1 Lewis Brigham 7 , res. Marquette, la. 
xii Sally, d. 27 June, 1808, ae. 20. 

127 CAPT. THOMAS 5 , son of Paul 4 and Catherine (Turner) 
Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 7 March, 1742; died there, 10 
May, 1800; married, 5 Feb., 1769, Susanna Eels, who died 21 June, 
1813. He resided in Coventry, Conn. 

Children, bom in Coventry: 

306 i Alexander 8 , b. 26 Jan., 1770. 

ii Salinda, b. 26 April, 1772; d. 29 Dec, 1775. 

307 iii Orleans, b. 10 Dec, 1773. 

iv Thomas, b. 13 July, 1775; d. 27 Nov., 1775. 

308 v Don Ferdinand, b. . 

309 vi Royal, b. 27 Sept., 1779. 

vii Eunice, b. 17 Dec, 1782; d. of consumption, 1 Nov., 1805, in 
Coventry. 

128 LIEUT.-GOV. PAUL 5 , son of Paul 4 and Catherine 
(Turner) Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 6 Jan., 1746; died in 
Norwich, Vt., of a long and distressing illness, 15 June, 1824; mar- 
ried, 6 Oct., 1768, Lydia Sawyer of Hebron, Conn., who died 19 
Sept., 1838, ae. 93. 

He had served in the Connecticut militia in every grade from cor- 
poral to captain, long enough, at the time of the Revolutionary War, 
to be exempt from service. Nevertheless, he entered the Continental 
Army as captain, 1 Jan., 1777, and served 4 years in Col. Chandler's 
regiment, afterwards commanded by Col. Isaac Sherman; received 
his discharge 22 April, 1781; was in the battles of Germantown, 
Fort Mifflin and Monmouth, and wintered in Valley Forge, 1777-'78. 
In 1782 he removed from Coventry, Conn., to Norwich, Vt., where 
he was town clerk, 1784-'96; high sheriff of Windsor Co. 5 years; 
appointed Judge of County Court for Windsor County, June, 1785, 
serving 5 years; in 1788, elected Brig.-General of 3d Brigade; 
1787, elected chairman of committee to apprehend, in Vermont, the 
supporters of Shay's Rebellion, who had fled there; in 1788, member 
of State Land Commissioners; was member of the Legislature; in 
1791, elected to Vermont Council, and was on committee to nominate 
men for the first Board of Trustees of Univ. of Vermont ; also elected 
Maj .-General of 4th Div. of Militia. He received 27 elections 
from the people at large, 1 as Presidential Elector, 5 as Councillor, 
21 as Lieut.-Governor, when he declined further election. He was 
the first elected Lieut.-Governor and served 20 years. He received 



170 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

the degree of Hon. A. M. from Dartmouth College in 1806. He 
had a military funeral.* 

Children, born in Coventry: 

310 i Thomas", b. 23 March, 1769. 

ii Mary, b. 12 Oct., 1770; d. March, 1773. 

311 iii Don J., b. 24 March, 1774. 

312 iv Paul W., b. 26 Oct., 1776. 

v Lydia, b. 5 Oct., 1778; d. 1872; m. Joseph Lathrop, a farmer of 
Middlesex and Worcester, Vt., who d. 1837. Ch. (Lathrop) : 

1 Benjamin 1 , had a family in Worcester, Vt. 

2 Dwight, had 2 daus. ; res. Berlin, Vt. 

3 Brigham, had a family in western part of N. Y. State. 

4 Lucia, m. Stephen Willey of Middlesex, Vt.; 3 ch. 

5 Albert, d. early in New Orleans, La. 

129 HANNAH 5 , daughter of Uriah 4 and Lydia (Ward) Brig- 
ham; born in Coventry, Conn., 9 April, 1746; died 6 April, 1813; 
married, 19 May, 1766, Jacob Baker, son of Dea. Jonathan and 
Hannah (Baker) Gurley; born in Mansfield, Conn., 28 July, 1712; 
died 20 Feb., 1804. Was a farmer, prominent man, holding town 
offices, and a leading member of the North Parish church in Mans- 
field. Was in the Revolution. 

Children {Gurley), bom in Mansfield: 

i Lydia 6 , b. 6 June, 1767; d. 12 Aug., 1787; m. 24 Dec, 1786, 

Benjamin Pierce of Brooklyn, Conn, 
ii Artemas, b. 9 April, 1769; d. 18 May, 1822; m. (1) Sarah Steele; 
m. (2) Mrs. Martha (Shepard) Hovey; was a farmer, repre- 
sentative, etc. Ch.: 
1 Lovinia 7 ; 2 Sarah; 3 Abigail; 4 George; 5 Charles; 6 In- 
fant; 7 Infant; 8 Uriah Brigham of Deansville, N. Y. 
iii Jacob Baker, b. 2 Aug., 1771 ; d. at res. in New London, Conn., 
24 Sept., 1856; one of the ablest lawyers in the city; m. Eliza- 
beth Griswold of Lyme, Conn.; was grad. Dartmouth Coll., 1793. 
Ch.: 
1 Sarah 7 ; 2 Mary; 3 Charles, who d. soon after grad. from 
Yale Coll., 1827; 4 Elizabeth; 5 Ursula; 6 Hannah; 7 Han- 
nah Brigham; 8 John; 9 Ellen; 19 Lydia; 11 Ann. 
iv Uriah, b. 30 May, 1774; d. 4 Oct., 1775. 

v Ebenezer, b. 25 July, 1776; d. 3 July, 1864; m. Sally Balcom; 
a farmer. Ch.: 
1 Jacob 7 ; 2 Emily; 3 Ebenezer; 4 Joseph, d. y. ; 5 Sarah. 
vi Abigail, b. 7 Feb., 1778; d. 29 Jan., 1855; m. Elijah Hinckley 
of Cambridge, Vt. Ch.: 
1 Chauncey 7 . 
vii Uriah Brigham, b. 19 Nov., 1780; d. Oct., 1783. 
viii Mercia, b. 24 March, 1782; d. Dec, 1"783. 
ix Lucia, b. 14 Nov., 1784; d. unm., 20 March, 1864. 
x Hannah, b. 5 May, 1791; d. 18 March, 1884; m. Anson Turner, 
a farmer of Mansfield. Ch. (Turner) : 
1 Ursula 7 ; 2 Mary, both d. y.; 3 Phineas; 4 Henry; 5 Hannah 
Brigham, d. unm.; 6 Jacob. 
* Compiled from Gov. & Council of Vt., Vols, iii and iv. 



FIFTH GENERATION 171 

130 BETHIAH 5 , daughter of Uriah 4 and Ann (Richardson) 
Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 14 July, 1757; died in New 
Lisbon, N. Y., 20 July, 1838; married, 30 Jan., 1782, Zaccheus, 
son of Andrew Downer; born in Norwich, Conn., 13 Nov., 1755; 
moved to Utica, N. Y., where he died 17 July, 1851. He was in the 
Revolution from Vermont and pensioned; a Justice of the Peace and 
contributor to the press. 

Children (Downer), all but the youngest born in Sharon, Vt.: 

i Norman 6 , b. 25 Oct., 1782; died in Utica, N. Y., 25 Jan., 1854; 
~~m. (1) Phebe Davis; m. (2) Laura Gregory. Ch.: 

1 Don S. 7 ; 2 Lovina; 3 Norman; 4 John; 5 Charles; 6 Mary; 
7 Phebe; 8 Diana; 9 Almira. 
ii Don, b. 25 Feb., 1784; d. 25 March, 1850. 

iii Jeannette, b. 30 March, 1786; d. 5 March, 1854; m. (1) 

Blood; m. (2) Reed. 

iv Dana, b. 4 July, 1788; d. in Utica, 22 Sept., 1863; m. Cynthia 
Munger. Ch. : 
1 Edward 7 . 
v Mary, b. 17 May, 1791; m. Uriah Kimball; they moved to Wis- 
consin, and she d. 9 April, 1830. 
vi Andrew Otis, b. 25 July, 1796; d. in Detroit, Mich., 3 June, 
1876; m. Esther Emerson. Ch.: 
1 Mary J. 7 ; 2 Sarah M.; 3 Emily E.; 4 William A.; 5 Henry E. 
vii Zaccheus, b. in Springfield, N. Y., 8 March, 1799; d. Sullivan, 
Ind., Sept., 1876; m. Harriet Thatcher. Ch.: 
1 Albert F. 7 ; 2 Sanford B.; 3 Augustus; 4 Ava C; 5 Julia A. 

131 ANNA 5 , daughter of Uriah 4 and Ann (Richardson) Brig- 
ham; born in Coventry, Conn., 14 Oct., 1759; died 11 Feb., 1845; 
married, 17 May, 1781, Lemuel, son of Samuel White; born in Coven- 
try, 30 Dec, 1758; moved to Batavia, N. Y., where died, 7 Aug., 
1850. 

Children (White): 

i Percy 6 , b. 14 Jan., 1782; d. 20 Sept., P798. 
ii Brigham, b. 1 July, 1783; d. 27 June, 1839. 
iii Grace, b. 15 Dee., 1786; res. Middlebury, Vt. 
iv Laura, b. 16 April, 1788; m. Reuben Ross of Middlebury. 
v Chester, b. 1 Feb., 1790; d. 10 Feb., 1790. 

vi Chester, b. 14 Feb., 1793; m. Lucy Topliff; he was a farmer in 
Batavia, N. Y. Ch.: 
1 Harrison' ; 2 Mary; 3 Emily; 4 Lemuel; 5 Maria; 6 Laura; 
7 Ann; 8 Eliza; 9 Kirke. 
vii Lemuel, b. 9 April, 1796; d. 5 May, 1840; m. Eliza Mathews; 
he was a harness maker in Buffalo, N. Y. Ch.: 
1 William C. 7 ; 2 Ann M.; 3 Eliza; 4 John B.; 5 Walton O. 
viii Lucy, b. 9 June, 1802; d. 15 Nov., 1820. 

132 DON CARLOS 5 , son of Uriah 4 and Ann (Richardson) 
Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 21 Feb., 1763; died 27 March, 
1843; married, 7 June, 1789, Mary (or Polly) Greenleaf; born in 



172 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Coventry, 7 Jan., 1764; died 30 Oct., 1845. He resided in Mans- 
field, Conn, (some records say Hartford). Was in the Revolution, 
as he is noted in records as being a pensioner in 1832. 

Children, born in Mansfield: 

i (Dr.) Norman 6 , b. 7 March, 1790; d. s. p., 15 Oct., 1871, in Mans- 
field, where res.; m. Pamelia Dunham, who d. 11 Jan., 1873; was 
a physician of professional eminence and extensive practice; 
served in many town offices, and was representative a number of 
times, 
ii Gurdon, b. 23 April, 1792; d. 11 June, 1804. 

iii Mary, b. 12 Feb., 1794; m. 1 Sept., 1825, John Kingsbury of 
Tolland, Conn. Ch. (Kingsbury), b. in Tolland: 

1 John B.~, m. (1) Mary Ann Kellogg; m. (2) Carrie Rogers; 
res. Rockville, Conn. 

2 George, m. Mary Crone. Ch.: i Adelaide 8 , res. W. Hartford; 
ii Jennie, m. Halsey L. Allen, res. Rockville; iii Elizabeth, m. 
Elmer Adams, res. s. p., Rockville; iv Mary, m. Frank Holton, 
res. Ellington, Conn.; v George, d. y. 

313 iv Charles, b. 29 Jan., 1797. 

v David, b. 10 March, 1802; d. 19 Jan., 1804. 

vi Eliza Ripley, b. 3 April, 1805; d. 5 April, 1891; m. 9 Dec, 1834, 
Richmond C. Lovet of Tolland, Conn. Ch. (Lovet), b. in Tolland: 

1 Eliza T.\ b. 10 June, 1836; m. 1860, Daniel S. Hunter of 
Brooklyn, N. Y. Ch. (Hunter): i Mary E. 8 , m. Frank U. 
Smith of Minneapolis, Minn.; ii James F., m. Cornelia Adams, 
New Haven, Conn.; iii Bernie, unm., res. Brooklyn; iv Harry 
R., m. res. Brooklyn. 

2 Eugene, b. 7 April, 1838; m. Emma "Weis; res. Merced Falls, 
Cal. Ch.: Merton 8 , m. and res. Palo Alto, Cal. 

vii Susan Ann, b. 31 Dec, 1807; d. Tolland, 1 Feb., 1863; m. 29 
Nov., 1831, John Webb Gager of Tolland. Ch. (Gager), b. 
in Tolland: 

1 Mary BJ, b. 25 Aug., 1833. 

2 Andrew, b. 19 Oct., 1835; d. 3 Sept., 1901. 

3 Ann Eliza, b. 5 Nov., 1839; d. 1 Aug., 1870. 

4 Lois, b. 11 Jan., 1847; d. 26 April, 1899. 

5 Charles A., b. 6 March, 1851. 

133 CEPHAS 5 , son of Uriah 4 and Ann (Richardson) Brigham; 
born in Coventry, Conn., Dec, 1765; died (probably) in South 
Coventry, Conn., 17 May, 1841; married, 14 May, 1786, Amelia 
Robertson, born about 1764; died in 1845, ae. 81. Her family were 
of Newbury, Mass. He resided in So. Coventry, where he held 
many town offices, and was a member of the General Assembly of 
Conn. 

Children, born in South Coventry: 

i Anna 6 , m. 9 Oct., 1806, Roderick Dimock of Mansfield, Conn.; 

res. Coventry, 
ii Lucia, m. Horace Russ; res. Coventry, 
iii Sally, m. 29 Nov., 1810, Artemas Russ of Mansfield; res. 

Coventry. 
iv Uriah, m. (1) 26 April, 1825, Emily Wright; m. (2) Harriet 
Nye: res. s. p., Coventry. 



FIFTH GENERATION 173 

314 v Daniel R., b. 6 Aug., 1895. 

vi Eveline L., m. Gurdon Fuller; res. Vernon, 
vii Maria, m. 4 July, 1821, Levi Allen; res. Mansfield, 
viii Emily, m. Roderick Dimoek; res. Coventry, 
ix Julia, m. Abner Mason; res. Coventry. 

315 x Edwin G. 

134 HOSE A 5 , son of Samuel 4 and Mary Brigham; born in 
Sudbury, Mass., 6 Sept., 1750; he was living in Hubbardstown, 
Mass., in 1782, where he died, 17 Dec., 1817; married Catherine 
Davis of Holden, Mass., who died in Hubbardstown, 19 Oct., 1823, 
ae. 74 (Vide Hist, of Hubbardston). 

Children, born in Hubbardston: 

316 i Peter 6 , b. 2 Oct., 1781. 

317 ii Joseph, b. 9 Aug., 1785. 

iii Samuel, b. 12 May, 1787; moved to New York State, 
iv Betsey, b. 12 Aug., 1792; d. 15 March, 1851. 

135 JOEL 5 , son of Samuel 4 and Mary Brigham; born in Sud- 
bury, Mass., 5 March, 1756; died there, 25 June, 1813; married, 25 
April, 1784, Elizabeth, daughter of John and Esther Maynard; 
born in Sudbury, 25 March, 1759; died there, 6 Sept., 1846. He 
was a soldier from Sudbury, 1775-1782; had a fine Revolutionary 
record. The full story is too long to print here. He was 5 ft. 10 
in. in height; had a " ruddy " complexion and dark hair.* He re- 
sided in Sudbury and Leominster, Mass. 

Children, born in Sudbury: 

318 i Asa 6 , b. 16 Feb., 1785. 

ii Betsey, b. 8 July, 1786; d. in Sudbury, 27 Oct., 1830; m. 

Carlton. 

319 iii Joel, b. 16 March, 1788. 

iv Esther, b. 28 Sept., 1789; m. 9 June, 1811, William Hunt, Jr. 
Ch. (Hunt): 
1 Abel 1 ; 2 Mary; 3 Andrew; 4 Lizzie; 5 Asahel; 6 Thomas; 
7 George; 8 Abbie. 
v Lucinda, b. 14 March, 1791; m. Reuben Moore, 23 Dec, 1821. 
Ch. (Moore): 
1 Eunice E. 7 , m. Edwin Harrington of Sudbury, 27 Nov., 1845. 
Ch. (Harrington): George E. 8 , b. 27 Oct., 1846; m. (1) Alice 
E. Brown, 13 June, 1878; she d. 19 Nov., 1879; m. (2) M. 
Edna Newton; 3 ch. 

320 vi Polly, b. 29 Dec, 1792. 

vii Sally, b. 1 April, 1794; d. 9 Oct., 1796. 

viii Otis, b. 15 May, 1796; d. in Sudbury, 12 June, 1842; m . 

Ch.: 
1 Elizabeth 7 . 
ix Sally, b. 20 Dec, 1797; m. Joel Dakin; no further reported. 
x John, b. 29 Nov., 1799; no further reported, 
xi Rebecca, b. 5 March, 1801; no further reported. 

321 xii Nancy, b. 16 Aug., 1803. 

* See Mass. Records of Sailors and Soldiers, p. 530. 



174 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

136 JONAS 5 , son of Samuel 4 and Mary Brigham; born in 
Sudbury, Mass., 26 May, 1758; resided for a time at "Nelson"; 
thence to Dublin, N. H., where died, 11 Feb., 1850; married (1), 
in Sudbury, 10 Nov., 1780, Polly Wyman; married (2), 1807, 
Dorcas, widow of Oliver Pratt. Was probably in service with the 
Northern Army in the Revolution, in 1777. 

Children (by first wife), born in Sudbury: 
i Levi 8 , b. 29 Feb., 1781. 
ii Jonas, b. 22 Sept., 1783. 
Children (by second wife): 

iii Ruel, b. 30 May, 1808; m. (1) 2 June, 1835, Prudence, dau. of 
James Burns, b. 17 Dec, 1811; d. 11 Oct., 1848; m. (2) 28 
Jan., 1850, Maria J., dau. of Moses Cragin, b. in N. Y., 2 Jan., 
1832; he probably res. for a while in Dublin. Ch. (by first 
wife) : 

1 Jane 7 , b. 19 Jan., 1838. 

2 George, b. 15 Sept., 1843; d. 7 March, 1845. 
iv Mary H., b. 1 April, 1818. 

137 CAPT. SAMUEL 5 , son of John 4 and Cate (Willis) Brig- 
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 3 March, 1775; died 28 Nov., 1843; 
married, 3 Jan., 1799, Lucy Osborn, who died 9 Sept., 1825. Re- 
sided in Waltham, Mass. 

Children, born in Sudbury: 

i George 8 , b. 25 Feb., 1800; d. in Newton, Mass., 6 Sept., 1873. 
ii Henry, b. 5 April, 1802; d. in Newton, Mass., 27 Nov., 1874. 
iii Cynthia, b. 9 June, 1804; d. 20 Sept., 1886; m. 24 Nov., 1841, 
Dea. Adin Cummings of Rindge and Jaffrey, N. H.; b. 4 Dec, 
1797; d. 28 July, 1870. Ch. (Cummings): 
1 John C. 7 , b. 1843; d. 1863, on the way home from the Civil 
War. 
iv Warren, b. 12 June, 1806; d. in E. Jaffrey, N. H., 31 May, 1882. 
v John, b. 10 Aug., 1808; d. unm., 18 Feb., 1869, in Abington, Mass. 
vi Eliza, b. 9 June, 1810; d. in Concord, Mass., 10 July, 1845; m. 
Jefferson Reed, who d. 18 Sept., 1878. Ch. (Reed) : 
1 Lucy 7 ; 2 Charles; 3 George. 
vii Samuel, b. 22 Oct., 1812; d. 22 Oct., 1813. 

viii Lucy Ann, b. 27 June, 1815; m. Henry H. Hart, who d. 23 April, 
1882. 
ix Sarah, b. 27 May, 1817; d. unm., in Rindge, N. H., 6 March, 
1847. 

138 ELIJAH 5 , son of John 4 and Cate (Willis) Brigham; born 
in Sudbury, Mass., 13 Oct., 1776; died in Waltham, Mass., 26 Oct., 
1848; married (1), 20 March, 1803, Mary, daughter of Capt. Isaac 
Gleason, Jr.; born 2 Feb., 1779; died 18 May, 1815; married (2), 
Leonora , who died 17 July, 1840, ae. 54. 

Children (by first wife), born in Sudbury: 
322 i Danforth Phipps 8 , b. 30 Dec, 1803. 



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323 ii William, b. 27 March, 1805. 

iii Mary, b. 4 July, 1806; d. 30 Aug., 1825. 

iv Elijah, b. 29 June, 1808; d. unm., 14 Aug., 1837, in Sudbury, 
v Charles, b. 17 April, 1810; d. 13 Oct., 1810. 
vi Charles, b. 6 June, 1811; d. 26 Nov., 1811. 

vii Catherine, b. 23 March, 1813; d. 5 July, 1876, in Lowell, Mass; 
m. 31 Aug., 1832, Otis Bullard of Lowell; res. Boston. Ch. 
(Bullard) : 

1 Mary Jane 7 , b. 25 Nov., 1833; d. 15 Sept., 1834. 

2 George Jefferson, b. 26 Aug., 1836; d. 16 Jan., 1837. 

3 Lucy Frances, b. 12 Jan., 1840; d. 22 April, 1841. 

4 George Francis, b. 22 March, 1841; m. 10 March, 1864, Elvira 
Caroline Rowe of Thornton, N. H.; res. Lowell. 

viii Isaac, b. 27 July, 1814; d. 3 Dec, 1814. 
Children (by second wife), bom in Sudbury: 
ix Martha Ann, b. 7 Jan., 1823. 
x Leonora Wellington, b. 22 April, 1824. 
xi Mary Elizabeth, b. 21 Jan., 1829. 

139 EBER 5 , son of John 4 and Cate (Willis) Brigham; born in 
Sudbury, Mass., 28 June, 1778; married, 3 Dec., 1809, Lucy Arnold 
of Lancaster, Mass., who died 24 Aug., 1863. 

Children, born in Sudbury: 

324 i Samuel 6 . 

ii James, d. before 1861 ; m. 27 Jan., 1833, Lucy Balcom, who d. 
13 Sept., 1861. Ch.: 

1 Infant 7 , d. 1841, as. 1 year. 

2 Miranda, m. ; has a son res. Lowell, Mass. 

140 CAPT. WILLIAM 5 , son of John 4 and Cate (Willis) Brig- 
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 20 Dec., 1784; died there, 3 July, 
1879; married (1), 1812, Sarah Osborn, who died 24 May, 1859; 
married (2), 12 June, I860, Mrs. Mary B. Christie. 

He was Capt. of a Militia Co. in 1812, and offered himself for the 
war, but was never called out; he was selectman from 1817-1824; 
filled many other town offices, but declined many; chairman of the 
Congregational Church Building Committee, and chairman for four 
years of the Committee for building the Town House; a member 
of the Committee on the " Wadsworth monument," representative to 
the General Court from 1832-37, and thus one of the leading citizens 
of Sudbury, and a very benevolent man, withal. 

Children, bom in Sudbury: 

325 i Rufus 6 , b. 11 Jan., 1818. 

ii Sarah, d. ; m. Robert Scott of Newport, Vt., who d. 

Ch. (Scott): 
1) Lillian 7 ; 2 Bert A.; 3 Arthur F. 

141 JOHN 5 , son of Lieut. Abijah* and Eunice (Willis) Brigr 
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 19 May, 1762; died in Rutland, 



176 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Mass., 10 Jan. (or June), 1833; married, 20 May, 1786, Ann 
Eunice Moore of Sudbury; born 10 April., 1768; died in Watertown, 
Mass., 20 May, 1862, ae. 94. Resided in Sudbury and Rutland, and 
was a member of the militia of Sudbury; was in the Revolutionary 
War in 1776, and in 1779. 
Children, the first 5 born in Sudbury, the last 4 in Rutland: 

326 i Roxey 9 , b. 7 Jan., 1788. 

ii Oreb, b. 25 July, 1789; d. unm., in Watertown, Mass., 12 Dec, 
1869, ae. 80. 

327 iii Abijah, b. 17 March, 1791. 

iv Susannah Woodward, b. 15 May, 1793; d. unm., in Watertown, 
Mass., 5 Oct., 1879. 

328 v John, b. 22 March, 1795. 

vi Sewell, b. 2 March, 1797; d. unm., in Watertown, 11 April, 1870. 
vii Horatio, b. 16 Sept., 1800; d. unm., in Burke Co., Ga., 20 Sept., 

1835. 
viii James Moore, b. 4 Jan., 1807; d. unm., in Watertown, 8 Jan., 

1855. 

329 ix William, b. 11 Aug., 1810. 

142 JOSEPH 5 , son of Lieut, Abijah 4 and Eunice (Willis) 
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 26 Sept., 1764; died there, 12 
Jan., 1842; married, 5 April, 1795, Rebecca, daughter of Charles 
Haynes (who was in the Revolution) ; born in Sudbury, 29 Jan., 
1770; died there, 12 Jan., 1853. Was a farmer and resided in 
Sudbury. 
Children, born in Sudbury: 

i Nancy 6 , b. 11 March, 1796; d. 14 June, 1878; m. (1) 28 Oct., 
1819, Daniel Crocker of Albany, N. Y., who d. 9 May, 1825; m. 
(2) 14 July, 1833, Benjamin Harris of Russellville, Ala. Ch. 
(Crocker) : 

1 Alphonso 7 , d. unm., 6 July, 1851. 
Ch. (Harris): 

2 (Dr.) John C, b. in Russellville; d. s. p., 8 Aug., 1899. 

3 Rebecca B., m. Harvey Sargeant of Russellville. Ch. (Sar- 

geant) : i Lucy 8 , m. Williams; ii B. Harris; iii H. 

Owen; iv Bessie; v Rebecca. 

330 ii Lewis, b. 27 Oct., 1797. 

331 iii Eunice, b. 19 Dec, 1798. 

iv (Rev.) Alanson, b. 11 Oct., 1802; d. unm., in Meadville, Pa., 24 
Aug., 1833; grad. A. B., Harvard College, 1826; A. M., Div. 
School, 1831 ; was a Unitarian clergyman. 

v Esther H., b. 30 March, 1805; m. 25 Dec, 1833, Josiah H. 
Adams. Ch. (Adams): 

1 Caroline 1 , b. 21 July, 1825; d. ; m. 

Toyier; had dau. Carrie 8 , who m. Johnson. 

2 John, b. 21 May, 1827; d. ; was Supt. Fitchburg 

Ry. ; had a son John F. 8 

3 Joseph B., b. 24 Feb., 1830; d. ; m. . 

Ch.: Josephine 8 , who m. Lord, and d. Oct., 1904. 

4 Rebecca, b. 24 March, 1832; d. . 

5 Eunice, b. 1 March., 1835; d. . 



FIFTH GENERATION 177 

332 vi Rebeccah, b. 28 Aug., 1807. 

333 vii Charles, b. 16 July, 1811. 

viii Abijah, twin to Charles; d. unm., on home farm, 9 April, 1897. 

143 ANNA 5 , daughter of Dr. Samuel 4 and Anna (Gott) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Oct., 1753; died, 1803; married, 
21 May, 1772, Isaac Davis; born 27 Feb., 1749; died 27 April, 
1826. She was brought up at the home of Capt. Maynard in West- 
boro, whom her mother married as her second husband. She lived 
in Westboro after her marriage.* Some of her descendants live 
there still. 

Children (Davis), born in Westboro: 
i Phineas 6 . 

ii Isaac, b. 1779; f m. Polly Rice, dau. of 86. 
iii Joseph. M ^ aom\ OAic - Ltvfco kjod^WCoP* 

iv John, (Gov.), b. 1787; d. 1854; was called "Honest John Davis." 
He represented his town in the Legislature and was sent to 
Congress as senator; he was thrice governor of Massachusetts, 
serving in 1834-35, and 1841-43. 

144 DR. SAMUEL 5 , son of Dr. Samuel 4 and Anna (Gott) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 Aug., 1756, a posthumous 
child; died in Boylston, Mass, 24 June, 1830; married, in North- 
boro, 17 Feb., 1789, Mary, daughter of Stephen and sister of Dr. 
Stephen Ball of that place; born in Northboro, 10 May, 1766; died 
in Boylston, 10 Aug., 1852. 

He was one of 4 young men from Westboro, of the name of Brig- 
ham, who joined the same class at Dartmouth College on the eve of 
the Revolution, the others being the future Hon. Elijah 5 Brigham, 
and Moses 6 and Eli 5 Brigham. Samuel joined the army under Wash- 
ington in 1777, as paymaster, and was present at the execution of 
Maj. Andre. He returned to college and was graduated in 1779- He 
then read medicine with Dr. Stephen Ball of Northboro, and began 
to practice in that part of Boylston which was once Shrewsbury. 
The old homestead is in the northeast part of Boylston, about half 
a mile from the town line of Berlin, and about 4 miles from Clinton, 
where some of his descendants live. Great things were expected 
of him, but before he could take the rank among practitioners which 
he might have attained, he met with a serious accident to the calf 
of his leg, was incapacitated from walking without crutches, and 
thus seriously handicapped in his profession as a country doctor. 

* " Isaac Davis, a young tanner, who came to town to teach his trade to Capt. 
Maynard's son, had married Anne Brigham, step-daughter of Capt. Maynard, in 
1772. They had four sons. . . . They were living at this time in the house 
recently occupied by Hiram Broaders. In 1781 they bought the Dea. Tonlin place 
which has been known since as the Davis homestead. Isaac and his sons became 
wealthy men, and they and their descendants, who take pride in the name of Davis, 
have held many positions of honor and trust." — Parkman Diary. 

t " 31 Oct., 1779, I baptized Mr. Davis' son Isaac." — Parkman Diary. 



178 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

He became a magistrate and a writer of essays and verse. Morse 
states that he read some of Dr. Brigham's writings which showed 
him to have been a man of letters and of original thought as well as 
a patriot. Morse also says that he composed music as a recreation. 
This may very well have been the case, as he was brought up in the 
home of Capt. Maynard in Westboro, who was the richest man of 
his day there, and undoubtedly young Brigham had opportunities 
for self-culture and training beyond the curriculum of the college. 
He was related to the Parkmans and often mentioned in the Park- 
man Diary. 

Children, born in Boylston: 

i Rowena, b. in 1789; d. 17 July, 1839; m. 7 Jan., 1808, Timothy 
Whitney, Jr., of Boyleston. Ch. (Whitney) : 

1 Theresa?, b. 14 Aug., 1808; d. 13 Aug., 1810. 

2 Mary, b. 30 Nov., 1809; m. 24 Feb., 1829, Timothy Hastings. 

3 Theresa, b. 19 Feb., 1811; m. 21 May, 1816, Lyman Maynard. 

4 Rowena, b. 7 March, 1813. 

5 Amos, b. 28 Feb., 1815; d. in Worcester. 

6 Emily, b. 10 Jan., 1817; m. Lawrence. 

7 Dorothy, b. 19 Sept., 1818. 

8 Lucy, b. 8 Dec, 1820. 

9 William, b. 5 April, 1823; m. Ruth Crossman. 

10 Daniel, b. 22 June, 1825; d. unm., in Worcester. 

11 Sarah, b. 22 Oct., 1827; m. Samuel Elliott. 

12 Catherine E., b. 29 Oct., 1829. 

13 Harriet N., b. 22 June, 1834. 

14 Samuel M., b. and d. 1836. 

ii Sally, b. 17 April, 1791; d. in No. Bangor, N. Y., 31 May, 1832; 
m. in Boylston, 2 Sept., 1805, Benjamin Eager. They removed 
to No. Bangor. Ch. (Eager) : 

1 Mary 7 , (or Polly), b. 16 March, 1806; m. Luther Howe; 11 ch. 

2 Nahum Brigham, b. 11 Feb., 1808; m. and had 6 ch. 

3 John W., b. and d. 1809. 

4 Elizabeth O., b. 23 Oct., 1810; d. 9 Oct., 1892; m. 7 June, 
1832, Sanford Cornish, who d. in 1891 ; they removed to 
Oshkosh, Wis.; 15 ch. 

5 Benjamin, b. 10 March, 1813; d. 19 Aug., 1877; m. and had 
5 ch. ; res. Allegan, Mich. 

6 John W., b. 13 June, 1815; d. at sea, unm. 

7 Lewis, b. 8 Dec, 1816; m., had 6 ch. ; res. Mattawan, Mich. 

8 Sarah A., b. 2 June, 1819; m. Warren French; res. Mattawan, 
Mich.; had 6 ch. 

9 Martha A., b. 2 Dec, 1821; m. Herman Sanborn; res. 
Lawrence, Mich. 

10 Harriet, b. 23 Oct., 1823; d. 2 April, 1844. 

11 Joseph T., b. 22 Aug., 1825; d. unm., in California, 6 Jan., 
1853. 

12 Almira L., b. 11 Jan., 1828; m. William Moody; res. Pent- 
water, Mich. 

13 George E., b. 8 Nov., 1829; d. y. 

14 Adaline, b. 18 Feb., 1832; m. James Lytle; 2 ch. 

iii Stephen B., b. 16 Nov., 1793; m. Jemima Flagg. In his mother's 



FIFTH GENERATION 179 

will he was left a wooden clock and one sheep. Ch., b. in 
Boylston: 

1 Nahum BalV, b. 26 Sept., 1817; d. in Worcester, 4 Sept., 1860; 
m. 20 Feb., 1840, Harriet S. Hapgood, who d. 11 Aug., 1848, 

ae. 29; m. (2) Mary E. , who survived him. He 

owned land in Boylston on road to Berlin, which was sold 
in 1860, by order of the court. No ch. reported. 

2 Maria, m. Augustus Wright. 

334 iv Samuel, b. 19 Feb., 1795. 

335 v Mary, b. 13 April, 1797. 

vi Ann Gott, b. 30 Aug., 1799; d. in Berlin, 29 Sept., 1874; m. 
(1) 2 Oct., 1827, Leonard, son of Daniel Carter, b. in Berlin, 
19 March, 1792; d. there 18 Sept., 1849; [he m. (1) Persis Bailey, 
and had a family] ; m. (2) 6 Jan., 1852, Amos, son of Levi 
Wheeler of Berlin, d. there, 6 Oct., 1867; (he had a family by a 
first m. but s. p., by second m.). Ch. (Carter), b. Berlin: 
1 Leonard 1 , b. 2 March, 1830; 2 Lydia Ann, b. 16 June, 1834; d. in 
Berlin; m. Oliver Sawyer; 3 Mary E., b. 4 Nov., 1838; m. 
David B. Whitcomb; res. Cal. 
vii Infant, b. 23 Aug., 1801 ; d. y. 

viii Sophia, b. 22 Nov., 1803; m. (1) Martyn; m. (2) Shad- 

rach Whitney, a bro. of Timothy, who m. her sister Rowena. 
Ch. (Whitney): 

1 Sophia 7 , m. Chas. Bridge of Lowell, Mass., and Marlboro. 

2 Betsey, m. James Anderson of Sutton, Mass. 

3 Sally, m. Luther F. Woodbury of Oxford, Mass., and Worcester, 
ix Theresa, b. 14 Oct., 1804; m. Otis Flagg of Boylston. Ch. 

(Flagg), b. in Boylston: 

1 Martha 7 , m. John M. Sargent. 

2 Sarah, m. Francis A. Davidson. 

336 x Jonas Ball, b. 28 April, 1807. 

xi Lydia, b. 2 Nov., 1809; m. Edward Whitney of Cambridge, Mass. 
Ch. (Whitney), b. in Cambridge: 

1 Edward 7 , a sea-captain; d. in Cambridge. 

2 Frances, m. Frank Crane of Chicago. Ch. (Crane) : 

i Lizzie 8 , m. Harrison; res. Philalelphia. 

ii Charles; iii Minnie; iv John; v James. 

145 JOHN GOTT 5 , son of Uriah 4 and Sarah Breck (Gott) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 8 Feb., 1750-1; died 30 April, 
1816, according to Hudson's Hist, of Marlboro; Morse says "10 
Jan., 1833 "; married Mary Collins. He resided in Marlboro. He 
was in the Revolution, in Capt. Morse's Co., Col. Howe's Regt. He 
was 5 ft. 9 in. in height, of a dark complexion. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Hepsibah 6 , b. 30 Oct., 1794. 

337 ii John Gott, b. 2 Aug., 1796. 

146 HENRY 5 , son of Uriah 4 and Sarah Breck (Gott) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 26 Oct., 1752; N. S.; died in Barre, 
Mass., 16 Jan., 1829; married, 25 March, 1781, Anna, daughter of 
Nathaniel Phillips; born Charlestown, Mass., 7 June, 1758; died 



180 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

in Barre, 16 Oct., 1848. Her father's house, Bow St., Charles- 
town, was burned at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Henry was an 
officer in the Revolution. He went to Barre about 1782, where he 
was a farmer and selectman and a very prominent citizen. He was 
of a serious nature. 
Children, all but the eldest born in Barre: 

i Betsey 6 , b. in Marlboro, 7 Jan., 1782; m. July, 1810, Warren 
Sibley of Barre, who d. Feb., 1816. Ch. (Sibley) : 

1 Orlando 7 , d. y. 

2 Henry Brigham, b. 8 Nov., 1812; d. 5 March, 1883; m. 
Caroline, dau. of Luke Stone, 12 Feb., 1832; he was Deputy 
Sheriff of Barre. Ch. (Sibley): i Charles W. 8 ; ii Caroline; 
iii Ellen and 5 d. y. 

3 Warren Hicks, m. Roxana Adams; res. New London, Wis.; 
had a family. 

ii John, b. 24 Nov., 1783; d. 6 Dec, 1787. 

338 iii Nathaniel, b. 1 Dec, 1785. 

339 iv Nancy, b. 4 March, 1789. 

340 v Henry, b. 14 Nov., 1791. 

vi Sarah, b. 19 Aug., 1794; d. in Barre, unm., ae. over 80. 

341 vii Maria Theresa, b. 20 Sept., 1800. 

147 URIAH 5 , JR., son of Uriah 4 and Sarah Breck (Gott) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 11 July, 1757; died in Bakersfield, 
Vt., 16 Sept., 1820; married, 25 Dec., 1790, Elizabeth, daughter 
of Col. Josiah Fay* of Southboro, Mass,; born there, 28 April, 
1767; died in Boston, 9 Nov. 1837. 

Uriah was assessor in Marlboro in 1788; about 1796 he moved 
to Bakersfield, with his wife and two children, in an ox-team. The 
estate of Uriah, Sr., was a long time in being settled, and there were 
eleven children to share it; therefore we find his sons pushing out 
into the wilderness and among the settlers of new towns. Uriah, 
Jr., was appreciative of intellectual attainments, and was instru- 
mental in establishing a small but valuable library for the use of 
the pioneer settlement, from which his own children benefited. It is 
said that he never allowed anything to interrupt his children when 
they wished to read. He was one of the leading citizens of Bakers- 
field. Appears to have been a private in the Revolution from 
Marlboro, in Capt. Gates' Co., Col. Ward's Regt., in 1776; and in 
1777, in Capt. Wm. Morse's Co., Col. J. Read's Regt. 
Children, the 2 elder born in Marlboro, the others in Bakersfield: 

i Mary 8 , b. 31 July, 1792; d. 14 July, 1858; m. Hubbel Mitchel, 
who d.; they res. Fairfield, Vt. ; she was widely celebrated for 
her knowledge of the use of medicine, and was a superior nurse. 
Ch. (Mitchel): 
1 Melissa 1 ; 2 Deborah; 3 John; 4 Temple; 5 Fanny Fay. 

* Col. Fay died while in service on Long Island, in the Revolution, and his 
remains were buried in Trinity Church cemetery, N. Y. City. His wife, Mary Fay, 
was fined $300 (?) by the authorities of Southboro for breaking the Sabbath by going 
a mile on horse-back to see her sick daughter. 



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ii Elizabeth, b. 8 Jan., 1794; m. Cheney Brigham, 258. 
iii Uriah, b. 3 Sept., 1795; d. 14 Nov., 1814; he was in the battle 

of Plattsburg. 
iv Robert, ra. (1) Polly Lucas, who d. at the birth of her child; m. 

(2) Mary , who survived him; he d. s. p., in Burke, 

N. Y., 7 Dec, 1867. 
v Breck, b. about 1798; was drowned in 1816. 

342 vi Josiah Fay, b. 11 Oct., 1801. 

343 vii Peter Bent, b. 4 Feb., 1807. (t 

344 viii Benjamin Gott, b. 10 June, 1808. 

ix Sarah, b. 5 March, 1809; m. James B. Jacobs, who d. ; she res., 
a widow, for many years in Boston; she d. 24 Nov., 1891. Al- 
most her entire estate was left to the town of Bakersfield, Vt., 
her native place. Ch. (Jacobs) : 
1 James B- 7 , d. 20 Dec, 1854, ae. 19; was interred in Mt. Auburn 
Cemetery. 

148 EDWARD 5 , son of Uriah 4 and Sarah Breck (Gott) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 13 June, 1764; died 29 May, 1826; 
married Beulah Hawes, born 14 Feb., 1770; died 15 Jan., 1834. 
He was a tanner and lived in Petersham, Mass. 

Children, born in Petersham: 

i Harriet 8 , b. 11 Dec, 1792; d. in Barre, Mass., 30 Dec, 1864; m. 
9 March, 1814, Paul Rice of Barre, who d. Ch. (Rice), b. in 
Barre: 

1 James B. 7 , b. 7 May, 1829; d. in B., 14 July, 1886; m. 17 
Sept., 1868, Mary M. Wilson of Barre. Ch.; i Mary L. 8 ; ii 
Martin P. / 

2 Harriet S., b. 28 Dec, 1830; d. in Weathersfield, Vt., 14 
July, 1876; m. 10 Sept., 1854, Elias W. Ellis, who d. in Weathers- 
field, 30 May, 1879. Ch. (Ellis): 

i James E. 8 , b. 13 Oct., 1863; m. 1887, Nellie C. Boynton; res. 
Claremont, N. H. ; 1 ch. 
ii Roxana, b. 22 June, 1794; d. in St. Almand, C. E., 16 April, 
1881; m. 3 April, 1830, John P. Deal of St. Almand. Ch. 
(Deal), b. there: 

1 Edward F. 7 , d. in Boston, 20 April, 1901 ; m. Emerson, 

who d. 1903. Ch.: i (Dr.) George F. 8 ; ii (Dr.) Edward E., 
both of Maiden, Mass. 

2 Elvin M., res. unm., Highgate, Vt. 

3 Hiram B., res. unm., St. Almand, Can. 

4 Daughter. 

845 iii Nancy, b. 10 May, 1796. 
346 iv Artemas, b. 22 Oct., 1799. 

v Mary Ann, b. 26 Sept., 1801 ; d. 27 June, 1828, unm. 
vi Elvira, b. 14 June, 1803; d. 8 Jan., 1890; m. 16 April, 1828, 
James, son of James H. Holland; b. in Barre, 14 March, 1799; 
d. there, 22 Sept., 1880. Ch. (Holland), b. in Barre: 

1 Maria Louisa 1 , b. 2 May, 1830; d. 25 March, 1899; m. 16 
Nov., 1852, Joseph G. Balcom, b. in Hague, N. Y., 1 June, 1820; 
d. in Gardner, Mass., 10 Sept., 1891. Ch. (Balcom) : James 
L. 8 , m. Mrs. Ida Gale Hemmenway of Gardner. 

2 Mary B., b. 26 Nov., 1832; d. 2 Feb., 1899; m. 22 May, 1855, 



182 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

J. Henry May; res. No. Brookfield, Mass. Ch. (May): Henry 

L. 8 , m. Mabel W. Tenney; res. Medford, Mass; 3 ch. 

3 Harriet E., b. 20 April, 1841 ; d. s. p., in No. Brookfield, Mass., 

31 March, 1880; m. (1) 22 Oct., 1862, David R. Woods of 

Barre, who d. 1873; m. (2) Isaac M. Boyd, who d. 1891. 

vii Catherine, b. 18 Jan., 1805; d. in Boston, 4 July, 1874; m. 2 

April, 1833, Charles Sibley, b. 14 Jan., 1808; a coal dealer in 

Chelsea, Mass., where he res. and d. Ch. (Sibley), b. in Chelsea: 

1 Charles Edward 1 , b. 1 March, 1835; d. y. 

2 Nelson Eawes, b. 28 Sept., 1838; d. 1900; in Civil War; a 
bank clerk and Chelsea City Marshal. 

3 Catherine A., b. 9 April, 1841; d. y. 

4 James B., b. 2 Dec, 1842; d. y. 

5 Mary Louisa, b. 5 Feb., 1845; d. y. 

6 Charles Alonzo, b. 12 July, 1848; m. Harriet Merrill; res. 
Highgate Springs, Vt. Ch.: i Charles 8 ; ii Floyd. 

viii Robert Morris, b. 23 Aug., 1806; d. unm., 8 Feb., 1889, in 
Petersham. 

347 ix Sarah Breck, b. 20 May, 1808. 

x James Sumner, b. 5 Feb., 1811; m. Clarie Henley; d. s. p., in 
Boston, 22 Aug., 1862. 

348 xi Edward, b. 1 Jan., 1814. 

149 PHINEAS 5 , son of George 4 and Mary (Bragg) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 Oct., 1757; removed to Eaton, N. Y., 
1810, from Southboro; died there, 17 March, 1813; married, 1785, 
Susanna, daughter of Phineas Howe of Hopkinton, Mass., born 19 
Feb., 1767. 

Children, born in Southboro, except the 2 elder born in Marlboro: 

349 i Timothy 8 , b. 8 Feb., 1786. 

350 ii Phineas, b. 31 Dec, 1787. 

iii Susanna, b. 16 Dec, 1789; d. 1809, ae. 19 yrs., 11 mos.; m. Ebenezer 
Damon. Ch. (Damon) : 
1 Susan Brie/ham 7 , b. 31 Oct., 1809; d. 17 Oct., 1885; m. Rev. 
Chancellor Hartshorn. Ch. (Hartshorn): i Emma M. 8 , b. 3 
Dec, 1829; d. 24 Dec, 1872; m. Alonzo M. Poe; 2 ch.; ii John D. 
b. 22 May., 1832; res. Mexico, N. Y. ; 3 ch. ; iii Frances Mary, 
b. 24 Nov., 1835; m. Prof. DeV. Wood, Stevens Inst., Hoboken, 
N. J.; res. Boonton, N. J.; 4 ch. 

351 iv Sophia, b. 5 May, 1792. 

v Louisa, b. 19 May, 1794; d. 11 Nov., 1796. 
vi George, b. 30 May, 1796; d. ae. 16 days. 

vii Louisa, b. 6 June, 1797; d. 14 Feb., 1860; m. 27 Nov., 1817, 
Harry Knickerbocker. Ch. (Knickerbocker) : 

1 Amelia 7 , b. 22 Aug., 1819; m. Rev. William Holroyd; res. 
Cincinnatus and Wyanette, N. Y. Ch. (Holroyd): i Amelia 8 ; 
ii Cordelia; iii Mary; iv William; v Daniel; vi Zira. 

2 Louisa, b. 25 April, 1822; d. 6 Jan., 1854; m. Zira Parce, of 
No. Pitcher, N. Y. Ch. (Parce); i Judson 8 , d. ; ii Frank. 

3 Franklin, b. 25 March, 1826; m. Huldah Eldredge; res. Holley, 
N. Y. Ch.: i Adelbert 8 ; ii Frank. 

4 Henry, b. 29 Nov., 1833; m. 24 Dec, 1861, Helen M. Bourne; 
res. Cincinnatus. Ch.: i Irving B. 8 ; ii Elbert 



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352 viii George Howe, b. 14 Dec., 1799. 

ix Fitch, b. 11 Jan., 1803; d. unm., Madison, N. Y., ae. 41. 

353 x Salmon, b. 15 July, 1805. 

150 ASHBEL SAMUEL 5 , son of George* and Mary (Bragg) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 March, 1772; died there, 13 
July, 1839; married, 24 Aug., 1794, Persis 6 , daughter of Elijah 
and Ruth (Taylor) Brigham (76) of Southboro; born there, 7 
Oct., or Aug., 1774; died 7 June,, 1829- He inherited his father's 
farm in the south part of Marlboro, where Barnabas Brigham re- 
sided in Morse's day, and which is described under 541. Was select- 
man, 1816. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

354 i Ashbel 8 , b. 1 July, 1800. 

355 ii Varnum, b. 8 July, 1802. 

iii Nahum, b. 24 June, 1804; d. 3 Dec, 1808. 

356 iv Charles, b. 26 Sept., 1806. 

v George, b. 10 April, 1811; d. 23 May, 1870; m. Abby Mallard; 
was town treasurer of Marlboro in 1855, and selectman in 1856. 
Ch.: 
1 Lizzie M. 7 , b. 5 April, 1848. 

357 yi Mary, b. 21 March, 1815. 

151 LOVEWELL 5 , son of Solomon 4 and Martha (Boyd) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 Dec, 1754; died April, 1824; 
married Betty Rice, who resided in Saxonville, a widow, in Morse's 
day. Was on the Committee to erect " Spring Hill " Meeting-house, 
in 1805, the location of which caused a division in the church, and 
the erection of two meeting-houses instead of one (see Hist, of 
Marlboro). He appears to have marched on the Lexington Alarm 
and to have been in the army in 1777 and in 1780. 

Children : , 

i Sally 8 , b. 22 Feb., 1791, in Saxonville; d. 28 Feb., 1873; m. 1 July, 
1814, John, son of Calvin Pierce; b. in Bolton, Mass., 23 March, 
1786; d. there, 28 April, 1853. Ch. (Pierce), b. in B.: 

1 Susan M. 7 , b. 30 Nov., 1815; m. Levi Johnson. 

2 Harriet E., b. 19 Nov., 1817; d. 2 June, 1821. 

3 John E., b. 22 Aug., 1819; m. (1) Elizabeth Lovejoy; m. (2) 
Emeline Trufant; m. (3) Elizabeth Woodbury; res. s. p., 
in Charlestown, Mass. 

- 4 Albert, b. 17 May, 1821; m. Abigail Moody; res. Boston. Ch.: 
i John 8 ; ii Judson. 
5 Addison B., b. 16 May, 1826; m. Mary W. Sanderson. Ch.: 
i Susan 8 ; ii Harriet; iii Grace. < 

ii Nabby, b. 27 Dec, 1792; m. Nathan Fuller; res. Saxonville. 
iii Miriam, b. 17 June, 1794; m. Nathan Polly; res. Waltham. 

358 iv Artemas, b. 27 April, 1796. 

v Sophia, b. 3 Nov., 1797; d. 7 May, 1802. 

vi Patty, b. 29 Oct., 1799; m. (1) Stillman Corey; m. (2) 

Safford ; res. Fitchburg. 



184 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

vii Lydia, b. 28 Aug., 1801, in Marlboro; m. 5 Jan., 1824, Dexter, 
son of Nathaniel Bigelow; b. in Framingham, 16 Jan., 1795; 
d. 19 May, 1875; a paper manufacturer. Ch. (Bigelow), b. in 
Framingham: 

1 George William'', b. 31 Oct., 1824; m. Grace Hoyt; res. 
Framingham. Ch.: i George 8 ; ii Dr. Enos, and 2 daus. 

2 Elizabeth Ann, b. 21 Dec, 1829. 

viii Stephen, b. 13 March, 1804; d. 28 May, 1806, from a scald. 
ix Eliza, b. 13 May, 1807; m. John Works; res. Ashland. 
x William, m. at Hopkinton, where is said to have res., but there 
is no record. 

152 IVORY 5 , son of Solomon 4 and Martha (Boyd) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 30 April, 1765; died 4 June, 1853; married, 
19 Feb., 1800, Sally, daughter of Edward and Sally (Dunn) 
Wilkins of Marlboro; born 15 April, 1779; died 24 Aug., 1849. 

Children, bom in Marlboro: 

i Betsey 6 , b. 26 Aug., 1800; d 17 Sept., 1883; m. Phineas Haskell, 
who d.; res. Marlboro. Ch. (Haskell): 

1 Caleb 1 , b. 11 Dec, 1819; d. 23 May, 1900; m Betsey Clark; 
res. Marlboro. Ch.: Nelly F. 8 

2 Sarah E., b. 4 March, 1822; d. unm., 24 Dec, 1844. 

3 William B., b. 7 Nov., 1825; d. 27 Oct., 1851; m. Catherine M. 
Bruce. Ch.: Mary E. 8 , b. 19 July, 1850. 

4 Susan M., b. 14 June, 1827; d. 13 April, 1851. 

5 Seth G., b. 24 Oct., 1829; m. Mary Magennis; res. Marlboro. 

6 Lucy, b. 22 Dec, 1831; d. 26 March, 1905; m. Jan., 1852, 
Geo. L. Manson, b. 6 Nov., 1827; a merchant and postmaster 
in Feltonville (now Hudson). Ch. (Manson): Sarah R. 8 , b. 19 
Dec, 1852. 

7 Roena, b. 17 Oct., 1836; d. 1 Jan., 1853. 

8 Arethusa, b. 23 Feb., 1839; m. 12 Nov., 1884, Joseph Durst; 
res. Hudson, Mass. 

9 Nathan L., b. 25 June, 184—; d. 28 March, 1844. 
ii Edward, b. 1802; d. 1803. 

iii (Col.) William, b. 20 May, 1804; d. 22 Jan., 1839; m. Harriet 
Randall, who m. (2) David Coolidge, and d. 12 Sept., 1877, ae. 
67; Col. William was a trader. Ch. : 
1 William 1 , d. 24 May, 1855, ae. 19. 
iv Solomon, b. 9 Nov., i806; d. 6 Jan., 1843, s. p.; m. Lucy Ball, 

and res. Marlboro, where was a farmer, 
v Francis, b. 3 April, 1811; d. ae. 2. 

359 vi Francis, b. 12 April, 1813. 

360 vii Charles, b. 11 Dec, 1815. 
viii Infant. 

153 DEA. ARTEMAS 5 , son of Francis 4 and Phebe (Ward) 
Brigham; born in New Marlboro, Mass.; died there, about 1802, 
where he also resided; married Mary Cornish. He was in the 
Revolutionary War, a private in Capt. Caleb Wright's company of 
Minute Men, Col. John Fellows' Regt., which marched on the Lex- 
ington Alarm. He was also a corporal in Lieut Hermon's Co., of 



FIFTH GENERATION 185 

Col. John Brown's Berkshire Co. Regt. He was in several other 
companies and regiments, and was discharged 16 Oct., 1780. 

Children, born in New Marlboro: 

361 i Artemas Ward 6 , b. 25 Dec, 1781. 

ii Harvey, m. Lois Bidwell; res. Painsville, O. Ch.: 

1 Nelson B.\ m. Maria Milliken. Ch.: i Jenny A. 8 ; ii Emma. 

2 Ann P., m. Rev. B. Y. Messenger; res. and d. in Illinois. Ch.: 
(Messenger) : i Mary Ann V. 8 ; ii William. 

3 Eliza L., m. Halbert E. Paine; res. Milwaukee, Wis. 

iii Pliny, twin to Harvey, m. Polina Kasson; res. and d. Canaan, Conn- 
(or Mass.; nothing in Canaan records). Was in the War of 
1812, as a corporal at New London, under Capt. Moses Hayden, 
3 Aug., to 16 Sept., 1813. 
iv Joseph C, lived and d. unm., Rochester, N. Y. 
v Polly, m. Jabez Ward; res. and d. in Illinois or Vernon, N. Y. 
vi Clarissa, m. (1) Asher Robinson; res. Westmoreland, N. Y.; m. 

(2) Shepherd; d. in Clinton, N. Y. 

vii Parley, m. Matthew Smith; res. and d. Vernon, N. Y. 
viii Cynthia, m. Thomas Wilcox; res. Westmoreland, N. Y., and moved 
to Michigan. 

362 ix Betsey. 

154 JOHN 5 , son of Francis 4 and Phebe (Ward) Brigham; born 
in New Marlboro, Mass., 1767; died in Chatham, N. Y., 9 Nov., 
1806, to which place he had removed the same year; married Phebe 
Clark. 

Children, born in New Marlboro: 

363 i John Clark 6 , b. 10 Feb., 1794. 

364 ii Harry, b. 19 June, 1796. 

365 iii Amariah, b. 26 Dec, 1798. 

366 iv Eliza, b. 27 Aug., 1801. 

v Lewis, b. 1805; d. in Hudson, N. Y., 1829, ae. 24. 
vi Phebe Ann, b. 1808; d. in Whitestown, N. Y., 1828. 

155 JOHN 5 , son of Stephen 4 and Betsey (Weeks) Brigham; 
born in Princeton, Mass., 8 Aug., 1758; died in Ackworth, N. H., 
2 April, 1841; married, 24 Jan., 1788, Lydia Howe from Prince- 
ton, who died 28 Nov., 1859. He was in the Revolution. There 
was John, a corporal, and John, a private, from Princeton, and 
probably it was the service of one man. As a corporal he served 
only 27 days in Oct., 1777; marching to reinforce Gen. Gates at 
Saratoga ; as a private he served a little over 3 mos. in Col. Rand's 
Worcester Co. Regt. in 1780. Resided first at Alstead, N. H., and 
went to Ackworth in 1805. 

Children, born in Alstead: 

i Joel 6 , b. 10 Jan., 1790; d. 2 Sept., 1795. 

367 ii Rufus, b. 29 June, 1791. 

iii John, b. 21 April, 1793; m. 22 July, 1835, Mrs. Eunice H. Clark; 
res. Worcester, Vt. Ch., b. there: 



186 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1 Lydia', b. 7 June, 1836; m. Ide. Ch. (Ide): i 

Eunice 9 ; ii Mary, d. y. 

2 Susan, b. 25 Aug., 1838. 

3 George W., b. 25 Dec, 1840. 

4 Silas H., b. 17 May, 1843. 

5 Marshall R., b. 1 June, 1846; res. Worcester. 

iv Lucy, b. 6 Aug., 1795; m. 12 Dec, 1821, Jared Beckwith of 
Alstead and Pana, 111.; b. 12 March, 1794. Ch. (Beckwith): 

1 William 1 , b. in Alstead, 14 Oct., 1822; m. and res. in Oregon. 

2 Joel, b. 17 June, 1824; d. 29 April, 1850; m. Lottie Cowgill; 
res. Pana. Ch. : John 8 . 

3 Silas H., b. 7 March, 1829; d. 7 Jan., 1853. 

4 Milan Sumner, b. 6 June, 1830; 22 Oct., 1857, m. Flora M. 
Putnam; res. Lebanon, Mo. Ch.: i Herbert H. 8 ; ii Flora H.; 
iii Walter E.; iv Lucy M.; v Arthur M.; vi Vera V.; vii 
Forest P.; viii Fanny O. ; ix Gertrude. 

5 Lydia A., b. 26 Nov., 1831; 3 Jan., 1854, m. Parker Grimes of 
Springfield, Vt. Ch. (Grimes): i Flora 8 ; ii Lillie; iii Allie. 

368 v Polly, b. 16 Sept., 1797. 

vi Matilda, b. 12 June, 1800; m. 10 Dec, 1819, Martin Mason; res. 

s. p., Moretown, Vt. 
vii Silas, b. 22 July, 1802; m. 4 Jan., 1834, Sarah Manchester of 
Little Compton, R. I. Ch.: 

1 Sarah E.\ b. 1 Sept., 1839; d. 14 Jan., 1845. 

2 Charles W., b. 6 Apr., 1841; d. unm. 

3 Beriah W., b. 2 June, 1843; d. unm. 

4 Henry W. R., b. 14 June, 1846; d. unm. 

viii Lydia, b. 21 Aug., 1804; d. s. p., 13 April, 1828; m. 12 June, 1826, 
Henry McClure; res. Moretown, Vt. ; he m. twice after her death, 
and had a family, 
ix Betsey, b. 30 Oct., 1808; m. 30 Dec, 1833, Almond Wetherbee of 
Northfield, Vt. Ch. (Wetherbee) : 

1 Mary MS, b. 20 June, 1836; m. John Nichols of Montgomery, 
Ala. 

2 Angeline A., b. 8 July, 1839; m. Albert S. Brownell of Elm- 
hurst, 111. Ch. (Brownell): i Harry G. 8 ; ii Helen A. 

3 Lydia M., b. 14 Sept., 1844; m. Charlton Badger of North- 
field, Vt. Ch.: (Badger): i Angeline E. 8 ; ii George K. 

156 STEPHEN 5 , son of Stephen 4 and Betsey (Weeks) Brig- 
ham; born in Princeton, Mass., 9 Aug., 1762; died in Alstead, N. 
H., 16 July, 1839; married 13 Feb., 1791, Louisa M. Howe, born 
24 May, 1768; died 9 July, 1830. In 1790 he went to Alstead, 
being one of the early settlers of the town; was a farmer. 

Children, born in Alstead: 

i William 6 , b. 15 Dec, 1791; d. 13 Jan., 1792. 

ii Louisa, b. 9 April, 1793; m. 28 March, 1821, John B., son of 
Philip Proctor; b. in Groton, Mass., 6 March, 1792; a farmer, 
res. Sullivan, N. H., and Rutland, Vt. Ch. (Proctor) : 
.1 John B.\ b. 28 Nov., 1623; m. 22 Feb., 1853, Charlotte Rey- 
nolds at Rutland Center. Ch.: i William 8 , d. y. ; ii John; iii 
Mary, who m. A. H. McNeil. 
2 David N., b. 27 May, 1826; d. 18 Nov., 1826. 



FIFTH GENERATION 187 

3 Maria L., b. 24 Oct., 1827; d. 24 March, 1902; m. 18 Oct., 
1852, George A. King, who d. 21 June, 1891; res. W. Rut- 
land. Ch. (King): i Frank E. 8 ; ii Alice L.; iii William H. 

4 Elbridge W., b. 17 Jan., 1832; d. 15 May, 1832. 

5 Stephen W., b. 13 Nov., 1835; d. 23 Jan., 1903; res. W. 
Rutland, Vt. Ch.: i Ella 8 ; ii Lucy; iii Iola; iv Nina. 

iii Persis, b. 28 June, 1795; d. 6 Sept., 1834, in Dalton, N. H.; m. 
16 Jan., 1817, Alvin Brooks of Alstead, b. 24 Aug., 1793; d. in 
Dalton, 31 May, 1856. Ch. (Brooks): 

1 Louisa M.\ b. 26 Jan., 1818; d. 9 Sept., 1837. 

2 Rachel P., b. 3 Jan., 1820; d. 7 Dec, 1846. 

3 Austin, b. 22 Dec, 1821; d. 15 Sept., 1850. 

4 Elvira C, b. 27 Jan., 1824; m. 12 Nov., 1850, James Mc- 
Questen at Manchester, N. H. 

5 James N. b. 16 April, 1827. 

6 Benjamin B., b. 4 Nov., 1829. 

369 iv Aaron, b. 20 Oct., 1797. 

370 v Lydia, b. 26 Feb., 1800. 

371 vi David, b. 25 March, 1802. 

372 vii Abram, b. 1 April, 1807. 



157 ABNER 5 , son of Stephen 4 and Betsey (Weeks) Brigham; 
born in Princeton, Mass., 31 May, 1764; died, probably in Prince- 
ton, 12 Jan., 1823; married Elizabeth, daughter of Ebenezer and 
Charity (Bugbee) Childs; born in Woodstock, Conn., 29 Dec, 1767; 
died in Marietta, O., 31 May, 1841. 

Abner went to Vermont, but subsequently returned to Princeton, 
where he resided on the old Brigham home farm, half a mile west 
of Wachusett Mountain. This farm was in the family for over 
seventy years, occupied by three generations of Brighams, Stephen 4 , 
Abner 5 , and Lucius 6 . 

Children, born in Princeton: 

373 i William", b. 23 Nov., 1789. 

ii Betsey, b. 28 Feb., 1792; d. 12 Aug., 1825; m. Luther Whitaker 
of Princeton. Ch. (Whitaker), b. in Princeton: 

1 Harriet", m. Warren Williams; res. Worcester, where d. ae. 
about 85. Ch. (Williams): i Mary 8 , b. 1842; d. unm.; ii 
Charles, res. Worcester. 

2 Charles, has a dau., Mrs. Moses Goodnow 8 of Princeton. 

3 William, d. in N. Y. 

4 Aaron, res. Westboro, Mass. (5 and 6 names unknown.) 

iii Nancy, b. 8 July, 1794-6; m. 23 Jan., 1823, Joseph Hardy, Jr.; 
res. Worcester; had four or five children; one dau. is Mrs. 
Edwin Spear 7 , 513 63d Street, Englewood, 111. 

374 iv Lucius, b. 2 Dec, 1797. 

v Sophia, b. 27 Feb., 1800; d. in Waterford, O., 8 Nov., 1834; m. 
Leicester Converse. Ch. (Converse) : 
1 Benjamin GJ, res. 1903, Gypsum, Kan. Ch.: Frank G. 8 , of 
Kalma, Wash. 
vi Lucy, b. 12 June, 1802; res. and d. unm., in Marietta, 26 Sept., 
1887. 



188 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

vii Louisa, b. 17 Aug., 1804; res. and d. unm., in Marietta, 24 Aug., 

1879. 
viii Asa, b. 24 March, 1807; res. and d. unm., in Marietta, 31 July, 
1866. 
ix Sarah M., b. 15 Aug., 1809; d. unm., in Marietta, 10 Aug., 1839. 
x Charles C, b. 19 Nov., 1811; d. in Beverly, O., 30 July, 1865; 
m. 30 Aug., 1842, Relief B., dau. of Michael Story of Beverly; 
b. 1 Jan., 1821-; d. in Marietta, 8 Feb., 1901. He went west at the 
age of 16 and attended Marion Coll. in Missouri; became a 
farmer and res. in Beverly, where a deacon in Presbyterian church. 
Ch., b. in Beverly: 

1 Lucy E. 1 , b. 15 June, 1843; res. unm., in Marietta. 

2 Asa M., b. 23 Sept., 1849; m. 26 July, 1876, Mary Richards; 
res. Zanesville, O. Ch.: Arthur 8 , b. 1 Sept., 1877. 

158 LIEUT. ASA 5 , son of Stephen 4 and Betsey (Weeks) Brig- 
ham; born in Princeton, Mass., 2 June, 1767; died there, 29 
Oct., 1794; married, 1791, Elizabeth, daughter of William* and 
Sibyl (Parker) Marean; born 26 Aug., 1770, in Hubbardston, 
Mass.; died 22 March, 1843; she married (2) Ezra Holden and 
had two sons, Joseph and Justinian, who died. Mr. Holden died 
18 May, 1806. Asa settled on the homestead in Princeton, with 
his father, but dying at the early age of 27, left a small family 
of very young children. The male line is extinct. 

Children, born in Princeton: 

875 i John 8 , b. 24 Nov., 1791. 

876 ii Betsey, b. 18 May, 1793. 

iii Sally, b. 4 April, 1795, posthumous; d. 21 July, 1814. 
iv Asa, twin to Sally, d. 20 Jan., 1817. 

159 DAVID 5 , son of Stephen 4 and Betsey (Weeks) Brigham; 
born in Princeton, Mass., 8 April, 1771; died in Lowville, Lewis 
Co., N. Y., 27 March, 1853; married, 13 Feb., 1802, Sarah, daugh- 
ter of Judge Veeder of N. Y. State; born 20 June, 1775; died 24 
June, 1823. He removed to Mohawk PTats, N. Y., about 1795, and 
raised tobacco; then settled on a tract of 100 acres of wild land in 
Lowville, which contained only 5 families. 

Children, the 4 elder born in Denmark, N. Y., the others in Lowville: 
i Betsey 6 , b. 3 Nov., 1802; d. 25 Jan., 1831. 

ii Nancy, b. 9 Sept., 1804; m. 27 March, 1834, Jacob Swart, b. 16 
Nov., 1809, at Charlton, N. Y.; res. Hadley, Mich. Ch. (Swart), 
the 5 younger b. in Hadley: 

1 William', b. in Glennville, N. Y., 8 June, 1835. 

2 Maria, b. in G., 24 May, 1837; m. 25 Feb., 1859, John T. Hart- 
well, b. in Denmark, June, 1839. 

3 Sarah Ann, b. 15 Sept., 1839; d. 16 Oct., 1841. 

4 Emeline, b. 20 Sept., 1841. 

* From Newton and Barre, Mass. He was Capt. and Major from Cambridge, 
in the Revolution; see Mass. Pay Rolls, Vol. 46, p. 19. 



FIFTH GENERATION 189 

5 Stephen, b. 16 Oct., 1845. 

6 Ira, b. 29 Sept., 1848. 

7 George, b. 22 Nov., 1850; d. 7 Oct., 1855. 
iii John, b. 21 Nov., 1806; m. Nov., 21, 1838, Eliza S. 



12 Sept., 1809, at Sempronius, N. Y.; res. Hadley, Mich. Ch., 
b. in Hadley: 

1 Aaron G.\ b. 12 May, 1840. 

2 John, b. 29 Aug., 1842. 

3 Eliza Jane, b. 4 Sept., 1845 ; d. 21 Oct., 1847. 

4 Samuel, b. 2 Dec, 1850. . 

5 Charles, b. 29 Sept., 1853; d. 29 Aug., 1854. 

377 iv Aaron, b. 21 Aug., 1809. 

v Maria, b. 2 Sept., 1811; m. in Lowville, Townsend; res. 

Rochester, Minn. 
vi Stephen, b. 8 April, 1813. 
vii Jane, b. 3 Sept., 1815; m. Vroman; res. Verona, Dane 

Co., Wis. 

160 CAPT. SILAS 5 , son of Stephen 4 and Betsey (Weeks) Brig- 
ham, born in Princeton, Mass., 12 Aug., 1776; died in Brownington, 
Vt., 15 Jan., 1853; married, 23 Oct., 1807, Rhoda, daughter of John 
and Demis (Gillett) Morey, of Orford, N. H.; born there 30 Jan., 
1787; died in Brownington, 7 Feb., 1862. He was apprenticed to 
a tanner in Alstead, N. H., and finally settled in Brownington, Vt. 

Children, born in Brownington: 

378 i Edmund Sanford", b. 11 July, 1808. 

379 ii Emily, b. 17 Dec, 1809. 

380 iii John Morey, b. 30 April, 1812. 

381 iv Charles, b.*26 Oct., 1814. 

382 v Albert Smith, b. 19 Aug., 1816. 

vi Demis Morey, b. 18 Sept., 1818; she d. unm., in Newport, Vt., 

14 Oct., 1891. 
vii Samuel Granger, b. 15 Sept., 1820; d. unm., 23 March, 1888. 
viii Mary Ann, b. 5 Aug., 1822; d. 11 May, 1887; m. Hiram Killam. 
ix Elizabeth Caroline, b. 7 Nov., 1826; d. s. p., 31 May, 1893; m. 
11 Dec, 1847, John L. Edwards; res. Derby, Vt. 

161 AARON 5 , son of Stephen 4 and Betsey (Weeks) Brigham; 
born in Princeton, Mass., 13 March, 1781; died in Nashua, N. H., 
3 July, 1840; married, 3 Jan., 1808, Charlotte Read; born 14 Aug., 
1785; died in Marshall, Mich., 7 April, 1850. He resided in several 
places and finally settled in Nashua (see Hist, of Gilsum, N. H.). 

Children: _, 

i Cordelia P. 6 , b. 10 April, 1809; d. unm. 

383 ii Elbridge G., b. 29 April, 1809. 

iii Hannah R., b. 28 Dec, 1811; m. 10 April, 1834, Addison A. Aid- 
rich, b. 20 June, 1809; res. Monroe, Mich. Ch. (Aldrich): 

1 Addison L. 7 , b. 14 March, 1836. 

2 Hannah Maria, b. 6 Feb., 1838; m. James Brown; res. Monroe. 

3 Anna Eliza, b. 8 July, 1846; d. y. 



190 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iv Wealthy M., b. 22 Dec, 1813; m. Claudius B. Webster, Sept., 
1845; res. Marshall, Mich. Ch. (Webster): 
1 Infant 7 , d. y.; 2 Arabella, b. 22 Feb., 1849. 
v William H., b. 1 April, 1816; d. unm., either in Nashua or Vt. 

384 vi Micajah R., b. 3 April, 1818. 

vii Mary Ann, b. 1 June, 1821; d. s. p.; m. George Gould of Nashua, 
viii Edward R., res. Illinois, 
ix Eliza Ann, b. 2 Sept., 1823; d. unm. 

162 CAPT. DANIEL 5 , son of Winslow 4 and Elizabeth (Har- 
rington) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 Dec, 1760; died 
there, 11 Oct., 1818; married Thankful, daughter of George 
and Mary (Bragg) Brigham (54); born 7 May, 1765; died 14 
Dec, 1824. Inherited the tannery of his father, rilled every office 
in the gift of the town, and was the most prominent citizen of his 
day; selectman in 1792-'94-'97-1813 ; assessor, 1799; town treas- 
urer, 1801-1813; town clerk, 1807-1813; representative to the Gen- 
eral Court, 1803, '10, '12-' 19- 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Mary", b. 12 Jan., 1783; m. 10 April, 1803, Capt. John, son of 
Francis and Elizabeth (Brigham) Stevens (63) ; b. in Marlboro, 
12 Jan., 1777; d. 3 Feb., 1822; a prominent citizen. Ch. (Stevens), 
b. in M.: 

1 Eliza B.\ b. 10 Sept., 1803; m. 1825, Sidney 7 Brigham, 451. 

2 Mary Ann, b. 24 Oct., 1805; m. 1829, Curtis 7 Brigham, 462. 

3 Adeline, b. 12 Jan., 1808; d. unm., 1836. 

4 Harriet, b. 25 Dec, 1809. 

5 John W., b. 5 Feb., 1812. 

6 Charlotte, b. 19 April, 1814; m. Dennis F. Witherbee, son of 
201. 

7 Almira, b. 26 May, 1818. 

385 ii George, b. 19 Oct., 1784. 

386 iii Daniel, b. 7 Aug., 1786. 

iv Dexter, twin to Daniel; d. unm., Oct., 1838, in Seneca Falls, 

N. Y. 
v Elizabeth, b. 1 Oct., 1788; d. s. p., 17 April, 1863; m. (1) 10 
June, 1812, Abraham, son of Silas Gates; b. in Marlboro, 1 March, 
1775; d. s. p., 22 July, 1829; m. (2) 13 Sept., 1831, Dea. Stephen 
R. Phelps, whose 1st wife was Martha 6 Brigham, 202. Mr. Gates 
kept the famous " Williams Tavern " in Marlboro, and gave $1000 
to endow Marlb. Academy. Ch. (Gates) : 
1 William Bradford 1 , who d. y. 
vi Thankful, b. 15 Feb., 1791; m. 9 Dec, 1813, Rufus, son of 
Abraham Stow; b. in Marlboro, 30 July, 1789. Ch. (Stow), b. 
in Marlboro: 
1 William Bradford 7 , b. 14 March, 1828; 2 Almira, m. Dea. Levi 
Baker; res. Marlboro; 3 Phebe, m. Eager; res. Marl- 
boro; 4 Catherine, m. John H. Maynard, res. Marlboro; and 6 
other children. 

387 vii William, b. 3 Aug., 1793. 

388 viii Winslow, b. 29 May, 1795. 

ix Amariah, b. 23 July, 1797; d. unm. 30 July, 1826, in Bermuda. 



FIFTH GENERATION 191 



389 x Freeman, b. 4 May, 1800. 

390 xi Charlotte, b. 1 June, 1802. 

391 xii Harriet, b. 4 Dec, 1804. 

393 xiii Laura Ann, b. 17 March, 1807. 



163 CAPT. AARON 5 , son of Winslow 4 and Elizabeth (Har- 
rington) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 22 Nov., 1762; died 
in Marlboro, 23 March, 1831; married, 28 Sept., 1785, Betty (or 
Betsey), daughter of Edward and Submit (Forbush) Barnes; born 
2 April, 1766; died 4 May, 1858. Resided near Williams Pond; 
was assessor in 1800-'06, '10, and selectman in 1795, '96, 1802-'05. 
Was in the Revolution as a private in Capt. Amasa Cranston's Co., 
Col. Saml. Dennis' Regt., for a month in 1779; in 1780 was in the 
Continental Army and discharged Jan. 13, 1781. He was 5 ft. 8 
in. in height and of a light complexion. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Lydia 6 , b. 5 Feb., 1786; m. 12 Oct., 1808, Windsor, son of Benja- 
min Howe; b. in Marlboro, 12 Oct., 1785; d. 1857; res. Lowell, 
Mass. 
ii Sarah, b. 9 Dec, 1787; d. 4 July, 1791. 

iii Betty, b. 12 Aug., 1789; m. 25 March, 1809, Jonathan, son of 
Thomas and Abigail (Hapgood) Rice; b. in Marlboro, 30 Nov., 
1786; d. 1860. Ch. (Rice), b. in Marlboro: 

1 Abigail 7 , b. 21 July, 1810; m. 15 Nov., 1832, John F., son of 
Stephen Rice ; b. in Marlboro, 7 Jan., 1809. 

2 Eli, b. 24 April, 1812. 

3 Thomas, b. 12 June, 1814. 

4 Lucy, b. 20 Aug., 1816. 

5 Aaron Brigham, b. 14 Feb., 1819. 

6 Caroline E., b. 8 Feb., 1821. 

7 Sarah Ann, b. 11 July, 1823. 

8 Joseph A., b. 16 Jan., 1826. 

9 William, b. 6 Aug., 1828. 

10 Charlotte Brigham, b. 6 March, 1834. 
iv Sally, b. 25 March, 1792; m. 1 Sept., 1811, Capt. Abraham, son 
of Archelaus and Lucy (Howe) Howe; b. 18 July, 1789; res. 
Lowell, where he d. (See Hist, of Marlboro.) 
393 v Aaron, b. 20 March, 1798. 



164 MAJOR JEDEDIAH 5 , son of Winslow 4 and Elizabeth 
(Harrington) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 15 Sept., 1776; 
died there, 22 April, 1846; married, 17 Aug., 1791^ Lydia, daugh- 
ter of William and Lydia (Morse) Boyd; born in Marlboro, 18 
June, 1770; died 28 April, 1824. 

He inherited the homestead of his great-grandfather Samuel, 
near the tannery in the southeast part of Marlboro, and was active 
in town affairs; assessor in 1804 and '08; selectman in 1810, '14- 
'16; town clerk in 1814, and town treasurer from 1814-18. He 



192 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

also represented Marlboro in the General Court; was interested 
in military affairs and rose to the rank of Major. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Betsey Winslow 8 , b. 28 Nov., 1791; d. 5 Oct., 1819; m. 1 June, 
1813, Samuel, son of Thaddeus Warren; b. in Marlboro, 1 June, 
1777; d. 3 Feb., 1852; he m. (2) Rebecca Morse. Ch. (Warren), 
b. in Marlboro: 

1 Elizabeth Brigham 7 , b. 22 April, 1814; ra. (1) 1836, Dana 
Clark; m. (2) 1815, William Stetson, who d. 1890, ae. 91; 
she res. Marlboro in 1903; had 6 ch. by 2d marriage. 

2 Samuel Edward, b. 1 May, 1816; d. 12 Oct., 1888; m. 1839, 
Elizabeth Wilson, who d. 1890; 2 ch. 

3 Lucy Stevens, b. 25 Oct., 1817; d. 16 Sept., 1887; m. 1841, 
Edward Goodale; had 3 daus. 

4 John Winslow, b. 25 Sept., and d. 23 Oct., 1819. 

ii Lydia, b. 28 Oct., 1793; d. 23 Oct., 1875; m. 8 May, 1815, Lyman, 
son of Stephen Morse; b. 10 Nov., 1792; d. 17 Aug., 1849; res. 
Southboro, Mass. Ch. (Morse), exact order of birth not known; 
b. in Southboro: 

1 Porter 7 , b. 1816; d. Aug., 1858. 

2 Ocean A., m. 26 Sept., 1842, Addison G. Fay. 

3 Lyman B., b. 1820; d. 18 Sept., 1864; m. 4* Oct., 1847, Louisa 
C. Blodgett. 

4 Burleigh, b. 1822; m. (1) 1848, Ann Janette Brigham, dau. 
of 293; m. (2) 1857, Mary A. Wise. 

5 Lydia B., m. 29 Oct., 1845, Moses B. Garfield. 

6 Charles F., m. 26 Oct., 1855, Angie H. Bigelow. 

7 Martha O., m. 1856, Lewis F. Ball. 

8 Frederic H., m. 1858, Emily F. Hayden. 

9 Jedediah, m. 30 Sept., 1860, "Margaret T. Sawyer. 

iii Lucy, b. 2 May, 1796; d. 5 Sept., 1830; m. 28 Dec, 1819, Timothy 

Patch of Stow, Mass., b. 12 Nov., 1793; d. in Nashua, N. H., 13 

March, 1827. Ch. (Patch), b. in Stow: 

1 Lucy Ann 7 , b. 27 March, 1821; d. in Boxboro, Mass., 16 Aug., 

1844; m. Levi W. Stevens. Ch. (Stevens): Mary L. 8 , m. 

Alfred Brown of W. Acton, Mass. 

2 John Winslow, b. 23 Dec, 1822; d. in Neenah, Wis., 27 April, 
1856; m. Mary A. Haskell. Ch.; i John W., Jr. 8 ; ii Alfred B. 

3 Timothy Brigham, b. 14 Sept., 1824; d.; res., 1904, s. p., in 
Marlboro; m. Lucy A. Bennett. 

394 iv Jane, b. 23 April, 1798. 

v Hannah L., b. 3 Oct., 1802; d. 31 March, 1832; m. George Peters, 
Jr.; res. Marlboro. Ch. (Peters): 1 George L., b. 3 March, 1825; 
m. Ann M. Stevens. Ch.: 1 Effle M.; 2 Lydia B. 

395 vi Ashley, b. 9 Oct., 1804. 

vii Jedediah, b. 11 Aug., 1806; d. unm., 1 Dec, 1S29. 
896 viii Joel, b. 16 Dec, 1808. 
397 ix William Pitt, b. 30 Aug., 1811. 

x Augusta, b. 10 March, 1814; m. John W. Stevens of Marlboro. 
Ch. (Stevens), b. in Marlboro: 

1 Ocean Augusta 7 , b. 1 Dec, 1840; d. 16 Sept., 1861; m. Benja- 
min H. Witherbee. 

2 Eliza Brigham, b. 31 Oct., 1845; m. Frederick A. Lewis 




Major Jedediah Brigham, of Marlboro (16A) 



FIFTH GENERATION 193 

165 ELIZABETH 5 , daughter of Winslow 4 and Elizabeth (Har- 
rington) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 5 March, 1769; died 
29 Nov., 1831; married, 16 Sept., 1788, William, son of Solomon 
and Judith (Hapgood) Barnes; born in Marlboro, 3 Sept., 1766; 
died 7 March, 1823. 

Children (Barnes), born in Marlboro: 

i Elizabeth 8 , b. 17 Dec, 1788; d. 23 Aug., 1845; m. 22 Oct., 1841, 

Elisha Crosby, 
ii Samuel, b. 20 April, 1790; d. 2 June, 1816. 

iii Winslow, b. 12 April, 1792; d. 1861; m. 1817, Nancy Newton, 
iv Solomon, b. 16 April, 1794; m. 17 April, 1822, Sarah Howe, 
v John, b. 17 June, 1796; d. 10 Sept., 1855; m. 1836, Sarah Bush, 
vi Judith, b. 16 Dec, 1797; m. 24 March, 1819, Eli Cunningham, 
vii Lucy, b. 15 July, 1800; d. 17 Oct., 1851; m. 4 Nov., 1819, James 

son of Sylvanus Howe; b. in Marlboro, 22 Feb., 1792. 
viii Lydia, b. 2 Nov., 1802. 
ix Catherine, b. 7 Feb., 1805; m. May, 1835, Amasa Bishop. 
x William, b. 17 May, 1807; d. 1 April, 1822. 
xi Emilia, b. 26 Feb., 1810; m. Sept., 1856, James Howe, 
xii Charlotte, b. 4 Jan., 1813; d. 1856; m. Nov., 1843, Joseph Johnson. 

166 ARTEMAS 5 , son of Winslow 4 and Elizabeth (Harring- 
ton), Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 13 May, 1776; died 3 
July, 1862; married, 1798, Lydia, daughter of Capt. William and 
Lydia (Chamberlain) Brigham (74); born 29 Dec, 1776. He set- 
tled in Bridgton, Me. 

Children, born in Bridgton: 

i Lydia 8 , b. 5 July, 1799; d. 21 Jan., 1885; m. 26 May, 1825, William 
P. Holden of Bridgton, b. 1 Nov., 1799; d. 11 Nov., 1889. Ch. 
(Holden), the 2 elder b. in Raymond, Me., the 2 younger in 
Waterville, Me.: 

1 Lydia Augusta 7 , b. 26 Oct., 1827; d. 2 Dec, 1883; res. Port- 
land, Me. 

2 Esther Damon, b. 21 Sept., 1829; a teacher, res. Hudson, 
Mass. 

3 Laura Ann, b. in Portland, 7 Aug., 1834; d. 6 Dec, 1859; res. 
Hudson. 

4 Charles William, b. 7 Aug., 1837; m. 18 Sept., 1864, Martha S. 
Willard of Harvard, Mass., b. Sept., 1849; res. Hudson. Ch.: 
i William O. 8 , b. 15 June, 1867; a teacher, res. Hudson; ii 
(Prof.) Charles A., b. 14 July, 1872; at Dartmouth Coll; m. 
Gertrude Robinson of Allston, Mass.; iii Martha Martina, b. 
5 May, 1876; res. Hudson. 

5 Ellen Maria, b. 25 Feb., 1840; d. 29 April, 1865. 

ii Laura, b. 26 March, 1801; d. ; m. Larkin Woodbury, who d.; 

res. Lynn, Mass. 
iii Jefferson, b. 25 Jan., 1803; d. 12 April, 1850; unm. ; a manfr. 
of woolen goods; res. Bridgton. 
898 iv James Madison, b. 14 March, 1805. 

v Sophia, b. 9 Jan, 1808; d. in Bridgton; m. Alpheus Gibbs of 
Bridgton and Boston. Ch. (Gibbs), b in Bridgton: 



194 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1 Sophia 7 , b. 1828; d. y. 

2 Aaron, b. 20 July, 1830; m. 1858, Eliza Walker of Bridgton; 
he was a farmer. Ch.: i Benjamin W. 8 , m. Leola Dodge; res. 
s. p., Bridgton. 

3 Charles B., b. 22 Jan., 1835; m. 1858, Sarah Billings; res. 
Bridgton. Ch.: i Harry C. 8 , d. s. p., 1902; ii Fred C, res. 
Bridgton. 

4 Lydia A., b. 28 Aug., 1837; m. 16 Aug., 1867, Col. EUas Briggs, 
son of Jacob Baldwin; he was Lieut. Col. of 8th Mo. Cavalry 
Vols., U. S. A., in Civil War.; res. Edna, Kan. Ch. (Baldwin): 
i Edwin Miles 8 , b. 22 July, 1868; d. unm.,<4 May, 1890; ii 
Julia Anna, b. 15 Aug., 1870; m. 17 Sept., 1890, Ollie W. 
Ball; 2 ch. 

5 Mary E., b. 9 April, 1840; m. Micajah Gleason; res. Bridg- 
ton. Ch. (Gleason): i Charles E. 8 , of Bridgton; ii George, 
res. Camden, Me.; iii William, d. unm. 

vi Dana, b. 16 Jan., 1811; d. 20 Feb., 1867; m. Mary Ann Larrabee; 
res. Westbrook, Me. Ch. : 

1 Mary A. 1 , m. J. H. Fogg of Portland, Me.; d. s. p., soon 
after. 

2 Joseph D., m. Etta Hazleton; res. a merchant, Westbrook, 
Me., s. p. 

vii Mary, b. 14 May, 1813; d. 25 May, 1875; res. unm., in Boston, 
viii Dexter, b. 28 Feb., 1816; d. 24 Oct., 1822. 
ix Ann, b. 30 March, 1819; d. 27 Sept., 1854; m. 29 March, 1840, 
Elijah H. Bagnall, b. 1816; they res. Chelsea, Mass. Ch. (Bag- 
nail), b. in Chelsea: 

1 Wilbur Fisk 1 , b. 14 Jan., 1841 ; d. 28 Dec, 1859. 

2 Emma Brigham, b. 16 July, 1843; d. 28 Nov., 1862. 

3 Edwin Elijah, b. 6 Nov., 1845 ; d. 14 June, 1864. 

4 Anna Theresa, b. 9 July, 1848; d. 4 Feb., 1865. 

5 Charles Dana, b. 5 June, 1851 ; m. 9 Jan., 1879, Mary L. 
Belcher, b. 15 Dec, 1859; res. Dorchester. Ch.: Florence May 8 , 
b. 5 Dec, 1879. 

6 Henry Ward, b. 4 Jan., 1854; d. 1 July, 1875. 



167 LUCY 5 , daughter of Winslow 4 and Elizabeth (Harring- 
ton) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 28 June, 1779; died 23 
Nov., 1850; married, 29 Oct., 1799, Capt. Eli (known as " Dea."), 
son of Peter Rice; born in Marlboro, 8 Oct., 1777; died 4 May, 
1851. He was a deacon, Justice of the Peace, and Representative 
to the General Court. 

Children (Rice), born in Marlboro: 

i Levina 6 , b. 19 Oct., 1800; m. 21 April, 1817, Otis Russell, b. in 

Marlboro, 24 April, 1793; they had 17 ch.; she d. 28 Aug., 1883. 

ii Matthias, b. 10 July, 1802; d. 8 June, 1841; m. Martha Brigham, 

587; res. Fitchburg, Mass. 
iii Lucy Brigham, b. 2 April, 1804; d. 10 Jan., 1805. 
iv Emily, b. 10 Nov., 1806; d. 4 Feb., 1836; m. 18 April, 1826, 

Edward Phelps, b. 28 March, 1805; he m. (2) Sophronia Rice. 
v Betsey, b. 7 Oct., 1808; d. 27 Aug., 1819. 
vi Lucy,'b. 16 Jan., 1811; d. 11 Feb., 1812. 



FIFTH GENERATION 195 

vii Sophronia, b. 1 Feb., 1813; d. 3 Sept., 1877; m. Edward Phelps, 

widower of her sister Emily, 
viii Peter, b. 10 March, 1815; d. unm., 25 Feb., 1841. 
ix Laura A., b. 27 April, 1817; d. 16 Dec, 1875; m. William Hersey. 
x Sophia, b. 5 March, 1819; m. 1851, Dennis Witherbee; res. 

Marlboro; living in 1905. 
xi Winslow Brigham, b. 24 May, 1821; d. 3 July, 1876; m. 23 Nov., 

1842, Emeline L. Stow; moved to Ohio, 
xii Abraham W., b. 7 May, 1823; d. 12 Sept., 1885; m. 1844, Abby 
W. Albee. 

168 FORTUNATUS 5 , son of Abraham 4 and Phebe (Martin) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Sept., 1759; died 4 Nov., 
1834; married, 28 Aug., 1783, Martha, daughter of Daniel and 
Martha (Brigham) Barnes; born 9 May, 1766, in Marlboro; died 
10 Oct., I860. Resided in Northboro. 

Children, born in Northboro: 

i Polly 6 (Mary), b. 3 Nov., 1783; m. Moses 6 Brigham, 219. 
ii Phebe, b. 4 July, 1785; d. 22 Oct., 1813; m. George Chase; res. 
Northboro. Ch. (Chase) : 

1 Mary Ann 7 , b. 20 Jan., 1811. 

2 George B., b. 28 Aug., 1813; d. 12 April, 1857. 

iii Abraham, b. 11 July, 1788; d. Nov., 1813; m. Betsey Wright; 
res. Northboro. Ch.: 

1 Lyman 1 ; 2 Lucy, m. Miller. 

iv Nancy, b. 29 June, 1791; d. 10 June, 1850; m. Joel Brigham, 490. 
v Samuel, b. 24 April, 1794; d. 13 Dec, 1795. 

399 vi Samuel, b. 20 Sept., 1796. 

400 vii Martin, b. 25 Aug., 1799. 

401 viii Lincoln, b. 13 May, 1803. 

402 ix Edward Leonard, b. 8 Oct., 1806. 

x Martha Barnes, b. 22 Aug., 1809; m. Moses William Maynard, 
b. 29 Sept., 1805; res. Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Maynard): 

1 Martha Adelaide 1 , b. 8 Oct., 1833; d. 31 July, 1865. 

2 Malcolm Williams, b. 22 Dec, 1836. 

3 Myron, b. 8 July, 1839 ; d. 27 Dec, 1843. 

4 Mander Alvan, b. 15 Sept., 1841. 

169 LEWIS 5 , son of Asa 4 and Elizabeth (Warren) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 24 March, 1756; died 22 Feb., 1803; 
married, 18 Sept., 1786, Mary, daughter of Benjamin and Susanna 
(Weeks) Rice; born in Marlboro, 8 April, 1767; died 15 June, 1797. 
He settled in Marlboro. He probably marched on the Lexington 
Alarm in Capt. Wm. Brigham's Company. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

403 i Asa 6 , b. 31 Aug., 1788. 

ii Sukey (or Susanna), b. 12 April, 1790; m. 29 Jan., 1809, Stephen, 
son of Artemas and Mary (Bigelow) Howe; b. in Marlboro, 21 
March, 1780; his grandmother was Ruth 4 Brigham, 31. Ch. 
(Howe), b. in Marlboro: 



196 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1 Nahum B 7 , b. 5 June, 1809; 2 Mary L., b. 7 May, 1812; S 
Elbridge, b. 15 Nov., 1816; res. Marlboro; 4 Benjamin S., 
b. 12 Dec., 1823; 5 Alfred G., b. 8 July, 1825, and 2 other 
daus. 
iii Sally, b. 5 June, 1792; m. 18 July, 1811, Rufus Bruce of Sudbury. 
Ch. (Bruce): 
1 Rufus L 7 , res. New Orleans, 
iv Mary, b. 16 Aug., 1794; m. Amory, son of Abraham and Eliza- 
beth (Wetherbee) Howe of Marlboro; b. 3 Sept., 1795; they res. 
N. Y., and had 12 ch., several of whom are in the learned pro- 
fessions, 
v Abigail, b. 2 Aug., 1796; m. Benjamin Weeks Allen; res. Am- 
herst. Ch. (Allen): 
1 Benjamin W. 7 ; 2 Susan; 3 Mary; 4 Lewis; 5 James. 

170 JOTHAM 5 , son of Asa 4 and Elizabeth (Warren) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 18 Nov., 1761; died 26 March., 
1810; married Lucy Thompson of Sudbury, who died in Lan- 
caster, Mass., 20 Dec, 1830, a?. 71. Resided in Marlboro and was 
a farmer and tailor. 

Children, born in Marlboro : 

i Betsey , b. 30 July, 1785; m. Int., 28 Feb., 1806, James Mallard 
of Lancaster; she joined the church in Lancaster, in 1807. Ch. 
(Mallard), born in Lancaster: 

1 Eliza Brigham 1 , bapt. 2 Feb., 1807; d. 11 Jan., 1810. 

2 James, bapt. 19 Jan., 1809; d. 11 Jan., 1810. 

3 James, bapt. 15 Feb., 1811; d. 10 Aug., 1813. 

4 Ann Sophia, bapt. 24 April, 1814. 

5 Abigail, bapt. 29 Sept., 1816. 

ii Lucy, b. 15 Jan., 1787; m. 30 May, 1808, Edward, son of Edward 
and Submit (Forbush) Barnes; b. 30 April, 1778; d. 24 Jan., 
1851; she was living in the early sixties. Ch. (Barnes): 

1 (Dr.) Edward F. 7 , b. in Marlboro, 1809; m. Maria E. Brig- 
ham, dau. of 354. 

2 (Dr.) Henry, b. 1811; res. Northboro. 

3 (Dr.) Charles W., res. Wayland. 
And 5 others. 

404 iii Otis, b. 8 Oct., 1788. 

405 iv Henry, b. 3 May, 1790. 

406 v John, b. 1 Aug., 1792. 

407 vi Hastings, b. 4 Aug., 1794. 

408 vii Sophia, b. 11 July, 1796. 

viii Charles Lee, b. 14 Oct., 1800; m. Roama V. Atkins; res. Dor- 
chester, Mass. 

171 CAPT. CHARLES 5 , son of William 4 and Sarah (Prentice) 
Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 27 July, 1769; died there, 2 
Dec, 1847; married, 20 Oct., 1797, Susanna, daughter of Dea. 
Nicholas Baylis, who was brother of Dr. William Baylis of Digh- 
ton and father of Nicholas Baylis, a justice of the Supreme Court 
of Vermont; she was born 10 Aug., 1778; died 10 June, 1837. 



FIFTH GENERATION 197 

Capt. Charles was, 18 Sept., 1792, sergeant in Wheeler's Co., 2d 
Regt., 2d Brigade, 7th Div. of the Militia; resigned as captain 20 
Jan., 1809- Inherited the homestead on " Brigham Hill " in Graf- 
ton, and lived there until his death, which, owing to his excellent 
health and constitution, was the result of almost his first sickness. 

Children, born in Grafton: 

409 i Charles 6 , b. 22 May, 1799. 

ii Susanna Baylis, b. 13 Feb., 1802; d. 5 March, 1804. 
iii Susanna Baylis, b. 24 May, 1804; m. 1844, Dr. Josiah Kittridge; 
res. Nashua, N. H.; d. s. p. 

410 iv William, b. 26 Sept., 1806. 

411 v Nicholas, b. 2 Oct., 1808. 

vi Solomon, b. 12 Nov., 1810; d. unm., a merchant in Grafton, 8 
Oct., 1841. 

412 vii Hannah, b. 11 March, 1813. 

413 viii Sarah, b. 7 May, 1815. 

ix Lucy Abigail, b. 25 July, 1817; was grad. Mt. Holyoke Sem., 
1839; m. 1861, Francis Merrifield; s. p. 

414 x Maria Caroline, b. 26 June, 1820. 

xi Cornelia Antoinette, b. 17 Nov., 1823; was at Mt. Holyoke Sem- 
inary in 1843; m. 5 July, 1860, Calvin Taft of Worcester, Mass., 
where she resides, s. p. 

172 SUSANNA 5 , daughter of William 4 and Sarah (Prentice) 
Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 27 Nov., 1770; died 9 Sept., 
1850; married, 6 March, 1792, Capt. Ephraim, son of Col. John 
Goulding of Grafton; born there, 4 Sept., 1765; died 14 Jan., 1838. 
Was a tanner and owned much land; was a prominent citizen and 
frequently served as selectman. 

Children (Goulding), born in Grafton: 

i Susanna 6 , b. 25 March, 1793; m. Ezekiel Brigham 7 , son of 205; s. p. 
ii Sally, b. 24 Jan., 1795; d. unm. 
iii John, b. 19 Jan., 1797; was grad. Yale Coll., A. B., 1821; M. D., 

Yale, 1824; settled in Stratford, Conn., where d. 10 Jan., 1860. 
iv Ephraim, b. 25 Feb., 1799; d. 25 June, 1800. 
v Ephraim, b. 11 July, 1801; m. (1) Eunice Dunsmore; m. (2) 

Emily Carter; res. Millbury, Mass. 
vi William, b. 22 Dec, 1804; d. in N. Y. City; m. Ada Jewett. 
vii Solomon E., b. 28 Nov., 1807; m. (1) Lucy A. Nichols; m. (2) 

Nancy P. Robinson, 
viii Lucy E., twin to Solomon, m. Harvey J. Pratt, 
ix Palmer, b. 11 Oct., 1809; m. (1) Fanny W. Maynard; m. (2) 

Ann Cutting. 
x Charles, b. 15 Nov., 1812; m. Emily A. Miles; res. Mobile, Ala, 

173 SALLY 5 , daughter of William 4 and Sarah (Prentice) 
Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 12 Sept., 1780; died 26 Aug., 
1870; married (1) 1798, Benjamin, son of Nathaniel Kingsbury; 
born in Dedham, Mass., 1776; died in Grafton, Aug., 1799; he 



198 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

owned a store there; married (2) Jeremiah Flagg of Grafton (who 
married [1] Lydia Drury) ; born 26 Dec., 1779; died 27 Aug., 
1847. 

Child (Kingsbury), born in Grafton: 

i Benjamin", b. 24 March, 1799; brought up by his grandfather 
Brigham; m. 16 Nov., 1825, Hannah Stone of Grafton; b. 23 
May, 1804; d. 27 May, 1872; he owned mills in Centreville; held 
many town offices; State Representative, etc. Ch. : 
1 Sarah 7 ; 2 Julia, both d. y. 

3 Albert, of Kingsbury Bros., Quincy, 111. 

4 Henry, oil operator in Penn. 

5 William; 6 Hannah, both d. y. 

6 Lyman, res. Quincy, 111. 

7 Charles, Gen. Mgr. Chester & Iron Mt. Ry., Chester, 111. 

8 Horace, res. Titusville, Pa. 

9 Edward, was grad. Harvard Coll., 1875, and Law School, 1876; 
practices in Worcester. 

Children (Flagg), born in Grafton: 

ii Lydia D., b. 27 Nov., 1802; m. George W. Hale, 
iii Charles A., b. 25 Nov., 1804; res. Boston, 
iv Sarah A., b. 11 Jan., 1807; d. 16 Jan., 1832. 

v Jeremiah, b. 30 Nov., 1810; m. Eliza W. Turner; cordwainer; 
had sons: 
1 George 7 ; 2 Charles; 3 William, all of Boston, 
vi Samuel C, b. 19 Oct., 1819; d. 25 May, 1841. 



174 PERSIS 5 , daughter of William 4 and Sarah (Prentice) 
Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 4 Aug., 1786; died 5 March, 
1871; married, 1804, Leonard, son of Paul Wheelock of Grafton; 
born 4 Sept., 1785; died 13 July, 1858. 

Children (Wheelock), born in Grafton: 

i Daniel Brigham 6 , b. 7 March, 1805; m. Sophia Brigham 7 , dau. 

of 297. 
ii Sophronia, b. 7 Aug., 1807; m. Willard S. Wood, 
iii Gardner L., b. 27 July, 1810; d. 25 March, 1870; m. 1832, Caro- 
line A. Wood, b. 7 Oct., 1813. Ch.: 
1 Henry 7 ; 2 Clarendon; 3 Susan; others d. y. 
iv Mary Brigham, b. 28 Aug., 1813; d. 1 Sept., 1874. 
v Leonard S., b. 15 July, 1815; m. (1) 1835, Adaline A. Doane; 
m. (2) 1838, Abby Pollard; m. (3) 1845, Lucy Pollard. Ch.: 
1 Charles 7 ; 2 Candace; 3 Francis; 4 Ida; others d. y. 
vi Solomon Brigham, b. 7 Sept., 1817; m. Ruth Hall, 
vii William R., b. 17 Aug., 1822; m. Caroline E. Brewer, 
viii Francis A., b. 21 Oct., 1828; m. Esther C. Briggs. 



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SIXTH GENERATION 

175 SARAH 6 , daughter of Moses 5 and Mehitabel (Grout) 
Brigham, born in Westboro, Mass., 18 April, 1751, at the home- 
stead; died there, 20 Aug., 1827; married, 2 July, 1772, Jonathan, 
son of Dea. Jonathan Forbes of Westboro; born there, 1 March, 
1746; died there, 5 June, 1805. 

Through this marriage, the old Moses Brigham house on West 
Main Street passed into the Forbes family. Sarah's husband was 
a deacon in the church, and one of the leading men of the day. She 
willed each of her grand-children a Bible. 

Children (Forbes), bom in Westboro: 

' i Moses 7 , b. 18 April, 1773; d. s. p.; m. 22 May, 1797, Abigail 
Baker, b. 1 Sept., 1776. 
ii (Dea.) Jonathan, b. 6 Dec., 1775; d. 6 Jan., 1861; m. 17 Jan., 
1802, Esther, dau. of Ebenezer and Esther (Fay) Chamberlain; 
b. 28 April, 1780; d. 2 Feb., 1867; res. in Westboro, in the 
" Forbes house " ; held most of the town offices, and was a leader 
in the church. Ch., b. in W.: 

1 Susanna Brigham?, b. 16 April, 1803; d. s. p., 22 Aug., 1851; 
m. Rev. Charles Forbush, 6 Nov., 1833. 

2 Julia Miranda, b. 25 June, 1804; d. in Alexandria, Va., Feb., 
1868; m. 29 Nov., 1832, Rev. John Wilde; 1 dau. 

3 Jonathan, b. 20 Nov., 1806; d. 24 Jan., 1820. 

4 Daniel H., b. 13 Sept., 1809; d. 18 May, 1854; m. (1) Jane 
Baker; m. (2) Mary A. White; 3 ch. by 2d wife. 

5 Esther Louise, b. 22 June, 1810; d. Oct., 1812. 

6 Moses, b. 26 Sept., 1812; d. 25 April, 1851; m. Eliza L. South- 
wick of Grafton; 2 ch. 

7 Ephraim Trowbridge, b. 25 March, 1815; d. 2 Aug., 1863; 
m. 13 Sept., 1842, Catherine, dau. of William and Nancy 
(Avery) White; b. 25 July, 1815. Ch.: i Catherine S.; ii 
Esther L.; iii William T., m. dau. of 414; iv Frank W. 

8 Eliza Sophia, b. 7 Jan., 1821; d. unm. 

iii (Maj.) Holland, b. 7 July, 1777; d. 4 Nov., 1842; m. 7 Nov., 1803, 
Polly Wheelock, b. 5 Sept., 1783; d. 25 Feb., 1858. Ch.: 

1 Mary W. 8 , b. 14 March, 1805; d. 14 April, 1882; m. 

Bowman, d. 

2 Holland, b. 22 July, 1806; d. 17 June, 1870; m. Lydia A. 
Brigham, dau. of 296. 

3 Joseph W., b. 26 Aug., 1810; d. s. p., 4 Sept., 1876; m. 
Lucretia . 

4 Charles B., b. 20 Oct., 1813; m. Marion Rider, dau. of 237. 

5 Julia S., b. 30 June, 1816. 

6 John S., b. 30 June, 1817; m. Persis G. Bowman. 

7 Ephraim, b. 27 April, 1818; m. Harriet Childs. 

8 George B., b. 4 March, 1823; m. Nancy Temple. 

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202 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

9 Sarah A., b. 22 Oct., 1826; m. Solomon J. Taft. 
10 Henry B., b. 26 Aug., 1829; m. Anna Harrington, 
iv Ephraim, b. 11 Sept., 1779; d. s. p., 8 Nov., 1817; m. Mary 

Goddard. 
v Sarah, b. 13 Oct., 1782; d. s. p., 12 Oct., 1851; m. John San- 
born, 
vi Hannah, b. 18 April, 1785; d. s. p.; ra. Silas Maynard. 
vii Elias, b. 10 Aug., 1787; m. 5 Nov., 1811, Mary Wadsworth, b. 
9 Jan., 1791; d. 15 Oct., 1861. Ch.: 

1 Ebenezer W. s , b. 14 Jan., 1813; m. Lutheria Longley. 

2 Elias E., b. 9 Oct., 1814; m. (1) Harriet T. Harrington; m. 
(2) Hepsibah G. Clapp. 

3 Leicis, b. 25 Oct., 1816; m. Clarissa Farnham. 

4 Mary Q., b. 24 Dec, 1818; m. Thomas H. Wetherby. 

5 Hannah E., b. 19 Nov., 1820; m. 23 Jan., 1848, Thomas B. 
E. Pope. 

6 Lucy B., b. 12 Nov., 1824; m. William H. Harrington. 

7 Sarah Brigham, b. 3 May, 1827; d. 29 Aug., 1845. 

viii Nancy, b. 24 May, 1790; d. 30 June, 1832; m. Samuel Chamber- 
lain. 
ix Achsah, b. 22 June, 1794; d. 16 Sept., 1880; m. 30 Nov., 1815, 
Eli Chamberlain. Ch. (Chamberlain): 
1 Sarah s ; 2 Harriet; 3 Lyman H.; 4 Joshua M.; 5 Achsah; 6 
Daniel H.; 7 L T. 

176 MOSES 6 , son of Moses 5 and Mehitabel (Grout) Brigham; 
born in Westboro, Mass., 31 May, 1785; died in Delaware, near 
London, Province of Ontario, Canada, 13 Aug., 1814; married (1), 
9 Sept., 1781, Wealthy Johnson of Lebanon, N. H., who died 9 
Jan., 1790, se. 30; married (2) Lucinda, daughter of Dr. Gideon 
Tiffany of Hanover, N. H., originally from Attleboro, Mass. 

He was graduated from Dartmouth College in 1778 in the same 
class with his distinguished kinsman, the Hon. Elijah Brigham of 
Westboro. Moses taught school in Westboro,* and is often mentioned 
in the Diary of the Rev. Ebenezer Parkman, being one of the 
frequent visitors to the parsonage. He was one of the original 
grantees of Concord, Vt., and settled as a merchant in Hanover, 
N. H., where, about 1800, he became embarrassed and closed busi- 
ness. In 1801 he removed with his brother-in-law, Tiffany, and 
most of his family, to the vicinity of London, Ontario, and with 
him embarked in land speculation on an extended scale, having 
purchased the " Delaware Property " on the river Thames. 

Children (by first wife), born in Hanover: 

i Wealthy Clarinda 7 , b. 29 June, 1782; d. 7 June, 1841; m. 1808, 
John Ham, A. M., of Gilmanton, N. H.; they had 6 ch. 

* " 24 Jan., 1779. Master Moses Brigham who keeps school at ye East Quarter 
of ye Town dind here." 

" 26 Mch., 1779. P. M. came Mr. Alexander accompanied by his uncle 
Miller. Stays not long. Mr. Caleb Harrington invites and waits upon him to his 
House and thence he intends to go to Master Moses. 

" Moses Brigham who is to be found at his school or at his Lodging, Mr. 
Andrews." — Parkman Diary. 



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415 ii Bela Brewster, b. 4 Feb., 1784. 

Hi Susan Laurinda, b. 2 March, 1786; d. in Northampton, Mass., 
17 Feb., 1862; m. 27 Aug., 1806, John F. Munroe from Marl- 
boro to Northampton, where he d. 1 Nov., 1856. Ch. (Munroe): 
1 Susan Lorinda Brigham 8 , b. 31 Dec, 1821; d. 11 Jan., 1897; 
m. Henry Shepherd of N., b. 19 June, 1811; d. 20 Nov., 1900. 
Ch. (Shepherd): Thomas M\ 9 , res. unm., in Northampton; 
the founder and donor of the Henry Shepherd Surgery build- 
ing at Northampton. 
iv John Hartman, b. 6 June, 1788; d. 13 Aug., 1790. 
Children (by second wife), born (probably) in Hanover, N. H.: 

v Fanny Lucinda, m. Seneca Allen; res. Monroe, Mich.; 11 ch. 

vi Lucy Malinda, m. Abraham Truax, and d. ; res. 

Trenton, Mich.; 5 ch. 
vii George Dean, d. 1831; killed by an explosion; m. Fanny Huston; 

res. Truago, Mich, 
viii Maria, d. in Truago, Mich., unm., in 1837. 
ix Sophia, m. Carlos Colton ; res. Toledo, O. ; 4 ch. 

177 PHINEAS 6 , son of Moses 5 and Mehitabel (Grout) Brig- 
harn; born in Westboro, Mass., 23 July, 1755; married Lydia, 
daughter of David and Lydia (Maynard) Batherick. 

He resided in Westboro. Was a private in Capt. Edmund Brig- 
ham's Co. of Minute Men, and marched on the Lexington Alarm. 
He enlisted in the army, and in 1777 marched with Capt. Brigham 
to reinforce the Northern Army, but went only as far as Hadley 
and returned. He saw further service in 1778. 

Children, bom in Westboro: 

i Eli 7 , b. 23 May, 1780; m. Dulcena . Ch., b. in Grafton: 

1 Lydia 8 , b. 3 Oct., 1804. 

416 ii Phineas, b. 28 March, 1782. 

417 iii Willard, b. 20 Sept., 1784. 

iv Lydia, b. 23 Sept., 1787; d. y. 
v Nahum, b. 10 Feb., 1790; d. y. 
vi Stephen, b. 3 June, 1792; d. in Westboro, unm., ae. 23 or 24. 

418 vii Lambert, b. 7 June, 1794. 

178 MEHITABEL 6 , daughter of Moses 5 and Mehitabejl 
(Grout) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 31 Jan., 1758; died 
there, 11 Dec, 1844; married, 11 Jan., 1776, John, son of Capt. 
Benjamin Fay;* born in Westboro, 25 Aug., 1748; died there, 7 
June, 1837. 

* " 5 Aug., 1780. Mrs. Fay (John Fay's wife) came to be examined, but I 
could spend but little Time with her. 

"11 Aug., 1780. Mrs. Mehitable Fay (wife of John) here with her Relation, 
which I corrected and copy'd. Josiah Brigham came to Breck again to live with him. 
They clear ye lower Well. 

" 12 Aug., 1780. Mr. John Fay was examined — left a Relation to be corrected 
and transcribed. He dines here. 

" 25 Aug., 1780. Mr. John Fay, with his Relation here, and signs it." — Parkman 
Diary. 



204 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children (Fay), born in Westboro: 

i Polly 7 , b. 22 Dec, 1778; m. 1821, Elias Miller. Ch. (Miller): 

1 Elias 8 ; 2 John; 3 Harriet. 
ii Mehitabel, b. 20 Feb., 1781; d. 25 March, 1781. 
iii Mehitabel, b. 19 March, 1782; d. unra. 

iv John, b. 19 April, 1784; m. 1806, Betsey, dau. of Daniel Noyes 
of Shrewsbury. Ch. : 
1 Betsey 8 , d. y.; 2 (Dr.) Henry, a physician of N. Y. City, 
v Joseph, b. 27 Sept., 1786; d. 1 March, 1864; m. Eunice Fay. 
Ch.: 
1 Joseph Brigham 8 ; 2 Maria; 3 John. 
vi Lucy, b. 26 Jan., 1789; d. 18 Jan., 1848; m. Willard Gates of 
Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Gates) : 
1 Henry 8 . 
vii Edward, b. 19 July, 1791; d. in Albany, N. Y., 1832; m. Priscilla 
Price. Ch.: 
1 Mary*; 2 Lucy; 3 Marcia; 4 Sarah. 
viii Susan, b. 20 Sept., 1794; d. 3 July, 1873; m. Jonas Stone of 
Winchendon and Westboro. Ch. (Stone) : 
1 Jonas 8 . 
ix Josiah, b. 29 Dec, 1797; m. Mary W. Warren; res. Westboro. 
Ch.: 
1 Hercules 8 ; 2 Martha. 
x Charles Miles, b. 24 Sept., 1800; m. (1) Frances Spurr; m. (2) 

Mrs. Althea Waters; m. (3) Fitz. Ch.: 

1 Ellen 8 , m. Daniels. 

xi Nancy Maria, b. 15 April, 1803; d. unm., 28 March, 1839. 

179 EBENEZER 6 , son of Moses 5 and Mehitabel (Grout) Brig- 
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 3 March, 1761; died in Townshend, 
Vt.., 15 Dec, 1839; married, 28 Sept., 1782, Judith Hazeltine; born 
in Westboro, 18 Jan., 1762; died in Townshend in 1854. He moved 
to Townshend, Vt., by 1790, where he was an important citizen, 
and a Captain of Infantry, in 1812. 

Children, the elder probably born in Westboro, the younger probably 
in Townshend: 

419 i John Hazeltine 7 , b. 14 Aug., 1783. 
ii Ebenezer B., b. 1785; d. 1786. 

iii Eben, b. 1787; d. 1790. 

420 iv Moses, b. 1789. 

v Nathan, b. and d. 1791. 
vi Eli Whitney, b. 1792; d. unm., 1815. 
vii Alonzo, b. and d. 1794. 
viii Lyman H., b. 1795; d. 1887. 
ix Judith, b. 1797; d. 1880. 

x Wealthy Clarinda, b. 22 March, 1800; d. 28 June, 1844; m. 
Elijah, son of Jacob and Sarah (Boutelle) Allen of Millbury, 
Mass. Ch. (Allen): 

1 Elvira W. 8 , b. 15 Feb., 1825; m. Artemas E. Fairbank; 3 ch. 

2 Brigham Elijah, b. 17 Jan., 1827; killed 16 July, 1861, in first 
battle of Bull Run. 

3 Julia P., b. 20 Sept., 1829; d. 27 June, 1891; m. 2 June, 
1852, Leonard Wood of Leominster, Mass.; 2 ch. 



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4 Boutelle E., b. 27 June, 1833; m. (1) Lizzie S. Whitney; m. 
(2) Mary Pierce; m. (3) Anna Jaquith.; 2 ch. 

5 Ellen D., b. 1 Sept., 1842; m. 16 Nov., 1864, Frederic S. 
Coolidge; 3 ch. 

180 JOSEPH 6 , (A. B. and A. M., Harvard, 1788; ibid. Dart- 
mouth), son of Moses 5 and Mehitabel (Grout) Brigham; born in 
Westboro, Mass., 23 Sept., 1766; died in Canada, 14 Sept., 1821, 
and interred by the grave of his brother Moses, in Delaware, near 
London, Ontario; married, 1 Jan., 1794, Sally Woods, born 7 June, 
1776; died 21 Feb., 1806. 

He studied law with Hon. Levi Lincoln, Sr., of Worcester, and 
opened an office in Marlboro; practiced there and in adjacent towns 
until after the death of his wife. Moved to Albany, N. Y., and 
thence, after the War of 1812, to Canada. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Eliza Chandler 7 , b. 27 Jan., 1795; d. 25 April, 1823; m. Martin 

L. Stow, A. M., of Concord, Mass.; res. Northboro. 
ii Lydia Vose, b. 19 April, 1796; d. unm, 11 May, 1821. 
hi Sally Clarinda, b. 29 Jan., 1798; d. 14 Feb., 1885; m. 17 Oct., 
1820, John Cotting of Marlboro; res. Ch. (Cotting): 

1 John Francis 8 , b. 4 May, 1822. 

2 Joseph Clarendon, b. 14 April, 1825. 

3 Sarah B., b. 23 Feb., 1828. 

4 Charles William, b. 21 Aug., 1833. 

5 Mary Caroline, b. 9 Feb., 1836. 

6 Henry E., b. 13 May, 1840. 
421 iv Joseph Clarenden, b. 20 Dec, 1800. 

v Moses Woods, b. 18 Dec, 1802; murdered in a P. O. in Texas, 
vi Francis Lincoln, b. 21 July, 1803; d. unm., a dentist, in New 

Bedford, 
vii Caroline Maria, b. 20 Feb., 1805; d. 1868, in Framingham, Mass., 
m. Richard Farwell, A. M., who d;' res. Marlboro. Ch. (Farwell): 

1 John M. 8 , b. 2 Dec, 1825; res. Marlboro. 

2 Lucy W., b. 6 May, 1827; (d.) ; m. S. E. Morton. 

3 Willard Brigham, b. 26 Jan., 1829; res. an editor in San 
Francisco, Cal. 

181 EDMUND 6 , son of Capt. Edmund 5 and Sarah (Lyscom) 
Brigham, born in Westboro, Mass., 19 Oct., 1758; died in Templer 
ton, Mass., 22 Apr., 1840; married Mary, daughter of Lieut. John 
and granddaughter of the Rev. John Martyn (who was the first 
settled minister of the church in Northboro, Mass., a graduate of 
Harvard College in 1724, who married Mary Marrett of Cam- 
bridge, Mass.). She was born in Northboro, 24 Nov., 1762; died 
in Templeton, 2 May, 1835. 

Edmund learned the saddler's trade and resided with his father 
on the old home place in Westboro until July, 1782, when he moved 
to Gerry, now Phillipston, Mass., and thence to Templeton, about 



206 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1790. On a division of the Martyn estate in Northboro, bis wife 
received a five-dollar gold piece, a chaise, and a stony farm in 
Templeton. In the midst of the struggle to raise crops from be- 
tween the rocks, and all the difficult labor required in a new country, 
12 children were born, 10 of whom were raised to maturity and 6 
of whom have left descendants. He is noted as being in a train 
band, year not given. He marched on the Lexington Alarm from 
Westboro in his father's company, and was on duty in Cambridge 
for some time afterward. He is named in his father's will among 
the 4 sons who are to share in the distribution of the Captain's 
wardrobe. 

Children, the 2 elder born in Westboro, the next 3 in Gerry, and the 
others in Templeton: 

422 i Polly 7 , b. 6 Feb., 1780. 

423 ii John, b. 7 June, 1782. 

iii Edmund, b. 28 March, 1784; d. 15 April, 1784. 

iv Betsey, b. 8 Nov., 1787; d. 16 Aug., 1819; m. Nixon Ball of 

Southboro. 
v Abigail, b. 25 Sept., 1789; d. unm., 18 March, 1860. 

424 vi Ly scorn, b. 28 March, 1792. 

425 vii Edward, b. 26 May, 1795. 

viii Susan, b. 10 July, 1798; d. 15 May, 1879; m. James Arnold of 
Boston, who d. ; she lived in Marlboro on the site of the present 
Baptist church; a woman of graceful manners, she was a suc- 
cessful milliner, and was associated with her sister Roxana, a 
very capable woman, in this business in Marlboro for a number 
of years. 
ix Dexter, b. 20 Aug., 1800; d. unm., 4 Nov., 1832, at Whitinghara, 

Vt. ; he was a very smart business man, but a cripple. 
x Roxana, b. 30 July, 1803; d. unm., in Southboro, 3 Jan., 1880. 
xi Infant, b. 24 Dec, 1804; d. next day. 

426 xii Lewis, b. 4 June, 1806. 

182 ROGER 6 , son of Capt. Edmund 5 and Sarah (Lyscom) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 28 Feb., 1762; died in Jaffrey, 
N. H., 18 Nov., 1837; married Elizabeth Rich of Truro, N. H., 
who died in Jaffrey, 3 Sept., 1850, ae. 88. He was at Jaffrey in 
1798. He is mentioned in his father's will as one of the 4 sons 
to share in the Captain's wardrobe. He belonged to the train band 
in Westboro, and was in the Revolution in 1778 and 1779, in which 
latter year he was a corporal. 

Children, the 2 elder born in PMllifSton, Mass., the others in Jaffrey: 
i Sally 7 , b. 9 Sept., 1790; d. in Jaffrey, 3 March, 1879; m. 11 
Dec, 1817, Joel Oaks Patrick of Jaffrey, b. in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 
8 Nov., 1793; d. in Jaffrey, 31 March, 1870; a merchant, hotel 
keeper and carpenter. Ch. (Patrick), b. in Jaffrey: 
1 Dexter*, b. 9 Dec, 1818; m. (1) Mary Ann Nutting; m. (2) 
Eliza J. Wentworth; res. Waltham, Mass. Ch., by 2d wife: 
i Mary , m. Leroy Brown of Waltham; ii Dexter, m. Rosella 
Bigelow; res. Waltham. 



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2 Joel, b. 30 Oct., 1820. 

3 Sarah, b. 26 Jan., 1825; m. 8 May, 1859, David A. Cutler; res. 
E. Jaffrey. 

ii Eli, b. 19 Oct., 1792; m. Abigail Russell of Dublin, N. H.; res. 
McDonough, N. Y. 

iii Lora, b. 27 June, 1795; m. ; res. Dunbarton, N. H. 

iv Dexter, b. 30 April, 1798; d. 1800. 

v Betsey, b. 6 July, 1806; m. 17 Sept., 1835, Charles Lincoln, who 
d. 7 Oct., 1859, a?. 60. Ch. (Lincoln), b. Jaffrey: 

1 Rohanna 3 , b. 1836; d. 13 Feb., 1865. 

2 Sarah A., b. 1842. 

183 SAMUEL 6 , son of Capt. Edmund 5 and Sarah (Lyscom) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 6 Dec, 1763; died in Westboro, 
11 June, 1823; married, 5 May, 1785, Lydia Ball of Westboro, 
who died 16 March, 1827- 

He was a farmer and moved to West Waterford, Me., but re- 
turned to his native place in the latter part of his life. He is 
mentioned in his father's will as one of the 4 sons among whom 
the Captain's wardrobe was to be divided. An old tradition is 
that when a child he was very large of his age, and, to save him 
from conscription at a time when boys were being called upon to 
enter the army, his mother, mindful of his tender years, put him 
in one of the big ovens to hide him from the soldiers. On one 
occasion, either he or one of his brothers got into earnest political 
discussion with a neighbor, on a summer's evening, while putting 
the cows out to pasture for the night; they stood at the bars as they 
talked, and when the dawn came it found them there, the debate 
still going on. 

Children, born in West Waterford : 

i Lucy 7 , b. in 1786; m. Amos Smith of Waterford. Ch. (Smith), 
b. in Waterford: 

1 Hazen s , moved West. 

2 Betsey, m. Barker of Quincy, Mass. Ch. (Barker) : 

i Hendrick 9 of Holden, Mass.; ii Henry of New York. 

3 Verona, m. Black of Holden, Mass. 

4 Hendrick, m., had two sons; went West. 

5 Sarah, m. Rand of Roxbury, Mass.; 1 dau. 

6 Henry, book dealer in New York City. 

7 Calvin, d. y. 

8 Charles, res. in Boston; had 2 sons and daus. 

9 Cyrus, res. Hopkinton, Mass. 

427 ii Samuel, b. in 1788. 

iii Polly, b. 1789; m. Amos Smith of Holden, Mass. Ch. (Smith): 
1 Julia A.*, b. in Holden, 13 May, 1816; m. (1) Ephraim Smith; 
m. (2) John Hammond of Sanbornton, N. H. Ch.: 
i Julia A. 8 , m. Albert E. Lyon of Leominster, Mass. 
ii Lizzie B., b. and d. 1856. 

428 iv Lyscom, b. 1791. 

429 v George Ball, b. 23 Jan., 1793. 



208 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

430 vi Bryant, b. 10 Feb., 1794. 

431 vii Levi, b. 27 May, 1796. 

viii Nahum, b. Jan., 1798; d. in Boston, ; m. Lucy 

Blood of Groton, Mass.; he res. in Boston, a coal dealer. Ch.: 

1 Thomas J. s , b. 29 July, 1824; d. unm. 

2 Lucy Ann, b. 8 June, 1824; m. 15 Aug., 1854, Horace Phil- 
brook, b. 20 Nov., 1820; bank clerk, Boston; s. p. 

3 Sarah E-, b. 2 Dec, 1833; m. Franklin Smith; one child. 

ix Antipas, b. Jan., 1800; d. in Plymouth, Mass.; m. Mercy S., 
dau. of Seth Morton of Plymouth; he is interred in the famous 
old burying-ground there. Ch., born in Plymouth: 

1 Antipas*, b. in 1828. 

2 Mary Ann, b. in 1830. 

432 x Lincoln, b. 22 Nov., 1801. 

xi Sophia, b. Sept., 1804; d. unm., in Boston, 29 Oct., 1830. 

xii Thomas J., b. 14 Aug., 1806 (Morse also says " 1805 ") ; d. 

; m. 21 April, 1831, Eliza A. Cowden of Boston; res. 



Boston. Ch.: 

1 James Henry 6 , b. 21 Feb., 1632. 

2 Thomas Dexter, b. 24 March, 1834. 

3 Eliza Ann, b. 23 June, 1836; m. Hosea Tarbell; res. Boston. 
Ch. (Tarbell) : Ann B. 9 , b. 4 May, 1859. 

4 Nahum G., b. 30 July, 1837; d. in Boston, 7 May, 1840. 

5 Levi L., b. 13 Feb., 1841. 

6 Mary F., b. 28 Aug., 1845. 

7 Andrew B., b. 29 April, 1847; d. 26 Dec, 1847. 
433 xiii Dexter, b. 24 Sept., 1808. 

184 SARAH 6 , daughter of Capt. Edmund 5 and Sarah (Lys- 
com) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 15 March, 1765; married 
in 1784, Gen. Daniel, son of John Reed; born 1761 ; died in Wards- 
boro, Vt., 31 Aug., 1845. He resided in Wardsboro and was in 
the Revolutionary War and was a General in the Militia of Vt. 

Children (Reed), bom in Wardsboro : 

i Joseph 7 , b. 14 May, 1784; d. 2 Nov., "1849. 
ii Davis, b. 17 April, 1786; res. Wardsboro, and had 3 ch. 
iii Alexander H., b. 16 June, 1804; m. (1) Serena Gray; m. (2) 
Eunice Melvin. Ch. (by 1st wife) : 
1 Cordelia*; 2 Alexander; 3 Charles; 4 Andrew; 5 Henry. 
iv Elijah. 

185 DEA. LYSCOM 6 , son of Capt. Edmund 5 and Sarah (Lys- 
com) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 19 May, 1769; died in 
Shutesbury, Mass., 24 Aug., 1845; married (1), 29 Nov., 1792, 
Martha, daughter of Benjamin Fay of Westboro; born there, 5 
April, 1775; died in Shutesbury, 9 Feb., 1818; married (2) Betsey 
(Hammond) Hoar, a widow. 

He resided for a time in Pelham, Mass., thence to Shutesbury, 
Was a deacon of the Baptist church and a very religious man; en- 
gaged in farming. He was named in Ins father's will as one of the 
4 sons to share in the Captain's wardrobe. 



SIXTH GENERATION 209 

Children (by first wife), the 2 elder born in Westboro, the next 3 in 
Pelham: 

434 i Curtis 7 , b. 21 May, 1793. 
ii Martha. 

iii Ebenezer, d. ae. 17. 

435 iv Benjamin Fay, b. 25 Aug., 1800. 

v Stillman, d. y., unm. 
Children (by second wife), born in Shutesbury: 

436 vi Hubbard Hammond, b. 31 Oct., 1819. 



186 CAPT. PIERPONT 6 , son of Capt. Edmund 5 and Eliza- 
beth (Bevel) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 16 Sept., 1780; 
died in Westboro, 6 Oct., 1836; married Anna, daughter of John 
Warren of Westboro. 

He was a captain in the War of 1812. He settled on a farm in 
the northeast part of Westboro, the homestead of Capt. Edmund. 
He was joint executor of his father's will with his brother Dexter, 
and they divided the larger part of the estate between them. 

Children, born in Westboro: 

i Anna E. 7 , d. 15 June, 1895; m. 17 April, 1826, Charles Brigham 

of Grafton, Mass., 409. 
ii Martha W., b. 3 April, 1813; m. Dexter Brigham, 433. 

187 BETSEY 6 , daughter of Capt. Edmund 5 and Elizabeth 
(Bevel) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 7 May, 1782; died in 
Whitingham, Vt., 20 Apr., 1880; married (1) Capt. Asa Godfrey; 
born in Westboro, 30 May, 1786; died 15 Dec, 1842; married (2) 
Hezekiah Murdock, who died 7 Aug., 1864, ae. 88. 

She resided in Whitingham, Vt., after her marriage. She is the 
" Betsey " mentioned in her father's will, and was of a very lively 
disposition and considered " good company." She said once, " You 
can't throw a s^one in Westboro, Northboro, or Southboro, but 
you'll hit a Fay or a Brigham." Her nephew, H. W. Brigham, was 
afflicted at one time with a compound fracture of the arm. The 
doctor, after an examination, stated that there was proud flesh in 
the arm. Aunt Godfrey remarked: "You never saw a Brigham 
who didn't have ' proud flesh.' " 

Children (Godfrey), probably born in Whitingham: 

i Elizabeth B. 7 , b. 21 March, 1811; d. 13 Feb., 1831, unm. 
ii Asa Augustus, b. 2 Feb., 1813; d. 30 May, 1840; m. 6 Jan., 1833, 

Anna D. Foster, 
iii Mary Augusta, b. 2 Feb., 1813; m. 27 Nov., 1838, David Barker, 
b. 8 Sept., 1807; d. 8 June, 1854; res. Whitingham. Ch. (Barker): 

1 Olive E. B , b. 6 Oct., 1839. 

2 Asa A., b. 24 Sept., 1841. 

3 Charles A., b. 30 Oct., 1842. 



210 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

188 ELI 6 , son of Capt. Edmund 5 and Elizabeth (Bevel) Brig- 
ham, born in Westboro, Mass., 31 July, 1784; died in Sterling, 
Mass., 30 Oct., 1865; married in 1810, Polly, daughter of Peter 
Fay; born in Southboro, Mass., 15 Oct., 1791; died 29 Dec, 1876. 

He was a farmer. He resided first in Bolton, Mass., and then 
moved to Sterling. In his father's will he was left $400 in money 
and the privilege of keeping his clothes in the house until his 
marriage. 

Children : 

i Edmund Fay 7 , b. 6 April, 1812; d. 24 Dec, 1812. 
437 ii Edmund Fay, b. 28 Oct., 1813. 

iii Parkman, b. 23 Feb., 1816; d. unm., 5 May, 1868. 
iv Mary E., b. 16 Dec, 1818; d. unm., 18 Sept., 1873. 
v Peter Fay, b. 14 June, 1821; d. unm., 28 Nov., 1900; was an hon- 
orable citizen of Sterling, 
vi Eli, b. 28 April, 1823; d. 16 Sept., 1824. 
vii Laura A., b. 15 Jan., 1826; d. 24 June, 1826. 
viii Eli, b. 14 July, 1828; d. 8 March, 1832. 
ix Jane M., b. 16 April, 1832; d. unm., 1 Feb., 1903. 
x Harriet A., b. 6 June, 1834; d. 1 March, 1837. 



189 DEXTER 6 , son of Capt. Edmund 8 and Elizabeth (Bevel) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 25 May, 1786; died there, 22 
Dec, 1870; married (1), 28 March, 1816, Catherine, daughter of 
John Warren of Westboro; born 7 Sept., 1792; died 13 Nov., 
1825; married (2), 1 Jan., 1827, Mary Ann, daughter of Willard 
Gould of Westboro; born 24 Jan., 1804; died 22 Aug., 1889- 

He was in Capt. Pierpont Brigham's company in the War of 
1812. Was a trader and inn-holder, in the old stage-coach days, in 
Westboro. Was joint executor of his father's will with his brother 
Pierpont, and the larger part of the estate was inherited by them. 
He retired from business a number of years before his death; was 
a man of capacity for affairs, with a wide reputation for skill as an 
inn-keeper. 

Children (by first wife), born in Westboro: 

438 i Catherine Warren 7 , b. 11 Dec, 1816. 

439 ii Dexter, b. 23 Jan., 1819. 

iii Angelire, b. 31 July, 1821; d. 18 July, 1822. 

440 iv Angeline, b. 27 Jan., 1824. 

Children (by second wife), bom in Westboro: 

441 v Mary Ann, b. 6 Dec, 1829. 

442 vi Achsah Elizabeth, b. 10 April, 1832. 

443 vii Charles Edmund, b. 3 July, 1834. 

viii Henry Pierpont, b. 13 Oct., 1838; d. unm., 18 April, 1896; was 
in business in N. Y. and Boston. 
ix Francis Augustus, b. 23 May, 1841; d. 28 Dec, 1841. 

444 x Sarah Louisa, b. 13 Jan., 1845. 

xi Emma Augusta, b. 24 June, 1849; d. unm., 20 Aug., 1875. 



SIXTH GENERATION 211 

190 LIEUT. WILLIAM 6 , son of Capt. William 5 and Rebecca 
(Ball) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 27 Feb., 1761; died in 
Southboro, Mass., 20 March, 1834; married Sara Baker, who 
died his widow, at Southboro, 14 March, 1850, ae. 82. 

Children, born in Southboro : 

i Sally 7 , b. 1 Oct., 1787; d. 11 Sept., 1823; m. Lieut. Larkin New- 
ton; res. Southboro. 

445 ii Baker, b. 9 Jan., 1792. 

191 REBECCA 6 , daughter of Capt. William 5 and Rebecca 
(Ball) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 Feb., 1763; married, 
27 Feb., 1781, Ephraim, son of Silas Jewell of Stow, Mass.; born 
19 Aug., 1760; died in Kirtland, O., 13 July, 1845. 

Children (Jewell) : 

i Hollis 7 , b. , 1781; d. in Georgia, Vt. 

ii Ephraim, b. 23 May, 1783; res. Oberlin, O. 
iii Willard, b. 15 July, 1785; res. St. Albans, Vt. 
iv Samuel, b. 26 Aug., 1792; res. St. Albans Bay, Vt. 
v Lydia, b. 2 April, 1795; m. Elbridge Brigham, son of 211. 

vi Martha, b. , 1796; d. unm., 22 Oct., 1836. 

vii William, b. , 1798; d. 12 Feb., 1809. 

viii Ira M., b. 5 July, 1803; res. Kirtland, O. 

ix Eurata, b. , 1807; d. 5 Feb., 1852; m. Reuben Fuller. 

Ch. (Fuller): 
1 Esther 8 ; 2 Lydia; 3 Sidney; 4 Marietta; 5 Martha; 6 
Francis; 7 Franklin; 8 Anna; 9 Amelia; 10 Sophia; 11 
Eurata. 

192 COL. EPHRAIM 6 , son of Capt. William 5 and Lydia 
(Chamberlain) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 Oct., 1771; 
died in Saxonville, Mass., 13 Sept., 1847; married (1), 3 Nov., 
1794, Lucy, daughter of Peter and Levina (Howe) Rice; born 21 
Dec, 1774; died 20 Feb., 1814; married (2), 15 March, 1815, 
Mary, daughter of Daniel Hubbard of Leicester, Mass., born 8 
Feb., 1789; died his widow, in Saxonville, Aug., 1870. 

He was a resident of Marlboro, Sudbury and Saxonville, Mass., 
at different times during his life. In Marlboro he was for some 
time town treasurer and in 1808, '24 and '25 he served as select- 
man. Elected general, but declined to qualify. Was one of the 
leading men of his day. He deeded Brigham Cemetery to the 
town of Marlboro, in 1808. 

Children (by first wife), who appear all to have been born in Marlboro: 

446 i William C. 7 , b. 7 Aug., 1795. 

447 ii Matthias, b. 29 Nov., 1796. 

448 iii Lucy, b. 11 March, 1798. 

449 iv Ephraim, b. 21 Oct., 1799. 

450 v Harriet, b. 14 March, 1801. 

451 vi Sidney, b. 28 Dec, 1802. 



212 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

452 vii Elijah, b. 17 Nov., 1804. 

453 viii Peter, b. 18 Sept., 1806. 

454 ix Lydia, b. 2 Jan., 1809. 

x Sophia, b. 5 Dec., 1811; d. in Saxonville, 17 June, 1883; m. 
26 March, 1830, Josiah Stone of Saxonville; a farmer, b. 28 
Oct., 1801; d. 6 Sept., 1881. Ch. (Stone), b. in Saxonville: 

1 Elizabeth*, b. 25 Dec, 1830; m. John A. D. Gross; res. 
Newton Centre, Mass. 

2 Martha E., b. 17 March, 1838; unm.; res. Newton Centre. 

3 Caroline B., b. 3 March, 1839; d. 3 June, 1846. 

4 Eugene. 

5 Josiah Eugene, b. 8 May, 1847; d. at Nogales, Mexico (where 
he was U. S. Consul), 11 July, 1893. 

Children (by second wife), born in Marlboro: 

xi Mary H., b. 27 April, 1816; d. unm., 30 March, 1837. 

455 xii Jane E., b. 20 Dec, 1818. 

xiii Caroline C, b. 22 Dec, 1821; d. Oct., 1897; m. 17 Jan., 1843, 
William, son of Paul A. Ingraham of Peacham, Vt. ; was a 
retired merchant in Watertown, Mass.; 25 years town clerk, 
selectman, and 2 years representative. Ch. (Ingraham): 

1 Ralph Waldo*, b. 19 Oct., 1845. 

2 Isabel Frances, b. 10 Sept., 1849; m. 26 Sept., 1875, Edward 
C. Graves of Boston. Ch. (Graves): Chester C. 8 , b. 18 Julv, 
1878. 

3 Alice Choate, b. 25 May, 1856; m. Edwin F. Fearing of New- 
ton, Mass. Ch. (Fearing): William I.°, b. 23 June, 1888. 

xiv Charles C, b. 9 April, 1834; d. 3 Oct., 1826. 

456 xv Charles F., b. 5 June, 1829. 

457 xvi Lucius L., b. 1 Sept., 1832. 

193 WILLARD 6 , son of Capt. William 5 and Lydia (Chamber- 
lain) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 18 June, 1775; died in 
Rindge, N. H., 7 Feb., 1843; married in 1806, Abigail, daughter 
of David and Elizabeth (Foye) Munroe; born in Lexington, Mass., 
10 July, 1771; died in Rindge, 10 Feb., 1843. He settled in 
Rindge, in 1821, in the south part of the town. Was an upright 
man and highly respected. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

458 i Abigail 7 , b. 22 May, 1807. 

459 ii Sarah Foye, b. 5 May, 1809. 

460 iii Willard Chamberlain," b. 10 April, 1811. 

194 SOPHIA 6 , daughter of Capt. William 5 and Lydia (Cham- 
berlain) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 12 June, 1784; died 
in Montpelier, Vt., 1855; married (third wife), 8 Oct., 1822, Hon. 
Jeduthun Loomis, born in Tolland, Conn., 5 Jan., 1779; died in 
Montpelier, Vt., 12 Nov., 1843. 

He studied law and settled in Montpelier, 1805, where was select- 
man, 1813 and 1814; Judge of Probate. He was continually 
in office from 1807 until death. Was twice married before his 




• Monument to Colonel Ephraim Brigham 

In Brigham Cemetery, Marlboro; erected by Lucius L. Brigham of Worcester 



SIXTH GENERATION 213 

Brigham marriage, and had two sons by his second wife, (Charity 
Scott of Peacham, Vt.), Dr. Gustavus H. and Chauncey.* 

Children (Loomis), born in Montpelier: 

i Charity 7 , m. Charles Dana of Woodstock, Vt. Ch. (Dana) : 

1 (Dr.) Charles 8 , of 53 W. 53d St., N. Y. City, a leading nerve 
specialist of international reputation. 

2 John C, Public Librarian, Newark, N. J. 
Also three other sons, names unknown. 

ii Rebecca, m. Joseph Prentiss, moved to Winona, Minn, 
iii Charles, res. Cincinnati, O. 



195 EBENEZER 6 , son of Elijah 5 and Ruth (Taylor) Brig- 
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 5 April, 1768; died in Southboro, 
26 Feb., 1852; married (1) Betsey Champney, who died 22 June, 
1799; married (2) Elizabeth (Rice) Wilder; who died 22 Feb., 
1827, ae. 65; married (3) Molly Brigham, (dau. of 71), his cousin, 
who survived him. He resided in Southboro. 

Children (by first wife), b. in Southboro: 

461 i Samuel 7 , b. 23 Oct., 1789. 

ii Betsey, b. 28 Feb., 1792; d. unm., ae. 28. 
Children (by second wife), born in Southboro : 

462 iii Curtis, b. 17 March, 1801. 

463 iv Dana, b. — Oct., 1802. 

v Elijah, d. unm., ae. about 40. 



196 SYLVESTER 6 , son of Elijah 5 and Ruth (Taylor) Brig- 
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 16 Jan., 1771; died in Southboro, 

24 Nov., 1858; married Patty Nichols, who died 22 May, 

1836, ae. 62. He resided in Southboro. 

Children, born in Southboro : 

464 i Dennis 7 , b. 10 Dec, 1795. 

ii Emily, b. 29 Jan., 1797; m. Newell Bellows; res. Westboro. 

465 iii William Ashbel, b. 24 Oct., 1798. 

466 iv Lowell, b. 6 Dec, 1800. 

467 v Trowbridge, b. 27 Sept., 1802. 

vi Sophia, b. 17 Sept., 1804; m. (1) Edmund Whipple; m. (2) 

Dea. Tuttle; res. Littleton. 
vii Lyman, b. 29 March, 1806; d. 3 Nov., 1808. 
viii Ruth, b. 26 Feb., 1809; d. 31 Oct., 1827, as. 18. 

ix Harriet, b. 11 April, 1811; m. James Williams; res. Southboro. 

x Otis, b. 13 July, 1813; d. 28 Nov., 1836, ae. 23. 

197 DINAH 6 , daughter of Elijah 5 and Ruth (Taylor) Brig- 
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 5 Nov., 1772; died there or in 
Wendell, Mass., Sept., 1857; married Joseph Williams of South- 
boro and Wendell. 

* Vide Thompson's Hist. Montpelier, pp. 208 et seq. 



214 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children (Williams): 

i Lincoln 7 , b. in Southboro. 
ii Martha. 
ill Avis. 
iv Joseph, 
v Elijah Brigham. 
vi Hollis. 
vii Louvinia. 

viii James, b. 24 Aug., 1812; d. 21 Dec, 1869; m. 1847, Maria, dau. 
Eben Cutler of Shrewsbury, Mass.; res. Worcester, where a 
real estate dealer. Ch.: 
1 Ella M. 8 , 24 July, 1849; m. David L. Fiske of Grafton, Mass.; 
she grad. Boston School of Oratory. Ch. (Fiske): i Mavida"; 
ii Rebecca C. ; iii Georgiana K. 
ix William. 
x Moses, 
xi Nancy. 

198 CAPT. ELIJAH 6 , son of Elijah 5 and Ruth (Taylor) 
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 19 July, 1776; died there, 
8 May, 1861; married (1) (pub. Charlestown, Mass., 27 May, 
1803), Sophia, daughter of Elijah and Mary (Allen) Houghton; 
born in Lancaster, Mass., 15 June, 1775; died 25 Jan., 1816; 
married (2) Jane Fisk, who died March, 1852. 

From 1803 to 1813, he kept a store and tavern in Southboro; 
he afterward kept the " Black Horse " tavern in Union Street, 
Boston, and was engaged for some time in the " forwarding " 
business. He was in the war of 1812. 

Children (by first wife), born in Southboro: 

i Seleucus 7 , b. 21 Aug., 1805; d. 31 March, 1806. 
ii Mary Sophia, b. 27 Jan., 1809; was a teacher in Boston; d. unm., 

30 Dec, 1888. 
iii Adaliza, b. 16 Oct., 1811; d. unm., 21 Nov., 1835. 
468 iv Elijah Sparhawk, b. 20 April, 1813 
v Angeline A., b. Nov., 1819. 

vi Rosalinda M., twin to Angeline. These ladies were for many 
years prominent educators in Boston, retiring some years ago 
to their home in the country, Chichester, N. H., where they reside 
in 1906. 

199 TROWBRIDGE 6 , son of Elijah 5 and Ruth (Taylor) 
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 17 Sept., 1778; died, probably 
in St. Albans, Vt., 21 July, 1836; married (1) in Southboro, 12 
Jan., 1803, Asenath Eaton, born 8 Oct., 1775; died 21 May, 1821; 
married (2) in St. Albans, 6 Dec, 1822, Mary Caldwell, born 
10 Oct., 1782, in New Hampshire; died 22 Nov., 1836. Resided 
in St. Albans. 

Children (by first wife), probably born in St. Albans: 

i Hartweir, b. 30 Aug., 1803; d. in Waddington, N. Y., 21 Jan., 
1831; res. there; m. (1) Oct., 1825, in Fairfield, Vt., Delia 



SIXTH GENERATION 215 

Wright, who d. there, 8 Sept., 1828; m. (2) 4 Jan., 1832, in Wad- 
dington, Sarah McDowell, who d. there, 13 July, 1839. Ch.: 

1 Mary Elizabeth*, b. 21 Jan., 1827, in Canada; m. in "Wisconsin, 
Oct., 1854, David Bailey; she d. Oct., 1855, in Davenport, la. 

2 Louisa Dorinda, d. 

3 Jane Maria, b. 26 Feb., 1828 ; d. in Waddington, 1850. 

469 ii Emily, b. 1 Jan., 1805. 

iii Dorinda, b. 17 April, 1808; no further reported. 

470 iv Stowell, b. 1 Aug., 1809. 

v Fanny, b. 4 May, 1812; res. in Niles, Mich., unm., about 1857; 
aided Morse in rescuing the records of her family. 
Children (by second wife), born in St. Albans: 

vi Almira A., b. 14 Aug., 1825; d. 12 Sept., 1825. 
vii Miranda A., b. 8 Jan., 1827; d. 19 April, 1827. 

200 LINCOLN 6 , son of Elijah 5 and Ruth (Taylor) Brigham; 
born in Southboro, Mass., 17 Jun, 1780; died in Troy, N. Y., 18 
Nov., 1831; married 13 June, 1802, Lucy, daughter of Elisha 
and Hannah (Flagg) Forbes of Westboro, Mass.; born 3 June, 
1779, died in Worcester, Mass., 21 Oct., 1837. She was admitted 
to the church in Arlington, Mass., in 1810; dismissed to the church 
in Cambridgeport, in 1827. He resided in Cambridge, Mass., 
where was selectman in 1823. 

Children, born in Cambridge: 

i Lucy Maria 7 , b. 28 April, 1803; d. s. p., in Newton, Mass., 19 
Sept., 1882; m. (1) 11 Sept., 1834, Rev. David Peabody of 
Lynn, afterwards Professor of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres at 
Dartmouth College, where he d. 17 Oct., 1839; m. (2) Rev. 
Daniel L. Furber of Newton Centre, Mass. 

471 ii Joseph Lincoln, b. 15 Nov., 1804. 

472 iii Erastus Forbes, b. 26 Aug., 1807. 

iv Elijah Dana, b. 17 Aug., 1813; d. s. p., 6 April, 1868; was a 
merchant in Boston for a number of years. President of the 
Metropolitan Ry. ; Commissioner General of Mass., during the 
Civil War, with rank of Capt., and Government Purchasing Com- 
missioner in Boston as Brevet Major (see N. E. Hist. Oeneal. 
Reg., vol. xxii. p. 468). 

473 v Lucy Forbes, b. 9 Sept., 1818. 

474 vi Lincoln Flagg, b. 4 Oct., 1819. 

201 HEPSIBAH 6 , daughter of Elijah 5 and Ruth (Taylor) 
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 7 May, 1782; married 6 Sept., 
1801, Caleb son of Zaccheus Witherbee; born in Southboro, 3 April, 
1779; moved to Marlboro in 1806, where he died 3 Jan., 1853. 

Children (Witherbee), bom in Marlboro, except the 2 eldest born in 
Southboro : 

i Jabez S. T , b, 12 Sept., 1802; m. Harriet Brigham 6 , 391. 
ii Elijah Brigham, b. 19 July, 1804; m. Louisa Brigham, dau. of 

210. 
iii Nancy M., b. 3 Dec, 1806; d. 11 Nov., 1807. 
iv Nancy M., b. 19 Oct., 1808; d. unm., 21 Nov., 1829. 



216 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 
v Nahum, b. 12 April, 1811; m. 30 April, 1835, 



vi Dennis F., b. 25 July, 1813; d. 1857; m. 20 May, 1835, Charlotte, 
dau. of Capt. John and Mary (Brigham) Stevens, and granddau. 
of 162. 
vii John Brigham, b. 10 June, 1816. 
viii Sarah, b. 26 Oct., 1818; d. 27 Sept., 1840. 
ix William Wallace, b. 21 Feb., 1821; m. Elizabeth G. Brigham, 
dau. of 388. 

202 MARTHA 6 , daughter of Elijah 5 and Ruth (Taylor) Brig- 
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 6 June, 1790; died 17 Aug., 1829; 
married 1807, Dea. Stephen R., son of Roger and Elizabeth 
(Rice) Phelps; born 3 Dec, 1788; he married (2), Elizabeth 
Brigham, (dau. of 162), and widow of Abraham Gates. He re- 
sided in Marlboro and was deacon in the West Parish church. 

Children (Phelps) : 

i Nancy 7 , b. 19 Feb., 1807; m. John Cathell; res. Cincinnati, O. 
ii Charles, b. 27 June, 1808; m. 1834, Mary R. Wilson; res. Marl- 
boro. 
iii Henry Roger, b. 25 Jan. (Hist. Marl, says "June"), 1810; m. 

Harriet Davis; res. Syracuse, N. Y. 
iv Winslow, b. 20 Oct., 1811; d. 12 Feb., 1826. 
v Martha, b. 17 Sept., 1813; m. William Wilson; res. Marlboro, 
vi John, b. 28 May, 1817; m. 9 Oct., 1838, Sarah Charlotte Wilson; 
res. Marlboro, where was manufacturer, several years town clerk, 
and representative. 

203 TAYLOR , son of Elijah 5 and Ruth (Taylor) Brigham; 
born in Southboro, Mass., 29 April, 1793; died there, 4 Feb., 1870; 
married (1) Arethusa Fay; married (2) 11 March, 1827, Ann 
Jacobs of Cambridge, Mass. He resided in Southboro. 

Child (by first wife), born in Southboro : 

i Edward A. 7 , b. 9 Jan., 1817; d. 27 Dec, 1876, s. p.; m. 9 Nov., 
1843, Drusilla D. Whitney; res. Northboro. They adopted 
Clarissa Augusta?, dau. of Jonathan L. and Arethusa 8 (Brigham) 
Patch, and granddau. of 483. 
Children ( by second wife ) : 

ii Arethusa Ann, m. Dexter Newton of Southboro, who d. in 1890. 
Ch. (Newton), b. in Southboro: 

1 Francis Z). 8 , m. (1) Ella A. Strickland, who d. s. p.; m. (2) 
Ellen J. Miller. Ch.: Roland S. 9 

2 Ida L., d. y. 

3 Ada M., living, unm. 

4 Cora A., .living, unm. 

iii Georgiana Baxter, m. Lyman Newton of Southboro, who d. in 
1902. Ch. (Newton), b. in Southboro: 

1 Edward E. 8 , m. (1) Mary Chandler; m. (2) ; 

res. Kansas City, Mo.; 3 children. 

2 Charles B. (d.). Ch.: Charles L.° (d) ; Chester. 

3 Lillian, res. in Southboro, unm. 

iv Lucretia L., res. unm., in Southboro, in 1903. 
v Charles W., d. at Charlestown, Mass., Nov., 1853, ae. 18. 



SIXTH GENERATION 217 

vi " Halloway " Baxter, b. 2 March, 1840 (changed name to Henry) ; 

m. . Ch.: 

1 Ella 8 . 
vii George Taylor, b. 25 Feb., 1844; m. Emma Hayes; res. in Union, 
N. H. Ch.: 
1 Chesley 8 . 
viii Martha, d. 27 July, 1853, ae. 6. 

204 EPHRAIM 6 , son of Aaron 5 and Elizabeth (Brown) Brig- 
ham; born in Grafton, Mass., 2 March, 1746; died in Colebrook, 

N. H., 26 Feb., 1802; married Sarah ; born 22 Dec., 1747; 

she married (2) 21 June, 1803, David Tyler, from the vicinity 
of Piermont, N. H. He moved to Colebrook, N. H. 

Children, the 2 elder born in Grafton, the others in Colebrook: 

475 i Aaron 7 , b. 29 March, 1771-2. 
ii Betty, b. 26 Feb., 1773-4. 

iii Sarah, b. 23 June, 1776; d. unm., in Lempster, N. H. 

iv Elisha, b. 3 July, 1778; d. Jan., 1779. 

v Louisa,, b. 21 Dec, 1779. 

vi Ephraim, b. 13 March, 1781-2; d. Jan., 1782-3. 
vii Dorothy, b. 10 Dec, 1783. 
viii Susannah, b. 10 May, 1785; d. May, 1785. 

476 ix Thomas, b. 7 July, 1786. 

x Rebekah, b. 26 Aug., 1788; d. 28 April, 1804. 

xi Ethelinda, b. 19 July, 1794; m. Jesse Tyler, b. in Piermont, N. H., 
5 March, 1785. Ch. (Tyler): 
1 Simon 8 ; 2 Hazel; 3 Hosea B., b. 1816, living in Alderbrook, 
N. H., in 1896; had a son James 9 ; 4 James; 5 Martin (per- 
haps of Lunenburg, Vt.); 6 Milo; 7 Pierpont; 8 Alvira; 9 
Annie. 

205 LIEUT. EZEKIEL 6 , son of Ezekiel 5 and Martha (Big- 
elow) Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 30 March, 1755; died 
there, 14 Dec, 1828; married 5 Feb., 1783-4, Patience Gowing, 
who died, his widow, 5 Nov., 1834. He settled in Grafton, probably 
on land drawn in the right of his grandfather Nathan, who was one 
of the 40 proprietors of that town by consent of the General 
Court, in 1727- The male line is extinct. 

Children, born in Grafton: 

i Martin Greenleaf 7 , b. 22 Feb., 1784; d. 14 April, 1790. 
ii Betsey, b. 6 July, 1785; d. unm., 10 April, 1838. 
iii Polly, b. 23 April, 1787; d. in Oxford, Mass., 11 Oct., 1866; m. 
26 March, 1825, (second wife), Capt. John, son of Joseph Hurd; 
b. in Oxford, 20 May, 1779; d. 30 April, 1866; was Capt. of 
Militia and deacon in the Cong'l church; m. for his first wife, 
Mary Stone, by whom a family. Ch., by second wife (Hurd), 
born in Oxford: 
1 Caroline P.\ b. 10 Sept., 1827; d. in Oxford, 2 March, 1860; m. 
1 Sept., 1849, A. Bradford, son of Bradford Hudson, b. in 
Oxford, 4 June, 1826; he m. (2) Mrs. Cordelia (Davis) Sum- 
ner; was in the Civil War. Ch. (Hudson), i Oliver B. B ; ii 
William W. of Grafton. 



218 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iv Ezekiel, b. 18 Feb., 1789; d. ; probably s. p.; m. 

Susan, dau. of Capt. Ephraim and Susanna (Brigham) Goulding; 
born 25 March, 1793. 
v Oliver M., b. 24 Dec, 1793; d. unm., 28 Feb., 1861. 
vi Abijah, b. 20 Aug., 1795; d. 10 March, 1813, ae. 18. 
vii Diadema, b. 27 July, 1801 ; d. unm. 

206 DR. ISAAC 6 , son of Ezekiel 5 and Martha (Bigelow) 
Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 30 May, 1757; died in Milford, 
Mass., 12 June, 1825; married 6 April, 1786, Elizabeth, daughter 
of Rev. Amariah Frost, of Milford; born 6 Sept., 1754; died there 
3 Jan., 1829. 

He probably went to Milf ortL after his father-in-law's death, 
in 1792, and lived in the parsonage;/ was graduated from Brown Uni- 
versity, in 1804, A. M., and M. D. in 1824; practiced many years 
in Plainfield, N. H. Probably was the one who marched on the 
Lexington alarm in Capt. Luke Drury's Co. He seems to have re- 
mained in the army and was a sergeant in 1779- Line is now ex- 
tinct. 

Children, uncertain where they were born: 

i Horace 7 , b. 1787; d. 1810; was very promising; in the employ 
of Maj. John Claflin, who esteemed him so highly that he named 
his son, who became the merchant prince in New York, Horace 
Brigham Claflin. 
ii Isaac, b. 1794; d. 13 March, 1858; m. 3 Oct., 1830, Wealthy 
Donovan, who d. 9 Feb., 1860, ae. 54; was for many years the 
town sexton in Milford, and lived in the old parsonage at West 
and Congress streets. Ch., b. in Milford: 

1 Elizabeth Frost*, b. 9 Sept., 1831 ; d. 17 Dec, 1849. 

2 Horace, b. 16 April, 1834; d. 4 March, 1855. 

3 Emily Alice, b. 19 May, 1838; d. 19 Aug., 1850. 

207 SARAH , daughter of Elisha 5 and Sarah Brigham; born 
in Grafton, Mass., 29 April, 1767; died there, 6 June, 1826; 
married 18 April, 1782, Zebulon Daniels, born in Medway, Mass., 
1758; died in Grafton, 14 Feb., 1825. 

Children (Daniels), bom in Grafton: 

i Lusiny 7 , b. 1 May, 1783; m. P. Parker, and d. 1825. 
ii Otis, b. 28 Sept., 1786; d. 1869. 
iii Philena, b. 20 Sept., 1788; d. 1878. 

iv Emory, b. 10 March, 1792; d. in Ohio, 1851; m. Mary Hastings, 
v Sarah, b. 27 March, 1796; d. 6 Sept., 1870; m. A. Crosby, 
vi Charles, b. 16 Aug., 1798; d. 11 Sept., 1874; m. Eliza Hastings. 
Ch.: 
1 (Gen.) Horace* of R. I.; 2 Lewis; 3 Henry of Troy, N. Y.; 
4 Joseph; 5 Louisa, m. Charles Taft; 6 Elisha; 7 Mary, m. 
Sumner Fifield; 8 Martha; 9 Aaron; 10 Lucy; 11 Marcus. 
vii Nancy, b. 26 Feb., 1801; d. 10 Oct., 1834. 
viii John, b. 22 Nov., 1806; m. Nancy Chase. 



SIXTH GENERATION 219 

208 ITHAMAR , son of Capt. Ithamar 5 and Ruth (Ward) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 Nov., 1758; died there, 12 
March, 1836; married Catherine Barnes, born 27 Jan., 1765; died 
13 April, 1801. He resided in Marlboro, and was selectman in 
1801, 1806, 1809 and 1811-1813. Probably was private in Capt. 
Wm. Morse's Co. of, Volunteers, and marched to reinforce army 
under Gen. Gates, Oct. 1777. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i (Dr.) Levi 7 , b 1 . May 1, 1784; d. 8 Dec, 1818; res. Raymond, Me.; 
m. . Ch.: 

1 Catherine*, m. Orin H. Newton, who d.; res. Clinton. 

2 Joseph B., res., a merchant, in Boston. 

477 ii Aaron, b. 29 Dec, 1785. 

in Moses, b. 22 July, 1788; d. 2 May, 1875; m. Susan, dau. of . Joel 
Fosgate of Berlin, Mass.; she d. 19 Sept., 1885, ae. 90; res. on 
a part of the homestead of Thomas, the son of Nathan, in 
Marlboro. Ch., b. in Marlboro: 

1 Susan F. 8 , b. 1 Jan., 1816; d. 28 Oct., 1853; m. 20 Sept., 1838, 
John Holyoke, and res. Marlboro. Ch. (Holyoke): i Arvilla 
M. 9 , b. 25 April, 1840; d. 12 Oct., 1840; ii Helen M., b. 18 
Oct., 1841 ; iii Martha E., b. 20 Feb., 1850. 

2 Lucy M., b. 31 Oct., 1820; m. H. S. Bowman; res. Marlboro, 
iv Jonas, b. 29 Aug., 1790; became an officer in the U. S. Army 

in the War of 1812, and d. 9 Feb., 1822, in New York. 

478 v Eli, b. 18 July, 1794. 

479 vi Abel, b. 13 Feb., 1797. 

vii Judith, b. 5 Oct., 1799; d. 21 Oct., 1864; m. Joel, son of Nathan 
Bullard of Medway, b. June, 1794; d. in Berlin, 8 Nov., 1850; a 
blacksmith in Berlin. Ch. (Bullard) : 

1 Martha S. e , b. 15 Aug., 1825; d. 27 Oct., 1898. 

2 Henry M., b. 22 Aug., 1826 ; d. 9 May, 1860. 

3 Harriet H., b. 26 Sept., 1831; d. 21 Nov., 1875. 

4 Mary C. J., b. 8 July, 1834; d. 10 Nov., 1882; m. Wm. R. 
Patch of Fitchburg. Ch. (Patch): 

i Carrie L. 9 , m. Charles Woodward of Berlin. 

5 Jane M., b. 23 Aug., 1836; res. unm., in Berlin; P. O. address, 
Northboro. 

6 James M., b. 23 Aug., 1836; d. 29 April, 1893; m. Arvilla 
Hadley. Ch.: i Wm. S. 9 ; ii Frank H.; iii Charles M., all of 
Greendale, Mass. 

209 DANIEL 6 , son of Capt. Ithamar 5 and Ruth (Ward) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 15 Nov., 1760; died 7 March, 1807; 
in Bridgton, Me. ; married Anna Beaman of Marlboro, born 1 
March, 1761, died 8 April, 1855, ae. 94. They removed to Bridg- 
ton about 1789. He had a good Revolutionary record. Was in 
the army in 1777, 1779, 1780, and was discharged 13 Jan., 1781. 
He was 5 ft. 11 in. tall, of a dark complexion. 

Children, bom in Bridgton: 

i Ithamar 7 , b. 20 Jan., 1790; d. 2 Nov., 1858, unm. 
ii Rutha, b. 24 Sept., 1792; d. 22 July, 1822; m. Jan., 1817, Richard 



220 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Davis from New Hampshire, b. 22 July, 1791; d. 19 April, 1860; 
res. in Bridgton. Ch. (Davis) : 

1 Alvina*, b. 14 Jan., 1818; d. 23 Aug., 1828. 

2 Alvin, b. 6 Aug., 1821; m. 12 Aug., 1858, Caroline, dau. of 
Hon. N. S. Littlefield of Bridgton; res. there. 

480 iii Daniel, b. 4 June, 1794. 

481 iv Aaron, b. 11 March, 1796. 

v Nancy, b. 24 Sept., 1798; d. 22 April, 1853; m. Richard Davis, 
widower of her sister Rutha. Ch. (Davis) : 

1 Rutha?, b. 22 June, 1825; d. 29 Sept., 1827. 

2 Richard H., b. 28 Jan., 1828; res. in Bridgton, unm. 

3 Eliza J., b. 22 Jan., 1830; res. in Bridgton. 

482 vi Henry, twin to Nancy. 

210 ABNER , son of Capt. Ithamar 5 and Mary (Beaman) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 Dec, 1768; died in Marl- 
boro, 4 Nov., 1828; married, 21 June, 1794, Dorothy, daughter of 
Peter and Sybil (Howe) Wood; born in Marlboro, 30 Nov., 1767; 
died there, 6 July, 1854, ae. 87- He was a farmer and resided in 
Marlboro. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

483 i Loring 7 , b. 19 March, 1795. 

ii Alden, b. 4 May, 1797; d. 7 Sept., 1797. 

484 iii Abner, b. 21 June, 1798. 

iv Nancy, b. 15 July, 1800; d. in Barre, Mass., 19 April, 1896; m. 
(1) 1827, John O. Sullivan, who d. s. p., 1829; m. (2) 1832, 
Walter Felch, who d. s. p., 1872; she res. in East Boston, Mass. 

485 v Adolphus, b. 4 Dec, 1802. 

vi Louisa, b. 31 March, 1805; d. 11 Aug., 1890; m. 12 April, 1829, 
Hon. Elijah Brigham Witherbee, son of 201; who removed to 
Flint, Mich., and d. 26 Feb., 1847. Ch. (Witherbee): 
1 Austin B. 8 , b. 22 May, 1832; d. 2 Feb., 1871; m. 1856, Molly 
A. Thompson; had a family, 
vii Alden, b. 12 March, 1807; d. s. p., in Colebrook Springs, Mass., 
25 Nov., 1877; m. 6 Dec, 1835, Laura Ann Brigham, dau. of 
293, who d. 8 July, 1897, ae. 84; she was bed-ridden for years; 
he was a successful schoolteacher in the District Schools for many 
years; res. on a part of his gr.-grandfather's homestead, and 
became an authority on the cultivation of choice fruit in his 
neighborhood. He was an ardent spiritualist and wrote on the 
subject in verse and prose, 
viii Austin, twin to Alden; d. unm., 16 Jan., 1829. 

211 DEA. PAUL , son of Capt. Paul 5 and Eliza (Rice) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 17 June, 1761; died in St. Albans, 
Vt., of apoplexy, 17 Nov., 1838; married Fanny, daughter of 
Elijah and Ruth (Taylor) Brigham (76), born 12 Sept., 1769, 
in Southboro, Mass.; died in St. Albans, 31 May, 1865. 

He was a soldier of the Revolution in 1780. A selectman of 
Marlboro in 1801; removed to St. Albans, March, 1803, having 
disposed of his father's homestead which he inherited. He with 



SIXTH GENERATION 221 

his wife and Antipas Brigham, (64), were 3 of the 9 charter 
members of the Congregational church in St. Albans in 1803. He 
was 5 ft. 8 in. in height, of a dark complexion. 

Children, the 4 four younger born in St. Albans, others in Marlboro: 

486 i Pierpont 7 , b. 2 Aug., 1785. 

ii Josiah, b. 5 Aug., 1787; d. unm., 3 March, 1810. 
iii Lovina, b. 11 April, 1789; d. unm., in St. Albans, 10 Nov., 1878. 
iv Sumner, b. 13 Dec, 1791; d. unm., 20 Dec, 1813. 
v Elbridge, b. 10 March, 1794; d. 13 Feb., 1845; m. 3 Nov., 1817, 
Lydia Ball Jewell, b. 2 April, 1795; d. 20 March, 1862; res. 
St. Albans. Ch.: 

1 Josiah Sanford 8 , b. 15 Aug., 1818; d. unm., in Phillipsburg, 
Can., 10 June, 1892; a physician, grad. McGill Med. Coll. 

2 Lincoln Sumner, b. 14 Nov., 1821; d. unm., 3 April, 1853, in 
Phillipsburg. 

vi Jonah, b. 25 Jan., 1797; d. 21 July, 1799. 
vii Paul, b. 7 July, 1799; d. 25 Nov., 1803. 
viii Elijah, b. 31 July, 1801; d. 16 Nov., 1813. 
ix Elisha, b. 31 Oct., 1803; m. (1) 15 March, 1832, Nancy Jenison, 
who d. 23 March, 1845, in Monroe, Mich., where they removed 
m. (2) 20 Jan., 1848, Mrs. E. A. Comstock, who d. 3 May, 1850 
m. (3) 12 Nov., 1854, Orphia S. Curtis. Res. Ravenna, O. Ch. 

1 Adelia s , b. 14 Dec, 1833; m. June, 1854, J. W. Turner; res. 
Coldwater, Mich. 

2 Edgar, b. 10 July, 1836; d. 5 Sept., 1837 

3 Sophia, b. 12 April, 1837; d. 13 April, 1839. 

4 Mary, b. 16 Dec, 1838. 

5 Elenora P., b. 30 June, 1840; d. 6 Aug., 1850. 

6 Fanny H., b. 27 Jan., 1843; m. Ward; res. Wash- 
ington, D. C. 

487 x William D., b. 14 Jan., 1806. 

xi Moses W., b. 29 Feb., 1808; d. 2 Jan., 1839, with lockjaw, in 

Charleston, S. C. 
xii Lummus, b. 24 July, 1810; m. Catherine Creps, who d. 24 June, 
1858; res. Toledo, O. Ch.: 

1 William B. 8 , b. Sept., 1834. 

2 Frances L., m. John Worts; res. Toledo. 

3 Frederica; 4 Catherine; 5 Sarah; 6 Florence; 7 Emma, who 
d. ; 8 Julia. 

212 SAMUEL 6 , son of Capt. Paul 5 and Eliza (Rice) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 Sept., 1762; married in 1787, 
Asenath, daughter of Barnabas Bailey. He resided in Berlin, 
Mass. He was < a farmer and weaver, and invented a new shuttle. 



Children, born in Berlin: 

i Elizabeth 7 , b. 5 Nov., 1787; d. unm., 27 Sept., 1841. 
ii Seraphine, b. 5 June, 1789; d. in Nashua, N. H., 1870; m. Josiah 
Crosby, from Scotland to Berlin, where res. on Dr. Daniel Brig- 
ham's place, and d. 15 Sept., 1866, ae. 84. Ch. (Crosby), b. in 
Berlin : 
1 Nancy 8 , d. y. 



222 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

2 Josiah Quincy, b. 28 Feb., 1830; lost an arm in the Civil 
War; afterward in Treasury Dept., Washington, D. C. ; had 
res. in Stoneham, Mass. 

3 William H., b. 26 Dec, 1833; proprietor of National Hotel, 
Washington, D. C. 

488 iii Barnabas, b. 13 March, 1791. 

iv Sophia, b. 25 Aug., 1796; d. unm., ae. 28. 

v Eli, b. 7 Aug., 1799; d. 1832, probably in Washington, D. C; 
m. Lucy Crosby; res. for a time in Pittsburgh, N. H. Ch.: 

1 Lucy S. s , m. Andrew Madison, Washington, D. C. p* a.ta^TV-%. 

2 Lucinda; 3 Bomanzo; 4 Elizabeth, m. , in Wash- 

ington, D. C. 

213 THOMAS 6 , son of Capt. Paul 5 and Eliza (Rice) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 Dec, ,1765; died in Berlin, 
Mass., 9 March, 1821; married 6 May, 1795, Azubah, daughter 
of William Babcock; born 15 Oct., 1764; died in Berlin, 11 Oct., 
1847. He was a farmer and resided in Berlin. The male line is 
extinct. 

Children, born in Berlin: 

i Paul 7 , Capt. and farmer, b. 12 April, 1796; d. in Berlin, s, p., 
24 June, 1869; m. 31 Oct., 1844, Harriet 7 (Brigham) Phelps, 
450; res. on the homestead of his father in Marlboro, and 
served in various town offices and was, for years, selectman. 

489 ii Thomas, b. 17 Oct., 1797. 

iii Sybil, b. 10 May, 1799; d. unm., 4 July, 1879. 

iv Elizabeth, b. 14 Feb., 1805; d. s. p., in Northboro, 16 Sept., 

1873; m. John F. Newton, who d. in Northboro, 7 June, 1888. 
v Azubah, b. 4 Oct., 1809; d. 1 March, 1835, unm. 

214 POLLY (MARY) 6 , daughter of Col. Timothy 5 and Lydia 
(Wood) Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 15 April, 1781; died 
in Richmond, Wis., 21 Sept., 1862; married 18 April, 1802, Seth 
Hill, born in Cornwall, 9 Dec, 1783; died in Richmond, 24 Nov., 
1859- He was a deacon in the Presbyterian church. She moved to 
New York State and thence to Richmond, Wis. 

Children (Hill), the 3 younger born in Danby, N. Y.: 

i Sarah 7 , b. 5 Feb., 1805; d. 18 Aug., 1884; m. 8 Sept., 1825, 
Stephen Bettis of Buffalo, N. Y. Ch. (Bettis): 

1 Henry 8 , architect in Buffalo. 

2 Addie, m. Rev. Mr. Taylor. 

ii Mary, b. in Hamilton, N. Y., 25 April, 1807; d. 14 Oct., 1882; 
m. 28 Sept., 1828, Lyman Bradley of Spencer, N. Y. Ch. 
(Bradley) : 

1 Edwin* • 

2 Augustus L., dentist in Spencer. 

3 Chas. E., Lieut, in the Civil War. 

4 Mary A., m. Dr. T. F. Bliss of Springfield, O. 

iii Esther, b. 22 Oct., 1810; m. 20 March, 1828, William Patterson 
of Richmond, Wis. Ch. (Patterson) : 



SIXTH GENERATION 223 

1 Seth 8 , of Howard, Kan. 

2 Martin, who was in the Civil War. 
3, 4 and 5, killed in the Civil War. 

iv Nancy, b. 5 Aug., 1815; d. 16 April, 1890; m. John M. Evans 

of Whitewater, Wis. 
v Elizabeth, b. 22 Dec, 1825; d. about 1880; m. 22 Dec, 1844, 

Joseph Prentice. Ch. (Prentice) : 

1 Elmina 8 , m. Terry of Los Angeles, Cal. 

2 Fred F., res. Magnolia, Wis. 

215 GARDNER 6 , son of Lieut. Artemas 5 and Keziah (Rice) 
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 20 Feb., 1764; married Sarah 
Rice, 10 April, 1785; resided in Northboro. He was probably a 
private in the Revolution, in 1781. 

Children, born in Northboro: 
i Betsey 7 , b. 29 Jan., 1786. 

490 ii Joel, b. 13 Dec, 1788. 

216 JOHN 6 , son of Lieut. Artemas 5 and Keziah (Rice) Brig- 
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 24 May, 1766; died in Rochester, 
N. Y., ae. 63; married 21 March, 1790, Lois Fisk; resided Paxton, 
Worcester County, and later, moved to New York State and west. 

Children, born in Massachusetts, except the fourth and fifth born in 
Rochester : 

i Benjamin 7 , m. Sallie Coolidge; no ch. recorded. 

491 ii John Swarrow, b. 24 May, 1803. 
iii Charles. 

iv Sobeiski. 
v Pulaski, 
vi Clarissa, m. Aaron Davis. Ch. (Davis) : 

1 Edward*, who d. ae. 20. 

2 Gideon, who went to Texas before 1861. 
vii Maria, m. Jacob Forbes. Ch. (Forbes) : 

1 Mary 8 ; 2 Horace; 3 Clarissa; 4 Levi; 5 Thomas. 
viii Arethusa, m. Levi Wright. Ch. (Wright) : 
1 Charles 8 ; 2 Stephen. 
ix Lois, m. Samuel Waite. Ch. (Waite) : 

1 Harriet 8 ; 2 Mary; 3 Oliver. 
x Eucla, b. 1806; d. in Somnauk, 111., Nov., 1900; m. 1831, Alvarius 
Gage. Ch. (Gage): 
1 Sallie 8 ; 2 Lois; 4 Sobeiski; 5 Ellen. 

217 HENRY 6 , son of Lieut. Artemas 5 and Keziah (Rice) 
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 4 Dec, 1768; died there 20 
Oct., 1853; married (1) 1793, Susanna Harrington, born 14 Feb., 
1769; died 28 Aug., 1805; married (2) 1806, Hannah Bride, born 
in 1772; died 19 Oct., 1807, ae. 34 yrs. 10 mos. 24 days; married 
(3) 1816, Betsey Newton, born in 1781; died in 1871, ae. 90. The 
last wife resided at the old homestead in Northboro until her death. 



224 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Child (by first wife), born in Northboro: 

492 i Henry 7 , b. 30 Oct., 1798. 

Child (by second wife), born in Northboro: 

ii Artemas, b. 29 June, 1806; d. unm., in Northboro, in 1837. 
Children (by third wife), born in Xorthboro: 

iii Charles Edward, b. 11 March, 1817; died in Northboro, in 1891. 
iv Elizabeth Newton, b. 8 May, 1818; unm.; res. at the homestead, 
v Hannah Bride, b. 9 Sept., 1819; m. George Ball; had 5 children; 

res. Southboro. 
vi Susanna Harrington, b. 29 Dec. (Morse says " Sept."), 1820; m. 
19 June, 1844, Stephen Hunt, Jr., b. in Northboro; perhaps they 
moved to Southboro. Ch. (Hunt), b. in Northboro: 

1 Henry A. s , b. 1845. 

2 Ellen F., b. 1848. 

3 Frederick S., b. 1849. 

4 Arthur Briyham, b. 19 Jan., 1858. 

vii Frederick William, b. 15 Dec, 1821; d. unm., in N., in 1885. 
viii Sarah Ann, b. 1 Dec, 1824; m. Jan., 1851, George Emerson 
Rice, b. in Marlboro, 29 May, 1818; she d. and he m. (2) Nov., 
1863, Mary A. Allen. Ch. (Rice), b. in Marlboro: 

1 Mary S. 8 , b. 5 Feb., 1852. 

2 Charles E., b. 16 Jan., 1854; d. 19 July, 1877. 

3 Sarah E., b. 2 Sept., 1857; m. Oct., 1881, Charles H. Sloan. 

4 Son, b. Aug., 1862; d. 12 Oct., 1862. 

218 LOVELL 6 , son of Lieut. Artemas 5 and Keziah (Rice) 
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 22 Oct., 1782; died in Worces- 
ter, Mass., 19 Feb., 1849; married, 1806, Lucy, daughter of Stephen 
Phelps of Marlboro, Mass., born 20 April, 1788; who died. He 
probably married a second time, although no record appears of 
such marriage. He was a farmer in Northboro and is said to have 
moved to West Boylston, Mass. 

Children, probably born in Northboro: 

i Lucinda 7 , b. 13 Sept., 1809; d. 22 March, 1810. 

493 ii Stephen P., b. 11 Oct., 1810. 

494 iii William Russell, b. 27 Dec, 1812. 

iv Joseph, b. 14 Oct, 1824; m. twice in W. Boylston, but names of 
wives not learned. 

219 MOSES 6 , son of Lieut. Artemas 5 and Keziah (Rice) Brig- 
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 21 April, 1786; died 25 Nov., 
1874, ae. 88; married Mary 6 , daughter of Fortunatus Brigham, 
(168), born in Marlboro, 3 Nov., 1783; died 13 June, 1869- He 
resided in Binghamton, N. Y. 

Children, born in Binghamton: 
i Eliza 7 , b. 7 Aug., 1807. 

ii Elmer W., b. 29 May, 1809; d. in Binghamton, 18 March, 1895; 
m. in 1833, Ruth Ann Robie, b. in N. Hampshire, 1813; d. in 
Binghamton, 12 March, 1899. He was the first brick manfr. in 
Binghamton, and was a contractor and builder, also. He and his 
wife each lived to be eighty-five years old. Of their eleven chil- 




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SIXTH GENERATION 225 

dren eight d. and we have no records of their names. The chil- 
dren who lived were the 2d, 5th and 8th, b. in Binghamton: 
2 John R. s , res. Portland, Oregon. 
5 Edward C, res. Portland, Oregon. 

8 Porter Elmer, b. 1849; m. 1877, Mary Parker Cramhall of 
San Francisco, Cal., b. 1855; he is a merchant in Portland, 
Oregon. Ch., b. there: 

i George Chase 9 , b. 1882; ii Helen Katherine, b. 1885. 
iii Edward, b. 14 April, 1811; d. 2 Oct., 1872; m. (1) Sarah Ann 
Tissot; m. (2) Clarissa Swain. Ch., of whom there were probably 
nine, the names of five only being known: 

1 Sarah Ann 6 , m. Elmer L. Andrews of Lestershire, N. Y.; she 
res. Binghamton. 

2 Charles E., res. Binghamton. 

3 Eubulus H., res. Horn Brook, Pa. 

4 Benjamin F., res. Horn Brook, Pa. 

5 Clara E., m. Bennett; res. Topeka, Kan. 

iv Fanny E., b. 26 Oct., 1812; d. 21 Aug., 1888; m. 

Delemater. 
v Mary, b. 16 Feb., 1816. 

vi Elijah W., b. 21 Sept., 1826; in 1893 he res. in Bingham- 
ton; m. . Ch.: 

1 Julia F.\ b. 19 Sept., 1851 ; d. 13 Nov., 1859. 

2 Frederick S., b. 15 Aug., 1858; d. 10 June, 1902. 

3 John L., b. 11 Dec, 1861; d. 14 Sept., 1901; m. . 

Ch.: Ethel L. 9 , b. 18 Nov., 1888. 

4 Harry E., b. 7 March, 1872; m. . Ch.: i Bessie L.», 

and ii Grace L., twins, b. 27 June, 1892. 

220 SILVANUS 6 , son of William 5 and Betsey (Stratton) Brig- 
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 17 Jan., 1774; died in Lowell, 
Vt., 7 March, 1843; married 

Children : 
i Perle 7 . 

ii Charles, b. in Lowell, Vt., 15 Sept., 1803; d. 15 Aug., 1853; m. 
Jerusha Dewey (dau. of Asa), b. in Hanover, N. H., 7 Nov., 
1805; d. 25 April, 1850; a farmer in Lowell. Ch., b. there: 

1 Ann D. s , b. 16 May, 1827; m. 29 April, 1847, George S. Noyes, 
Architect, Chelsea, Vt., who d. 26 Nov., 1867; 5 children, one, 
Mrs. Pliny C. Bliss of No. Lexington, Mass. 

2 Asa Dewey, b. 29 Aug., 1828; m. in the West; a butcher and 
res. Abington, Pa.; 5 children. 

3 Harvey 8., b. 16 Dec, 1829; a butcher in Abington; 1 dau. 

4 Frank A. H., b. 1 Dec 1831; m. Angeline Northrup; a farmer 
in Abington. 

5 Amanda S., b. 16 Jan., 1834; d. 8 June, 1856. 

6 Charles P., b. 15 May, 1837; d. 25 Aug., 1842. 

7 Emily A., b. 24 Feb., 1840; drowned 15 Aug., 1863, with 4 
cousins. 

iii Levi, who res. in Lowell, Vt. 

221 LUCY 6 , daughter of William 5 and Betsey (Stratton) 
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 24 March, 1778; died 



226 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 
; married, 13 Oct. 1796, Solomon Willard Cushman, born 



in Norwich, Vt., 10 June, 1773; resided in Tunbridge, Vt., and 
died 22 Dec, 1822.* 

Children (Cushman), born in Tunbridge: 

i Marietta 7 , b. 30 March, 1797; d. 21 March, 1800. 

ii Solomon, b. 16 April, 1799; d. 5 Nov., 1821. 

iii Porter, b. 3 Nov., 1801; m. (1) Eunice Osgood; m. (2) Asenath 
West; 7 ch. 

iv Marilla, b. 15 March, 1804; unm. 

v Ira, b. 26 July, 1806; d. at Chelsea, Vt., 17 May, 1850; m. Emily 
Adams of Ripton, Vt. 

vi Malvina, b. 10 Dec, 1808; m. (1) Benjamin H. Adams of 
Tunbridge, in 1838; he d. 13 Oct., 1849; m. (2) Nathaniel Stock- 
well of Waitsfield, Vt., in April, 1852; res. Tunbridge; 4 ch. 
vii Minerva, b. 24 Aug., 1811; m. Alvin Ordway of Tunbridge, in 

1833; 8 ch. 
viii Dennis, b. 24 Aug., 1811; unm. 

ix Frances, b. 28 April, 1814; m. Jude Moulton of Tunbridge, 25 
Oct., 1846. 2 ch. 

x Ziba Chapman, b. 3 July, 1819; m. Laura Quaid of Randolph, 
Vt., in Nov., 1848; 2 ch.' 

222 STEPHEN , son of Jonathan 5 and Lydia (Stevens) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 24 Aug., 1780; died in Sheridan, 
N. Y., 13 Nov., 1856; married in 1800, Mary Wilcox, in Madison, 
N. Y. ; he removed with his father, in 1796, to Madison, N. Y. ; 
in 1817 he moved to Chautauqua County. 

Children : 

i Willard W. 7 , b. in Augusta, N. Y., 16 July, 1802; m. (1) 6 Oct., 
1825, Electa Robinson, who d. in Dunkirk, 16 Feb., 1853; m. 
(2) 25 Aug., 1853, Louisa C, dau. of E. R. Thompson of Dun- 
kirk. Mr. Brigham was a commission merchant, well known upon 
the Lakes; res. in Dunkirk, s. p. 
ii Edward; iii Charlotte; iv Lucetta; v Paulina; vi Mary; vii Harriet, 
viii William H., m. 26 Dec, 1839, Nancy B., dau. of Cyrus Shattuck, 
originally from N. H.; res. in Dunkirk; assessor, collector, 
mail agent and prominent man. Ch. : 
1 Catherine Maria?, b. 25 June, 1845. 

223 JOHN", son of John 5 and Abigail (Williams) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 Oct., 1780; died in Pomfret, N. Y., 8 
Jan., 1850; married, 20 Feb., 1807, Sarah Eaton of Paris, N. Y. 
He resided for a time in Paris, now Clinton, N. Y. In 1808 he 
went from Madison County to Chadwick Bay, now 7 Dunkirk, N. Y. 

Children, all but the eldest probably born in Dunkirk; they are all 
deceased, but dates of death not known in each case: 
495 i Lodasca 7 , b. in Madison Co., N. Y., 13 Dec, 1807. 

ii Phebe, b. 1809; d. in Laporte, Ind., 29 Jan., 1837; m. Curtis 
Travis; moved to Indiana about 1832; he m. again. Ch. (Travis): 
* Vide Cushman Genealogy. 



SIXTH GENERATION 227 

1 Eliza Madeline 8 ; 2 Nelson Albert; 3 John B.; 4 Wesley. 
iii Walter E., b. 1811; m. (1) 28 April, 1844, Sophia Bussing; m. 
(2) 13 Feb., 1853, Ann A. Saunders. Ch.: 

1 Laurens Orlando*, b. 29 Jan., 1845; d. unm., in U. S. N., Civil 
War. 

2 Minerva A., b. 11 April, 1849; m. — Shepard; res. 

Silver Creek, N. Y. 

3 Frank W ., b. 23 Jan., 1854; d. before 1904. 

496 iv Orlando, b. 5 Feb., 1813. 

v Polly, b. 1815; m. 11 Feb., 1835, Moses Luce of Pomfret. Ch. 
(Luce) : 

1 John*, who d. 

2 William, m. Clarissa Rood; res. Cassadaga, N. Y. 

3 Curtis, res. 1904, Arkwright, N. Y. 

4 Sarah, m. Charles Spencer of Fowlerville, Mich. 

5 Moses. 

6 Lodasca, m. Allen Erwin of Sinclairville, N. Y. 

7 Martha, m. Dexter, Cardot, Mich. 

vi Henry, b. 1816; m. 21 May, 1839, Selinda Chase; res. Cropsey, 
111. Ch.: 
1 Julia 8 , b. 14 Feb., 1844; m. McCullough; had 2 ch. 

497 vii Nabby, b. 1818. 

viii John Williams, b. 1820; m. Delacia Perry of Warren Co., Pa.; 
res. Dunkirk, where he was a member of the firm of Brigham & 
Brigham, seed merchants. Ch., b. in Dunkirk: 

1 George Raymond 8 , b. 22 Oct., 1853; res. Nebraska. 

2 Daughter, d. y. 

498 ix Nelson, b. 11 June, 1822. 

x Jackson, b. 1824; m. in Pomfret, 6 Feb., 1849, Maria Balcom; 
moved to York, Neb. Ch.: 

1 Alice M. s , b. 28 Feb., 1851; m. Pratt; res. York. 

2 Charles W., b. 14 Dec, 1855; res. York. 

3 Ida, res. York; m. . 

4 George. 

xi Sarah, b. 1826; d. abt. 1854; m. Nicholas Wilson; moved to 
Matamora, 111. Ch. (Wilson): 

1 Corwin 8 , b. 7 Sept., 1850. 

2 Marvin, b. 22 Feb., 1852. 

3 John B., b. 22 Dec, 1853. 

xii Almary, b. 1830; m. (1) Elijah Plank; m. (2) Chilson 

of Topeka, Kan. 
xiii Harriet, b. 1832; m. Nicholas Bussing of Pomfret. Ch. (Bussing): 
1 Emma 8 ; 2 Almara; 3 Sarah; all of whom died; 4 Jerome, 
d. 19 Jan., 1904, Chautauqua Co., N. Y., and had 5 ch. 
xiv Fanny, b. 1833; m. 19 Sept., 1854, at Pomfret, Ezra Merrill; res. 
Fairburg, 111. Ch. (Merrill): 
1 Alice 8 , b. 20 Feb., 1855; 2 Jay, b. 14 Nov., 1858; 3 Delia; 4 
Roland; 5 Vinie; 6 Forest; 7 Lee; 8 Sanford. 

224 JAMES 6 , son of John 5 and Abigail (Williams) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 6 Nov., 1782; died in Fredonia, N. Y., 
31 Jan., 1861; married there, 4 March, 1811, Fanny Risley, 
who died at the home of her daughter Philena, in Dunkirk, N. Y., 
26 Jan., 1869- 



228 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

He moved to Madison, N. Y., with his father in 1795, and set- 
tled in Fredonia. He assisted in the erection of the first mill and 
in the establishment of the first school and church in Fredonia, 
and was to the end of his days a respected and influential citizen. 
They are remembered with deep affection by their few surviving 
children and will ever be held in honor by their posterity. 

Children, born in Fredonia: 

499 i Fidelio Williams 7 , b. 5 Dec, 1812. 

ii Philena Warren, b. 13 April, 1816; d. in Dunkirk, N. Y., 24 
Feb., 1886; m. 26 Jan., 1840, John Freese, who survived her only 
a few years. Ch. (Freese) : 

1 Helen Sophia?, b. 22 Nov., 1840; m. about 1870; res., a widow, 
Jersey City, N. J. 

2 Fanny Brigham, b. 7 July, 1843; d. 29 Dec., 1846. 

3 James Brigham, b. 15 Dec., 184—; d. 29 Sept., 1846. 

4 George Brigham, b. 7 July, 1848; d. 13 April, 1853. 

5 Ada Belle, b. 26 Feb., 1850; res., with sister, Jersey City. 

500 iii Wesley Hervey, b. 13 May, 1819. 

iv James Risley, b. 31 Jan., 1821; d. in Pittsburg, 26 July, 1843. 

501 v Levi, b. 6 Jan., 1824. 

502 vi George French, b. 18 Nov., 1827. 

vii Sophia French, b. 29 Sept., 1830; d. 3 Jan., 1840. 
viii Henry Hanson, b. 30 July, 1833; unm., res. in White River, 
Wisconsin; a local agent at that station for Wis. Cen. Ry. Co. 
ix Helen Harriet, b. 30 July, 1833; d. 12 March, 1836. 



225 WALTER 6 , son of John 5 and Abigail (Williams) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1787; died in Dunkirk, N. Y., 5 
Sept., 1827; married in 1812, Mary Child, daughter of William 
Dix of Holden, Mass.; born in Holden, in 1790, and died at the 
home of her son Robert, in Amboy, 111., 1 Nov., 1857- She mar- 
ried (2) Mr. Taylor of Ripley, N. Y. 

Walter visited England in 1818, and was at the manor of Brig- 
ham and the borough of Cockermouth but his MSS. were lost. After 
his return from travel abroad, he became a merchant in Westfield 
and Dunkirk, N. Y. 

Children, the second and third born in Pomfrei, N. Y.: 
503 i Mary Ann 7 , b. 18 Dec, 1814. 

ii Lydia Maria, b. 27 Oct., 1819; d. unm., in Spirit Lake, la., 28 

March, 1901. 
iii Robert McMann, b. 18 June, 1824; m. 6 June, 1850, Mary Ann 
Kenyon of Westfield, N. Y. ; res. Amboy, 111.; d. s. p. 30 Jan., 
1892. 
iv Walter Dix, b. 21 April, 1828; d. unm., in Dunkirk, 23 Sept., 
1863. 



SIXTH GENERATION 229 

226 ABIGAIL 6 , (or NABBY), daughter of John 5 and Abigail 
(Williams) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H.; baptized 13 

March, 1791; died ; married, 25 Oct., 1810, Hon. (Gen.) 

Elijah, son of Elijah and Phoebe (Bills) Risley; born 17 May, 

1787; died , 1869- 

He was a merchant and very prominent man of Chautauqua 
County, N. Y. ; a member of Congress in 1850-'52. He and his wife 
occupied a high place in the esteem and affections of the people 
of Fredonia, N. Y., where they resided, and where they celebrated 
their 54th marriage anniversary in 1864. 
Children (Risley), bom In Fredonia: 

i Florilla C. 7 , b. 1 Oct., 1811; d. in La Salle, N. Y., 24 June, 1874; 
m. Chauncey Tucker, b. 10 Jan., 1805; d. in L. S., 25 April, 1874. 
Ch. (Tucker), b. in Fredonia: 

1 Florella?, d. y. 

2 Henry C, b. 24 Oct., 1835; d. 7 June, 1887; an attorney, 
Niagara Falls, N. Y. ; m. Clara Warren ; 6 ch. 

3 Risley, b. 10 Oct., 1848; a manufacturer; President Buffalo 
Envelope Co.; res. s. p., Buffalo; m. Matilda C, dau. of 
Jonathan Jewett. 

ii Hanson Alexander, b. 16 June, 1814; d. in W. Newton, Mass., 23 
Aug., 1893; m. 3 Dec, 1835, Harriet H. Crosby, b. Sept., 1816; 
d. 28 Sept., 1868. Ch.: 

1 George F. s , b. 18 Oct., 1836; d. 17 March, 1841. 

2 Mary C, b. 10 March, 1838; d. 15 March, 1841. 

3 Walter R., b. 25 May, 1842; d. 7 July, 1847. 

4 Olive F., b. 15 July, 1844; adopted by Hon. William H. Sew- 
ard, and assumed name of Risley-Seward in 1868; res. Wash- 
ington, D. C. 

5 Harriet D., b. 5 March, 1850; m. Alfred Rodman of Dedham, 
Mass.; 1 son. 

iii Sophronia, b. 15 Sept., 1816; d. 5 Sept., 1875; m. 7 Feb., 1841, 
Charles F. Matteson of Fredonia, who d. April, 1882; res. 
Fredonia. Ch. (Matteson), the 3 younger b. in Fredonia: 

1 Katherine s , b. 16 Jan., 1844. 

2 Isabelle, b. 22 Sept., 1851 ; d. Oct., 1852. 

3 Charles R., b. 29 Jan., 1855; d. 7 Feb., 1855. 

4 Abby J., b. 29 Jan., 1855; d. 29 Oct., 1858. 

iv Laurens Green, b. 27 March, 1819; d. Jan., 1893; m. 7 June, 
1842, Henrietta E. Houghton, b. 8 July, 1821; d. 6 Feb., 1897. 
Ch.: 

1 Evelyn 8 , b. 26 Feb., 1843; d. 15 July, 1890; m. 22 Nov., 1871, 
George H. Stetson of Bangor, Me. 

2 George H., b. 13 April, 1847; m. 24 June, 1868, Emilie B. 
Schutt. 

v Delia, b. 13 Oct., 1824; d. Aug., 1881; m. 28 Dec, 1843, Hon. 
T. P. Grosvenor of Buffalo, who d. 1880. Ch. (Grosvenor) : 

1 Ellen D. 8 , b. 13 May, 1845, in Buffalo; d. 1 June, 1898; m. 
28 Dec, 1868, Milton B. Cushing, Paymaster U. S. A., who d. 
about 1886. 

2 Charles P., b. Nov., 1858, in Dunkirk; d. 7 Jan., 1899. 

vii Minerva, b. Aug., 1825 (Morse says " 1828 ") ; d. in Dunkirk, 10 
Feb., 1897; m. Frank C. Cushing, a lawyer, who d. Oct., 1858. 



230 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

227 LIEUT. JOEL , son of Samuel 5 and Phebe (Davis) Brig- 
ham; born in Paxton, Mass., 12 Sept., 1785; died in Lodi, Ohio, 
3 Oct., 1837; he was shot through the abdomen by Indian " Long- 
finger," from an ambush; married 8 Oct., 1809, Polly Ann, daugh- 
ter of Benjamin and Susan Durkee, of Augusta, N. Y.; born in 
Washington, Conn., 7 Oct., 1786; died in Lodi, 13 Sept., 1840. He 
was a Lieutenant in the War of 1812. He removed from Augusta, 
N. Y., to Dunkirk, N. Y., about 1816 and thence to Lodi in 1834. 

Children, the first 3 born in Augusta, the last 4 in Dunkirk: 

504 i Elmina 7 , b. 2 July, 1810. 

505 ii Dexter, b. 28 Oct., 1812. 

506 iii Winfield Scott, b. 30 Dec, 1814. 

507 iv Joel, b. 10 Jan., 1818. 

v Haven, b. 2 June, 1820; d. 19 Feb., 1837. 
vi Theodore, b. 2 Jan., 1823; d. 19 Aug., 1835. 
vii Julius, b. 25 Aug., 1826; d. 26 Jan., 1840. 

228 BARNA 6 , son of Capt. Tilly 5 and Rachel (Walker) Brig- 
ham; born in Brookfield, Mass., 11 Nov., 1784; died 4 March, 
1834; married Anna Hinds of Prescott, Mass.; born 11 May, 1785; 
died 24 Aug., 1861. 

Children, born in Prescott: 

i Bathsheba 7 , or " Basha," b. 18 Sept., 1805; d. in Prescott, 26 

Sept., 1806. 
ii Charles F., b. 19 Jan., 1807; d. 19 Aug., 1866; a book dealer; res. 

Cincinnati, 
iii Nehemiah H., b. 13 March, 1809; d. 18 Sept., 1861; res. Prescott. 
iv Tilly, b. 4 Nov., 1810; d. 26 Sept., 1811. 
v Barna Lovering, b. 2 Feb., 1813; d. 21 Sept., 1876; a farmer in 

Richland, Mich, 
vi Henry, b. 25 March, 1815; d. 24 Sept., 1837; a trader in Verona, 
vii Marcia A., b. 14 Oct., 1817; res. Acme, Mich, 
viii Vesta C, b. April, 1819; d. 15 March, 1872; res. Northampton, 
.Mass. 
ix Frances E., b. 17 July, 1821 ; res. Florence, Mass. 
x Mary J., b. 25 July, 1823; d. 22 Aug., 1855, in Fort Wayne, Ind. 
xi Lorenzo, b. 27 March, 1825; d. 10 Aug., 1825. 
xii Horatio G., b. 19 July, 1827; d. 30 July, 1830. 
xiii Samuel T., b. 4 Feb., 1829; retirel; res. Florence, Mass. 
xiv Emory C, b. 24 Nov., 1832; d. 24 Aug., 1895; a jeweler; res. 
Florence, Mass. 

229 JOEL 6 , son of Capt. Tilly 5 and Rachel (Walker) Brig- 
ham; born in Brookfield, Mass., 2 June, 1790; died there about 
1866; married 27 Feb., 1812, Basmath Hamilton. He resided on 
the original homestead in Brookfield, and engaged in farming. 

Children, born in Brookfield: 

i Martha A. 7 , b. 27 Dec, 1813; d. unm., in So. Framingham, Mass., 

20 April, 1893. 
ii Persis A., b. 24 Oct., 1815; d. 24 April, 1893; m. 1837, Timothy 
M. Walker; moved to Springfield, in 1842, where he was a mer- 
chant. Ch. (Walker): 



SIXTH GENERATION 231 

1 Edward M? 

2 William B., both res. in Springfield. 

iii Julia F., b. 2 Aug., 1817; m. Henry S. Waterman, who engaged 
in mining. Ch. (Waterman) : 
1 Charles H. s , b. 11 May, 1848; 2 Mary A.; 3 Henry B. 

508 iv Jane Elizabeth, b. 11 July, 1819. 

v Seraph A., b. 9 Feb., 1821; res. unm., So. Framingham, Mass. 
vi Tilly, b. 1 March, 1823; d. unm., 1865, in N. Y. City, where he 
was with Wade Letter Press Co. 

509 vii Salem Tilly, b. 17 Oct., 1824. 

viii Lucius A., b. 10 June, 1827; res. unm., a hardware dealer in 
St. Louis, 
ix Abbie H., b. 11 Sept., 1829; d. in So. Framingham, 2 April, 1884; 
m. Augustus Richardson, a straw-goods manufacturer; b. in 
Sterling, Mass., 28 Dec, 1823; d. 5 Feb., 1892; res. So. Framing- 
ham. Ch. b. there: 

1 Addie C s , m. Frederick P. Stearns of Dorchester, Mass., 
who d. 1905. Ch.: i Herbert 9 ; ii Ralph. 

2 Ella M., m. Frank H. Fales; res. s. p., So. Framingham. 

3 Herbert A., m. Albina C. Jacobs; res. s. p., So. Framingham. 

4 Kate E. 

5 Fred W. 

x Mary A., b. 20 May, 1831 ; d. 7 Dec, 1848. 

xi Joseph W., b. 11 Dec, 1834; m. Juliana Hyde; res. on the old 
homestead in Brookfield. Ch.: 
1 Alfred?; 2 Lucius. 

230 JAMES 6 , son of Elisha 5 and Patience (Walker) Brigham; 
born in Brookfield, Mass., 22 Feb., 1783; died in Richford, Vt., 
31 Oct., 1866; married 24 March, 1814, Marcia Hastings of West 
Richford; born 3 Nov., 1792; died in Richford, 5 June, 1879- He 
resided in West Richford. 

Children : 

i Infants 7 , twin girls; d. at birth. 

ii Lucie E., b. 14 Feb., 1816; d. 17 July, 1902; m. 9 Dec, 1840, 
Henry Branch, who d. 26 Feb., 1869; res. Berkshire, Vt. Ch. 
(Branch) : 

1 Viola E. s , b. 11 Aug., 1842; m. Peter Rockwell of Berkshire. 

2 Mary E., b. 24 May, 1844; m. Charles Brainard of Berkshire, 
iii Laura H., b. 26 Oct., 1817; d. unm., 17 Sept., 1900, ae. 82. 

iv Nancy M., b. 11 Sept., 1819; d. 27 Dec, 1853; m. 2 March, 1853, 
Ambrose Sikes; res. Payson, 111. 

510 v Bostwick, b. Brookfield, Mass., 6 Aug., 1821. 

vi Alfred (Rev.), b. in Brookfield, 27 Nov., 1823; d. in Newark 
Valley, N. Y., 21 Sept., 1896; m. 15 June, 1853, Fanny P. Tinker 
of Concord, N. H., who d. 27 Oct., 1901. Ch.: 

1 William F. s , b. 2 April, 1854; d. 18 June, 1876. 

2 Mattie, b. 29 Oct., 1858; d. s. p., 21 Oct., 1891; m. 17 June, 
1884, Melville D. Cameron. 

3 Lottie, b. July, 1861 ; d. 21 Sept., 1869. 

4 Minnie, b. April, 1863; d. 24 Aug., 1872. 

vii Elizabeth, b. 6 Sept., 1825; m. in W. Brookfield, in 1869, Calvin 
E. Gilbert, who d. s. p., 30 Oct., 1901. 

511 viii James E., b. in Caroline, N. Y., 17 July, 1827. 



232 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

ix Marcia A., b. 4 Nov., 1829; d. 24 Feb., 1850. 
x Rebecca K., b. 13 Nov., 1832; d. 26 Oct., 1846. 

231 SILVANUS 6 , son of Elisha 5 and Patience (Walker) Brig- 
ham; born in Brookfield, Mass., 30 July, 1785; married 1 Dec., 
1808, Sarah, daughter of Elisha Rice of Brookfield; born 17 Sept., 
1790. He was in the War of 1812, and went from Brookfield to 
Boston. He resided on part of the old homestead in Brookfield. 

Children, born in Brookfield: 

i Lucy Rice 7 , b. 26 April, 1809; m. (1) George Old; m. (2) 

Columbus Rice; d. in B., s. p., 9 Oct., 1882. 
ii Emeline, b. 22 Feb., 1811; m. Dexter Nichols of Sturbridge, 
Mass. Ch. (Nichols), b. in Sturbridge: 

1 Henry W. e , m. Maynard. Ch.: i Maynard D.% res. 

California; has 1 boy; ii Homer; iii Walter; iv John; all 
res. Sturbridge and have families. 

2 Sarah E., m. Farnum Southwick. Ch. (Southwick) : Myron*, 
who res. Warren, Mass., and has 5 ch. 

iii Amanda, b. 11 Jan., 1813; m. Calvin A. Davis, who d. in Brook- 
field. Ch. (Davis): 

1 Frederick 6 , d. 

2 Ellen, d. 

iv James Sullivan, b. 3 Aug., 1814; d. 7 Feb., 1815. 

512 v Alexander, b. 10 Nov., 1815. 

vi Charles Lewis, b. 14 Nov., 1817; d. in Brookfield, 17 July, 1864; 
m. Betsey S. Harwood, and res. there. Ch.: 

1 John H. 8 , b. 20 Feb., 1857; d. 28 Aug., 1864. 

2 Frank T., b. 21 Jan., 1860; d. 1 Aug., 1864. 

vii Frederick, b. 28 Oct., 1819; d.; m. Eliza J. Hobbs; res. Warren, 
Mass. Ch.: 
1 Lucy J. 8 , who m. J. M. Drake; s. p. 
viii Sarah, b. 16 Feb., 1822; d. ibid. 
ix John G., b. 18 Aug., 1823; d. 22 Jan., 1849, unm. 
x Seth, b. 8 April, 1828; d. unm., 4 Oct., 1876; he was a cripple, 
and assisted Rev. Abner Morse in his work. 

232 DR. SAMUEL 6 , son of John 5 and Zerviah (Rice) Brig- 
ham; born in Phillipston, Mass., 16 Jan., 1782; died in Bainbridge, 
O., 29 July, 1848; married (1) Lucy Churchill; married (2) Polly 
Wood; born 17 Jan., 1792; died in 1838; her father was a captain 
in the Revolutionary War. 

Samuel resided at Bangor, N. Y., and then went west. He was 
a physician and surgeon, and musical, being considered a fine violin- 
ist. Several of his descendants inherited his musical gifts. 

Children {all by second wife), 10 were born, but only 5 lived; the 3 
younger b. in Bangor, N. Y.: 

513 i Samuel 7 , b. in Malone, N. Y., 8 May, 1817. 

ii Lucy Churchill, b. in N. Y. State, 31 July, 1822; d. 1 Nov., 1892; 
m. 31 Dec, 1845, Benjamin Sweet of Ohio. Ch. (Sweet): 
1 Alcesta*, b. in Bainbridge, O., 3 Aug., 1848; m. (1) 24 Oct., 
1867, Nathan Phinnev, who d. 5 July, 1876; m. (2) 28 Nov., 
1881, Franklin S. Morris of Munroe, O. 



SIXTH GENERATION 233 

2 Leora, b. 29 June, 1852; m. 12 Jan., 1905, Frank Russell, 
whose first wife was Emily A. Brigham, dau. of 513. 
iii Polly Wood, b. in 1824; d. 11 Dec., 1893; m. in 1844, William 
R. Hatch of Berlin Heights, O.; a sailor. Ch. (Hatch): 

1 William E. s , b. 15 Sept., 1845. 

2 Arabella Z., b. 25 Sept., 1849; m. 15 Oct., 1871, Marion 
Sprowl, who d. 13 April, 1894. Ch. (Sprowl) : i Hallie J. 9 , 
b. 10 July, 1874; m. May, 1897, Ada Karcher; ii Francis L., 
b. 10 April, 1881; m. Oct., 1901, Ada Willinger; iii Rena B., b. 
19 July, 1887; m. March, 1902, Alonzo Goodsite. 

3 Alice E., b. 6 Jan., 1854; m. 22 March, 1874, Alfred L. 
Dickinson. Ch. (Dickinson) : Marian A. 9 , b. 15 Sept., 1880. 

iv Benjamin Franklin, b. 7 Aug., 1827; d. in Pleasantville, la., 
where he res. 19 Aug., 1905; m. Clara J. Elliot, 23 April, 1863; 
5 children were born, all dying young. He was a farmer. His 
death leaves Mrs. Price, his sister, the last of her family. 

v Abigail Rudd, b. in 1833; m. 22 Oct., 1855, Thomas Price of 
Huron, O., who d. s. p., 27 May, 1870; he was a great sportsman; 
res. in Chagrin Falls, O., where she now lives (1905). She has 
taken a great interest in the Brigham Family History, and has 
furnished a large number of records of the line. 

233 JOHN 6 , son of Samuel 5 and Rachel (Underwood) Brig- 
ham, born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 22 March, 1788; died 1 May, 1853; 
married 14 Aug., 1808, Sarah, daughter of Abraham Fay of North- 
boro, Mass., who died 25 March, 1869, ae- 82. 

Children, born in Shrewsbury: 

i Samuel Augustus 7 , b. 18 Feb., 1809; d. Oct., 1846; m. Daphne 
Leggett, who m. (2) Nathaniel Green. Ch.: 
1 Susan A. s , b. 1845; d. 1846. 
ii Abraham Fay, b. 3 March, 1810; d. at home of his dau., Mrs. 
Coburn, in Shrewsbury, 21 Aug., 1889; m. 13 June, 1850, Sarah 
Wingate, who d. 26 Sept., 1865, ae. 44. Ch., b. in Shrewsbury: 

1 Eliza Jane*, b. 8 July, 1851 ; m. 2 Oct., 1871, Henry L. Coburn, 
who d.; she res., a widow, in Shrewsbury. Ch. (Coburn): i 
Walter 9 ; ii Frank; both d. y. 

2 May Fay, b. 30 Jan., 1854; m. 31 Aug., 1870, Lozano C. 
Knowlton; res. Shrewsbury. Ch. (Knowlton): Helen B. 9 , 
b. 1 May, 1886. 

3 George Edward, b. 4 June, 1856; m. 19 May, 1880, Helen A. 
Hicks; res. Shrewsbury. Ch.: i Flora A. 9 , b. 1 July, 1881; 
ii Walter E., b. 2 Oct., 1882. 

4 Dexter E., b. 9 May, 1859. 

iii Abigail Martyn, b. 4 Feb., 1812; d. 24 Jan., 1885; m. (1) James 
L. Green of Millbury, Mass., who d. 1844, ae. 37; m. (2) Capt. 
Leander Sawyer, who d. 1882, ae. 74. Ch. (Green) : 
1 James*; 2 Sarah; 3 Marion; all d. y. 

4 Henry A.,b. 7 Sept., 1841; m. Fannie M. Gates. Ch.: i Alice 9 ; 
ii Albert; iii Marion; iv Florence; v Cora. 

Ch. (Sawyer): 

5 Abigail, b. 28 April, 1852; she m. and d. 

iv John, b. 29 June, 1818; d. probably unm., Nov., 1838. 
v Charles Taylor, b. 14 Oct., 1826; d. unm., 4 March, 1861. 



234 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

234 LIEUT. NATHANIEL , son of David 5 and Martha 
(Chamberlain) Brigham ; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 27 July, 
1769; died 20 May, 1846; married 21 Nov., 1799, Sarah, daugh- 
ter of John Mason, who moved from Medfield to Shrewsbury; she 
died 14 April, 1843. He moved from Shrewsbury to West Boyl- 
ston, Mass. 

Children, the 2 elder born in Shrewsbury, the others in W. Boylston: 

514 i Luther 7 , b. 10 Oct., 1800. 

515 ii Calvin, b. 23 May, 1802. 

516 iii John Mason, b. 26 March, 1808. 

517 iv Henry Harding, b. 21 June, 1814. 

235 EDMUND TROWBRIDGE , son of David 5 and Martha 
(Chamberlain) Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 9 March, 
1771; died in Shrewsbury, 28 Feb., 1858; married Elizabeth or 
Lucy Davis, of Ware, Mass.; she died at Shrewsbury, 4 May, 
1853. He resided in Shrewsbury. 

Children, the eldest born in Westboro, the second in Shrewsbury: 

i Elijah Augustus 7 , b. 20 June, 1804; moved to Philadelphia, where 
d. 27 Jan., 1889; m. 17 May, 1825, Elizabeth, dau. of Thos. 
Witherby, Jr.; who d. 9 July," 1869. Ch.: 
1 Susan Elizabeth*, b. 26 July, 1826; d. 15 Nov., 1870; in. Dr. 
Levi Curtis of Philadelphia, 
ii David Trowbridge, b. 6 Aug., 1806; a lawyer in Worcester; m. 
24 Nov., 1831, Ann M. Peck; he d. s. p., in Keokuk, la., 9 July, 
1865; was grad. Union Coll., A. B., 1829, P. B. K.; res. for a time 
at Alton, 111.; was a member of the Iowa Senate. 

236 PRESCOTT , son of David 5 and Martha (Chamberlain) 
Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 8 March, 1780; died 28 May, 
1862; married 6 April, 1814, Hannah, daughter of Gideon Rider 
of Shrewsbury; born in Shrewsbury, 24 July, 1788; died 16 Oct., 
1846. He resided in Shrewsbury, and removed to Blue Mounds, 
Wisconsin, in 1838. 

Children : 

i Ebenezer Prescott 7 , b. 8 Sept., 1818; m. in 1838, Lucy Gibbs; 
res. in California. Ch.: 1 Clarissa Damon, b. 17 March, 1839; m. 
H. A. Goodell, and d. s. p. soon after, 
ii Martha Chamberlain, b. 16 Dec, 1823; m. 28 May, 1842, Thomas 
B. Cowles of Sauk Co., Wisconsin. 

237 MERCY , daughter of David 5 and Martha (Chamberlain) 
Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 21 March, 1784; died 12 
Oct., 1867; married John, son of Gideon Rider, of Shrewsbury; 
descended from George Barbour, the emigrant; he was born in 
Hopkinton, Mass., 27 Jan., 1786; died in Phillipston, Mass., 17 
Jan., 1862. They moved to Phillipston about 1820. 



SIXTH GENERATION 235 

Children (Rider), the 6 eldest born in Shrewsbury, the 3 youngest in 
Phillipston: 

i Ann 7 , b. 4 July, 1806; d. 19 Sept., 1829; m. 21 July, 1825, Rev. 
(Hon.) Charles Hudson, b. in Marlboro, 14 Nov., 1795; d. 4 May, 
1881; a soldier of the War of 1812; was a well-known historian of 
towns of Massachusetts, notably that of Marlboro; was in both 
branches of the Mass. Legislature many years, and also in Con- 
gress. Ch. (Hudson), b. in Westminster: 

1 Harriet W.\ b. 18 Aug., 1827; d. 26 July, 1828. 

2 Harriet A., b. 13 Sept., 1829; d. 26 Sept., 1875; m. Henry M., 
son of Rev. Stephen I. Smith; res. in Chicago for more than 
20 years; was one of the editors of the Chicago Tribune; also 
editor in Washington and Brooklyn, N. Y. ; 4 ch. 

ii Martha Brigham, b. 15 June, 1808; d. 11 Jan., 1888; m. (second 
wife), 14 May, 1830, Rev. (Hon.) Charles Hudson, whose first 
wife was her sister Ann. Ch. (Hudson), b. in Westminster: 

1 Martha Brigham*, b. 10 April, 1832; d. 25 April, 1832. 

2 Charles H., b. 10 July, 1833; m. Frances H., dau. of John 
Miller Nichols; was grad. from Harvard Univ., 1855; has been 
Supt., Chief Engineer and Gen. Manager on several southern 
R. R.'s; 5 ch. 

3 (Col.) John W., b. 10 July, 1836; d. s. p., 1 June, 1872; m. 
Sophia W., dau. of Edward Mellen of Wayland, Mass.; was 
grad. from Harvard Univ., 1856; a lawyer in Boston; served 3 
years with 35th Regt., Mass. Vol., Army of the Potomac, and 
was Lieut. Col. Resided in Lexington. 

4 Mary E., b. 31 March, 1839; res. Lexington, Mass., unm. 

iii Marion, b. 27 Sept., 1810; m. 4 April, 1839, Charles, son of Maj. 

Holland Forbes of Westboro and Royalston, Mass.; had 7 ch., 

6 d. y. 
iv John, b. 28 Feb., 1813; d. 9 Sept., 1893; m. 1 Jan., 1839, Lydia, 

dau. of John Johnson; moved from Petersham, Mass., to Blue 

Mounds, Wis., 1847; served as assessor continually and as member 

of the school board; 6 ch. 
v Otis, b. 12 Aug., 1815; (spelled his name with a "y"); d. 6 June, 

1897; m. 5 April, 1838, Susan, dau. of John Mann; res. Lawton, 

Mich.; 7 ch. 
vi Jonas, b. 26 Aug., 1818; d. 10 March, 1868, in Barre, Mass.; 

m. Nancy, dau. of Charles and Lucy (Howe) Rice of Barre. 

Ch. (Rider): 

1 Caroline Augusta 8 , b. 3 Aug., 1843; d. unm., in No. Grafton, 
Mass., 20 July, 1904. 

2 Ella Jane, b. 4 July, 1850; res. unm., in Worcester. 

3 Emma Josephine, b. 4 Oct., 1852; m. Charles A. Hancock; 
res. Barre; 6 ch. 

vii Theodore S., b. 27 Jan., 1821; d. 21 May, 1873; m. (1) 2 April, 
1844, Rhoda, dau. of Capt. Jesse Forristall of Fitzwilliam, N. H.; 
m. (2) 2 April, 1846, Mrs. Lucy (Crittenden) Carr; 3 ch., by 
1st wife, 
viii Susan Dennis, b. 5 April, 1825; m. 3 Jan., 1849, Jonathan Bart- 
lett Ackermann of Rye, N. H.; res. Derry, N. H.; 2 ch. 
ix Charles (spells his name with a "y"), b. 4 Aug., 1829; m. 27 
March, 1851, Martha A., dau. of Daniel Matthews; 6 ch. 



236 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

238 DAVID 8 , son of David 5 and Martha (Chamberlain) Brig- 
ham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 15 Aug., 1786; died in Madison, 
Wis., 16 Aug., 1813; married in Greenfield, Mass., 6 July, 1819> 
Elizabeth, daughter of Jerome Ripley of Greenfield; she died in 
Madison. 3 Nov., 1879, *• 86. He received the degree of A. B. at 
Harvard College, 1810; became a tutor in Bowdoin College, where 
in 1815 he received the degree of Hon. A. M. He read law and in 
1818 was established in Greenfield. Earlier he resided in Shrews- 
bury, Mass., and also in Fitchburg. He moved to Madison in 1839. 

Children: 
518 i Jerome Ripley 7 , b. 1 July, 1825. 

ii Marianne Elizabeth, b. io July, 1828; m. 10 April, 1849, Horace 
G. Bliss; thev res. Madison and then moved to St. Paul, Minn. 
Ch. (Bliss): 

1 Brigham 5 , who was with the First Nat. Bank of St. Paul for 
20 years; m. Carrie Kellogg. Ch.: Julia 9 . 

2 Mary F., d. y. 



239 LYDIA 6 , daughter of Lieut. Levi 5 and Tabitha (Hardy) 
Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 24 Aug., 1772; died in F., 
23 Nov., 1833; married 8 Sept., 1795, Elijah, son of Samuel 
Phillips of Athol, Mass.; born in Athol, 23 Jan., 1764; moved to 
Fitzwilliam about 1790, where he died 4 May, 1841. 

Children (Phillips), bom in Fitzwilliam: 

i Belinda 7 , b. 20 May, 1796; d. 13 Aug., 1798. 
ii Lucy, b. 14 Jan., 1798; d. 4 Oct., 1805. 
iii Elijah, b. 6 April, 1800; d. 26 Sept., 1805. 

iv (Dea.) Rufus Brigham, b. 7 June, 1802; d. 5 Feb., 1882; m. 6 
April, 1826, Mary, dau. of Dea. John Woodward; b. 8 March, 
1799; d. 29 May* 1870. Ch.: 

1 Susan M. s , m. Charles Taft. 

2 Edward P. 

3 Mary, m. Chester Marsh of Windsor, Vt. 

v Maria, b. 20 July, 1804; d. unm., 30 Oct., 1821. 

vi Gardner, b. 27 Nov., 1806; d. 23 Dec, 1869; m. (1) Fanny- 
Whitman, who d. s. p.; m. (2) Pamelia Carpenter of Westminster, 
Vt. Ch.: 

1 Julia A. 8 , b. in Keene, N. H., 13 Nov., 1840; m. Albert Cooper 
of Allston, Mass; 4 ch. 

2 Hattie S., b. in Keene, 27 Oct., 1842; m. Alfred P. Ranney of 
Westminster; s. p. 

3 Fannie M., b. 12 Feb., 1845. 

4 Eliza J., b. in Walpole, N. H., 15 June, 1847; d. 16 Sept, 
1865. 

5 John O., b. 24 Dec, 1850; m., s. p. 

6 Lydia D., b. in Westminster, 9 Dec, 1856; d. 9 May, 1858. 

7 Herbert, m. ; 4 ch. 

vii Elijah, b. 11 April, 1809; killed by Indians in Bureau Co., 111., 
18 June, 1832. 



SIXTH GENERATION 237 

viii Almond, b. 9 Oct., 1811; d. 3 Sept., 1879; m. 6 Oct., 1839, Kezia 
A., dau. of John J. Allen; b. 21 Jan., 1815; d. 10 Sept., 1877; 
moved to Marlboro, Mass. Ch. b. in Fitzwilliam: 

1 Ella F. 8 , b. 28 Dec, 1840; m. Frederick J. Potter of Quincy, 
111.; res. Allston, Mass.; 1 ch. 

2 Henry S., b. 20 March, 1844; d. 17 Feb., 1847. 

3 (Dr.) Leslie A., b. 19 Aug., 1847; d. 3 April, 1896; res. Boston. 

4 Anna M., b. 31 May, 1850; m. George R. Leland of Worcester, 
. Mass.; 2 ch. 

ix Levi, b. 30 Jan., 1814; d. 18 March, 1865; m. (1) 26 Oct., 1835, 
Submit, dau. of Emory Taft; b. 1812; d. Dec, 1860; m. (2) 
Mary, dau. of Henry Shirley. Ch. : 
1 Helen 8 ; 2 George H.; 3 Elmer E., Principal Park Col. School, 
N. Y. City; 4 Lewis; 5 Herbert; 6 Harriet. 
x Winslow, b. 19 Jan., 1817; m. 21 April, 1847, Susan, dau. of 
Hyman Bent; b. 30 Dec, 1825. Ch.: 

1 Herbert W. s 

2 Arthur L., b. 7 Sept., 1854; m. 7 Oct., 1878, Hattie Marie 
Keith, b. 9 July, 1858; res. Winchendon, Mass.; 2 ch. 

* 3 Chester H., b. 27 May, 1868; m. 20 April, 1892, Anna May 

Merrill of Plymouth, N. H., b. 12 Jan., 1868; res. Fitzwilliam; 
1 ch. 
4 Wilbur H. 

240 CAPT. JOSEPH 6 , son of Lieut. Levi 5 and Tabitha 
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 2 June, 1774; died 
in F., 19 July, 1846; married 28 April, 1803, Polly, daughter of 
Francis and Sarah (Fisher) Perry Fullam; born 7 Jan., 1779; 
died 29 Sept., 1861. 

He was selectman in Fitzwilliam 1805-'07, 1811 -'19, 1826-'30; 
Representative, 1831 and 1832; Captain of the Artillery Co. He 
was a farmer and removed to Dover, 111., 1832. 

Children, born in Fitzwilliam,: 

i Belinda 7 , b. 28 Feb., 1804; d. 11 July, 1812. 
ii Rufus, b. 2 May, 1805; d. 28 June, 1812. 

519 iii Silvester, b. 17 June, 1807. 

iv Mary, b. 23 March, 1809; d. 8 July, 1812. 

v Lucy, b. 16 June, 1811; living in 1893; m. 25 May, 1834, David 
Chase, b. in Royalston, Mass., 30 April, 1811; d. 1 July, 1882; 
was a farmer in Dover, 111. Ch. (Chase), b. in Dover: 

1 Lucy A. 8 , b. 10 April, 1840; d. 1880; m. Oscar Mead of Dover. 

2 David Warren, b. 1,1 Jan., 1844; m. Mary A. Codington; a 
farmer in Dover. 

3 Mary E., b. 30 Oct., 1849 ; m. Arthur Trueitt in Dover, 
vi Polly, b. 2 Nov., 1813; res. Princeton, 111. 

vii Nancy, b. 6 June, 1816; d. Oct., 1851. 
viii Eliza, b. 31 Aug., 1818; d. 23 Sept., 1863. 

520 ix Joseph H., b. 31 Jan., 1823. 

241 HANNAH 6 , daughter of Lieut. Levi 5 and Tabitha 
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 12 March, 1777; 
died 27 Oct., 1845; married in Fitzwilliam, 1 July, 1802, Capt. 



238 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

William Fisher, son of David and Sarah (Fisher) Perry; born in 
Fitzwilliam, 9 Feb., 1776; died 18 March, 1871, x. 95. He was 
prominent in obtaining the charter for the Fitzwilliam Artillery 
Co., in 1807, when the contest was close between Fitzwilliam and 
Dublin. 

Children (Perry), born in Fitzwilliam: 
i Infant 7 , d. 19 Sept., 1803. 

ii David, b. 14 Oct., 1804; d. 1 Oct., 1812. 

iii Infant, b. 27 Nov., 1806; d. 4 Dec, 1806. 

iv Sally, b. 30 Oct., 1807; d. 23 Oct., 1812. 

v Tabitha, b. 6 Dec, 1809; d. 12 Oct., 1812. 

vi William, b. 9 Jan., 1812; d. in Boston, 25 May, 1863; m. 30 May, 
1841, Harriet, dau. of William and Elizabeth (Lennett) Springer 
of Gardner, Me., b. 16 Julv, 1816; d. 8 Jan., 1903; he res. Boston. 
Ch.: 

1 Edgar W. B , b. 30 March, 1842; d. 27 April, 1842. 

2 Hannah E., b. 20 June, 1843; m. George A. Smith of Boston; 
res. Boston; 2 ch. 

3 Maria M., b. 5 April, 1845; d. 11 April, 1845. 

4 William H., b. 11 Oct., 1847; served in the Civil War, 42d 
Reg. Mass. Vols.; d. in Boston, of disease contracted in the 
army, 11 Nov., 1864. 

5 Sarah E., b. 11 Nov., 1853 (another record says "4 Dec, 
1854 ") ; m. in Boston, 8 Oct., 1885, Warren S. Locke of Lan- 
caster, Mass., b. 10 June, 1853; res. Providence, R. I.; 4 ch. 

6 Frederick G., b. 13 Jan., 1858; d. Oct., 1890; m. 10 Dec, 1884, 
Annie E. Mosely; was grad. Harvard Univ., 1879; 2 ch. 

vii David, b. 4 May, 1814; d. 8 Feb., 1895; m. 4 May, 1847, Sophia, 
dau. of Nathaniel Keniston of Gardner, Me.; b. 11 July, 1821; 
d. 16 March, 1872; he kept a hotel in Fitzwilliam, and moved 
to Weston, Mass., 1866, where engaged in farming. Ch.: 

1 Infant, b. 28 Feb., 1848; d. 29 Feb., 1848. 

2 Frank D., b. 24 April, 1849; m. 28 April, 1890, Sarah E. Cox 
of Gardner, Me., b. 30 May, 1848; res. s. p., Gardner. 

3 Hat tie S., b. 23 Jan., 1852; res. unm., Weston. 

4 George S.,-b. 14 Nov., 1855; d. s. p., 10 July, 1904; m. 9 Oct., 
1883, Charlotte Johnson. 

5 Henry W., b. 15 July, 1857; m. 5 June, 1890, Mary Eloise, 
dau. of John H. Drew of Farmingdale, Me.; b. 7 Oct., 1861; 
res. Sharon, Mass.; 4 ch. 

viii Sarah, b. 16 July, 1816; d. unm., 23 March, 1903. 
ix Charles, b. 22 Nov., 1818; d. 23 Feb., 1901; m. 31 March, 1847, 
Maria, dau. of Calvin and Deborah (Brewer) Bemis of Swanzey, 
N. H.; b. 24 Jan., 1826; d. 2 Sept., 1903; res., a farmer, in 
Fitzwilliam. Ch.: 

1 Calvin Brigham 8 , b. 27 Jan., 1848; m. in Fitzwilliam, 10 Nov., 
1870, Julia E., dau. of Abner and Elizabeth (Bailey) Gage of 
Fitzwilliam; b. 27 Nov., 1846; he res. Keene, N. H., where in 
the granite, R. E. and Ins. business. Ch.: i William Fisher"; 
ii Walter Gage. 

2 Charles William, b. 3 March, 1855; killed instantly 22 Oct., 
1879, by the kick of a horse. 



SIXTH GENERATION 239 

242 LEVI , son of Lieut. Levi 5 and Tabitha (Hardy) Brig- 
ham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 29 Dec., 1779; died in Boston, 
Mass., 20 Oct., 1826; married 6 Feb., 1821, Nancy H. Ayer, of 
Concord, N. H.; born 22 Sept., 1793; died 9 June, 1835. 

He was an architect, and assisted in building the New Hamp- 
shire State House and also the Quincy Market, in Boston. He is 
interred under Saint Paul's Church, Tremont Street, Boston. 

Children, born in Concord, N. H.: 

i Levi 7 , b. 2 May, 1822; d. 1 Oct., 1843; grad. from Dartmouth 
College in 1843; was a private tutor at Port Tobacco, Md., where 
hed. 
ii Susan Ann, b. 25 June, 1825; d. in Concord, 10 May, 1863; m. 27 
Sept., 1849, Col. John H. George of Concord, b. 20 Nov., 1824; d. 6 
Feb., 1888; a lawyer of Concord. Ch. (George): 

1 Mary H. s , b. 23 July, 1850; d. 2 June, 1858. 

2 Jennie P., b. 22 Feb., 1852; m. 1 Oct., 1873, Henry E. Bacon 
of Portland, Me. Ch. (Bacon): i George U. 9 , b. 21 June, 1874; 
ii John H., b. 6 Nov., 1875; iii Elbridge, b. 28 Oct., 1878; 
iv Mary R., b. 25 Sept., 1888; v Henry E., b. 4 Oct., 1891. 

3 Sidney W-, b. 15 Oct., 1853; d. 17 March, 1857. 

4 John' P., b. 21 Jan., 1856; a lawyer. 

5 Ann Brigham, b. 10 March, 1858; res. unm., in Concord. 

6 Charles P., b. 8 March, 1860; m. 1883 in Washington, D. C, 
Jennie P. Grayham; Capt. in the 16th U. S. Infantry, stationed 
in Atlanta, Ga. Ch.: i John W. 9 ; ii Charles P.; iii John H.; 
iv Charlotte; v Elizabeth; vi Virginia. 

7 Benjamin P., b. 6 March, 1862; m. 13 June, 1895, in Chicago, 
111., Lydia C. Harland. Ch.: Katherine 9 , b. 13 Nov., 1899. 

243 TABITHA 6 , daughter of Lieut. Levi 5 and Tabitha 
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 30 Sept., 1780; 
died in Fitzwilliam, 11 Oct., 1805; married, (second wife) 15 Jan., 
1801, Capt. Aaron, son of Nathaniel Wright, of Sterling, Mass., 
born 9 Dec, 1766; died in Winchester, N. H., 26 Nov., 1866; he 
married (1) Lucy Bigelow, of Princeton, Mass., who died 1799; 
they had children; he married (3) Polly Blanding, widow of Seth 
Kendall of Athol. He was a farmer. 

Children (Wright), born in Fitzwilliam: 

i Mary Ann 7 , b. 18 Oct., 1801; d. 28 Sept., 1805. 
ii Tabitha Sophronia, b. 22 Oct., 1803; d. 2 Oct., 1805. 
iii Tabitha, b. 30 Oct., 1805; d. in F., 14 June, 1891; m. 6 June, 
1827, Henry H., son of Asa Wheeler; a farmer, and town treas- 
urer; b. in Sudbury, Mass., 18 Oct., 1805. Ch. (Wheeler), b. in 
Fitzwilliam : 

1 Lyman K. 8 , b. 1 May, 1828; d. 17 Oct., 1904, unm.; 3 years 
in the Civil War. 

2 William H., b. 13 Sept., 1830; res. a druggist in Springfield, 
Yt. ; m. 16 Sept., 1856, Harriet R., dau. of Asa Brewer of Fitz- 
william; b. 3 June, 1835; 5 ch. 



240 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

3 Mary W., b. 17 Aug., 1832; d. unm.; res. Troy, N. H. 

4 Edmund, b. 30 July, 1835; m. 15 Jan., 1853, Carrie A. Allen 
of New Fane, Vt.; architect in Springfield, Mass.; s. p. 

5 Maria, b. 1 March, 1840; d. unm. 

6 Charles W., b. 25 Dec, 1845; d. unm.; res. Troy, N. H. 

7 Clarence H., b. 24 Aug., 1847; d. 7 Sept., 1881, unm. 

244 ANNA 6 , daughter of Lieut. Levi 5 and Tabitha (Hardy) 
Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 26 April, 1782; died 1 April, 
I860; married 26 Sept., 1804, Capt. Timothy, son of Samuel and 
Betsey (Wetherbee) Kendall; born in Fitzwilliam, 25 Aug., 1782; 
died there 14 Feb., 1851; his grandfather was one of the first 
settlers of the town. They resided for a time in Troy, N. H. 

Children {Kendall), the 4 elder b. in Fitz., the others in Troy: 
i Lyman 7 , b. 9 July, 1805; d. 5 May, 1828. 
ii Caroline, b. 22 June, 1807; d. 11 Nov., 1812. 
iii Clarissa, b. 29 Sept., 1809; d. 15 March, 1812. 
iv Timothy B., b. 14 Dec, 1811; d. 24 Oct., 1812. 
v Timothy, b. 9 Oct., 1813; d. 16 Dec, 1855; m. 10 May, 1839, 
Catherine, dau. of Stephen Wheeler of Troy, N. H.; b. 21 June, 
1819; d. 7 March, 1896. Ch.: 

1 Charles W. 8 , b. 14 Aug., 1842. 

2 Lucy A., b. 17 Jan., 1844; d. 8 or 11 Jan., 1899; m. 2 Nov., 
1869, Jefferson Cary of Caribou, Me., b. 4 Sept., 1841 ; 1 ch. 

vi Caroline, b. 30 Jan., 1816; d. 24 Aug., 1836. 
vii Parkman, b. 13 Sept., 1818; d. 24 March, 1850, unm. 
viii Charles, b. 10 Jan., 1821; d. 9 Feb., 1837. 
ix George, b. 24 Oct., 1824; d. 14 Sept., 1854. 

245 MINDWELL 6 , daughter of Lieut. Levi 5 and Tabitha 
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 11 April, 1785; 
died in Craftsbury, Vt., 17 May, 1863; married in 1805, Elijah, 
son of Barakiah Scott; born 21 April, 1781; died in C, 11 Oct., l 
1840. They removed to Craftsbury in 1810. 

Children (Scott), the first 3 born in Fitzwilliam, the others in Craftsbury : 
i Levi 7 , b. 23 Oct., 1805. 

ii Sabin, b. 16 Sept., 1807; d. 31 May, 1902; m. in Craftsbury, 29 
April, 1830, Sarah Towle of C, b. 28 Oct., 1812; d. 28 March, 
1895. Ch., all but the youngest b. in C: 

1 Thaddeus s , b. 28 Aug., 1831; d. 11 Oct., 1871; was a R. R. 
man and lived in O. 

2 Francis, b. 6 Sept., 1833; a R. R. man, res. Alabama. 

3 Orell, b. 10 Nov., 1836; d. 13 Oct., 1872; a merchant in 
Alabama. 

4 Sarah, b. 4 Oct., 1842; res. Eden Mills, Vt.; a farmer. 

5 Elizabeth, b. in Lowell, Mass., 14 Sept., 1847; res. Eden Mills, 
a farmer. 

iii Amasa, b. 19 Sept., 1809. 
iv Mary Ann, b. 19 Aug., 1811. 
v Susan, b. 15 July, 1813; d. 29 April, 1819. 
vi Caroline, b. 15 Aug., 1815. 



SIXTH GENERATION 241 

vii William, b. 19 Aug., 1817. 

viii Catherine, b. 28 Aug., 1819; m. Brown. Ch.: 

1 /. C. s , res. Boston, 
ix Laura, b. 2 Aug., 1821. 
x Benjamin, b. 2 Aug., 1824. 

246 SUSANNA 6 , daughter of Lieut. Levi 5 and Tabitha 
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 30 April, 1790; 
died 10 Feb., 1870, (or 1871); married 12 Aug., 1813, Ebenezer 
Potter, Jr., born 18 May., 1793, (or 1792); died 1 May, 1875. 

Children (Potter), born in FitzwilKwm: 

i Sarah Harris 7 , b. 30 Dee., 1814, or 1812; d. 30 Jan., 1843, or 1841; 
m. 8 Feb., 1837, Joseph A., son of John Warren of Grafton, 
Mass., b. 17 June, 1815; d. 24 June, 1903. Ch. (Warren): 

1 Maria S. s , b. 7 March, 1838; m. Henry Rogers Hayden of 
Seneca Falls, N. Y., b. Nov., 1836; d. March, 1899; 10 ch. 

2 John E., b. 6 Oct., 1840; m. . 

3 Sarah H., b. 10 Jan., 1843; d. 9 April, 1864. 

ii Levi Brigham, b. 15 Dec, 1815, or 1814; d. 24 Feb., 1883; m. 
1 Sept., 1841, Hitty, dau. of John Wenzel of Framingham, Mass.; 
b. 1820; d. 1864; he was a farmer and moved to Wisconsin in 
1839, and settled 7 miles from Milwaukee, on a farm now occupied 
by his son Milton, the place now called Wanwatosa. Ch., b. in 
Wanwatosa, except the 3d.: 

1 Lucilla T. 8 , b. 28 July, 1842; d. 20 Aug., 1842. 

2 Milton B., b. 6 July, 1845; m. 2 Aug., 1876, Sarah J. Church 
of Whitewater, Wis.; ch. : Charles M.; John C; Alice H.; 
Marion E. 

3 Henry B., b. in Fitz., 12 Jan., 1847; res. unm., Cooke, Montana. 

4 Susan H., b. 18 Nov., 1849; m. 20 Feb., 1873, Maltby J. De 
Graff of Wanwatosa; 5 ch. 

5 Eliza O., b. 27 Jan., 1853; d. 31 Dec, 1867. 

6 Levi F., b. 27 March, 1855; m. Nov., 1882, Martha J. Wood; 
a banker, res. s. p., Harlan, la. 

7 Mary H., b. 16 Nov., 1858; d. 1 April, 1902; m. 15 June, 
1881, Chas. L. Church of Whitewater; 1 ch. 

8 Charles W., b. 17 Jan., 1861; d. 5 April, 1861. 
iii Lydia Relief, b. March, 1818; d. 17 May, 1818. 

iv Rufus Baxter, b. 18 or 21 May, 1819; m. Mary, dau. of Moses 
Eames of Upton, Mass.; res. Fitchburg, Mass. Ch.: 

1 Julia A. s , b. 5 June, 1842; m. 14 May, 1861, Leander Rich- 
ardson of Royalston, Mass., who d. 1890; res. Fitchburg; 4 ch. 

2 Sarah. 

3 Delia M., b. 13 Aug., 1850; m. 8 Nov., 1871, E. S. Fairbanks 
of Jaffrey, N. H.; 5 ch. 

4 Mary E., b. 24 July, 1853; m. 21 March, 1872, Peter Russell 
of Randolph, Vt.; 4 ch. 

5 Susie N., b. 30 April, 1858; m. 25 Oct., 1876, William Pulsifer 
of Rockingham, Vt., b. 2 April, 1855; 2 ch. 

v Tabitha Hardy, b. 13 Dec, 1821; m. 19 Jan., 1848, Edwin Burn- 
ham Carpenter of Brattleboro, Vt., b. 13 June, 1819; d. 3 Sept., 
1891; she res. in Mendota, 111. Ch. (Carpenter), the 4 elder b. 
in Brattleboro, the others in La Moille, 111.: 



242 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1 Charles E. s , b. 16 May, 1849; d. 23 March, 1850. 

2 Edwin P., b. 28 Jan., 1851 ; mfr. in London, Eng. 

3 Hat tie G., b. 18 Aug., 1852; m. 30 Sept., 1873, George S., 
son of Rev. Nathan Denison of Mendota; 5 ch. 

4 Lena M., b. and d. 1855. 

5 Minnie M.. b. 4 July, 1859; d. 10 March, 1860. 

6 Alice E., b. 20 Jan., 1861; d. 23 Aug., 1864. 

7 Arthur E., b. 20 Jan., 1861; m. (1) 26 June, 1884, Kezia 
R. Inglis of Mendota, b. 25 May, 1852; d. 7 June, 1901; m. 
(2) Helen Hendry, b. 27 Oct., 1869; 3 ch. 

vi Hervey Gilbert, b. 18 July, 1823, or 1824; m. Mrs. Mary Wilder 

Aldrich; killed, s. p., in Mendota, 1866; res. Grafton, Mass. 
vii Lucy Ann, b. 4 Nov., 1826; d. 28 April, 1904; m. 4 Oct., 1843, 
Lewis, son of Lawson Moore of Framingham, Mass.; b. 1814; 
killed in the battle of the Wilderness, 6 May, 1864. Ch. (Moore): 

1 Sarah E- 8 , b. 20 Jan., 1845; m. Charles A. Gleason of Worces- 
ter, 9 Nov., 1871; res. Boston; 1 ch. 

2 Etta A., b. 16 Sept., 1849; m. 3 March, 1886; Lucius H. 
Wells of Belchertown, Mass., who d. 30 March, 1905; proprietor 
of Wells Chem. Bronze Wks. 

3 Charles E., b. 25 Sept., 1852; went West in 1875; probably 
died. 

4 John, b. 27 March, 1855; d. 13 Aug., 1855. 

viii John Q. Adams, b. 4 April, 1830; m. Nancy Bradish; d. 1 July, 
1850, s. p. 

247 MAJOR ELIJAH 6 , son of Hon. Elijah 5 and Anna Sophia 
(Parkman) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 21 April, 1783; 
died 22 Jan., 1847; married (1) March, 1806, Nancy, daughter 
of Col. Nathan Fisher; she died 13 Jan., 1807, ae. 25; married (2) 
13 April, 1808, Mary Bush of Boylston, Mass., who died in West- 
boro, 23 Sept., 1867, ae. 85. 

Children (by first wife), born in Westboro: 
521 i Elijah Parkman 7 , b. 13 Jan., 1807. 

Children (by second wife), born in Westboro: 

ii Mary Sophia, b. 25 Nov., 1809; d. unm., 2 Dec, 1886. 
iii Theodore Henry, b. 15 Nov., 1814; d. ibid. 

iv Theodore Frederick, b. Dec, 1815; d. probably s. p., 18 July, 
1878; m. Sept., 1841, Caroline M. Fay of Westboro, b. 1816; d. 5 
Jan., 1889. 

248 ANN MARIA 6 , daughter of Hon. Elijah 5 and Sarah 
(Ward) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 14 July, 1794; died 
there, 14 Dec., 1880; married, 12 Oct., 1818, Ebenezer Morgan, 
son of Dr. Ebenezer Humphrey Phillips, born in Charlton, Mass., 
19 Feb., 1792. He was, for 30 years, agent of the Boston and Wor- 
cester R. R. at Westboro, where he resided, and there died, 1 May, 
1880. 

Children (Phillips), bom in Westboro: 

i Elijah Brigham 7 , b. 20 Aug., 1819; d. in Brookline," Mass., 12 
Sept., 1905; m. 2 Feb., 1845, Maria R., dau. of Henry Ayling 
of Roxbury, Mass. He was Master of Transportation for Boston 



SIXTH GENERATION 243 

& Worcester Ry.; first Supt. of Cleveland & Toledo Ry., 1852-58; 
Supt. Boston & Worcester Ry., 1858-65; Prest. Mich. So. & No. 
Indiana Ry., 1865-70; first Prest. Lake Shore & Mich. So. Ry., 
1870-71; Prest. Phillips & Colby Construction Co., which built 
Wis. Cen. Ry.; he managed the latter 1871-78; Receiver of 
Grayville & Mattoon Ry. (Ill), 1878; Prest. Eastern Ry. (Mass.), 
1879-83; Prest. Fitchburg Ry., 1884-89. Ch., the eldest and 
youngest born in Boston: 

1 Henry A. 8 , b. 19 Aug., 1852; m. 4 Oct., 1888, Florence Eliza- 
beth, dau. of Col. Asa H. Waters of Millbury, Mass.; S. B., 
M. I. T., 1873; an architect in Boston. 

2 Anna M., b. in Cleveland, O., 21 Dec, 1856; m. 2 Feb., 1885, 
Cyrus A. Page, editor of the Beacon, Boston, b. 9 June, 1845; 
d. 10 May, 1898. Ch. (Page): i Phillips Ward 9 ; ii Dorothy. 

3 Walter B., b. 2 April, 1864; m. 2 Oct., 1890, Gertrude Eleanor, 
dau. of Jacob E. Spring of Danvers, Mass.; A. B., Harvard 
Univ., 1886; a stockbroker in Boston. Ch.: Eleanor", Maud 
Brigham, Roger Spring. 

ii Harriet Maria, b. 8 Aug., 1824; m. 2 April, 1850, Rev. Edward 
Clark of Reading, Mass.; was grad. Dartmouth Coll., 1844; 
Andover Theol. Sem., 1847; Chaplain Mass. Senate, 1862-64; 
Overseer Harvard Univ., 1862-64; Chaplain 47th Mass. Regt., 
1863. They adopted a son who became the Rev. Francis Edward 
Clark, the founder of the " Christian Endeavor " societies ; was 
grad. Dartmouth Coll., 1873; Andover Sem., 1876. 

249 NATHANIEL 6 , son of Winslow 5 and Alice (Cushing) 
Brigham, born in Northboro, Mass., 7 Oct., 1785; died there, 17 
Sept., 1870; married, 22 April, 1812, Dolly, daughter of Silas* and 
Catherine (Newton) Ball of Southboro, Mass.; born, 11 April, 
1786; died, 28 March, 1882. Nathaniel was a soldier of the War 
of 1812, and was Corp. in Capt. Pierpont Brigham's Co. of Mass. 
Militia. Served 10 Sept., 1814 to 1 Nov., 1814. He was drafted 
from Westboro and served in South Boston. His wife received a 
pension from 1 July, 1878, until her death. 

Children, born in Northboro: 

522 i Susan Augusta 7 , b. 5 Jan., 1813. 

523 ii Dolly Ann, b. 28 Feb., 1814. 

524 iii Elijah Winslow, b. 18 July, 1816. 

525 iv Catherine Ball, b. 8 Sept., 1818. 

v Harriet Cushing, b. 25 March, 1820; d. unm., in Northboro, 5 

Dec, 1873. 
vi Nancy Maria, b. 16 Sept., 1821; d. unm., in Boston, 16 April, 

1874. 
vii Mary Prentice, b. 19 Feb., 1823; res. unm., in Northboro. 

* Silas 7 Ball, son of Jonas 6 and Ball of Marlboro; b. 1752; m. 1781; d. 

1786. Jonas 6 Ball, son of Peter and Abigail (Dix) Ball of Watertown and Sudbury; 
b. 1736; d. 1807. Peter 6 Ball, son of Joseph 4 and Elizabeth (Parkhurst) Ball of 
Watertown; b. 1707; m. 1732. Joseph 4 Ball, son of John 3 and Sarah (Bullard) Ball 

of Watertown; b. 1674. John 3 Ball, son of John 2 and Elizabeth Ball of 

Concord; b. 1644; m - 1665; d. 1722. John 2 Ball, son of John 1 Ball of Watertown 
and Concord; m. 1665; killed by Indians in Lancaster, 1675. John 1 Ball came from 
Wiltshire, Eng. Was made a Freeman in 1650; lived in Watertown and Concord 
and d. 1655. 



244 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

viii Nathaniel Walley, b. 12 Oct., 1824; d. 21 Sept., 1825. 
ix Josiah Quincy, b, 18 June, 1826; d. unm., 18 Aug., 1868; he res. 

at the American House, in Boston. 
x Nathaniel Sumner, b. 28 Feb., 1829; m. (1) March, 1852, Sarah 
Louisa Thompson, b. 20 Dec, 1832, in Leominster, Mass.; d. 
s. p., in Northboro, 29 June, 1879; m. (2) 1 Nov., 1881, Annis 
T., widow of Willard Jones of Worcester; res. Worcester, s. p. 

250 ALICE 6 , daughter of Winslow 5 and Alice (Cushing) Brig- 
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 11 March, 1787; died in Milford, 
N. H., 19 Aug., 1862; married 22 April, 1812, Seth, son of Dea. 
Seth and Sarah (Brigham) Rice (86); born in Northboro, 25 
March, 1788. Soon after his marriage, Mr. Rice made a journey 
to Canada and was never heard from again. 

Child (Bice), born in Northboro: 

i Lucy Brigham 7 , b. 21 April, 1813; d. in Milford, N. H., 8 July, 
1900; m. 24 Sept., 1837, Thomas Treadwell Farnsworth of Groton. 
Ch. (Farnsworth), b. in Groton: 

1 Lydia A. 8 , m. Charles P. Whitney; s. p. 

2 Lucy J., m. Lauren J. Blanpied; s. p. 

3 Thomas H., d. unm., ae. 50. 

4 Oeorge E., d. unm., ae. 22. 

5 Oeorgianna M., d. y. 

6 Alice M., d. unm., ae. 44. 

7 Fred W., b. 8 Nov., 1854; m. Emlie M. Herschler of Red 
Wing, Minn.; res. Milford, N. H. Ch.: i Hazel A. 9 ; ii Emlie 
B.; iii Harold T. ; iv Kenneth A.; v Winston H. 

251 JOSIAH 6 , son of Winslow 5 and Alice (Cushing) Brig- 
ham, born in Northboro, Mass., 1 Sept., 1788; died in Quincy, 
Mass., 24 July, 1867; married 23 Nov., 1814, Elizabeth, only 
daughter of John Fisk of Northboro, born there, 18 Oct., 1791; 
died 10 Feb., 1866. Her mother was the daughter of the Rev. 
Abner Ballou, a Baptist clergyman. 

In April, 1811, Josiah went to Quincy to teach school and re- 
mained there until his death. In 1814 he went into business there, 
and continued in it for over 40 years. He was connected with 
several organizations and institutions as trustee, director and treas- 
urer, and was president of the Quincy Savings Bank and the 
Quincy Stone Bank; was chairman of the school committee, town 
clerk, assessor and a Justice of the Peace. His military career 
began in 1814 and he was with the Quincy Light Infantry under 
command of Capt. Thomas Tirrell in its service in Boston in the 
War of 1812. After filling every subordinate place in the com- 
pany he was elected in 1823, its commander. In 1826 he was 
chosen a Lieut. Col. in the Militia, but declined. 
Children, born in Quincy: 

i Abigail Fisk 7 , b. 30 Dec, 1816; d. 1 July, 1885; m. 10 Xov. % 
1842, James A. Stetson, M. D., of Quincy. Ch. (Stetson) : 



SIXTH GENERATION 245 

1 Josiah Brigham 5 , b. 23 July, 1843; d. 1895; m. Katie I. Lane. 

2 Elizabeth Fisk, b. 20 Dec, 1845; d. 17 July, 1849. 

3 James H., b. 23 March, 1851; m. 1883, Clara M. Bayles of 
Camden, Me.; res. s. p., Quincy. 

4 Abigail. 

ii Elizabeth Ann, b. 2 April, 1820; m. 4 Nov., 1840, Charles F. 
Baxter, who was of the old firm of W. & S. Phipps & Co., Boston. 
Ch. (Baxter): 

1 Elizabeth F. s , b. 27 Oct., 1841. 

2 Charles Fuller, b. 20 July, 1843; res. Dorchester. 

3 Langdon, b. 29 July, 1849. 

252 LUCY CUSHING 6 , daughter of Winslow 5 and Alice 
(Cushing) Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 27 Sept., 1789; 
died in Blackstone, R. I., 21 Dec., 1861 ; married (1) 24 Nov., 1813, 
Jesse Wood Morse of Marlboro, Mass., 1785; died 7 May, 1832; 
married (2) 1838, Nathan White of Spencer, Mass. 

Children (Morse), bom in Marlboro: 
i Jesse 7 , d. y. 

ii Stephen H., b. 10 Oct., 1821; d. 1902; m. in 1838, Lucinda Davis. 
Ch.: 

1 Burrill W. s , b. 1843. 

2 Winslow B., b. 1845. 

3 James B., b. 1847. 

4 Jessie C, b. 1856. 

iii Winslow Brigham, b. 15 Nov., 1823; d. 18 Aug., 1893; m. (1) 
31 March, 1847, in Northboro, Susan C. Carter, who d. 1855; m. 
(2) 1! May, 1856, Eugenia S. Carter, b. 23 June, 1838. Ch., b. 
in Berlin, Mass.: 

1 Susie Caroline 9 , b. 31 Aug., 1859; m. 1 May, 1883, Daniel H. 
Bassett, who d. 19 Jan., 1886; res. Berlin. Ch. (Bassett) : 
i Eugenia L. 9 ; ii Fred E. 

2 Lucy Sarah, b. 21 Dec, 1862; d. Aug., 1866. 

3 Fred Winslow, b. 6 Dec, 1866; a professor of chemistry in 
Durham, N. H. 

4 Jennie Eugenia, b. 9 June, 1869; m. Philip G. Hilliard of 
Northboro. 

5 Sybil Eliza, b. 6 Sept., 1872; d. May, 1874. 

iv Emery C, b. 25 April, 1826; d. 14 Feb., 1885; m. 7 July, 184 r ' 
Mary S. Spofford. Ch.: 

1 Mary A. s , b. 1859. 

2 d. y. 

3 d. y. 

253 MICHAEL 6 , son of Jonas 5 and Haniv 
ham; born in North Brookfield, Mass., 2 Mar 
Aug. 1802; married 21 Sept., 1796, Po 11 
Rachel (Crosby) Tyler of Brookfielr 1 ' 

she married (2) 17 April, 1805, W 
and she died there, 19 July, l r 
resided in North Brookfield. 



246 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children, born in N. Brookfield: 

i John Tyler 7 , b. 1795; d. unm., 1849; a merchant in New York. 

526 ii Anna Allen, b. 9 Dee., 1797. 

527 iii Loring W., b. 30 Oct., 1799. 

iv Crosby, b. 1802; d. 25 Sept., 1803. 

254 ELI", son of Jonas 5 and Hannah (Draper) Brigham; born 
in North Brookfield, Mass., 14 Dec., 1774; died in Bakersfield, 
Vt., 7 April, 1848; married (1) 3 Feb., 1803, Mary Harrington, 
who died 22 Feb., 1822, ae. 46; married (2) Mercy Taylor, who 
died 13 Aug., 1872. He resided in Bakersfield. 

Children (by first wife), born in Bakersfield: 

528 i Samuel Sumner 7 , b. 30 Oct., 1803. 

ii Jonas Draper, b. Jan., 1805; d. 29 March, 1822. 

529 iii Sophia, b. 29 Sept., 1806. 

530 iv Eli Whitney, b. Jan., 1809. 

v Mary, b. 26 Feb., 1812; d. in Chesterfield, N. Y., 25 March, 1873; 
m. 5 Oct., 1845, Nathan Hurd Winter of Chesterfield, where they 
res. Ch., b. there: 

1 Fannie M. s , b. 2 Oct., 1847; d. 11 Oct., 1893; m. 1867, Abram 
R. Bragg of Chesterfield. Ch. (Bragg): i Sumner A. , m., 
1 ch. ; ii and iii d. y. ; iv Hollis R. 

2 Whitney Brigham, b. 17 March, 1853; m. 1878, Addie A. 
Moore; res. Keesville. Ch.: i George H. 9 ; ii Mary E. 

531 vi Hubbard, b. 28 June, 1815. 

vii Lucy, b. June, 1821 ; d. 31 March, 1822. 
Child (by second wife): 

viii Hollis, b. 2 June, 1825; d. s. p., in Bakersfield, 21 Aug., 1898; 
m. 12 May, 1870, Marion A. Brown of Bakersfield. 

255 JONAS 6 , son of Capt. Jonas 5 and Hannah (Draper) 
Brigham; born in No. Brookfield, Mass., 14 March, 1782; died in 
Bakersfield, Vt., 1 Jan., 1841; married Eunice Billings, who was 
born 13 Aug., 1780; died 2 Sept., 1841. He was a farmer and resided 
in Bakersfield. The History of Vermont contains interesting tales 
of the hardships of the settlers of this .town, of whom Jonas was one. 
T t took an entire week to go to mill and back again with their grain. 

"n, born in Bakersfield: 

da 7 , b. 15 April, 1806; d. 6 Aug., 1891; m. Metcalf Ayres, 
"r; res. Bakersfiejd. Ch. (Ayres): 
\ who d. in the West. 

m. Horace Farwell. Ch. (Farwell): i Emma A.% 
=$78, Eli Jones; 2 ch.; ii Harriet A.; m. 7 Jan., 1880, 
> vder; 4 ch. 

4 Nov., 1807. 
Vov., 1809. 

d. 28 Feb., 1871; m. Ephraim Perkins; 
^rkins) : 

d. 5 Dec, 1897; m. Elvira Ander- 
June, 1858; d. 19 Aug., 1904; ii 



SIXTH GENERATION 247 

Waldo B., b. 10 April, 1868; d. 22 Sept., 1868; iii George 
E., b. 24 Jan., 1871; d. 30 March, 1872; iv Homer B., b. 13 
Nov., 1879; d. 22 Oct., 1901; his widow is living in 1907. 
v Annah D., b. 18 April, 1814; d. unm., 17 April, 1894, in Bakers- 
field, 
vi Lovina, b. 7 June, 1816; d. s. p., 27 July, 1870; m. Horace 

Felcher. 
vii Emily, b. 4 Oct., 1818; d. in Bakersfield, 16 Dec, 1883; m. 1844, 
Dea. James A. Perkins, a farmer of Bakersfield, who d. in 1889, 
ae. 82; he was deacon for 26 years. Ch. (Perkins): 

1 Manlius B. s , b. 8 March, 1850; d. 31 May, 1893; m. 1 Jan., 
1877, Laura G. Bradford. Ch.: i Harry B. 9 , b. 17 March, 
1879; was grad. M. D., Univ. of Vt., 1903; on staff of Fletcher 
Hospital, Burlington, Vt.; ii Harley M., b. 28 April, 1883; 
a magazine correspondent and illustrator. 

2 Emma Cornelia, b. 1861; m. John W. Giddings; res. Cam- 
bridge June, Vt. 

viii Jonas Michael, b. 23 Feb., 1821; d. ; m. Martha E. 

Church, who d. 1 March, 1871, ae. 35 yrs., 9 mos. Ch.: 

1 Oscar Erastus 8 , b. 1 Sept., 1855; m. 15 May, 1892, Sarah J., 
dau. of Wm. E. and Sarah (Reed) Neptune.. Ch.: Helen 
Church 9 , b. 16 Aug., 1894. 

2 Fred, b. 1 March, 1865 ; d. ae. 4 mos. 

3 Clara E., b. 5 March, 1868; d. 12 Aug., 1870. 

534 ix Moses B., b. 18 Sept., 1823. 

535 x Jewett B., b. 25 Aug., 1826. 

256 DR. LUTHER 6 , son of Jonas 5 and Hannah (Draper) 
Brigham; born in North Brookfield, Mass., 15 May, 1785; died 
in Ware, Mass., 28 Aug., 1856; married (1) Eunice Hawley of 
Arlington, Vt., born 11 Jan., 1794; died in North Brookfield, 8 
April, 1824; married (2) Betsey Ayers, born in North Brookfield, 
7 Oct., 1800; died in Chicopee, Mass., 23 Oct., 1841; married (3) 
Olivia L. Hadley, who died in Nashua, N. H., 5 Nov., 1850. 

Dr. Brigham was a graduate of the Philadelphia Medical Col- 
lege and was a practicing physician in good standing, residing at 
different times in Ware, Lowell and Chicopee, Mass. He was a 
man of liberal culture, a fine speaker and often delivered lectures 
and other public addresses. He was a Whig in politics, and at- 
tended the Congregational church. 
Children (by first wife) : 

i Lucretia M. 7 , b. 26 Oct., 1811; res. and d. in St. Albans, Vt.; 
m. Jason Lobdell. Ch. (Lobdell): 
1 May", who m. George Blanchard, and d. 
ii Jonas C, b. 27 July, 1813; d. in Detroit, Mich., 25 Jan., 1842. 

536 iii Lemuel Hawley, b. 17 Aug., 1816. 

iv Martha Eliza, b. 27 July, 1818; m. John Warren Brigham, son 

of 327. 
v Hannah M., b. 21 Feb., 1821; m. Geo. Holt; res. Watertown, 
Minn. Ch. (Holt): 

1 Emma", m. Dr. Hiram Carson, and d. 

2 Fred, res. unm., in Chicago. 



248 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

vi Eunice Jane, b. 9 April, 1823; d. 24 Jan., 1857, in Dickenson, 
N. Y. ; m. Jason Lobdell, who also m. her sister Lucretia. Ch. 
(Lobdell) : 

1 Cassius s ; 2 Henry; 3 Millie, m. and res. Minneapolis. 
Children (by second wife), the 8th and 9th born in Ware, Mass.: 

vii George Homer, b. in Nashua, N. H., 18 Aug., 1830; d. unm., in 

Worcester, Mass., 22 May, 1857. 
viii Elizabeth Ann, b. 16 Sept., 1831; in. 11 Jan., 1859, Hiram, son 
of Alvan Fowler of Westfield, Mass., b. there, 6 Jan., 1831; d. 
there, 3 Feb., 1891; he was a Civil Engineer. Ch. (Fowler), b. 
in Westfield: 
1 Alvan Luther 8 , b. 7 Oct., 1859; m. Annie T. Simonds; res. 
New York City. Ch.; Alvan L. 9 , b. 8 Dec, 1886. 

2 Herbert Hiram, b. 12 July, 1862; d. 25 July, 1862. 

3 Esther Brigham, b. 28 Jan., 1864; a missionary in India; she 
was educated at Smith College. 

4 Lewis Henry, b. 14 Oct., 1869 ; d. 9 Feb., 1876. 
537 ix Luther Ayers, b. 7 Oct., 1832. 

x Charlotte 'Rice, b. 27 Feb., 1834; d. in Ware, 8 June, 1835. 
xi William Henry, b. 17 Oct., 1838; d. in Springfield, 3 Aug., 1839. 
Child (by third wife), born in Nashua, N. H.: 

xii Emma Frances, b. 28 April, 1847; m. 9 July, 1867, William Stod- 
dard, b. in Fitchburg, Mass., 18 March, 1847. Ch. (Stoddard) : 

1 Anna Louisa*, b. 8 April, 1870. 

2 Luther J. B., b. 15 June, 1874. 

3 Curtis Duncan, b. 22 Sept., 1881. 

257 ASA 6 , son of Capt. Jonas 5 and Hannah (Draper) Brig- 
ham, born in No. Brookfield, Mass., 1784; died in Bakersfield, Vt., 
11 April, 1854; married, Sallie Hardy, born 1788; died 13 Aug., 
1854. He resided in Bakersfield. 

Children, born in Bakersfield: 

i Amanda 7 , b. 1809; d. soon after m., s. p., 1834; m. Dr. Truman 

Houghton of Bakersfield, b. 1807; d. 1879. 
ii Lydia, b. 18 Dec, 1811; d. 4 Nov., 1889; m. Warren Houghton, 
a bro. of Dr. H.; b. 26 June, 1810; d. 18 July, 1886. Ch. 
(Houghton) : 

1 Marshall 8 ; 2 Amanda; 3 Lodoiska; 4 Jay; all probably de- 
ceased, 
hi Bradley, b. 1814; d. s. p., 16 Feb., 1892; m. Dolly Potter, b. 

1823; d. 21 Feb., 1892; a merchant in Bakersfield. 
iv Baxter, b. 1 Feb., 1816; ' d. 27 Sept., 1856, in Bakersfield; m. 
17 Sept., 1846, Laura Maria, dau. of Truman Chase of Westford, 
Vt., b. 24 Nov., 1822. She res. in Burlington, Vt. Ch.: 

1 Dorr Baxter 3 , b. 27 Nov., 1847; d. 26 Sept., 1856. 

2 Elva Maria, b. 9 May, 1850; m. 12 Oct., 1875, Chauncey W. 
Brownell of Burlington, where res. Ch. (Brownell) : i Carl 
Brigham 9 , b. 27 April, 1877; ii Elva Mabel, b. 11 Feb., 1879; 
iii Chauncey Sherman, b. 23 Dec, 1880; iv Henry Chase, b. 
1 Sept., 1887. 

v Abigail, b. 1818; d. unm., in Hyde Park, Vt., 1894; res. Bakers- 
field, where interred, 
vi Sarah, b. 20 March, 1820; d. s. p., in Charlotte, Vt., 8 June, 1896; 
m. John H. Sherman of Charlotte, b. 14 Dec, 1818; d. 15 April, 
1888. 



SIXTH GENERATION 249 

vii Rebecca, b. 1822; d. s. p., 1886; m. Henderson Gallup of 

Franklin, Vt., who d. before his wife, 
viii Noah, b. 1825; d. 9 Aug., 1833. 
ix Nahum, b. 9 May, 1827; d. linra., 1893, in Bakersfield. 

538 x Waldo, b. 10 June, 1829. 

258 CHENEY 6 , son of Capt. Jonas 5 and Hannah (Draper) 
Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 22 April, 1793; died there, 28 
Jan., 1865; married 20 May, 1821, Elizabeth, daughter of Uriah 
and Elizabeth (Fay) Brigham of Bakersfield, (147), horn in 
Marlboro, Mass., 8 Jan., 1794; died in Bakersfield, 12 April, 1853. 
He was the first-born male in Bakersfield; was a farmer and always 
lived there. 

Children, born in Bakersfield: 

i Augustus Kendall 7 , b. 31 Oct., 1821; d. in Bakersfield, 25 Nov., 
1870; m. 16 March, 1854, Maria Shaw Lathrop, b. 3 Aug., 1833; 
d. 2 March, 1885; he was a farmer and res. in his native town. 
Ch.: 
1 Susie Augusta?, b. 5 June, 1871; m. 5 June, 1902, Bernard 
Joseph Cogan, b. in Liverpool, Eng., 1 Nov., 1873; res. Chicago. 
Ch. (Cogan): i Bernard Brigham 9 , b. 10 April, 1903; ii Eliza- 
beth Genevieve, b. 2 Oct., 1904. 
ii Elizabeth Fay, b. 20 Jan., 1824; res. unm., in Brookline, Mass., 
in 1906. 

539 iii Robert Breck, b. 1 Nov., 1826. 

259 EDWARD 6 , son of Edward 5 and Sally (Miller) Brigham; 
horn in Westboro, Mass., 1782; died in St. Albans, Vt., where he 
resided. Name of wife unknown. 

Children, born in Vermont: 
i Edward 7 , b. 1813. 

ii Daniel P., b. in Milton, 1814; name of wife unknown; res, a 
painter, in Brookfield, Vt. Ch.: 
1 Lucian 8 ; 2 Emma; 3 Charles, (d.) ; 4 Alice, (d.). 
iii Lucian V., b. 1817. 
iv Phineas P., b. 1818. 

540 v Leander D., b. in Milton, 16 Oct., 1820. 
vi Lucian N., b. 1827. 

vii Charles A., b. 1829. 

260 OTIS 6 , son of Barnabas 5 and Eunice (Mandell) Brig- 
ham; born in North Brookfield, Mass., 2 July, 1795; died in Need- 
ham, Mass., 6 Dec., 1862; married 11 April, 1830, Lucinda, daugh- 
ter of Samuel and Hannah (Stowell) Pond; born in Dedham, 
Mass., 31 Oct., 1806; died 20 Oct., 1890. He resided in Dedham 
and Needham. 

Children, the first 5 born in Dedham, the last 3 in Needham: 

i Joseph Henry 7 , b. 18 April, 1831; d. 14 Nov., 1899; m. 20 Nov., 

1862, Mary E. Hamilton; res. 1872, in Medfield, Mass. 
ii Francis Otis, b. 8 Nov., 1832; res. Stoneham, Mass.; d. 1904. 



250 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iii Horace Wait, b. 8 Oct., 1834; d. 8 March, 1835. 
iv Hannah Lucinda, b. 24 April, 1836; m. 28 Feb., 1871, Eliakim 
Holman Ross, b. 16 May, 1836. Ch. (Ross): 

1 Henry A. s , b. 9 Jan., 187:2. 

2 Jenny E., b. 5 Nov., 1874; d. 26 June, 1881. 
v Horace Wait, b. 8 Oct., 1838; d. 17 May, 1862. 

vi George Frederick, b. 11 Sept., 1840; d. in Stoneham, 20 Jan., 

1869; m. 24 Nov., 1863, Sarah Ellis Gerry, 
vii Charles, b. 23 Oct., 1843; d. 25 April, 1881. 
viii Nancy Jane, b. 22 Nov., 1845; d. 21 April, 1878; m. 30 June, 

1870, "Frank D. Blake. 



261 BARNABAS , son of Dr. Daniel 5 and Anna (Munroe) 
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 14 April, 1786; died in Marl- 
boro, Mass., 4 June, 1865; married (1) 20 April, 1824, Mary, 
daughter of William Fife of Bolton, Mass., born 9 Nov., 1796; 
died 4 Aug., 1839; married (2) Mary, daughter of Eber and 
Sarah (Barnes) Rice, born in St. Albans, Vt., 6 Jan., 1802; died 
in Marlboro, 5 Sept., 1882. 

He resided with his father in Berlin and Marlboro, and held 
town offices in Berlin and was constable there many years. In 
Marlboro they resided on the farm on Brigham Street, described 
under 541. He and his wives were members of the Unitarian 
church. 

Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro: 

i Abigail 7 , b. 5 April, 1825; d. 4 June, 1883; m. 5 April, 1865, 
William H. Howe, who d. 24 Feb., 1891. Ch. (Howe): 

1 Edgar Brigham*, b. 23 April, 1866; d. 13 Aug., 1869. 

2 Mary Eva, b. 16 Dec, 1868; res. unm., in Marlboro. 

ii Mary Ann, b. 17 Oct., 1826; d. in Santa Barbara, Cal., ; 

m. 1 May, 1849, Stephen G. Livermore, who d. in Cedar Rapids, 
la. Ch. (Livermore): 

1 Ella M. s , b. 10 May, 1850; d. 17 Dec, 1855. 

2 Harry E., b. and d. 1855. 

3 Ida E-, b. 27 Dec, 1862; m. and res. in Los Angeles, Cal. 

4 Emma M., b. 10 July, 1864; res. Santa Barbara. 

iii William Fife, b. 21 Sept.* 1829; d. s. p., 18 July, 1863, of southern 

fever; m. 21 June, 1853, Frances Davidson, who d. Oct., 1904. 

He enlisted in the 45th Regt., Mass. Vols, 
iv Mindwell, b. 2 June, 1832; d. 15 July, 1880; m. 21 May, 1861, 

Lawson M. Gassett, who m. again and res. in Pa., and d. Ch. 

(Gassett): 

1 Arthur L. a , b. 12 Jan., 1867, res. in the West. 

2 Ella, b. July, 1869; d. 1869. 

3 George, b. in Grafton, Mass., ; res. in the West. 

541 v Addington Munroe, b. 27 March, 1837. 

Child (by second wife), born in Marlboro: 

vi Joseph Edward, b. 12 May, 1844; d. 19 June, 1905; m. 25 Jan., 
1875, Mary Whitney, dau. of John Loring, b. in Marlboro, 18 
Aug., 1842. He dealt in timber and at one time kept a hotel. 
Was in the Civil War, during the last year of the conflict, in Co. 
H, 17th Regt., Mass. Vols. Ch.: 







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1 Alice May*, b. in Marlboro, 24 Nov., 1876; a well known 
musician; played with great effect for the 7th Reunion of the 
B. F. A. 

262 DANIEL", son of Dr. Daniel 5 and Anna (Munroe) Brig- 
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 27 Jan., 1788; died in Marlboro, 
Mass., 29 Nov., 1841; married Sarah M. Barnard, in 1813; born 
13 March, 1789; died June, 1870. 

Children, bom in Northboro : 
542 i Charles Amory 7 , b. 26 Sept., 1814. 

ii Persis Baker, b. 7 Jan., 1816; d. unm., in 1898. 
iii Elizabeth B., b. 21 Oct., 1817; d. 23 Dec, 1835. 
iv Edward F., b. 22 July, 1819; d. March, 1869; m. 22 May, 1855, 
Martha A., dau. of Elisha Johnson; b. in Southboro, Mass., 
28 Feb., 1832; res. No. Brookfield, Mass. Ch.: 

1 Lizzie M. s , b. 5 May, 1858; d. 9 Jan., 1877. 

2 Rattie S., b. in No. B., 22 July, 1865; res. unm., in Water- 
town, Mass. 

v Sarah Ann, b. 2 April, 1821. 
vi Hannah B., b. 13 June, 1823; d. 29 Oct., 1825. 
vii Daniel L., b. 18 Oct., 1825; d. 6 Sept., 1827. 

viii , perhaps one who d. in Framingham, 15 Sept., 1884, 

as. 59. 

263 LOIS 6 , daughter of Dr. Daniel 5 and Anna (Munroe) 
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 14 April, 1793; died in West- 
boro, Mass., 31 March, 1890; married 3 May, 1815, Capt. The- 
ophilus, son of Dr. Benjamin Nourse; born in Berlin, Mass., 9 
April, 1787; removed to Westboro, where he died, 24 April, 1824. 

Children (Nourse), born in Berlin: 

i Benjamin Bailey 7 , b. 31 March, 1816; d. 24 Sept., 1900; m. 19 
Oct., 1843, Mary E. Langley. He was a manufacturer of plant 
trellises, etc.; an accurate surveyor and the best posted man on 
town matters; held many offices; in 1875 appointed Spec. Jus- 
tice of First Dist. Court, E. Mass.; res. in Westboro. Ch.: 
1 Frank*; 2 Henry, both d. y; 3 Emma; 4 Walter B., architect 
of Worcester; 3 ch. 
ii Jane, b. 10 Aug., 1817; m. 15 Oct., 1838, Charles P. Rice of West- 
boro. Ch. (Rice), b. in Westboro: 

1 Charles Amor if , b. 26 April, 1840; m. (1) 6 April, 1866, Lizzie 
B., dau. of O. P. Wakefield of Lyndon, Vt.; b. 15 Jan., 1837; 
d. 6 July, 1873; m. (2) 18 Sept., 1876, Ella J., dau. of C. R. 
Cleveland of Guilford, Vt.; b. Athol, Mass., 19 Dec., 1651; 
2 ch. 

2 Jennie M., b. 28 June, 1847; d. 6 May, 1904. 

3 Louise 8., b. 28 June, 1847; m. 28 Nov., 1878, James Alex- 
ander Kelley, b. in Northboro, 9 June, 1835; res. Westboro, 
s. p. 

iii Catherine, b. 18 Jan., 1820; m. 8 May, 1844, Lyman G. Stephens 

of Westboro and Marlboro. Ch. (Stephens): 
1 Frederick W. % , of Newton; 2 George L. 
iv Lois Brigham, b. 2 Sept., 1824; d. 22 June, 1851; m. 14 June, 

1849, Henry W. Baldwin of Shrewsbury, Mass.; 1 ch., d. y. 



252 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

264 ABRAHAM MUNROE 6 , son of Dr. Daniel 5 and Anna 
(Munroe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 March, 1796; 
died in Westboro, Mass., 26 Oct., 1882, ae. 86; married, in 1822, 
Mindwell, daughter of Winslow and Alice (Cushing) Brigham; 
born in Northboro, 5 May, 1796; died 1 Jan., 1870. He was the 
landlord of the American House, Boston, for many years. 

Children, bom in Boston: 

i Caroline Matilda 7 , b. 1 Feb., 1823; d. 23 Feb., 1823. 

543 ii Lydia Maria, b. 23 Nov., 1824. 

iii Henry Lyman, b. 7 June, 1828; d. 24 Aug., 1847. 

265 OTIS 6 , son of David 5 and Lucy (Harrington) Brigham; 
born in Westboro, Mass., 1788; died there 15 April, 1872; married 
(1) 16 June, 1819, Abigail, daughter of Zealous Bates of Cohas- 
set, Mass., and sister of Rev. Joshua Bates, D. D., President of 
Middlebury, Vt., College; born 22 Jan., 1792; died 2 May, 1831; 
married (2) Adeline, sister of his first wife, born 10 May, 1801; 
died 2 Oct., 1866. 

He was Captain in the war of 181 2 and helped to raise troops 
for the Civil War. A prosperous farmer, he yet found time to 
devote to church and town affairs with great energy and success. 
For 40 years he was superintendent of the first Sunday-school 
started in Westboro. Was selectman 1827-'28, 1830-'33, 1836-'43; 
overseer of the poor and moderator of town meetings for many 
years. Was Representative from Westboro in 1839 and 1840. In 
1834 he began to collect the genealogy of the Brighams, and his 
experience, like that of others who have followed him, was full of 
hardship. After 14 years he had found most of the records col- 
lected later by Morse. No encouragement to publish was given 
him and he drew a chart of the branch to which he belonged and 
sent the rest of the MSS. to various places where he hoped it might 
be of use, but it was beyond recovery when Morse needed it. He 
gathered annually at the old firesides in Westboro large companies 
of Brighams. 

Children (by first wife), born in Westboro : 

i Henrietta A. 7 , b. 5 April, 1820; d in Westboro, 25 Jan., 1896; 

m. 16 Feb., 1848, Samuel M., son of Dr. Samuel Griggs, b. in 

Grafton, Vt, 10 Sept., 1822; d. in Westboro, 7 Nov., 1886; was 

in business in Westboro; town clerk 31 years; representative 

and state senator, and a leader in the church. Ch. (Griggs), 

b. in Westboro: 

1 Sarah Bancroft 8 , b. 1 May, 1854; m. 17 May, 1883, Dr. Henry 

S., son of Franklin H. and Sarah (Hood) Knight of Worcester, 

Mass., b. there in 1853. Ch. (Knight): Roscoe Griggs 8 , b. 16 

Nov., 1886, in Amherst Coll, 1906. 

544 ii George Otis, b. 9 Nov., 1821. 

iii Sereno Leroy, b. 9 April, 1824; d. unm., in the West, 8 Oct., 
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iv Ivers Jewett, b. 31 Oct., 1826; d. 11 Aug., 1847, unm. 

545 v Joshua Bates, b. 28 Sept., 1828. 
Children (by second wife), born in Westboro: 

vi Abigail Adeline, b. 21 March, 1833; d. 18 Nov., 1899; m. 26 

June, 1861, Orville K. Hutchinson; res. s. p., N. Y. City, 
vii Lucy Harrington, b. 1 June, 1834; res. unm., in Westboro. 
viii Ann Frances, b. 13 Dec, 1835; d. 9 Feb., 1843, of scarlet fever, 
ix Mary Jane, b. 21 Nov., 1837; d. 9 Feb., 1843, of the same disease. 
x Daniel Edward, b. 22 Dec, 1840; d. 30 Dec, 1840. 

266 REV. DAVID 6 , son of David 5 and Lucy (Harrington) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 2 Sept., 1794; died Bridge- 
water, Mass., 18 April, 1888; married 1 March, 1819, Elizabeth 
H. Durfee of Fall River, Mass. 

Mr. Brigham studied two years at Brown University and finished 
at Union College, where he was graduated, A. B., 1818. Studied 
theology under the direction of Drs. Emmons and Ide of Medway, 
Mass. He was pastor in East Randolph, Mass., (now Holbrook), 
1819 _ '36; in Framingham, Mass., 1837-'45; Bridgewater, Central 
Square Church, 1845-'59- He retired from the ministry with im- 
paired health and resided several years in Fall River. Was pastor 
of a small church in Waquoit, a section of Falmouth, 1863-'69- In 
1876 he attempted to fill the pulpit of the Second Church in Ply- 
mouth, Mass., but a serious illness interrupted his labors. He 
served 62 years in the ministry. He was a man of great energy 
of purpose. 

Children, the eldest, fourth, fifth and sixth, born in Fall River: 

i Elizabeth Durfee 7 , b. 1 May, 1821; m. 6 Nov., 1851, Valentine, 
son of Christopher D. Copeland ; res. Bridgewater, Mass. Ch. 
(Copeland), b. in B.: 

1 Lucy H. B?, m. F. Chapin Davis of Longmeadow, Mass. 

2 Alice G., m. Herbert Pratt of Quincy, Mass. 

3 Annie Gilbert, a physician, res. Bridgewater. 

546 ii David Sewall, b. E. Randolph, Mass., 17 March, 1823. 

iii Lucy Harrington, b. E. Randolph, 28 July, 1827; d. 17 Aug., 
1853. 

547 iv Charles Durfee, b. 21 July, 1831. 

v Thomas Russell, b. 7 Jan., 1834; m. in St. Louis, Mo., 7 Oct., 
1869, Delia H. Larrimore; res. in St. Louis. Ch.: 

1 Samuel Edward?, b. 22 Aug., 1870; res. St. Louis. 

2 Lucy Harrington, b. 8 Aug., 1872. 

3 David William, b. 26 April, 1875; res. St. Louis. 

4 Charles Sewall, b. 11 July, 1881; d. ibid. 

5 Chester Russell, b. 26 Dec, 1892. 

6 Thomas, an adopted son. 

vi Martha Ann, b. 28 April, 1837; m. George August, son of Dea. 
Daniel King. Ch. (King): 

1 Mary B. s , m. Eugene H. Babbitt of New York City. 

2 Alice W., m. Edgar G. Murphy of San Antonio, Texas. 

3 Louise B.; 4 George G. 

vii Mary Agnes, b. 21 Aug., 1839; d. 11 Aug., 1858. 



254 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

267 HON. (DEA.) ELMER 6 , son of David 5 and Lucy (Har- 
rington) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 8 Sept., 1798; died in 
Westboro, 8 March, 1871; married 14 May, 1823, Betsey Curwen. 
daughter of Joel and Hannah (Bond) Parker; born in Westboro, 
20 Jan., 1799; died 29 Nov., 1875. 

Dea. Brigham was a distinguished citizen of Westboro, serving 
the town in many ways, most ably. He engaged in farming. He 
represented the town three terms in the General Court and was a 
member of the State Senate and Governor's Council; held many 
town offices and was on several important committees ; was treas- 
urer of Westboro Reform School, and held the church office of 
Deacon from 1848-'69. 

Children, born in Westboro: 

i Ellen Elizabeth 7 , b. 3 March, 1834; d. s. p., 13 Sept., 1848; m. 
12 May, 1847, David W. Hill of "Westminster, Mass. 

548 ii Janette* Hannah, b. 9 Jan., 1827. 

549 iii Merrick Putnam, b. 9 March, 1829. 

iv Anna Parker, b. 18 Sept., 1832; d. 26 Feb., 1870, s. p.; m. 3 

Feb., 1853, Charles A. Harrington, of Westboro. 
v Sophia Augusta, b. 10 July, 1837; d. 17 April, 1842. 
vi Susan Parker, b. 4 Jan., i840; d. 14 Oct., 1863. 
vii Charles Elmer, b. 14 March, 1842; d. 28 July, 1877, s. p.; m. 2 

March, 1866, Ellen Davis, 
viii Calvin Lloyd, b. 30 July, 1844; d. 11 June, 1902; m. (1) 11 Oct., 
186(i, .Mary Millicent, dau. of Josiah Brown; who d. 6 April, 1875; 
tn. (2) 29 June, 1876, Ethie J., dau. of James Burpee of Sterling, 
Mass. Ch., by 1st wife: 
1 Alice A., b. 10 May, 1868; res. in Marlboro, unm. 



268 CAPT. HOLLO WAY 6 , son of David 5 and Lucy (Har- 
rington) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 2 Sept., 1801; died 
28 March, 1869; married, at Royalston, Mass., 31 Aug., 1823, 
Frances, daughter of Jonathan Read (Preceptor of Academy at 
Portland, Me.) ; born in Portland, 27 April, 1805; died, his widow, 
in Boston, 1 Sept., 1882. 

Capt. Brigham was named after his uncle, Rev. Holloway Fish, 
who adopted him. He resided in Marlboro, N. H., until 1830, 
when he moved to Northboro, Mass., (some records say " West- 
boro "). 

Children, the 3 eldest born in Marlboro, N. H., the younger in North- 
boro (or Westboro) : 

i Jane Putnam 7 , b. 29 Aug., 1824; d. in Falmouth, Mass., 30 Sept., 

1887; m. 15 April, 1846, Hon. Austin Belknap of Westboro, 

Mass.; res. in Somerville, Mass., where Mr. Belknap was mayor 

in 1875; he d. in 1902. Ch. (Belknap): 

1 Jennie M?, b. 1851; m. Roswell C. Downer. Ch. (Downer): 

i Cutler 9 ; ii Helen. 



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2 Frances B., b. 1857; d. 1871. 

3 Robert William, b. ; m. Dora Parkinson. Ch. 

(Belknap): i Howard P. 9 ; ii Stearns E., who d. 1893. 

ii Hannah Farrar, b. 20 March, 1827; d. 10 June, 1906; m. 15 
April, 1847, Calvin, son of Calvin and Anna (Holbrook) French 
of Holbrook, Mass.; b. 11 Oct., 1811; d. 20 Dec, 1884. Ch. 
(French) : 

1 George Bradford*, b. 28 July, 1853; m. 30 April, 1889, Abbie 
F. Hollis, b. 5 July, 1860; she is in 8th gen., direct line from 
Gov. Bradford. He is in business in Barristers Hall, Boston, 
and res. s. p., Holbrook, Mass. 
iii Maria E., b. 22 Sept., 1829; d. unm., 19 Jan., 1879. 
iv Lyman M., b. 8 Feb., 1836; d. probably s. p., Aug., 1885; m. 
22 Nov., 1864, Jennie Moody of Waterbury, Vt. ; was a trader in 
Essex June, Vt. 

550 v Cyrus, b. 27 Dec, 1838. 

vi Harriet Frances, b. 1 Jan., 1842; m. 1 Jan., 1870, William E. 
Bryant; res. s. p., in Boston, Mass. 

269 SYLVANUS 6 , son of Alpheus 5 and Lydia (Green) Brig- 
ham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 10 Feb., 1771; died in Boylston, 
N. Y. ; married Amy, daughter of William Cox, who died in Gali- 
lee, Pa. He resided in Florida and Springfield, N. Y. 

Children, the eldest and fourth born in Florida, N. Y.: 

551 i Hiram Wright 7 , b. 29 Dec, 1799. 
ii Samantha. 

552 iii Cynthia M., b. 26 April, 1807. 

553 iv William C, b. 12 July, 1802. 

554 v Philip P., b. in Springfield, N. Y., 5 Sept., 1810. 

vi Orville, b. 7 May, 1813; m. Sept., 1847, Mrs. Sophia Houghton, 

widow of Hiram R. ; he d. s. p. 
vii Emeline B., b. 7 May, 1813; d. 11 Jan., 1889, s. p.; m. 2 Jan., 

1859, Calvin S. Marks. 

555 viii Orrin A., b. in Boylston, N". Y., 4 May, 1820. 

ix Jonathan. 
x Amy d. y. 
xi Alonzo, d. y. 

270 ABEL G , son of Alpheus 5 and Lydia (Green) Brigham; 
born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 31 July, 1773; died in Rodman, N. 
Y., 18 Oct., 1850; married, 1795, Phebe, daughter of Joseph 
Wheeler, born in New Hampshire, 6 June, 1777; died in Rodman, 
14 Nov., 1858. Was a teacher and merchant and resided in West- 
moreland, Whitesboro, Watertown, and Rodman, N. Y. 

Children, 3 eldest born in New Hampshire, others as indicated: 
i Achsah 7 , a teacher, and d. unm., in Rodman, 14 Oct., 1849. 
ii Lavantia, b. 1803; d. 18 Sept., 1870; m. Jan., 1830, Capt. John, 
son of Tilly Richardson; b. in Mass., 1795; d. 30 March, 1870; 
was a teacher; res. in Rodman. Ch. (Richardson): 

1 Mary Eliza*, b. 5 Sept., 1834; m. 1867, Nathan Graham; res. 
Lakeport, Cal. 

2 John Jay, b. 24 Oct., 1836; res. Worthville, N. Y. 



256 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iii Rebecca, m. 1835, William C. Johnson, b. in Walton, N. Y., 1804; 
d. 6 March, 1880; res. Aurora, N. Y. Ch. (Johnson): 
1 Chrisfield 8 , author of Hist, of Erie Co., N. Y.; res. Ithaca, 
X. Y. 
iv Eliza, b. 1808, in X. Y. State; d. s. p., 2 March, 1823; m. March, 

1822, Augustus R. Moin of X. Y. City, 
v Charlotte, b. in Watertown, X. Y., 24 July, 1816; d. 4 Aug., 1881; 
m. Dec, 1849, Elias Parkhurst, b. in England, and d. in Rod- 
man, 1894; res. Rodman. Ch. (Parkhurst): 

1 Adelberf, who d. ae. 2. 

2 Medora, m. Frank Brown and was divorced. 

3 Frank. 

4 Herbert. 

vi Tracy Abel, b. Dec, 1818, in Watertown; left home, ae. 17; lived 
in Aurora, X. Y., then went to Ohio. 

vii Cornelia Jane, b. in Watertown, 12 Oct., 1820; m. 18 Xov., 184T, 
Caleb Eton, son of Joseph Hitchcock, b. in Vermont, 3 Sept., 
1824; d. 28 Sept., 1852; she was a cheesemaker; res. in Water- 
town, Worth, Rodman and Richland, X. Y. Ch. (Hitchcock): 

1 Julia C. 8 , b. 28 Feb., 1849; m. 1875, (1) Horace Draper 
m. (2) John Cole. Ch. (Draper): i Lillian E." Ch. (Cole): 
ii Lena M.; iii Cornelia. 

2 Eugenia Ella, b. 3 Xov., 1850; m. 1871, Eugene Shoecraft of 
Mannsville, X. Y. Ch. (Shoecraft): i Jacob E. 9 , grad. of 

Albany Med. College; ii Martha M. 
viii Lucy Ann, b. 10 June, 1822; d. unm., 12 Oct., 1848. 

271 ASA* 5 , son of Leonard 5 and Abigail (Forbush) Brigham; 
born in Walpole, N. H., 18 June, 1781; died in Essex, Vt., about 
1840; married in 1802, Lavina Bellows of Essex. He settled in 
Essex about 1812, and resided on " Brigham Hill," grown now to 
be a summer resort. 

Children, born in Essex, except Calvin, who was b. in Milton, Vt.: 
i Warren 7 , res. Essex. 
556 ii Calvin, b. 1805. 
iii Sarah. 

iv Asa, who d. ; m. Polly ; res. Essex June; has two grand- 
children, 
v Rebecca, m. A. A. Slater, Essex Centre. Ch. (Slater) : 
1 John 8 . 

vi Lavina, m. E. B. Collins, Burlington, Vt. ; 1 dau. 8 , m. > 

Thayer; has dau., Etta". 

vii Rufus, m. . Ch. : 

1 Martha 8 , who m. Kimball. Ch. (Kimball): i Jennie*; 

ii Edwin B. 

• viii Lyman, res. Essex; m. . Ch.: 1 dau., Mrs. Harold 

Stevens 8 of Burlington, Vt. Ch. (Stevens): i Edson C.», of 
Winooski, Vt. ; ii Harrison A. of Burlington. 

272 RUFUS , son of Leonard 5 and Abigail (Forbush) Brig- 
ham; born in Walpole, N. H., 9 Feb., 1786; died in Hampden, O., 
(whither he removed in 1835), 12 Dec, 1838; married (1) Dec, 



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1815, Sophia Wheelock of Essex, Vt v born 1791; died 29 Aug., 
1826; married (2) 14 April, 1830, Lydia Morgan of Essex, born 
1791; died 27 May, 1857. He was a farmer. 

Children (by first wife), born in Essex: 

i David B. T , b. 29 July, 1817; d. in Thompson, O., 4 April, 1845; 

m. Jane Clark; he was a farmer. 
ii Sarah S., b. 20 June, 1819; d. 5 July, 1872; m. (1) 14 Feb., 1838, 
Douglas Hurlburt, a manufacturer of cloth; m. (2) 25 May, 1843, 
Chillion Strong, a farmer of Thompson, O. Ch. (Hurlburt) : 
1 Diana*. Ch. (Strong) : 2 Newton. 
Child (by second wife), born in Essex: 

557 iii Daniel Morgan, b. 25 Sept., 1832. 

273 JONATHAN 6 , son of Leonard 5 and Abigail (Forbush) 
Brigham; born in Walpole, N. H., 23 Oct., 1788; died in Chardon, 
O., 1856; married, in 1812, Melinda Davenport of St. Lawrence 
Co., N. Y. He moved in 1817 to Madison, O., and in 1821 to 
Hampden, O., thence to Chardon, O. 

Children, the 3 elder born in N. Y., the last 5 in Hampden: 
i Laura 7 , d. y. 
ii Eliza, b. 13 April, 1815; m. in 1839, Milton Tilden of Unionville, 

O. Ch. (Tilden): 
1 Stella 8 . 
iii Laura, b. 11 April, 1817; d. in 1852; m. in 1835, S. N. Bur- 
roughs of Montville, O.; 7 ch. 
iv Leonard R. (Dr.), b. in Madison, 11 July, 1819; m. in 1844, 

Eliza S. Fancher of Auburn, N. Y. ; res. Painesville, O. ; Ed. 

Farmington Inst., O. ; a popular lecturer on Medicine, Hygiene, 

etc. 
v Eunice, b. in Madison, 10 May, 1821; a teacher in Lena, 111.; 

m. in 1850, Alfred A. Ovary, 
vi Daniel J., b. 10 May, 1823; m. 1851, Nancy Roberts of Lena, 

111.; res. Iowa, 
vii Polly A., b. 18 Nov., 1824; m. A. A. Crary of Freeport, 111.; 

res. Lena, 111. 
ix Orman H., b. 12 May, 1827; drowned in Akron, O., 1849. 
x Melinda L., b. 19 June, 1833; teacher in 111.; m. W. T. House, 

and moved to Wells Mill, Mo. 
xi Lewis D., b. June, 1838; res. Lena, 111. 

274 SILAS 6 , son of Leonard 5 and Abigail (Forbush) Brig- 
ham; born in Walpole, N. H., 16 Oct., 1791; died in Harpersfleld, 
O., 26 March, 1850; married, 27 May, 1818, Polly, daughter of 
Archibald Harding of Locke, N. Y.; born 16 July, 1796; died in 
Ohio, 10 May, 1854. He was a farmer; was town trustee, and in 
the war of 1812. 

Children, born in Harpersfield: 

i Samantha 7 , b. 11 April, 1820; d. 11 March, 1821. 

558 ii Nelson, b. 21 Oct., 1821. 

559 iii Hiram, b. 14 Feb., 1823. 

iv Almond, b. 27 Nov., 1826; d. in 1827. 



258 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

560 v Albert Crawford, b. 13 Nov., 1828. 

vi Paulina Lois, b. 4 Dec, 1831; d. 1878; m. 8 Dec., 1857, Jerome 
B. Vankirk; she was a teacher; res. Rush Lake, Wis. Ch. 
(Vankirk): 
1 Frederick Euclid*, b. 12 Dec, 1858. 
.' Flora May, b. 25 March, I860. 

3 Weldvn Brigham, b. 18 May, 1862. 

4 Orley Jerome, b. 15 July, 1864. 

5 Jennilla, b. 31 Jan., 1867. 

6 Alice En plume, b. 11 Sept., 1869. 

vii Mary Louise, b. 7 Jan., 1835; in. (1) 4 Jan., 1860, William Van- 
kirk^ who d. in Rush Lake, 25 Dec, 1878; m. (2) 25 Dec, 1879, 
Jerome B. Vankirk, widower of her sister Paulina; she was a 
teacher; res. Rush Lake. Ch. (Vankirk), by first husband: 

1 Luella Orsino*, b. 9 Nov., 1861; d. 4 Nov., 1862. 

2 Oenevra Estelle, b. 3 May, 1864; d. 17 Oct., 1865. 

3 Anna Louise, b. 4 April, 1868. 

4 Lyndon Jay, b. 10 June, 1872. 

561 viii George Washington, b. 22 Sept., 1836. 

ix Henry Harrison, b. 1 Sept., 1840; d. s. p., 12 Oct., 1867; m. 1865, 
Louisa Morrison; he was in the Civil War, 2d O. Cavalry; was 
twice wounded, one wound proving fatal; he was a farmer. 

275 HIRAM 6 , son of Leonard 5 and Abigail (Forbush) Brig- 
ham; born in Milton, Vt., Nov., 1800; died in Croton, Ohio, 1838, 
where he moved in 1834; married, 1829, Hannah Carpenter of 
Milton. 

Children : 

i Silas Hermon 7 , b. in Milton, 8 Nov., 1833; d. 13 June, 1879; m. 
6 Nov., 1860, Lucy A. Root of Granville, O., b. 6 Dec, 1839; 
she res. Hutsonville, 111. Ch.: 

1 Clara Belle*, b. in Pickerington, O., 2 Sept., 1861; d. at 
res. in Robinson, 111., 21 May, 1885; m. Joseph Ferrel. Ch. 
(Ferrel): i Charles H. 9 , b. 24 Sept., 1884; d. 19 July, 1887. 

2 Luther Harvey, res. Robinson, 111; 4 ch. 

3 Emma Cornelia, b. Hardinsville, 111., 15 Nov., 1865; m. Austin 
Price; res. Eaton, 111.; ch. 1 dau. 

4 Mary Luella, b. Hardinsville, 20 July, 1870; m. William Aker- 
man; res. Eaton; 5 ch. 

5 Omer Allen, b. Robinson, 13 Jan., 1874; m. Bertha J. Stark; 
res. Hutsonville. Ch.: i Jennie Madge 9 , b. 29 July, 1901; ii 
John Herman, b. 9 May, 1903. 

6 Nina Cleone, b. in Robinson, 4 Feb., 1877; d. 5 June, 1879. 

ii Harvey Carpenter, b. in Hartford, O. ; m. 30 March (or Nov.), 
1861, at H., Mary H. Morrow of Johnstown, O.; res. E. St. 
Louis, 111. Ch., b. in Robinson, 111.: 

1 Frank Cliford?, b. 11 Dec, 1864; d. 13 Oct., 1865. 

2 George Morrow, b. 16 April, 1867; a livestock dealer, E. St. 
Louis. 

3 Willametta, b. 9 Dec, 1869; m. E. E. Gordon; res. Robin- 
son, 111. 

4 Bertha Emetine, b. 24 Jan., 1873; d. 27 July, 1874. 



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SIXTH GENERATION 259 

276 DEA. SULLIVAN 6 , son of Capt. Stephen 5 and Sarah 
(Harrington) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliarn, N. H., 29 Dec, 1781; 
died in Vienna, N. Y., 2 Oct., 1867; married (1), 5 Jan., 1804, 
Amanda, daughter of Uriah Spalding; born 9 Feb., 1778; died in 
Vienna, 3 Feb., 1849; married (2) Mrs. Nancy Bryan. He resided 
in Westmoreland, and in Vienna, Oneida Co., N. Y. 

Children (by first wife), the elder ones bom in Westmoreland: 

i Lucinda 7 , b. 5 Dec, 1804; d. 27 Oct., 1841; m. 29 Sept., 18—, 
William E. Thorn of Washington, O., b. 3 Jan., 1803; d. 2 July, 
1870. Ch. (Thorn): 

1 Daniel W. s , b. 5 Dec., 1837; m. 1868, Anna Whitmill; res. 
Samaria, Mich. Ch.: i Charles F.°; ii Adelaide F.; iii William 

. J.; iv Pearl E., d. y.; v Euphemia E.; vi Gilbert A. 

2 Theodore, b. 30 Jan., 1839; m. 1871, Mary A. Pierce; res. 
Bedford, Mich. Ch.: i Maurice T. a , d. y.; ii Mavor B.; iii 
George L. 

562 ii Mavor, b. 16 May, 1806. 

iii Eliza, b. 29 Aug., 1808; d. 30 March, 1856; m. 1 April, 1840, 

Edward Doty; res. Rome, N. Y. 
iv Rollin, b. 12 Oct., 1810; d. 2 Jan., 1855; m. 4 March, 1849, 

Louisa Risley, who d. ; res. Vienna, 
v Arethusa, b. 30 Oct., 1812; d. 25 Jan., 1858; m. 3 Oct., 1835, 

Ansel L. Johnson; res. Vienna, 
vi Faber, b. 21 Feb., 1815; d. 24 Nov., 1844, unm. 
vii Newell, b. 1 Jan., 1820; d. 25 March, 1841, unm. 
* viii Sarah, b. in Vienna, b. May, 1823; m. 5 Oct., 1854, James D. Marks> 
b. in Vergennes, Vt., 22 June, 1812; d. in Vienna, 27 Aug., 1890; 
res. Vienna. Ch. (Marks), b. in Vienna: 

1 Ira Brigham* , b. 3 May, 1857; d. 30 March, 1861. 

2 Charles F., b. 22 July, 1861; m. 27 July, 1881; res. Vienna. 

3 Nellie Eliza, b. 23 Oct., 1864; d. 27 Aug., 1872. 

277 CAPT. STEPHEN 6 , son of Capt. Stephen 5 and Sarah 
(Harrington) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 11 Apr., 1783; 
died in Vernon, N. Y., 24 July, 1850;: married (1), in 1824, Widow 
Ruby Wetmore, born 27 Jan., 1793; died 16 June, 1828; married 
(2), 1832, Elizabeth Stevens, born 20 Sept., 1802; died 7 Aug., 
1870. He moved to Vernon with his parents; held town offices. 

Children (by first wife), bom in Vernon: 

i Harriet T. 7 , b. 9 April, 1825; m. 29 May, 1849, Isaac Adams, Jr., 
b. 19 April, 1825; d. 28 Sept., 1879; in 1893 she res., a widow, 
Hill City, S. Dakota. Ch. (Adams) : 

1 Carolyn E. s , b. 20 Oct., 1850; d. 10 Nov., 1877; grad. Wis- 
consin St. Univ. in 1871; Prof. Wis. St. Normal; m. 4 Oct., 
1876, Rev. Cephas F. Clapp, Supt. of Missions, in Oregon. 

2 Frederick Brigham, b. 7 March, 1857; m. 16 March, 1882, 
Electa Barker. Ch. Cephas B. 9 , b. 1885. 

ii Caroline, b. 1827; d. 1828. 
Children (by second wife), bom in Vernon: 

iii Eleanor E., b. 16 Dec, 1832; m. 14 Jan., 1869, Samuel Bragg; 
res. 2116 Norris St., Philadelphia. 



260 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iv Richard Henry Lee, b. 7 Feb., 1835; d. 31 July, 1878; m. in 

1872; a farmer in Rutland, Wis.; he was in the 49th X. Y. Vols., 

discharged disabled after hard service, 
v George Washington, b. 6 Nov., 1836; was Capt. in the 117th 

N. Y. Vols., and killed in the battle of Drury Bluff, Va., in 1864. 
vi Miriam C, b. 7 Aug., 1839; m. 11 Nov., 1868, Edwin Jackson of 

Stoughton, Wis. 
vii Sara M., b. 13 May, 1842; res. Madison, Wis. 
viii Emma O., b. 1845; d. 1852. 
ix J. Quincy Adams, b. 7 March, 1848; m. 15 Jan., 1875, Mary 

Carpenter; a farmer, res. Madison, Wis. 

278 DEA. JOHN 6 , son of Capt. Stephen 6 and Sarah (Harring- 
ton) Brigham; born in Vernon, N. Y., 24 March, 1790; died in 
Ogden, Monroe Co., N. Y., 16 July, 1868; married, 25 Jan., 1816, 
Susan, daughter of David Moore, born 3 Jan., 1797; died 9 Feb., 
1 848. He was a farmer and had a good property. Was captain 
in the Militia and was in the War of 1812. 

Children, born in Ogden: 

i Caroline E. 7 , b. 8 July, 1817; d. 4 April, 1894; m. 23 Feb., 1837, 
George W. Hiscock of Spencerport, N. Y. Ch. (Hiscock), b. 
there : 

1 Franklin 9 , b. 20 Jan., 1840; d. 8 April, 1841. 

2 Emily F., b. 25 Aug., 1845; m. 17 Oct., 1866, James F. Heakok 
of Spencerport. 

3 Alice Susan, b. 2 Oct., 1852; d. 12 Oct., 1877; m. 25 Jan., 
1877, Myron H. Davis. 

4 George L., b. 8 Nov., 1860; m. 16 Nov., 1881, Nettie M. WilmoL 
Ch.: i Florence 9 ; ii Herbert. 

563 ii Orvill P., b. 10 Sept., 1818. 

564 iii John D., b. 4 Dec, 1820. 

565 iv Alonzo, b. 16 Nov., 1822. 

566 v Milton, b. 18 June, 1825. 

567 vi Charles, b. 17 March, 1827. 

vii Sarah, b. 3 Sept., 1832; d. 21 Jan., 1881; m. 9 April, 1857, Har- 
vey Pratt of Spencerport. Ch. (Pratt) : 

1 Charles B. 8 , b. 1 Feb., 1858; d. 1 Aug., 1885, in California; 
m. 30 Jan., 1884, Alice Porter. Ch.: Harry", d. y. 

2 Helen E., b. 16 April, 1859; d. 13 March, 1884. 

viii Harriet, b. 22 June, 1837; m. 29 Oct., 1857, William W. Hart, 
of Spencerport, who d. 1901. Ch. (Hart), b. in Spencerport: 
1 Edward Clarence 9 , b. 16 April, 1868; m. Julia L. Henderson 
in 1895. Ch. i Mildred ; ii Alice; iii Ethel. 

279 ELIJAH 8 , son of Josiah Newton 5 and Sarah (Perry) Brig- 
ham; born in Hartwick, N. Y., 1790; died in Clinton, N. Y., 18 
May, 1858; married, 1818, Lydia Richards, of Jefferson Co., N. 
Y., born 1797; died, March, 1868. 

Children, born in Vernon Center, N. Y.: 

568 i Lewis E. 7 , b. 4 Dec, 1820. 

ii Lyman, b. 1823; d. 1874; a butcher in New York City. 



SIXTH GENERATION 261 

iii Phebe, b. 12 Jan., 1827; d. 28 Oct., 1896, in Utica, N. Y.; m. 
1848, Willard, son of Wellington Camp, b. 1826. Ch. (Camp), 
b. in Clinton, N. Y. : 

1 Jennie 8 , b. 18 June, 1853; m. 20 Aug., 1878, Wilford, son of 
William L. Burnham of Newport, N. Y.; b. 20 Jan., 1854. 
Ch. (Burnham), b. in Utica: i Bessie I. 9 , b. 26 Oct., 1879; m. 
28 May, 1902, R. Clinton Jones; res. Utica; 2 ch.; ii Marjorie 
L., b. 8 Nov., 1884; res. Utica. 

2 Mary, b. 1855; m. . 

3 Lena, b. 1858 ; m. . 

iv Mary, b. 9 Nov., 1828; res. Utica, in Old Ladies' Home; was a 
dressmaker. 

280 DEA. DAVID 6 , son of Josiah Newton 5 and Sarah (Perry) 
Brigham; born in Hartwick, N. Y., 27 Oct., 1799; died in Dryden, 
N. Y., 12 Jan., 1864; married, in Poughkeepsie, N. Y-, 30 Aug., 
1827, Catherine, daughter of Isaac Romaine; born in New York 
City, 2 Nov., 1802; died in Dryden, 18 April., 1858. He was a 
mechanic and resided in Dryden. 

Children, born in Hartwick: 

569 i Lyman Farwell 7 , b. 26 Sept., 1828. 

ii Harriet Amanda, b. 20 July, 1830; d. 26 Jan., 1885; m. 6 Feb., 
1850, Simeon Squires, son of Squires Stiles; b. 19 June, 1824; 
res. Dryden. Ch. (Stiles), b. in Whitney Point, N. Y.: 

1 Laura Maria 8 , b. 5 Dec, 1851 ; a nurse, unm. 

2 Ella Jane, b. 12 Sept., 1853. 

3 Mary Elizabeth, b. 28 Dec, 1854. 

4 Melvin Arthur, b. 6 April, 1856; m. 1 Oct., 1885, Hattie, dau. 
of Frank Updegrove; res. Binghamton, N. Y. Ch.: i Har- 
riet ; ii Franklin. 

5 Eva Frances, b. 8 Sept., 1859; d. 11 July, 1873. 

6 Hiland Thayer, b. 26 July, 1861; res. Whitney's Point. 

7 Willie, b. 14 Dec, 1863; d. 11 July, 1873. 

8 Fred D., b. 28 Feb., 1871; d. 1 Sept., 1871. 

iii Sarah Mariah, b. 8 Oct., 1831; m. 1 June, 1858, Elson P., son of 
Enos Wheeler; b. in Dryden, 25 Dec, 1828; a farmer, res. 
Dryden. Ch. (Wheeler), b. in Dryden: 
l'Sara Jane 8 , b. 25 July, 1862; d. unm., 12 Sept., 1898. 
2 Fred Romaine, b. 1 Jan., 1866; res. unm., a farmer in Dryden. 

570 iv Newton Josiah, b. 17 Sept., 1834. 

v Cornelia Melvina, b. 16 Feb., 1838; d. in Cortland, N. Y., 17 Oct., 
1885; m. March, 1861, John, son of Adam Simmons; b. in Dryden, 
4 March, 1838; d. in D., 27 Oct., 1868. Ch. (Simmons), b. in 
Dryden : 

1 Adam S. s , b. Dec, 1861. 

2 Willison D., b. April, 1866; m. 4 April, 1894, Olive Ingerman; 
res. Sioux City, Da. 

281 DEA. PERRY 6 , son of Josiah Newton 5 and Sarah (Perry) 

Brigham; born in Hartwick, N. Y., 17 April, 1801; died ; 

married, 2 Oct., 1827, Hannah, daughter of Capt. Amos Mason of 
Biddeford. Me. He was a trader in Boston. 



262 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

' 'hildren: 

i Albert 7 , b. 26 March, 1829; d. 29 March, 18->9. 
ii Helen Augusta, b. 26 Jan., 1830; res. West Newton, Mass. 
iii Garaphelia M., b. 17 Nov., 1832; m. 13 July, 1853, Henry W. 

Jenkins, 
iv Charles Perry, b. 21 Sept., 1831; d. 1 April, 1836. 
v Aleathia Maria, b. 1 March, 1837; d. 19 May, 1851. 
vi Charles Perry, b. -2-2 July, 1839; d. (a son, Percy*, is an actor), 
vii Sarah Anna, b. 18 June, 1842. 
viii Emma Josephine, b. 20 Aug., 1844. 

282 EDMOND", son of Stephen 5 and Jemima (Snow) Brig- 
ham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 29 Sept., 1769; died in W. Boyl- 
ston, Mass.; married (1), 7 Jan., 1795, Mary Brooks of Worcester, 
born 25 Oct., 1776; died 15 May, 1817; married (2), 26 May. 
1818, Eunice Plympton, born 5 Oct., 1788; died 1857. Was a 
farmer in W. Boylston. 

Children ( by first wife ) : 
i Mary 7 , b. 6 Oct., 1797. 
ii Patty, b. 13 Nov., 1799. 
iii Hester L., b. 1 Nov., 1800. 
iv Fidelia, b. 17 Jan., 1804. 
v Almira, b. 9 April, 1806. 
vi Lucy, b. 2 Nov., 1808. 

571 vii Stephen Nathaniel Brooks, b. 18 July, 1811. 
viii Nancy, b. 29 July, 1813. 

Children (by second wife): 
ix Sarah, b. 12 July, 1819. 
x Frederick L., b. 24 May, 1821; res. Worcester; had 2 daus., 

one, Mrs. Wm. C. Wheeler*, 9 Myrtle St., Cliftondale, Mass. 
xi Eunice E., b. 1 Feb., 1823. 

283 JABEZ 6 , son of Stephen 5 and Jemima (Snow) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., in 1776; died, probably in Worcester, 
Mass., 14 June, 1834; married, in 1794, Nancy, daughter of Joseph 
Kingsbury of Worcester; she died in 1848. He resided in Worces- 
ter and was on the School Committee; he was also surveyor of high- 
ways and hog reeve. 

Children, born in Worcester: 

i Polly 7 , b. 1 Nov., 1796; d. 14 Jan., 1855; m. 1812, Ephraim, son 
of Abel Bigelow of W. Boylston, Mass.; b. 20 Feb., 1791; d. 
13 Julv, 1837; he was selectman, town clerk, and owned a cotton 
mill. Ch. (Bigelow), b. in W. B.: 

1 Horatio Nelson*, b. 13 Sept., 1812; he was the "father" of 
Clinton, Mass.; a mill owner, and manufacturer. Ch.: i 
Henry 9 ; ii Charles; both of Clinton. 

2 Ernst us Brigham, l>. 2 April, 1814; an inventor of weaving 
machines; a prominent citizen. Ch. : Ellen , who m. Rev. 
Daniel Merriman of Worcester. 

572 ii Moses, 1>. 10 May, 1798. 



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iii Betsey, b. 3 Nov., 1800; m. 10 March, 1819, Simon Plympton; 
res. Millbury, Mass. 

573 iv Hosea, b. 6 Dee., 1802. 

v Nancy, b. 1806; d. 17 March, 1846; m. Rev. D. S. King of Boston; 
res. B. 

574 vi Margaret, b. 1808. 

' 284 STEPHEN , son of Stephen 5 and Jemima (Snow) Brig- 
ham; born in West Boylston, Mass., 21 Sept., 1779; died about 
1819 in Roxbury, Mass., married Lucy, daughter of Aaron White 
of Roxbury; born 27 March, 1777; died about 1820. He was a 
merchant in Boston. 

Children, born in Boston: 
i William 7 , who d. y. 

ii Mary W., b. 2 Sept., 1806; d. in Roxbury, 4 Jan., 1892. 
iii Stephen A., b. 28 June, 1808; d. unm., in Roxbury, 21 Nov., 1866. 
iv Elizabeth D., b. 27 Feb., 1810; d. in Roxbury, 30* March, 1898. 

575 v Lucy A., b. 8 Dec, 1811. 

vi Louisa, b. 27 July, 1813; m. 18 Nov., 1844, Sanford Kendall; 
res., a widow, in Worcester. Ch. (Kendall): 
1 Sanford M. s , b. 21 March, 1847; d. 2 Sept., 1849. 
vii Caroline, b. 15 Feb., 1815; d. unm., ae. about 17. 
\ iii Henry Bigelow, b. 15 July, 1818; d. 24 Jan., 1887, in Lexington, 
Mass.; m. 26 March, 1860, Mary E., dau. of Samuel Dudley of 
Roxbury; he was a farmer; she res., a widow, in Lexington. Ch. : 
1 Mary L. s , b. in Roxbury, 3 March, 1862; res. Lexington. 

285 LEVI 6 , son of Stephen 5 and (Wilder) Brigham; 

born in West Boylston, Mass., 8 June, 1787 (a family record says 
" b. Boston," but his parents res. W. Boylston) ; died in Boston, 
17 July, 1864; married (1) Eunice, daughter of Isaac Monroe, of 
Keene, N. H.; born 23 Aug., 1788; died in 1813 or 1814; married 
(2), in 1814, Frances, also daughter of Isaac Monroe; born 12 
Dec, 1793; died 18 June, 1858; married (3) Mrs. Taft, born Tay- 
lor, daughter of " Father " Taylor of Boston, the " Sailor preacher." 
Mr. Brigham was a wine merchant in Boston. 

Children (by first wife), born in Boston: 

576 i Levi Henry 7 , b. 27 Nov., 1811. 

ii Eunice Harriet, b. 26 Dec, 1813; d. 4 Dec, 1850; m. 1 Nov., 
1836, Samuel S. Ball, b. 25 Dec, 1807; d. 1 Nov., 1838. Ch. 
(Ball): 

1 Harriet F.«, b. 1 May, 1838; d. 30 Dec, 1904; m. 9 Oct., 
1860, Edward F. Thayer. Ch. (Thayer): Elsie 9 , b. 17 June, 
1872. 
Children (by second wife): 

iii Caroline Frances, b. 13 Dec, 1815; d. 2 June, 1854; m. 18 July, 
1843, Erasmus Jones Andrews, a silk merchant in Boston; b. 
19 Aug., 1811. Ch. (Andrews): 
1 Caroline Frances*, b. 19 June, 1845; m. 14 June, 1900, Edwin 
L. Sanborn; res. Commonwealth Ave., Boston, s. p. 



264 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

2 Harriet Ball, b. 6 May, 1849; d. 18 Feb., 1881; m. 10 June, 
1879, Edward W. Howe; s. p. 
iv Frederick Augustus, b. 14 Feb., 1817; d. 5 April, 1848; m. 15 
Oct., 1845, Harriet A. Norton of Worcester, Mass. Ch.: 
1 E. Harriet*, b. 14 June, 1847; d. 9 Dec, 1849 (another record 
says 11 June, 1851). 

286 LYDIA 6 , daughter of Joseph 5 and Lydia (Barnes) Brig- 
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 16 Aug., 1766; died in Marlboro, 
4 April, 1850; married, 7 Nov., 1785, Dea. Moses Ames of Marl- 
boro; born 4 June, 1763; died 24 June, 1825. He was a farmer and 
miller and was in the Revolutionary War. 

Children (Ames), born in Marlboro: 

i Lewis 7 , b. 31 Aug., 1786; d. 10 June, 1856; m. (1) 24 May, 1812, 
Nancy Childs; m. (2) 2 May, 1821, Mehitabel Forbush; was a 
farmer and miller, and res. on the old Joseph Brigham place in 
Marlboro. Ch. (Ames), by first wife, b. in Marlboro: 
1 Lucy*; 2 Moses; 3 Lydia; 4 Robert. 

Ch. (Ames), by second wife, b. in Marlboro: 
5 Robert; 6 Nancy; 7 Martha. 

8 Dr. Joseph, who d. in Holden, Mass., 1 April, 1903, ae. 74 yrs., 
3 mos.; a highly successful physician there for over 44 yrs. 

9 Stephen. 

10 Martha L., who, with her brother Stephen, res. on the old Ames 
place in Marlboro (the Joseph Brigham place), is a well 
known genealogist. She carefully treasures many old deeds, 
wills and other documents relating to the Ames and Brigham 
families, as well as antique furniture and utensils, among them 
the chair in which Thomas 2 Brigham, died, 
ii Lucinda, b. 11 Jan., 1789; d. unm., 20 Jan., 1833. 
iii Nancy, b. 1 March, 1792; m. 23 July, 1809, Levi Bigelow; he 
taught school 20 years; J. P. 30 years; assessor 17 years; Rep. 
4 years. Ch. (Bigelow): 
1 Lydia*; 2 Leander; 3 Mary; 4 Cordelia; 5 Electa; 6 Levi; 
7 Lambert; 8 Edwin; 9 Horace; 10 Julian; 11 William; 12 
Ann; 13 Arthur; 14 Ada. 

287 JOSEPH , son of Dr. Gershom 5 and Esther (Belknap) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 12 May, 1780; died in Shrews- 
bury, Mass., 29 Feb., 1836; married, in 1807 (intentions, Jan. 9), 
Hannah, daughter of Joseph and Lucy (Parker) Hardy, (Joseph 
Hardy's mother was Prudence Warren, whose paternal ancestor, 
Richard Warren, came over in the Mayflower). He resided in West- 
boro and Shrewsbury. 

Children: 

577 i Joseph D. 7 , b. 19 July, 1807. 

578 ii William Belknap, b. 26 April, 1809. 

iii Hannah, h. about 1810; d. unm., 21 Sept., 1842. 

579 iv Charles Corriden, b. 1 Dec, 1813. 

v Roxana, m. 3 Nov., 1834, Silas Dinsmore of Worcester, Mass. 
Ch. (Dinsmore), b. in Worcester: 



SIXTH GENERATION 265 

1 Silas Everett*, b. 18 June, 183G. 

2 Henry C, b. 1839; d. 24 Aug., 1840. 

3 Emma, b. 29 Dec, 1843. 

4 Anna, d. y. 

288 BENJAMIN 6 , son of Dr. Gershom 5 and Esther (Belknap) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 28 May, 1780; died in Shrews- 
bury, Mass., 30 Jan., 1831; married, 22 May, 1803, Lucy, daugh- 
ter of Joseph Hardy; born in Westboro, 28 June, 1780; died in 
Shrewsbury, 27 June, 1861. He resided in Westboro and Shrews- 
bury. 

Children, all born in Westboro : 

i Loring 7 , b. 21 Dec, 1804; d. 19 May, 1810. 

ii Susan Lee, b. 1 Nov., 1806; d. in Shrewsbury, 25 Sept., 1877; m. 
31 March, 1828, William Hastings Knowlton (son of Dea. Joseph 
H.) of Shrewsbury; b. there, 8 March, 1807; d. there, 5 Aug., 
1872. Ch. (Knowlton): 

1 Susan Ellen 8 , b. 26 Dec, 1828; d. 9 Oct., 1854; m. 1 Jan., 
1849, Elhahan C, son of Ebenezer Wheeler; b. in Grafton, 
Mass., 1826; res. Shrewsbury. Ch. (Wheeler): i Inez"; ii 
Infant, d. y. 

2 Mary Adelaide, b. 19 May, 1831; m. 17 April, 1855, Joseph 
Albert Nourse, a merchant of Shrewsbury. Ch. (Nourse) : i 
Anna M.°; ii William K.; iii Albert; 2 d. y. 

3 William Everett, b. 26 Sept., 1832; m. 7 Jan., 1856, Mary E., 
dau. of Lyman S. Brown; b. in Shrewsbury, 1837; a merchant 
there. Ch.: i Wm. E. 9 ; ii Addie M.; iii Mabel E.; iv Edward 
L. ; v Harry L. ; 3d. y. 

4 Lucy Maria, b. 21 May, 1835; d. 30 Sept., 1850. 

5 Eliza Greenwood, b. 18 Oct., 1837; d. 26 Nov., 1855. 

6 Martha Brigham, b. 6 Oct., 1839; d. 13 Aug., 1840. 

7 Caroline E. A., b. 3 April, 1843; d. 9 Jan., 1868. 

8 Walter Brigham, b. 2 Dec, 1845 ; d. 7 July, 1866. 

iii Mary Parker, b. 24 Jan., 1810; m. 6 April, 1830, Henry Benjamin 
Pratt, son of Shepherd; b. in Shrewsbury, 16 Sept., 1807; res. 
Shrewsbury. Ch. (Pratt), b. in S.: 

1 Susan Augusta?, b. 18 March, 1839; m. George J. Morey of 
Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Morey) : Mary B. 9 

2 Franklin Brigham, b. 11 Aug., 1842; res. Shrewsbury; m. 
Emma A. Knowlton. Ch. : i Willis 9 ; ii Mary; iii Frederick; 
iv Harry; v Florence; vi Bertram; vii Clifford. 

3 Marion Elizabeth, b. 9 Nov., 1846; d. 10 June, 1851. 
580 iv Owen Benjamin, b. 27 May, 1812. 



289 COL. JOSIAH 6 , son of Dr. Gershom 5 and Esther (Bel- 
knap) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 19 Dec, 1791; died 
Westboro, 23 July, 1870; married Azubah Beeton of Westboro; 
born 15 May, 1795; died 6 Dec, 1883. A portrait of Col. Brig- 
ham, his wife and son, hangs in the rooms of the Westboro Histori- 
cal Society. 



266 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children, born in Westboro: 

i Augusta Olivia 7 , m. Henry Whitman of Providence, li. I.; he 

was a merchant, lawyer and notary public; res. Cranston. Ch. 

Ch. (Whitman), b. in Westboro: 

1 Henry Brigham 8 , b. 30 June, 1841; d. in Providence, 9 March, 

1894; m. 6 Nov., 1872, Lucia Keyser Haskell of Xew York 

City; he grad. in 1864, Brown Univ.; was admitted to the 

Albany (N. Y.) bar, 1866; took an active part in politics. 

Afterward practiced law in Providence until his decease; 

his knowledge of statute and common law was marked, and he 

was a man of talent and rare cultivation. Ch.: Ralph Myers 9 . 

ii Josiah, m. Maynard, and res. Westboro. 

290 LUCINDA 6 , daughter of Rev. Benjamin 5 and Lucy 
(Morse) Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H.; baptized 22 March, 

1772; died ; married (1), 5 May, 1793, Dr. Peter Clark 

Grosvenor, who died 14 Dec, 1794; he was town clerk of Fitz- 
william at time of death, which occurred when young; married (2), 
10 Dec, 1795, Daniel Morse of Sturbridge, Mass., who died in 
Fitzwilliam, 1 Oct., 1812. 

Child (Grosvenor), born in Fitzwilliam: 

i Ebenezer Clark", b. 21 Sept., 1793; was grad. Univ. of Yt., 1813, 
and M. D. from Boston; moved to Darien, Ga., of which mayor; 
studied in Europe; was drowned in Darien, at an early age. 
Children (Morse), born in Fitzwilliam: 

ii Eliza, b. 13 Sept., 1796; m. Ziba Baldwin of Greenfield, Mass. 
iii Harding, b. 1 Oct., 1798; d. 18 March., 1802. 
iv Loring, b. 22 April, 1800; settled in Ackworth, N. II., where 

had a large family. 
v Lemuel, b. 4 Sept., 1801 ; res. Hillsboro Bridge, X. H. 
vi Curtis, b. Oct., 1803; d. in Geneseo, 111., 1855. 

291 ELISHA", son of Rev. Benjamin 5 and Lucy (Morse) 

Brigham; baptized in ( Fitzwilliam, 1 Aug., 1779; died ; 

married, 1 Jan., 1810, Susannah (Sukey), daughter of Capt. Samuel 
and Rachel (Cary) Thayer; baptized in Boston, 12 Dec, 1787; 

died . Some records say he married Miss Williams, sister 

of his employer in Boston, but the family deny this. 

He kept store awhile in Fitzwilliam, and went to Boston, where 
he became a clerk for Mr. Williams. He then moved to Cincinnati, 
O., where he went into business, and died. 

Children : 

i Cornelia S. Thayer 7 , b. 3 Nov., 1810; m. James (?) Southgate. 
ii Marcus Marcellus, b. 3 Aug., 1812; d. unm. 

iii Julia Roxalina, b. 14 Feb., 1814; d. in Boston, ; m. 

in Oxford, O., 1 Nov., 1833, Charles, son of Jabin and Mary 
(Tucker) Fisher; b. in Canton, Mass., 9 Dec, 1799; spent his 
youth in Washington, X. H.; went to Ohio; was a wholesale 
grocer in Cincinnati; d. in Yellow Springs, O., 28 March, 1869. 
Ch. (Fisher): 



SIXTH GENERATION 267 

1 Charles L. s , b. 2 March, 1835; m. 2 April, 1874, Laura Feder- 
spiel of Fort Lee, N. Y.; grad. Union Theol. Sera.; res. 
Coryd'on, Ind. Ch. (Fisher): i Samuel 9 ; ii David; iii Gar- 
field. 

2 Theodore B., b. 6 Oct., 1837; unm. 

3 Cornelia M-, b. 4 July, 1840; d. in Worcester, Mass., 15 May, 
1890; m. G. Stanley Hall, afterward Prest. of Clark University, 
Worcester. Ch. (Hall): i Robert G. 9 , b. Feb., 1881; ii Julia 
Fisher, b. 1883. 

4 Sidney A., b. 18 March, 1842; m. 11 Feb., 1866, Angeline E. 
Adsitt; res. San Francisco, Cal. Ch.: i Luman 9 ; ii Philip A. 
(Rev.), pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Mill City, 
Oregon. 

5 Horace, b. 18 March, 1844; m. Kate Matson; res. Cincinnati. 
Ch.: i William 9 ; ii Clifford. 

6 Emma, b. 31 May, 1855; a teacher in Boston. 

7 Susan Florence, b. 1857; d. 1859. 

iv Lucius Algernon, b. 16 Aug., 1816; m. Cornelia Taylor. Ch.: 

1 Edwin", d. y. 

2 Stanley, d. y. 

3 Edith, m. Hanna; res. Chicago. 

4 Eva, m. Longinotti ; Tes. Chicago. 

292 WILLARD 6 , son of Caleb 5 and Hannah (Barnes) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 Oct., 1772; died in Marlboro, 28 
Aug., 1835; married, 5 Oct., 1797, Betsey, daughter of Oliver and 
Betty (Howe) Russell of Marlboro; born 16 Oct., 1780; died 11 
Dec, 1820. He inherited the homestead ,in Marlboro, one mile 
S.W. of Feltonville; was a farmer and resided for a time in Berlin, 
Mass. Two of his sons became Congregational clergymen. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Harriet 7 , b. 3 Oct., 1802; d. unm., in Hudson, Mass., 19 Sept., 
1890. 

581 ii Mary M., b. 1 Oct., 1804. 

582 iii Levi, b. 14 Oct., 1806. 

583 iv George, b. 12 Oct., 1808. 

v Hannah, b. 18 Jan., 1811; d. unm., in 1836. 

584 vi Willard, b. 4 May, 1813. 

585 vii Aaron, b. 7 April, 1817. 

586 viii Elizabeth, b. 1 Dec, 1821. 

293 CALEB, JR. 6 , son of Caleb 5 and Hannah (Barnes) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 26 Dec, 1778; died 17 Aug., 1842; 
married, Martha, daughter of William and Lydia (Chamberlain) 
Brigham (74); born in Marlboro, 22 March, 1782; died 20 April, 
I860. He was a farmer and .music and dancing teacher, and an 
unusually skilful performer on the violin. He resided in Marlboro. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

587 i Martha Chamberlain 7 , b. 2 Oct., 1803. 

ii Laura Ann, b. 1 July, 1805; d. 7 March, 1808. 
iii Francis Dana, b. 19 April, 1808; d. 7 March, 1883; m. 12 May, 



268 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1831, Sarah, dau. of Stephen Pope of Feltonville, b. 11 Jan., 1811; 
d. in 1892; was a merchant in Hudson many years. Ch., b. in 
Hudson : 

1 George Austin*, b. 28 Sept., 1832; d. 24 July, 1834. 

2 Charles Dana, b. 16 June, 1835; d. 14 Oct., 1836. 

3 Charles Austin, b. 22 Aug., 1837; d. 5 Dec, 1860. 

4 George Dana, twin to Charles A.; d. 10 April, 1838. 

5 Ella Frances, b. 11 Nov., 1851; d. 10 July, 1853. 

iv Charles, b. 3 May, 1811; d. 8 April, 1886; m. 12 Oct., 1836, 

Rebecca Burr, dau. of Daniel and Rebecca (Burr) Tuttle of 

Fitchburg; b. 31 July, 1817; d. 7 Dec, 1875; res. Fitchburg, and 

was Purchasing Agt. for R. R. Co. Ch.: 

1 Charles Letvis*, b. Fitchburg, 10 July, 1843; d. s. p., 11 March, 

1894; m. at Hudson, 1 Jan., 1868, Mary L., dau. Henry and 

Louisa (Nourse) Whitcomb of Hudson; b. 22 April, 1847. 

(She m. [2] Wm. S. Pierce.) 

v Laura Ann, b. 20 April, 1813; m. Alden, son of Abner Brigham, 

210. 
vi Austin P., b. 4 April, 1815; d. 4 Sept., 1818. 
vii Sophia, b. 1 July, 1817; d. 5 Sept., 1818. 
viii Sophia Austin, b. 24 June, 1820; d. 25 March, 1833. 
588 ix Tileston, b. 25 Aug., 1822. 

x Ann Janette, b. 13 Dec, 1824; d. 1852 (another record says she 
d. 24 April 1854) ; m. in Marlboro, 5 Dec, 1848, Burleigh, son of 
Lyman and Lydia (Brigham) Morse; b. in Marlboro, 3 Sept., 
1822; d. 25 Feb., 1896. Ch. (Morse), b. in Marlboro: 
1 Ellen Augusta*, b. 28 June, 1849; res. Marlboro. 



294 BENAJAH 6 , son of Benajah 5 and Abigail (Bent) Brig- 
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 7 June, 1774; died 23 Oct., 1852; 
married (1), in 1801, Sarah Lancaster, born in Salem, N. H., 15 
Nov., 1783; died in Boston, Jan., 1828; married (2), in Boston, 4 
Jan., 1830, Betsey, daughter of Job Turner; born in Pembroke, 
Mass., 15 Dec, 1793; died 1 March, 1871. 

He was a grocer in Boston and a deacon of the First Universalist 
church. He is interred in the Old Granary Burying-ground, Tomb 
No. 65, which is on the right-hand side of the gate, near the fence. 

Children (by first wife), bom in Boston: 

i Sarah 7 , b. 3 Dec, 1802; d. in Boston, 28 Oct., 1829; m. 1 May, 
1822, Anson Dexter of Boston. Ch. (Dexter): 

1 Anson Brigham*, b. 16 July, 1823; d. 26 Sept., 1844. 

2 Sarah Lancaster, b. 26 June, 1825; m. 10 May, 1847, William 
Ellery James. Ch. (James): i Annie Fay", b. 15 April, 1851; 
ii Brigham Dexter, b. 25 March, 1855. 

3 Mary Ann Ruth, b. 3 Oct., 1827; d. 27 May, 1829. 

ii Benjamin, (Rev.), b. 30 Oct., 1804; d. unm., in Boston, 21 Sept., 
1831; A. M. at Harvard Univ., 1825; studied theology and was 
Chaplain U. S. N. ; was with Prest. Bolivar 4 years; was a 
Unitarian clergyman, and a superior scholar and musician; he 
preached his last sermon in Brattle Street Church, 
iii Mary, b. 2 Dec, 1806; d. 7 Sept., 1807. 



SIXTH GENERATION 269 

589 iv Mary Lancaster, b. 28 Dec, 1808. 

v Lucy, b. 23 April, 1811; d. 7 May, 1829. 

vi Charlotte, b. 20 Aug., 1813; d. in Brookline, Mass., 13 Feb., 1867; 
m. 23 Feb., 1832, Isaac Bell of New Orleans. Ch. (Bell) : 
1 Eliza James 8 , b. 16 Jan., 1833; d. 16 May, 1906; m. 9 Oct, 
1860, Charles Herbert Draper, b. 22 March, 1838 ; Prest. Brook- 
line Nat. Bank; res. Brookline. 

590 vii George, b. 20 Sept., 1815. 

295 EPHRAIM 6 , son of Benajah 6 and Abigail (Bent) Brig- 
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 2 July, 1776; died ; mar- 
ried Hannah, daughter of Thomas Twitchell. He inherited the 
Benajah homestead in Westboro. 

Children, born in Westboro: 

i Hannah M. 7 , d. ; m. Benj. F. Green, who also d.; 

res. Shrewsbury, Mass. Ch. (Green) : 
1 Charles 8 , who res. with his Grandfather Brighani, in West- 
boro. 

591 ii John W., b. 6 May, 1821. 

iii Lucy H., d. ; m. Charles C. Andrews; res. West- 
boro. Ch. (Andrews) : 
1 Charles 8 . 

296 PETER W. 6 , son of Benajah 5 and Abigail .(Bent) Brig- 
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 10 May, 1779; died 24 July, 1831; 
married, 8 June, 1807, Lydia, daughter of William H. Valentine 
of Hopkinton, Mass.; born 9 Aug., 1786; died in Worcester, Mass., 
6 Sept., 1871; she married (2) Thomas Beeton. Mr. Brigham set- 
tled in Boston as a mason and was the first American who put on 
stucco work. 

Children, born in Boston: 

592 i William Augustus 7 , b. 29 Aug., 1808. 

ii Lydia Ann, b. 5 Feb., 1810; m. 5 Feb., 1829, Holland, son of 
Maj. Holland Forbes of Westboro, and grandson of 175; they 
res. in Salem, N. H., where he d. 17 June, 1870; she res., a 
widow, in Boston. Ch. (Forbes): 

1 John W 8 , b. 9 Nov., 1829; d. in Carlisle, Pa,. 27 Nov., 1863; 
m. Diantha Houghton of Swanzey, N. H. Ch. : i Julius W.% 
b. 14 Oct., and d. 14 Nov., 1852; ii George H., b. 3 Feb., 1856; 
iii Charles O., b. 4 March, 1862. 

2 Martha A. B., b. 4 July, 1834, in Brighton Mass.; m. A. H. 
Merrill of Salem, N. H. 

iii John Wells, b. and d. Sept., 1818. 

297 JABEZ 6 , son of Benajah 6 and Abigail (Bent) Brigham; 
born in Westboro, Mass., 12 March, 1781; died 10 Jan., 1862; 
married (1), 9 Feb., 1800, Sophia, daughter of John Hunt of Lan- 
caster, Mass., who died in Grafton, 6 Feb., 1837, se. 55; married 
(2), in 1849, Phebe (or Phila) Wheeler. He was a mason by 



270 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

trade, and built the first brick building in Bangor, Me. Resided in 
Grafton and Boston. 

Children, the first, second and fourth born in Lancaster : 
i Francis 7 , b. 22 Feb., 1800; d. in Grafton, 13 Sept., 1819. 
ii Mary Ann, b. 29 Dec, 1801; d. in Springfield, Mass., 27 Feb., 
1870; m. in 1818, Dea. Robert, son of Daniel Prentice; b. in 
Townsend, Mass., 16 March, 1792; d. in Springfield (or Worces- 
ter), 17 April, 1864; res. a while at Grafton. Ch. (Prentice): 

1 Mary Ann 8 , b. 6 Feb., 1819; d. 29 Sept., 1821. 

2 Emily, b. 16 Feb., 1821; m. Sanford J. Hall of Grafton, Mass. 
Ch. (Hall): i Mary S..°; ii Nellie F. 

3 Benjamin Brigham, b. 18 April, 1833; d. 18 Jan., 1858. 
iii Jabez, b. in Boston, 29 Aug., 1804; d. 26 Aug., 1805. 

593 iv FrankUn, b. 19 July, 1805. 

v Sophia, b. in Grafton, 7 June, 1806; ra. 20 Nov. 1828, Daniel, 
son of Leonard and Persis (Brigham) Wheelock, 174; b. in 
Grafton, 7 March, 1805. Ch. (Wheelock), b. in Grafton: 

1 Sophronia 8 , b. 20 Sept., 1829. 

2 Lucian B., b. 20 Aug., 1831. 

3 Persis B., b. 18 July, 1833. 

4 Adaline A., b. 11 March, 1837. 

5 Mary B., b. 13 April, 1840; d. 7 July, 1872. 

6 Francis F., b. 23 Oct., 1847; d. 4 Nov., 1864. 

594 vi Abigail D., b. in Grafton, 24 Oct., 1807. 

595 vii Phebe, b. in Boston, 2 Aug., 1810. 

viii Jabez, b. 7 March, 1813; d. in Detroit, Mich., March, 1839, s. p. 
ix Warren, b. 24 March, 1815, in Grafton; living in 1904; m. (1) 
9 Sept., 1842, Persis Carlton, who d. 8 Jan., 1868; m. (2) in 1870, 
Susan M. Carroll. Ch. (by first wife): Levi 8 , b. 1853; d. 1855. 
x Emeline F., b. in Grafton, 7 Nov., 1821; d. in Millbury, Mass., 
13 Feb., 1844; m. Aug., 1837, Andrew Holden of Millbury. Ch. 
(Holden), b. in M.: 

1 Lizzie 8 , m. William Fenner. Ch. : Emma 9 , m. Alfred H. Carr. 

2 Emeline, d. ae. 3. 

596 xi Sarah E., b. in Grafton, 9 Sept., 1822. 

298 LEONARD WARREN 6 , son of Gershom 5 and Sarah 
(Allen) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 16 July, 1785; died 
in Brookfield, Vt., 15 Nov., 1834; married, in Roxbury, Vt., 17 
Nov., 1811, Polly Wilcox, born in Woodstock, Conn., 25 Oct., 1783. 

Children, the second and third bom in Roxbury: 
i Son 7 , d. y. 
ii Alzina, b. in 1812; m. Stephen Collis of Elmore, Vt. 

597 iii Elisha Warren, b. 15 Nov., 1814. 

iv Eunice, b. ; m. (1) 1848, Solon Simons; m. (2) 

Joseph Richards of Northfield, Vt., and had 2 children. 

299 POLLY , daughter of Gershom 5 and Sarah (Allen) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 17 Oct., 1786; died in Waitsfield, 
Vt., 12 Aug., 1862; married Benjamin Carroll, a farmer of Fayston, 
Moretown, and Richmond, Vt. ; born March., 1780; died 20 Jan., 
1842. 



SIXTH GENERATION 271 

Children (Carroll), the 3 elder born in Moretovm, the 5 younger in 
Richmond : 

i Esther Wright 7 , b. 2 Dec, 1813; d. .in Transit, Minn., 6 Dec, 
1892; m. 1842, Almon Hall. Ch. (Hall): 
1 Frank s ; 2 Flora; 3 Ervin; 4 Ellen; 5 Robert; 6 Eva. 
ii George B., b. 11 Oct., 1814; d. in Waitsfield, 13 April, 1886; 
m. Susan Johnson; a farmer. Ch.: 
1 Eden s , res. Sioux City, la.; 2 Burt. 
iii Sarah Alsina, b. 27 Feb., 1816; d. 30 Aug., 1816. 
iv Alzina Sarah, b. Fayston, 2 Aug., 1817; d. in Kansas; m. Leander 
Marshall. Ch. (Marshall) : 
1 Henry 8 ; 2 Willard, of Nora, 111.; 3 Alphonso; 4 Ellen; 5 
Bert. 
v Alma Luana, b. 6 May, 1820; d. s. p., 18 Dec, 1893; m. William 

Wait of Waitsfield. 
vi Lawson, b. 6 Oct., 1822; d. in Fayston, 4 Jan., 1889; m. 1848, 
Maria Boyce; a farmer. Ch. : 
1 Fred C. s ; 2 George H. 
vii Lovina D., b. 17 April, 1825; d. in Richmond, 30 June, 1847; 
m. Benjamin Hall. Ch. (Hall): 
1 George B. s 
viii Charles L., b. 3 Dec, 1827; m. Lucy Scribner; res. Robinson, 
Kan. Ch.: 
1 L. Charles 3 ; 2 Alice. 
ix Pliny F., b. 7 Nov., 1831; m. Susan Poland; a farmer, res. 
Warren, Vt. Ch.: 
1 Lovina 8 ; 2 Lewis. 

300 ELISHA 6 , son of Gershom 5 and Sarah (Allen) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 22 Oct., 1792; died in Fayston, Vt., 11 
March, 1863; married, in Fayston, Sophronia, daughter of Samuel 
B. Ryder; she was born in Randolph, Vt., 20 June, 1799; died in 
Fayston, 24 Oct., 1876. Her father came from Plymouth, Mass., 
to Braintree, Vt. ; came in by " blaised " trees, and planted the first 
fruit nursery in that town. Her mother was Lucy, dau. of Seth 
Chase, the 4th from Aquila Chase, who settled at Newburyport, 
1646. Through the Ryders, Sophronia was descended from Mary, 
dau. of Richard Warren, one of the Mayflower (1620) passengers. 
Thus all of Elisha and Sophronia's descendants are of Mayflower 
stock. The Ryders are well represented in the graveyard on the 
Hill, at Plymouth. Samuel Ryder (or Rider) was one of the first 
settlers of Yarmouth on Cape Cod, from Plymouth, 1639- 

When Elisha was 4 years old his father removed to Winchester, 
N. H., and when he was 16 they removed to Fayston in the Mad 
River Valley, where were only half a dozen recent settlers with 
small clearings and no roads. His father being infirm, Elisha took 
the lead in clearing up a wooded wilderness into the homestead 
which he inherited at his father's death. He was a quiet, devout, 
most peaceable man; scrupulously honest, suffering a wrong rather 
than committing one. The " pioneer of Methodism " in his town, 



272 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

he was class-leader, chorister, and financial and social supporter 
of the church. " Puritanism never thrived better this side of old 
Plymouth, in all its sterling simplicity and straight-forwardness, 
than here." His name is found in the earliest business transac- 
tions of the town, without interruption to the time of his death; 
he was collector, selectman, lister, district clerk, highway surveyor, 
committee man and juror. A consistent Whig, while the town was 
almost to a man Democratic, he never was elected to the Legislature. 
Elisha and his wife rest in that Waitsfield, Vt., cemetery, situated 
in Irasville. 

Children, born in Fayston: 

i Harriet Jane 7 , b. 22 Sept., 1818; d. in Cascade, Mich., Sept., 
1881; m. 27 Oct., 1844, Bernard, son of Hon. Eber H. Baxter; 
b. in Moretown, N. Y., 6 July, 1824; moved to Cascade, Mich., 
and d. 20 Aug., 1881. Ch. (Baxter), b. Moretown: 

1 William A. C.\ b. 15 Oct., 1845; d. y. 

2 Aurilla 8. D., b. 12 March, 1847; m. 12 Jan., 1866, Thomas J. 
Hurlburt. Ch. (Hurlburt): i Carrie 9 ; ii Morris; iii Helen; 
iv William; v Ray, d. y. 

3 Lucy Irene, b. 15 Jan., 1852; m. 1873, William Hall of Grand 
Rapids, Mich. Ch. (Hall): i Ida ; ii Willie. 

4 Bernard Nelson, b. 11 June, 1855; d. about 1873. 

598 ii Gershom Nelson, b. 3 March, 1820. 

599 iii Ehsha Aldis, b. 22 Dec, 1821. 

iv Lucy, b. 20 March, 1823; d. 21 July, 1865; m. (1) 15 Jan., 1843, 
Jacob Pierce; m. (2) 6 Oct., 1852, Charles Thompson. Ch. 
(Pierce), name was changed to Brigham: 

1 Anson Orlando 8 , b. 11 Oct., 1843; m. Nov., 1865, Mary Mans- 
field of Fayston, Vt. Ch. (bearing name of Brigham) : i 
Josephine 9 , m. George Bliss; res. Springfield, Mass.; has 1 
son; ii Minnie L., m. 17 Dec, 1890, James Burt of W. Ran- 
dolph, Vt. ; has 1 son.; iii Fred. 

Ch. (Thompson): 

2 Charles Brigham, b. 30 Aug., 1853. 

v Sophronia Delight, b. 17 May, 1825; d. in Flint, Mich., 10 May, 
1901; m. 25 Sept., 1844, William H. Chaffee, d. in Fargo, N. D., 
Nov., 1882. Ch. (Chaffee): 

1 Helen Adelaide 6 , m. 1865, Henry G. Perry of Toymonth, 
Mich. Ch. (Perry): i Charles 9 ; ii Fred; iii Nellie; iv 
William. 

2 Willis L., b. Jan., 1847; d. July, 1847. 

3 William Henry, b. 1848; m. 1869, Alice A. Moses; res. Cal. 
Ch. : i Ida 9 ; ii Lois; iii Herbert. 

4 Clarence, b. and d. Aug., 1856. 

600 vi Eusebia Miranda, b. 23 Aug., 1826. 

601 vii Leander Howe, b. 17 April, 1828. 

viii Samuel Allen, b. 8 Nov., 1829; d. unm., 1893; rem. Portland, 
Oregon. 

602 ix Albert, b. 3 May, 1832. 

x Anson Orlando, b. 27 March, 1835; d. April, 1835. 

603 xi Sarah, b. 17 Oct., 1836. 

604 xii Laura Artemesia, b. 27 Feb., 1840. 



SIXTH GENERATION 273 

301 REV. BENJAMIN BAXTER 6 , son of Gershom 5 and 
Sarah (Allen) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 28 May, 1795; 
died in North Plains, Mich., 2 Jan., 1855; married in Mexico, N. 
Y., 3 Sept., 1827, Sophia Cowing, born in Chesterfield, Mass., 18 
Sept., 1802; died in North Plains, 18 Aug., 1881. He was a 
Baptist minister and farmer. 

Children, the 3 youngest probably bom in Shiawassee, Mich., the others 
in Penn.: 

i George Allen 7 , b. 30 Dec, 1829; d. in Blair, Neb., 8 Jan., 1886; 

m. (1) Margaret Hawley; m. (2) ; was a farmer, 

contractor and teacher. Ch. : 

1 Martha*, m. ; res. Oklahoma. 

2 Clarence 8., b. in Blair, 1868; m. 1894; farmer and con- 
tractor; res. Cushing Oklahoma. 

3 Carroll, d. 

4 Ollie, m. ; res. Oklahoma. 

ii Benjamin Keene, b. April, 1833; m. 14 Nov., 1858, Mary J. 
Dalzell; farmer, res. Muir, Mich. Ch. : 

1 Elmer William 8 , b. 22 Oct., 1861. 

2 Mary E., b. 27 Aug., 1865; m. 1896, Moses Merithew; res. 
Muir. 

3 George B., b. 25 Sept., 1879; m. 1900, Lottie Ely. Ch.: Lilia 
M. 8 , b. 30 Jan., 1901. 

Hi Martin A., b. 15 May, 1836; d. 20 Jan., 1885, s. p.; m. (1) Par- 
melia Conklin; m. (2) Mary Zimmerman, who d. 1890; res. 
North Plains, 
iv Noble S., b. 23 June, 1838; m. 10 Aug., 1862, Elsie Howe, b. 25 
Dec, 1841; res. Battle Creek, Mich. Ch.: 
1 Bhoda S. 8 , b. 13 Feb., 1866; m. 10 Aug., 1885, Harley M. 
Dunlap, M. D. 
v Addie M. S., b. 24 June, 1840; m. William Frost of Fenwick, 
Mich., who d. Ch. (Frost) : 

1 Carrie J. 8 , b. 11 Sept., 1874. 

2 Major E., b. 28 Dec, 1876. 

302 ALVIN LUCAS 6 , son of Gershom 5 and Sarah (Allen) 
Brigham; born in Winchester, N. H., 21 Oct., 1798; died in Rox- 
bury, Vt., 8 May, 1870; married, in 1820, Flora H., daughter of 
Timothy Baxter; born in Berlin, Vt., 21 July, 1804; died in Lowell, 
Mass., 29 April, 1871. He was a farmer. 

Children : 

i Flora Ann 7 , b. in Berlin, 13 Sept., 1822; d. 14 Aug., 1844. 
ii Alvin Ozro, b. 11 Feb., 1824; d. s. p., 25 March, 1865; was in 
the Civil War, and shot on picket duty, before Petersburg, Va,; 
m. 11 May, 1854, Lomelia, dau. of James Cady of Alstead, 

N. H.; b. 25 May, 1829; she m. (2) Bickford, and res. 

a widow in Hyde Park, Mass. 
605 iii William Baxter, b. 17 Nov., 1826. 

iv Alphonso Rice, b. 22 Jan., 1829; d. 7 Feb., 1841. 
v Maria Sarah, b. 23 Sept., 1830; m. 1 June, 1867, Newton C. 
Dodge; res. s. p., Lowell, Mass. 



274 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

\i Alonzo Gleason, b. 5 Oct., 1835; d. umn., 3 Jan., 1883. 
vii Son, (1. y. 
viii Aurora Cordelia, b. in Roxbury, 11 Sept., 1840; d. s. p., in 

Lowell, Mass., in 1895; m. 8 Aug., 1865, George Cooper, who 

was killed in the Civil War, in Kingston, X. C. 
ix Don Alphonso, b. 7 Nov., 1845; d. unm., 18 March, 1866. He 

was in the Civil War. 
x Lomelia Ann, b. 24 Oct., 1848; d. 23 March, 1901; m. 2 July, 

1871, George E. Maker; res. Lowell, where he was a merchant. 

He was b. in Maine. Ch. (Maker), 1>. in Lowell: 

1 Elizabeth Florence 8 , b. 17 May, 1872; d. unm. 

2 Don Eugene, b. 18 Feb., 1874; d. 12 July, 1898. 

3 George Alfred Brigham, b. 23 March, 1889. 

303 REBECCA M.°, daughter of Gershom 5 and Sarah (Allen) 
Brigham; born in Winchester, N. H., 27 Feb., 1802; died 1872; 
married, 30 March, 1820, John Kneeland. They resided in Strikely, 
Canada, and moved to Rochester, Ind. 

Children (Kneeland), bom in Strikely: 

i John Allen 7 , b. 5 Jan., 1821; res. unm., a farmer, Areata, Cal. 
ii Benjamin Merrill, b. 28 Aug., 1822. 
iii Albert Cheney, b. 27 June, 1824; d. 12 March, 1845. 
iv Hannah Maria, b. 27 April, 1826; m. (1) Abel Greenwood; m. 
(2) James C. Feeley. Ch. (Greenwood): 
1 Laura?; 2 Abel, res. Columbus, O. 

Ch. (Feeley): 
3 James, res. Mason City, la. 
v Sylva, b. 15 Nov., 1828; m. Royal Kennedy. Ch. (Kennedy): 

1 Mandana 8 , m. A. M. Brinkerhoff of Garwin, la. 

2 Cynthia, m. James E. Blanchard of Oakland, Cal. 

3 Cyrus M., of Humphrey, Neb. Has. ch.: i Roy 9 ; ii Edna; iii 
William; iv Asa. 

4 Edwin A., res. Jewell, Kan. 

5 Laura R., res. Stockton, Cal. i Ch.: i Erol"; ii Inez. 

6 Eva 8. 

7 Clara B., d. y. 

vi Sarah Rebecca, b. 20 Jan., 1831; m. Mr. Ahrams of Winterset, la. 
vii Asa K., b. 14 Feb., 1833; d. 7 March, 1845. 
viii Gilbert B., b. 9 Jan., 1835; res. Areata, Cal. Has ch.: 

1 Cynthia I 8 ; 2 Lydia L.; 3 Oscar E.; 4 Herman M.; 5 
Viola R. 
ix Mandana P., b. 9 Sept., 1837; m. John Smith of Areata, Cal. 
Ch. (Smith): 
1 Udella 8 ; 2 Rebecca E., m. Aaron F. Nelson of Sciota, Cal.; 
3 Lasa K.; 4 Ellis 8.; 5 Byron M. 
x Lydia L., b. 15 Nov., 1839; m. Thomas Kennedy of Ingallston, 
Neb. Ch. (Kennedy): • 

1 Gilbert 8 ; 2 William; 3 Mary E.; 4 Eudora E.; 5 Robert L.; 
6 Alta E.; 7 Udellus E. 
xi Laura A., b. 6 Dec, 1841; d. 26 Jan., 1843. 

304 ELIZABETH 6 , daughter of Stephen 5 and Hannah (Field) 
Brigham; born in Mansfield, Conn.; died there, 1845; married. 
1798, Samuel Augustus Spalding of M., who died 1824. 



SIXTH GENERATION 275 

Mr. Spalding kept a hotel for many years in Mansfield. 

Children (Spalding), born in Mansfield : 
i Samuel Augustus 7 , b. 1800; d. 1880. 

ii Brigham, b. 3 June, 180.5; d. 6 Nov., 1887; m. (1) Lucretia 
Loveridge; m. (2) Dulcena Adams. Ch. : 

1 Henri/ 8 , m. (1) 23 Sept., 1863, L. M. Thomas; m. (2) 22 
Nov., 1875, Rebecca Wyeth of Montclair, N. J.; he d. s. p., 
2,5 Nov., 1875, while on his wedding tour; was a New York 
importer. 

2 Augusta, b. in Woonsocket, R. I., 22 Oct., 1845; m. 8 April, 
1868, Allen Adams; res. s. p., Spencer, Mass. 

iii Franklin, b. 1807; d. 1870. 

iv Ursula, b. 15 Aug., 1809; d. unm., 14 Dec, 1861. 

305 STEPHEN 6 , son of Stephen 5 and Hannah (Field) Brig- 
ham; born in Mansfield, Conn., 5 Feb., 1774; died ; mar- 
ried (1) Huldah Freeman; married (2) Elizabeth Huntington; at 
the time Morse published the Brigham genealogy, he resided, in 
his 86th year, in Mansfield, Conn. 

Children : 

i Mary Ann 7 , m. Chester Royce; res. Weathersfield, Vt. 
ii Betsey, m. April, 1827, Horace Nye of Tolland, Conn.; res., his 

widow, Mansfield, Conn, 
iii Julia, m. 26 March, 1833, Otis Sweet of No. Coventry, Conn., 

who d.; she res. Mansfield, 
iv John, b. 26 April, 1810; was a merchant in Boston; unm. in 

the late fifties, 
v William Pitt, b. 16 March, 1813; m. Anna Fuller; was a mer- 
chant in Boston; his widow res. on Newbury Street, Boston. Ch.: 

1 Anna F. 8 

2 Mary T. 

306 ALEXANDER , son of Thomas 5 and Susanna (Eels) 
Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 26 Jan., 1770; died in German, 
N. Y.. 30 July, 1839; married, in Bernardston, Mass., in 1795, 
Sarah Whitten, born in Wareham, Conn., 11 July, 1770; died in 
Brownsville, N. Y., 29 Aug., 1828. Moved to Brownsville, N. Y., 
in 181 9- For a time, he kept a hotel in Perch River, N. Y. 

Children, the 2 elder born in Buckland, Mass., the others in Richfield, 
N. Y.: 
606 i Sarah 7 , b. 11 Sept., 1796. 

ii Anne, b. 25 Dec, 1798; m. John W. Edwards of Limerick, N. Y. 
Ch. (Edwards), b. in Limerick: 

1 William G. 8 , b. 17 March, 1830; m. Harriet McComber; res. 
Niles, Mich. 

2 Sarah C, b. 11 May, 1832; m. O. C. Rounds; res. Niles, 
Mich. 

3 Mary M., b. 12 March, 1834; m. Henrv Barber; res. Hounds- 
ville, N. Y. 

4 Hiram A., b. 30 May, 1836; m. Angelina Dickey; res. Niles, 
Mich. 

5 Eliza Ann, b. 30 July, 1838; d. y. 



276 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

6 Helen A., b. 22 Nov., 1840. 
iii William, b. 11 Nov., 1801; d. 1809. 

iv Fanny, b. 23 Feb., 1805; m. Martin Watson; resided in German, 
N. Y. ; she later went to Michigan, and lived there during her 
widowhood; date of death unknown; had 6 sons. 
607 v George, b. 6 March, 1808. 

vi Eunice, b. 18 Dec, 1810; d. in California; m. Lucius Lummerce 
of Syracuse; had 2 sons who res. in California. 

307 ORLEANS 6 , son of Thomas 5 and Susanna (Eels) Brig- 
ham; born in Coventry, Conn., 10 Dec., 1773; died in Willet, N. 
Y., 6 June, 1864; married Mercy Stafford, who died in Willet, 2 
Aug., 1862, ae. 80. He was an engineer and farmer, and was in 
the War of 1812. 

Children, born in Willett: 

i Orleans 7 , b. 1792; d. s. p., in Willet, 10 Jan., 1864; m. Mercy E. 

Burt, a farmer. 
ii Eunice, b. 1815; d. in Upper Lisle, N. Y., 10 Aug., 1887, ae. 72; 
m. Hiram Snow. Ch. (Snow) : 
1 Fanny L. 8 ; 2 Hannah M.; 3 Mary J.; 4 Eunice M. 
iii John, b. 1817; d. unm., in Willet, 12 April, 1861; a carpenter. 
iv Catherine, b. 1820; d. in McDonough, N. Y., 28 Jan., 1901, ae. 80; 
m. Fenner Darling. Ch. (Darling) : 
1 Thomas*; 2 Milton; 3 Mary; 4 Joel; 5 Ellen; 6 Addie; 
7 Emery; 8 Elsie. 
v Henry, b. 1823; d. in Preston, N. Y., 8 April, 1902, ae. 79; a 
farmer; m. Elizabeth McNeil. Ch.: 

1 Henry 8 , m. Van Horn; res. unknown. Ch.: i Perley*, 

m. ; res. Whitney Point, N. Y. ; ii Mary. 

vi Archibald, b. 1825; d. in Willet, 7 April, 1865; a farmer; m. 
Esther Rooks. Ch.: 

1 Hiram 8 ; a carpenter, unm., res. Cincinnatus. N. Y. 

2 Ida A. 

3 Harriet L. 

vii Thomas, d. unm., ae. 21. 

viii Hiram, d. in Ulysses, Pa.; a blacksmith; m. Larissa Lewis. Ch.: 
1 John 8 ; res. Addison, Pa.; 2 Perry; res. Ulysses. 
3 Collins. 
ix Royal, left home when a young man, and was never heard from. 

x Diantha, m. Hill; had a family. 

xi Ruth, d. s. p, Oxford, N. Y., Feb., 1862; m. Russell Willoughby. 

308 DON FERDINAND 6 , son of Thomas 5 and Susanna 
(Eels) Brigham, born in Coventry, Conn., about 1776; died in 
Tolland, Conn., 29 Sept., 1867; married, 7 Nov., 1802, Lois, daugh- 
ter of Elias Palmer of Coventry. He was a farmer and shoemaker. 

Children, born in Coventry: 

i Sarepta 7 , m. Elmer Barrows of Willington, Conn. Ch. (Barrows): 

1 Brigham 8 , res. Coventry; 2 Sarepta, m. Bugbee; 3 

Henrietta, m. (1) Harrison Grant; m. (2) ; res. Phila- 
delphia; 2 ch., Emily 8 and Minnie; 4 Walter, lawyer, Vineland, 
N. J. 



SIXTH GENERATION 277 

ii John Palmer, b. 6 Dec, 1806; d. in Willington, 10 May, 1891; m. (1) 
1833, Lurancy Johnson, who d. 1838; m. (2) 1839, Emily Waldo, 
who d. 1889. He was a farmer. Ch. (by first wife) : 
1 Daughter*, d. y. ; 2 Daughter, d. y. Ch. (by second wife) 
probably b. in Willington. 

3 Frances Ann, b. 12 July, 1840; d. 1 June, 1858. 

4 John Palmer, b. 4 Jan., 1843; d. 12 Sept., 1844. 

5 Ferdinand Palmer, b. 25 Sept., 1844; d. 8 May, 1845. 

6 Henrietta Eliza, b. 8 May, 1846; m. Albert Field, M. D., East- 
hampton, Ct. 

7 Mary Isabella, b. 2 June, 1848; m. Adolph Korper, So. Willing- 
ton. 

8 Charlotte Bomelia, b. 27 Oct., 1850; unm. 

608 iii Lewis, b. 22 March, 1809. 

iv Eunice Susan, m. Albert Newcomb; moved to Missouri; had 3 sons 

and 2 daus. ; 2 sons killed in Civil War. 
v Austin, b. 24 Jan., 1816; d. in Hartford, Conn., 4 Jan., 1890; 
m. 3 Jan., 1842, Rhoda Champion, b. in Lebanon, Conn., 15 Sept., 
1812; d. in Hartford, 29 March, 1890; res. a farmer in Coventry. 
Ch., born there: 
1 Addie Champion*, b. 27 March, 1843; m. 15 Jan., 1868, William 
H., son of John J. White, b. in Hartford, 8 Jan., 1822; d. 7 
April, 1884. Ch. (White): i William H. 9 , d. y.; ii Herbert 
Brigham, b. 30 May, 1874; iii Addie Viola, b. 3 April, 1878. 
vi Eliza Stowe, b. 21 Sept., 1818; d. unm., 31 May, 1889. 
vii Wealthy Jane, b. 12 Sept., 1821 ; m. Rufus W. Tilden of Mansfield, 
Conn. Ch. (Tilden): 
1 Augusta R s ., unm.; 2 Mary Jane, unm.; 3 Kate, m. Edward 
Dimock; res. s. p., Mansfield Depot, Conn.; 4 Rufus Webster, 
res. Norwich, Conn, 
viii Henrietta, d. young. 

309 ROYAL 6 , son of Thomas 5 and Susanna (Eels) Brigham; 
born in Coventry, Conn., 27 Sept., 1779; died 27 March, 1858; 
married, Aug., 1804, Hannah Tracy of Lisbon; born in 1777; died 
1861. He went from Connecticut to Norwich, Vt., where he spent 
the rest of his life. 

Children, the second and third born in Norwich: 

609 i Royal 7 , b. 17 July, 1805. 

ii Jedediah Thomas, b. 24 Sept., 1811; d. in Norwich, unm., 13 Jan., 

1875. 
iii Lucy Ann, b. 1 Sept., 1816; d. in Norwich, unm., 9 May, 1900. 

310 THOMAS S. 6 , M. D., son of Lt.-Gov. Paul 5 and Lydia 
(Sawyer) Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 23 March, 1769; 
died in Wayne, Kennebec Co., Me., 6 May, 1844; married (1) 
Polly, daughter of Gen. James Dana of Mansfield (or Lebanon); 
Conn., and afterward of Cobleskill, N. Y. (who commanded a 
company at the battle of Bunker Hill and served seven years in 
the Revolutionary Army, which he left with the rank of Major) ; 
married(2) Mary French of So. Hampton, N. H. 



278 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Dr. Brigham removed to Norwich when thirteen years of" age and 
was graduated from the Medical College in Hanover. X. ii.. and be- 
came celebrated in his profession. About 1809 he removed to 
Wayne, Me. 

children (l>y first wife), 'probably all born in Norwich: 

610 i Polly 7 ', 1). 21 .July, 1?!)!. 

611 ii Lucia, b. 8 March, 1796. 

iii Laura, b. 13 Oct., 1800; m. 8 July, 18:25, Luman McClintock, b. 2 
May, 1803; res. Manchester, N. H. Ch. (McClintock): 

1 Charlotte Jane 8 , b. 23 June, 1826; m. 18 June, 1848, Henry 
H, Summers; res. Manchester, N. H. Ch. (Summers): i 
Luman H. 9 , b. 11 May, 1849; ii Caroline H., b. 8 Oct., 1851; 
iii Clarence H., twin to Caroline, d. 3 June, 1858; iv Fred E., 
b. 7 Feb., 1854; v Charlotte A., b. 29 Aug., 1857. 

2 Elizabeth, 1>. 2 April, 1829. 

3 Caroline, b. 11 May, 18:«. 

4 William G., b. 27 Jan., 1838; m. 4 Dec, 1858, Elizabeth M. 
Davis; res. Manchester. 

5 Luman B., b. 29 July, 1844; was a printer in Manchester. 

iv Charles, b. in 1806; d. at home of son in Iowa, about 1875; m. 
. Ch.: 

1 Sidney 8 , d. young in Lowell, Mass. 

2 Georye, res. Nevada, la. 

612 v James Dana, b. . 

vi Thomas Jefferson, d. young. 

Children (by second wife): 

vii Hannah, b. 1814; d. 17 Oct., 1849; m. Dr. Joseph Snelling 
Bishop (a des. of Edward Bishop of Salem, Mass., 1645) of 
Newport, Me. Ch. (Bishop): 

1 Julia*, b. in Newport; m. Alfred Tuck, who d. 24 Dec, 1897. 
Ch. (Tuck): Alfred of Kennebunkport, Me. 

2 Thomas Brigham, b. 29 June, 1835; m. 1866, Sarah Ann Shiv- 
ers, b. 4 Nov., 1847; was a broker in New York and Boston; 
a member of the Apollo Club. Ch.: Clarence Brigham', b. 11 
July, 1869. 

viii Thomas Chandler, d. s. p. 
ix. Mary .lane. 
\ Sarah. 

xi Joseph, b. in Weld, Me.; m. ■ . Ch., the 2 elder, names 

unknown; perhaps others, also: 

3 Thomas Sawyer\ b. in Weld, Me., 3 Oct., 1845; d. in W. 
Foxboro, Mass., 10 Dec, 1898; m. 16 Nov., 1873, Lois Ann, 
dau. of Amos Kimball, b. in Newton, N. II., 3 June, 1851 ; res. 
W. Foxboro. Ch.: i Nettie Gertrude b. 2 Nov., 1S74; ii 
Thomas Sawyer, b. 12 Nov., 1875; iii Amos Leslie, b. 31 Jan., 
1877; iv Joseph Howard, b. 5 March, 1878; v Chester Goodcll, 
b. 14 Jan., 1881; vi Olive L., b. 14 Feb., 1889; vii Lewis \V., 
b. 22 May, 1890; viii Mary Elsie, b. 15 July, 1891; d. 4 Oct., 
1891; ix Fanny M., b. 6 June, 1893; d. 15 Sept., 1895. 

311 DON JOSEPHUS 6 , son of Lt.-Gov. Paul 5 and Lydia 
(Sawyer) Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 24 March, 1774; 
died in Norwich, Vt., 28 Dec, 1856, ae. 82; married Anna Wright, 



SIXTH GENERATION 279 

born in 1776; died 9 May, 1854. He resided in Norwich, Vt. The 
male line, is extinct. 

Children, born in Norwich, Vt. : 

i Sophia 7 , b. 20 Oct., 1797; died in Norwich, s. p., 21 Aug., 1883- 

m. Samuel Wright; res. Norwich, 
ii Cynthia, b. 24 July, 1799; d. - _. m . Thomas Emerson of 

Ridgway, N. Y. Ch. (Emerson): 
1 George"; 2 Ann; 3 Thomas; 4 Sophia; 5 Mary L., b. 14 Feb., 
1833; m. - - Oderkirk; res. Oak Orchard, N Y • 6 

Edward; 7 Charles; 8 Isabella, d. 7 June, 1864 
in Nancy, b. 3 July, 1801; d. unm, 9 Nov., 1887 
iv Phebe C, b. 20 July, 1803; d. 16 May, 1823. 

y Lydia S., b. 19 April, 1805; d. unm., in Norwich, 27 Nov 1891 
vi Olive, b. 26 March, 1807; d. in N., 9 March, 1885; m. 12 April' 
1827, Stephen, son of Michael Blaisdell of Norwich; b. in Plain- 
in Nomich-' 6 JUne ' 1801? d ' * Feb "' 1854> Ch - ( BlaisdeII )> b. 

1 f/?"'^ b ' 2 ° De °-' 18 " 7; m - ( X ) Mai 7 C - Hilton; m. (2) 
Melissa Russ. Ch. (by 1st wife) : i BelP, m. Chas. W. Worman 
of Centerville, la. Ch. (by 2d wife): ii Carrie; iii Dennis- 
iv and v d. jr.; vi Egbert, res. Norwich 

2 George, b. 7 Sept., 1829; m. Mary D. Houghton. Ch.: i 

Mass " NettiC; ni AbCl; iV BCSSie ' dl y - He res - Lowe11 ' 

3 Ellen, b. 9 March, 1831; d. 183— 

iMary E., b. 20 Jan., 1833; m. ' George Burton; res s p 
Norwich. * *?•* 

5 Elizabeth, b. 2 Nov., 1834; m. Frank Norton; 1 ch., d v • res 
Norwich. ■ ' 

6 Franklin, b. 24 July, 1836; m. Lucy M Frink 

7 Edward, b. 22 Sept., 1838; m. Ellen Mattoon; 2 ch., d y - res 
Fitchburg, Mass. ' y '' S- 

8 Henry, b. 28 Sept., 1841 ; d. 1860 

9 Amanda b. 20 May, 1844; m. (1) Charles C. Davis; m (2) 
George Bemis. Ch. (Bemis): Harla.uP, res. Providence R I 

vn Don A., b 24 May, 1809; d. 23 Jan., 1894; m. in 1834 Su an R 
Amsden, b. in 1814; d. 1879; res. Norwich Ch • 

1 Helen R.*, b. 27 April, 1838; d. 21 Aujr., 1845 

2 Eva, b. and d. 1840. 

3 Susan J., b. 25 Jan., 1842; d. 30 Sept., 1845 

4 Joseph A., b. 16 Jan., 1844; d. 6 Jan., 1845 

5 Anna T., b. 14 Jan., 1846; m. Nahum Turner of Norwich- 
s. p. 

6 Walter L., b. 23 March, 1848; d. 1864 

7 Mary E., b. 17 Nov., 1850; d. 1864 

8 Grace F., b. 29 Oct., 1852; d. 10 Sept., 1853 

9 Edgar, b. 3 Aug., 1854; d. March, 1863 
10 Nina A., b. 25 Nov., 1856; d. March, 1863 

via Elvira b. 17 July, 1811; d. in Lebanon, N.' H., 12 April 1893- 

T\ N °V 8 ? J r CS BIy ' Jr "' b - in Norwich ' 1 Augf?805- res' 
Lebanon, N. H where he d. 29 Jan., 1888. Ch <Bly£ the 3 eldest 
b. in xNorwich, the others in Lebanon: 
1 James Brigham*, b. 4 Jan., 1834; d. 13 Oct, 1863- m in iss« 
Marion Lester of Montreal, P. Q. ' ' m ' ,n 1856 ' 



280 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

2 Henry Osgood, b. 20 Oct., 1838; m. 21 Dec, 1878, in Hanover, 
N. H., Helen A. Boutwell; res. there, s. p., in 1903. 

3 Harriet Osgood, twin to Henry; d. 28 Oct., 1839. 

4 Ella Katherine, b. 29 Aug., 1845; m. 21 Nov., 1867, James 
E. Warner of Lebanon. Ch. (Warner): Harriet E. 8 , b. 26 
Oct., 1870; res. Ashburnhara, Mass. 

5 Infant, b. 29 Nov., 1847; d. ibid. 



312 PAUL WOOSTER , son of Lt.-Gov. Paul 5 and Lydia 
(Sawyer) Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 26 Oct., 1776; died 
in Norwich, Vt., 3 Jan., 1865, se. 89; married, 22 Feb., 1801, Mary 
Ayers of Haverhill, Mass.; born 16 March, 1782; died 28 Sept., 

1869- 

When his father moved from Coventry to Norwich, Vt., he rode 
on horseback behind his mother, at the age of 6 years. Resided for 
a time in Sharon, Vt., whence he went as representative to the 
General Court in 1804. Was a merchant. Inherited the home- 
stead of his father, in Norwich, and in Morse's time was living 
there, ae. 83, and gave considerable assistance to that genealogist 
in his work. 

Children, the 3 eldest born in Sharon, the others in Norwich, Vt.: 

613 i Paul Wooster 7 , b. 2 Nov., 1802. 

ii George, b. 17 June, 1804; res. Norwich, Vt., where d. 26 Jan., 
1833; m. Elizabeth Trull of Roxbury, Mass. Ch.: 
1 George C 8 , b. in Norwich, 28 Jan., 1833; m. Abbie Willie 
of Roxbury, Mass.; res. Worcester and Holden, Mass. Ch.: 
i George W.», b. 16 Sept., 1856; d. in Boston, 1901; m. 25 
Aug., 1883, Lottie E. Spurr; ii Lizzie E., b. Aug., 1860; m. 
H. C. Chapel, 
iii Mary, b. 25 May, 1806; died in Norwich, 14 Nov., 1828; m. 
Oct., 1826, Oliver' S. Buell of Norwich. Ch. (Buell) : 
1 Loren", res. Westville, N. Y. 

614 iv William, b. 20 March, 1808. 

v Catherine, b. 23 July, 1810; d. 12 Oct., 1883; m. 26 Dec., 1832, 
Edwin Hebard, b. in Lebanon, N. H., 27 Aug., 1806; d. in Nor- 
wich, 8 April, 1878. Ch. (Hebard), b. in Norwich: 

1 Lucius C. a , b. 2 Feb., 1835; m. Susan Eastman; res. Norwich. 
Ch.: i Mary"; ii Emma. 

2 Susan E., b. 22 Aug., 1838; res. s. p., Norwich; m. 1 Jan., 
1857, Curtis C. Sawyer, b. 1825. 

3 George B., b. 2 Aug., 1840 ; d. unm., July, 1867. 

vi Louisa, b. May, 1813; d. 17 April, 1875; m. Oliver S. Buell (as 
his second wife) of Westville, N. Y. Ch. (Buell): 
1 William B. B , b. Nov., 1832; res. E. Constable, N. Y. 

615 vii James A., b. 24 June, 1816. 

viii Adaline E., b. 14 May, 1819; d. 28 April, 1885; m. 1 April, 1850, 
Alvin Pratt of Manchester, N. H. Ch. (Pratt), b. in Manchester: 

1 Ella A.*, b. 30 Jan., 1852; m. R. S. Wallace of Manchester; 
s. p. 

2 Mary P., b. Feb., 1855; d. ae. 2. 



SIXTH GENERATION 281 

ix Albert, b. 21 April, 1823; m. in 1845, Harriet Harriden, who 
d. 11 Oct., 1900; res. in 1903 in Manchester. Ch.: 

1 Albert 8 , b. and d. in 1855. 

2 Josephine E., b. in 1857; m. in 1886, D. J. Adams of Manches- 
ter. Ch. (Adams): Albert 9 , d. y. 

313 CHARLES , son of Don Carlos 5 and Mary (or Polly) 
(Greenleaf) Brigham; born in Mansfield, Conn., 29 Jan., 1797; 
died in Woodstock, Vt., where resided, 10 Jan., 1836: married, 7 
Nov., 1824, Betsey Royce, born in Woodstock, 3 June, 1796; she 
married (2), 21 Feb., 1821, Elisha Morey, and died in Coventry, 
Conn., 15 April, 1862. 

Children, bom as indicated: 

616 i Charles Frederick 7 , b. in Woodstock, 13 Nov., 1825. 

ii Laura Kendall, b. 2 Nov., 1828, in Coventry, Conn.; m. 1 Jan., 
1852, Edwin Cyrus Hoadley, b. in Mansfield, Vt., 7 March, 1828; d. 
in So. Woodstock, Vt., 6 April, 1880. Ch. (Hoadley), b. in So. 
Woodstock : 

1 Mary Elizabeth 8 , b. 5 Oct., 1852; d. 19 Jan., 1865. 

2 Jason Kendall, b. 23 Dec, 1857; m. 13 Jan., 1881, Julia Ara- 
bella Lincoln, b. 8 Jan., 1859; ch.: i Walter E. 9 , d. y.; ii Edith 
L., b. 28 Dec, 1887; hi Forrest H., b. 15 March, 1895. 

3 Albert Edwin, b. 7 Oct., 1871; unm. 

iii Norman Carlos, b. in Mansfield, Conn., 8 Sept., 1835; m. 16 

April, 1860, Mary Chase. Ch.: 

1 Don Carlos 8 , b. 30 March, 1861 ; m. 10 July, 1881, Ella Corbett. 

Ch.: i Ruth 9 , b. 13 Nov., 1882; d. in infancy; ii Maud Ella, 

b. 3 April, 1884; iii Cora L., b. 9 Dec, 1885; d. 9 Dec, 1900. 

314 DANIEL R. 6 , son of Cephas 5 and Amelia (Robertson) 
Brigham; born in South Coventry, Conn., 6 Aug., 1795; died about 
1865; married Eliza, daughter of George Needham; born in Staf- 
ford, Conn., 6 Jan., 1796; resided in South Coventry, where he 
died, 3 Dec., 1854. 

Children, born in South Coventry: 

i Daniel Watson 7 , b. 6 April, 1821; d. in Williamsburg, N. Y.; m. 
Elizabeth Brownell. Ch.: 
1 Mary A. 8 ; 2 Marshall W.; 3 Anna E.; 4 James B. 

ii Henry Gray, b. 13 April, 1823; d. in Rockville, Conn., ; 

m. Mary A. Dimock; s. p. 
iii Emily Wright, b. 1 Nov., 1826; m. (1) Lorin Edgarton; m. (2) 

A. H. Brown; d. his widow, in Hartford, Conn., 20 Jan., 1901. 
iv Frederick Benton, b. 13 April, 1829; died in New York; m. 
Jane Smith. Ch.: 
1 Frederick E. 8 ; 2 Charles. 

617 v George N., b. 2 May, 1831. 

vi Edwin G., b. also 2 May, 1831; m. Sophronia Nye. Ch.: 
1 Henry 8 . 

315 EDWIN G. 6 , son of Cephas 5 and Amelia (Robertson) 
Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn.; died in Hartford, Conn., Feb., 



282 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1896; married Mariette Perrin, who died in Worcester, Mass., 
July, 1895. He resided in Vernon, Conn. 
Children, born in Vernon: 

i Arthur Lee 7 , m. 17 April, 18T3, Louise Hecker; res. New York. 
Ch.: 

1 Katherine 8 , b. 14 Aug., 1874. 

2 Edna M.. b. 22 Aug-., 1885. 

ii Elbert, d. in Worcester, May, 1895. 
iii Mary, d. 1858, ae. 21. 

316 PETER G , son of Hosea 5 and Catherine (Davis) Brigham; 
born Hubbardston, Mass., 2 Oct., 1781; married, 27 Oct., 1808, 
Mary Shirley. He died in Roxbury, Mass. 

( 'hildren : 

i William E. 7 , b. ; d. Jan., 1889; m. Catherine Gay, 

who d. 29 Oct., 1900. Ch.: 

1 William 8 , d. — . 

2 Augustus, d. ■ . 

3 Justin, m. ; res. Worcester, Mass., and was living, 

1905; dau. Myra J,» 

4 Sarah J., b. 24 Nov., 1832; d. s. p., 25 Feb., 1902; m. 4 
Jan., 1854, Capt. Augustus Ford, and res. Dorchester, Mass.; 
she was interested in the B. F. A., and a member at the time 
of death. 

5 Louisa, d. 

6 Juliette, d. 

ii, iii, iv and v have not been reported. 

317 JOSEPH , son of Hosea 5 and Catherine (Davis 5 Brig- 
ham; born in Hubbardston, Mass., 9 Aug., 1785; died there, 18 
Oct., 1864; married, 26 Feb., 1823, Rebecca (Brown) Lamb, who 
died 23 March, 1863. Resided in Hubbardston. The male line is 
extinct. 

Children, born in Hubbardston: 

i Mary li.\ b. 13 Jan., 1824; m. 30 Sept., 1845, Asa Bennett of 
Hubbardston. Ch. (Bennett), b. in Hubbardston: 

1 Frederick 8 , b. 30 Nov., 1846; d. 12 Aug., 1848. 

2 Mary Lizzie, b. 16 Dec., 1849; m. 20 Aug., 1872, Howard 
McAllister of Chicago, 111. 

ii Elizabeth, b. 27 April, 1828; m. 10 Nov., 1864, Alden Pollard of 
Hubbardston; he m. (1) Elizabeth Green, who had , James A. 
Pollard, b. 1854, res. Leominster, Mass. Ch. (Pollard), b. in 
Hubbardston : 

1 Mabel Alden 8 , b. 25 Dec, 1866. 

2 Frederick Eugene, b. 21 March, 1871. 

318 ASA 6 , son of Joel 5 and Elizabeth (Maynard) Brigham; 
born in Sudbury, Mass., 16 Feb., 1785; died there, 20 March, 1856; 
married Olive Gardner, who died 23 Feb., 1863. 

Children: 

i Sherman 7 , b. 4 Jan., 1812; d. 7 July, 1876. 
ii Sylvanus, b. 25 Aug., 1813; d. 10 Jan., 1860. 



SIXTH GENERATION 283 

iii Rufus, b. 16 April, 1815; d. 26 Feb., 1881. 
iv Henry, b. 27 Sept., 1816; d. 27 March, 1854. 
v Charles, b. 16 April, 1818; d. 15 Feb., 1863. 

vi Maria, b. 5 May, 1819; d. 23 Jan., 1884; m. Thomas Cousens. 
Ch.: (Cousens): 
1 George*. 
vii Dennis," b. 23 Nov., 1820. 
viii Christopher, b. 24 Feb., 1822; m. Eliza Tupper, and had 3 ch. 
ix Lucy A., b. 1 April, 1824; m. Lorenzo F. Wood. Ch. (Wood): 
1 Henry*; 2 Charles; 3 Ann Marie, who m. John Bevins of 
London, Eng. 
x Olive A., b. 24^ Feb., 1826; d. y. 

xi Olive A., b. 24 May, 1827; in. (1) Francis W. Ayers; m. (2) 
D. W. Carville. Ch. (Ayers): 

1 Adelaide A. s , m. C. X. Dalton. 

2 Henry W., m. Fanny Trefethen; has ch. : Henry W. 9 
xii Candice, b. 25 Dec, 1830; m. Thomas Sweet; has 2 ch. 

xiii Andrew J., b. 25 Dec, 1832; m. . 

xiv Sarah J., b. 9 June, 1834; d. 21 Aug., 1863; m. Rufus Harvey. 
Ch. (Harvey): 
1 Thurber*; 2 Lizzie. 

319 JOEL , son of Joel 5 and Elizabeth (Maynard) Brigham; 
born in Sudbury, Mass., 16 March, 1788; died in Deerfield, Mass., 
where he resided, 16 Nov., 1829; married Elizabeth Brown, born 
14 Oct., 1789 in Sudbury. He was a farmer. 
Children, the 2 eldest born in Sudbury, the 7 youngest in Deerfield: 

i Emily 7 , b. 17 Nov., 1812; d. 27 Feb., 1896; m. 24 April, 1845, 
William Smith of Conway, Mass. Ch. (Smith): 

1 Maria Antoinette , b. 13 March, 1846; d. 18 Feb., 1849. 

2 Oscar Allen, b. 23 Dec, 1847; d. 4 March, 1872. 

3 George Elliot, b. 30 June, 1850; d. 23 Nov., 1881; m. Annie 
Underwood. Ch. : Nettie A. 9 , m. Frank Gordon of Peekskill, 
N. Y. 

618 ii Abel, b. 11 Jan., 1814. 

iii Charles, b. 23 April, 1815; d. s. p., date uncertain. 
iv Dana, b. 23 Nov., 1816; d. 5 July, 1888; res. Deerfield, a farmer, 
v Elbridge G., b. 27 Aug., 1818; d. in Deerfield, 30 Nov., 1875; 
m. (1) 8 May, 1849, Martha L. Smith, who d. 24 Jan., 1861, ae. 
32; m. (2) Rebecca, dau. of Erastus Barret, and wid. of Frank 
Goodnough; a farmer, res. Deerfield. Ch. (by first wife), b. in 
Deerfield : 
1 Frank S. s , b. 8 Feb., 1858; m. 31 March, 1888, Clara A. 
Smith; res. E. Deerfield, a farmer. Ch. : i Dwight 9 , b. 12 
March, 1889; ii Daisy, b. 3 March, 1890. 
vi Joel, b. 23 April, 1820; d. unm., 26 July, 1889; a farmer, res. 
Deerfield. 
viii Cephas, b. 26 Dec, 1821; d. in Newton, Mass., 31 Oct., 1890; 
m. 1846, Lucy E. Graves, who d. 11 July, 1887; res. Montague, 
Dedham and Boston, Mass.; a teacher, lawyer, trial justice and 
1st lieutenant, 
ix Leander, b. 23 March, 1823; d. in Montague, Mass., 19 June, 

1888; m. Eliza . He enlisted in Co. G, 56th Mass. 

Infantry, Civil War; a farmer. Ch.: 



284 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1 Mary E. s , m. Felix McCue; res. Millers Falls, Mass. 

2 Julia, in. W. E. Morrison; res. Greenfield, Mass. 

3 Hattie M., res. Montague. 

4 Edgar C, res. Montague. 

x Lorenzo, b. 26 Sept., 1824; d. in Deerfield, where res. 28 Dec, 

1893; m. ; a farmer. Ch.: 

1 Herbert S. s , res. Deerfield; 2 Lillie; 3 Minnie; 4 Leslie; 5 
Nettie. 
xi Horace, b. 31 March, 1828; d. in Deerfield, where res. 12 Aug., 
1896; m. Sophronia Kent. Ch.: 
1 George 8 ; 2 Dorr; 3 William; 4 Dwight. 

320 POLLY 6 , daughter of Joel 5 and Elizabeth (Maynard) 
Brigham; born in Sunbury, Mass., 9 Dc, 1792; maridtd, 2 Nov., 
1820,. Capt. Thomas Stearns, born in Leominster, Mass., 1 April, 
1794; (he married [1], June, 1817, Thirza Burrage, dau. of 
Dea. Williams, who died s. p., 1819)- Was a tanner and currier 
and resided in Leominster. 

Children (Stearns), bom in Leominster: 

i William Alonzo 7 , b. 14 Aug., 1821; d. 27 Dec, 1901; m. Mary 

Schutte; res. Boston. 
ii Oliver, b. 1 March, 1823; d. 1 Oct., 1898; m. 27 Oct., 1847, 

Charlotte A. Whitcomb; 1 ch., d. y. 
iii George, b. 16 March, 1826; d. 19 April, 1826. 
iv Tlurza, b. 28 Sept., 1827; d. 20 Sept., 1846. 

v Henry, b. 19 Aug., 1829; d. in L., 14 Jan., 1882; m. 7 Sept., 
1852, Mary A. Phipps of Holliston, Mass.; a man of solid worth; 
in the coal, ice and teaming business in Leominster. Ch.: 

1 Clara Viola 8 , b. 25 June, 1853; m. Wilbur F., son of T. 
Dwight Wood; b. in Westminster, Mass., 5 Nov., 1851; man- 
ager of the Rodney Wallace farm in W. Fitchburg; 1 ch. 

2 Emma Luella, b. 21 June, 1856; d. 11 Dec, 1877. 

3 Lizzie Anna, b. 1859; d. 1863. 

4 Etta Maria, b. 2 June, 1865; m. (1) H. H. Hunt; m. (2) 
J. F. Gallagher; 4 ch. 

vi Caroline Matilda, b. 27 June, 1831 ; res. Leominster. 
vii Mary Ann, b. 22 Feb., 1833; d. 14 April, 1883; m. Josiah Pierce. 
Ch. (Pierce): 

1 Edward W.\ m. Anna Tisdale. Ch. Ralph . 

2 Gertrude A., m. Jos. Munro. Ch. (Munro) : Marjorie*. 

3 Grace B., m. E. A. Onthank. Ch., 1 son. 



321 NANCY 6 , daughter of Joel 6 and Elizabeth (Maynard) 
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 16 Aug., 1803; died 12 May, 
1891; married 6 May, 1829, Seth Brown. 

Children (Brown) : 

i George Henry 7 , b. 17 Sept., 1831; m. (1) 29 Nov., 1860, Augusta 
P. Britton, who d. 30 May, 1874; m. (2) Frances E. Powers. 
Ch. (by first wife) : 
1 Georgietta IsabeP, b. 22 Oct., 1873; m. 2 Jan., 1896, Fred Z. 
Brown; 1 ch. 



SIXTH GENERATION 285 

ii Chester Franklin, b. 12 Jan., 1835; d. 22 May, 1898; m. 2 Dec, 
1858, Sarah J. Streeter. Ch.: 
1 Eva Leila?, b. 19 June, 1872; m. Elton Ward Lacy, 1 Feb., 
1898. 
iii Alonzo A., b. 29 Jan., 1837; m. in New Zealand, in 1865, Janet 
Kennedy. Ch. : 

1 Lizzie 8 , b. in Pabraka, N. Z., 7 Oct., 1866; m. (1) L. E. 
Bathrick; m. (2) 1900, S. M. Schatzkin; 2 ch. 

2 John 8., b. 20 Aug., 1868; m. 1900, Julia Kennel; 2 ch. 

3 George F., b. 29 April, 1870; m. 1893, Alice I. Knowland; 
3 ch. 

4 Flora J., b. 15 Sept., 1872; d. 30 Oct., 1878. 



322 DANFORTH PHIPPS 6 , son of Elijah 5 and Mary (Glea- 
son) Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 30 Dec, 1803; died in 
Lowell, Mass., 18 Sept., 1875; married, 12 Apr., 1827, Hannah 
Walcott; born in Stow, Mass., 25 May, 1801; died 6 April, 1874. 
He was a city official in Lowell and representative to the Legisla- 
ture in 1850; also resided in Wilmington, Mass. 

Children, born in Lowell: 

i Eliza Jane 7 , b. 16 March, 1828; d. 13 June, 1851, unm. 
ii Hannah Elizabeth, b. 10 Aug., 1829; d. in Lowell, 26 April, 
1880; m. 15 Nov., 1860, John Higgins Nichols, who was in the 
Civil War, 2d N. H. Vols.; wounded at second battle Bull Run; 
honorably discharged; b. in Wilmington, Mass., 7 April, 1828. 
Ch. (Nichols), b. in Lowell: 

1 Charles William 8 , b. 30 Oct., 1861; d. 18 Sept., 1864. 

2 Fred, b. 3 Dec, 1863; d. 3 Sept., 1864. 

3 Carrie, b. 26 Aug., 1866; d. 22 Aug., 1873. 

4 Fred, b. 29 Sept., 1867; m. 13 Sept., 1893. 

5 Ulysses, b. 3 March, and d. 20 March, 1869. 

6 Theodore, b. 28 April, and d. 17 May, 1872. 
iii Mary Ann, b. 1 Jan., 1831. 

iv Ellen Maria, b. 25 July, 1832. 
619 v Charles William, b. 12 Aug., 1834. 

vi Caroline Louisa, b. 1 June, 1836; d. unm., 27 March., 1863. 
vii Henry Harrison, b. 19 Feb., 1841; d. unm., 2 Sept., 1873; 3 
years in U. S. service during Civil War; Ark. and Fortress 
Munroe. 
viii Sarah Phipps, b. 22 June, 1843. 
ix Emeline Frances, b. 5 June, 1845. 

323 DEA. WILLIAM 6 , son of Elijah 5 and Mary (Gleason) 
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 27 March, 1805; died in Mass. 
Gen. Hospital, 20 May, 1879; married, 4 Aug., 1835, Abby Ann, 
daughter of Rev. William Muzzey (who graduated from Harvard 
College in 1793); born in Lexington, 15 June, 1806. Moved to 
Lexington about 1830, where he was deacon in the Unitarian church. 

Child, born in Lexington: 

i Laura Muzzey 7 , b. 20 July, 1836; res. unm., in Lexington. 



286 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

324 SAMUEL 6 , son of Eber 5 and Lucy (Arnold) Brigham; 
born in Sudbury. Mass.; died there, 10 April, 1853; married Han- 
nah Sanderson. 

Children, horn in Sudbury: 

i Alfred 7 , b. 10 Feb., 1846; m. 1 Oct., 1874, .Mary Frances, dau. 
of Oliver Smith and Mary (Denton) Wells; b." 16 Feb., 1848; 
d. in Cambridge, Mass., 28 Jan., 1906; interred in Mt. Auburn. 
He is a grocer in Boston and res. Cambridge. Ch. : 

1 Arthur Wells*, b. 23 Sept., 1875; in. 7 June, 1905, Ina F. 
Sears; is in business with father. Ch., b. in Dorchester: 
Sears , b. 12 March, 1906; d. 1 April, 1906. 

2 Harry Austin, 1). 11 June, 1877; is a journalist, res. Cambridge. 

3 Walter Sanderson, b. 11 July, 1882. 
ii Georgiana. 

325 RUFUS 6 , son of Capt. William 5 and Sarah (Osborn) 
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 11 Jan., 1818; died there, 17 
Nov., 1896; married, 3 Feb., 1842, Lucretia Moore, who died in 
Sudbury, 9 March, 1887- 

Children, born in Sudbury: 

i Emily Elizabeth 7 , b. 9 July, 1843; m. 20 Dec, 1888, Levi S. Jones; 

s. p.," 1903. 
ii Lucretia Jane, b. 5 Aug., 1845; m. 29 Nov., 1877, George Wash- 
ington Grifrii's of Scituate, Mass. Ch. (Griggs), b. in Scituate: 

1 Bertha Helen*, b. 1 Oct., 1878. 

2 Alice, b. 20 Sept., 1881. 

iii William Kufus. 1>. 2:> Dec, 1847; d. 26 Feb., 1861. 
iv Charles Nixon, b. 15 April, 1850; m. in 1878, Jennie Smith; res. 
in Dundas, Minn. Ch. : 

1 Kilith Lucretia 8 , b. 18 Feb., 1880; m. 28 Oct., 1897, Fred H. 
Hassin. Ch. (Hassin): i Russell R.°, b. 28 July, 1899; ii 
Bernice, b. 19 Nov., 1901. 

2 Gertrude C, b. 15 An-r, 188-.'; m. 15 Aug., 1897, Lewis A. 
Hall of Wells, Minn. Ch. (Hall): i Edgar C.°, b. 26 Nov., 
1899; ii Cecil D. 

3 Ruby Inez, b. 12 March, 1885. 

4 Isabel Wanetta, b. 18 Oct., 1887. 

5 Herbert Clarence, b. 14 April, 1890. 

6 Jesse C, b. 28 March, 1899. 

x Herbert Storrs, b. 26 Nov., 1857; m. 27 March, 1881, Helen 
Lord of Kennebunk, Me., where he res. Ch., b. there: 

1 Ernest Lord*, 1>. 17 Jan., 1882; grad. A. B., Bowdoin Coll., 
1904. 

2 Herbert Storrs, b. 2 Dec, 1885. 

3 Dean Nanon, b. 18 April, 1895. 

326 ROXEY , daughter of John 5 and Ann Eunice (Moore) 
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 7 Jan., 1788; married Luke 
Robinson of Rutland, Mass. ; moved to Watertown, Mass., where he 
was for many years proprietor of " Spring Hotel " and highly re- 
spected, and where he died, 7 Sept., 1870, ae. 89. 



SIXTH GENERATION 287 

Children (Robinson) : 

i Elizabeth 7 , b. 6 July, 1806; m. Andrew Cole of Watertown. Ch. 
(Cole): 

1 Harriet*; 2 Susan; 3 Adaline; 4 Francis; 5 Henry P.; 6 
Mary E.; 7 Caroline; the last three are living in Newton, Mass. 
ii Edwin, b. 2 Aug., 1808; m. Bathsheba Bates. Ch.: 

1 Edwin 8 ; 2 Frank; 3 Ellen, m. Charles Lowe of Newton. 
iii Rufus, b. 3 Sept., 1810; d. Sept., 1813. 
iv William, b. 12 Oct., 1812; d. July, 1817. 
v Mary, b. 8 July, 1815; d. July, 1817. 

vi Francis, b. 16 Oct., 1818; d. 1883; m. Martha Cutter of Weston, 
Mass. Ch.: 
1 Mabel-, a teacher in Washington, 
vii George, b. 8 Dec, 1821; m. Helen Young; res. Lexington, 
Mass. Ch.: 
1 George 9 , who d.; 2 Jennie, res. Waltham. 
viii William, b. 1 July, 1827; m. (1) Abbie W. Robbins; m. (2) 
lone Streeter of Woburn, Mass. Ch. (by first wife) : 
1 William*; 2 Mary; 3 George Frederick; 4 Ruth W.; 5 Theo- 
dore B. 

Ch. (by second wife) : 
6 Wallace; 7 Wilhelmine (d.) ; 8 Philip. 
ix Ellen, b. 6 Dec, 1832; d. April, 1838. 

327 ABIJAH 6 , son of John 5 and Ann Eunice (Moore) Brig- 
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 17 March, 1791; died 7 Feb., 1892; 
married Melissa Stratton of Rutland, Mass.; resided in Rutland. 

Children, born in Rutland: 

i Clarissa 7 , m. Daniel Hitchings, and res. Chelsea, Mass. Ch. 
(Hitchings) : 

1 Henry* ; 2 Lucy; 3 Charles B., m. Jones; 4 Frank; 

5 George; 6 Martha. 
ii Lucy. 

iii Lavinia Moore, b. 1 Dec, 1821 ; m. Robert Lewis Goddard of 
Petersham, Mass., b. 21 May, 1822; d. in Palmer, Mass., 15 Jan., 
1887; res. Palmer. Ch. (Goddard): 

1 William Lewis 8 , b. 1 Aug., 1846; d. 1 Aug., 1873. 

2 Frank Ballard, b. 6 Oct., 1851; d. 9 Nov., 1858. 

3 Lisette Martha, b. 15 Nov., 1861; d. 12 Jan., 1877. 

iv John Warren, m. Martha Eliza Brigham, dau. of 256. Ch. : 

1 Warren*, m. Adams, and d. Ch.: i Ethel, m. W. B. 

C. Fox, res. Dorchester; ii Enid; iii Edith. 

2 Ella, m. George Marchant of Minneapolis, Minn. 

3 Frank. 

4 Lura, d. 

328 JOHN 6 , son of John 5 and Ann Eunice (Moore) Brigham; 
born in Sudbury, Mass., 22 March, 1795; died in Watertown, Mass., 
24 May, 1874; married (1) Mary Leveritt of Burke Co., Ga. ; mar- 
ried (2), 8 July, 1844, Mary (Crafts) Brigham, widow of his 
brother William. 

At the age of eighteen he went to Georgia where he secured a 



288 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

large plantation and also engaged in mercantile business; resided 
on the Savannah River, 70 miles above the city of Savannah, in 
place known as " Brigham's Landing"; returned to Watertown in 
1840, and engaged in the lumber trade, purchased the historic 
" Coolidge Tavern," where tradition says Washington stayed the 
night previous to taking command of the Continental troops in 
Cambridge. He seemed to possess energy and business ability like 
his distinguished ancestor, Dr. John, and was highly respected in 
the communities where he resided. 

Children (by first wife), born in Georgia: 

620 i William 7 , b. 19 July, 1819. 

621 ii Elizabeth Ann Eunice, b. 15 Jan., 1824. 

622 iii John, b. 13 Feb., 1827. 

Child (by second -wife), born in Watertown: 

iv Maria, b. 25 Feb., 1847; res. unm., Watertown. 

329 WILLIAM 6 , son of John 5 and Ann Eunice (Moore) Brig- 
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 11 Aug., 1810; died in Watertown, 
Mass., 23 April, 1843; married (1), 17 April, 1834, Adeline, 
daughter of Thaddeus Cole of Watertown; born 1813; died 1836; 
married (2), 15 March, 1837, Mary Crafts (who married [2] her 
first husband's brother, John) ; born in Cambridge, Mass., 7 June, 
1813; died in Watertown, 15 Nov., 1902. He resided in Water- 
town; first entered the dry goods business, and later associated 
himself with his brother John in the lumber business, in which line 
he continued until his death. 

Child (by first wife), born in Watertown: 

623 i William Theodore 7 , b. 12 Sept., 1835. 
Children (by second wife), born in Watertown: 

ii George, b. 16 March, 1838; d. y. 

624 iii Charles, b. 21 June, 1841. 

330 LEWIS 6 , son of Joseph 6 and Rebecca (Haynes) Brig- 
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 27 Oct., 1797; died there, 8 Sept., 
1875; married, 27 May, 1838, Almira Bowker, born 12 Aug., 1810. 
The old red house on the homestead of Dr. John, where Lewis lived, 
was taken down about 1830 to help build the new house; it stood 
west of the present residence, at the angle of the Marlboro and 
Fitchburg roads in northwestern Sudbury; in 1897 there was still 
to be seen the cellar hole of the old house, 10 rods west of present 
residence; also a ruined cider-mill, over 100 years old, on right of 
Fitchburg road, west of present house. He was a farmer. 

Children, born in Sudbury: 

i Martha Ann 7 , b. 9 March, 1839; m. 1 June, 1859, Hiram Greene, 
a merchant; res. Mass. Ave., Boston. Ch. (Greene): 
1 Julia H? 
ii Rebecca Haynes, b. 1 July, 1840; m. 20 June, 1859, Thomas 
Albert Bent; res. Somerville, Mass. Ch. (Bent): 



SIXTH GENERATION 289 

1 Carrie F. 8 
iii Nancy Elizabeth, b. 25 April, 1843; res. unm., Boston. 
iv Esther Louisa, b. 16 Dec., 1846; d. unm., 8 May, 1902; res. 

Boston, 
v Lewis Alanson, b. 25 Feb., 1850; d. ae. 9 days, 
vi Emma Almira, b. 9 Aug., 1851 ; m. 20 March, 1872, Newell Wil- 
comb, a farmer; res. on the old Dr. John place in Sudbury. Ch. 
(Wilcomb) : 

1 Fanny A. 8 , b. 11 Dec, 1874; m. James Haire of Maynard, 
Mass. Ch. (Haire): Claude Brigham 9 . 

2 Lewis, b. 26 Nov., 1877; d. 1879. 

3 Alice Emma, b. 19 Sept., 1880; d. ae. 15 years. 

4 Ida Louise, b. 21 Nov., 1885; d. 

331 EUNICE 6 , daughter of Joseph 5 and Rebecca (Haynes) 
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 19 Dec., 1798; died in Spring- 
field, Mass., 13 March, 1856; married, 16 Oct., 1834 (as his second 
wife), Rev. Addison Parker. 

Children (Parker) : 

i Sarah Frances 7 , b. in Methuen, Mass., 26 July, 1837; m. 17 Aug., 

1865, Elias C. Atkins, b. in Bristol, Conn., 28 June, 1833; d. 
in Indianapolis, Ind., 18 April, 1901 ; he was the founder of the 
firm of E. C. Atkins & Co., saw manufacturers; was a man of 
marked influence in his State. Ch. (Atkins) : 

1 Mary D 8 , b. 1867; m. Nelson A. Gladding of L; 2 ch. 

2 Henry C, b. 1868; m. Sue Winter of L; 3 ch. 

3 Sarah Frances, b. 1870; m. Thomas Reed Hackley of L; 4 ch. 

4 Emma L., b. 1872; m. Edward B. Davis; 1 ch. 

5 Carra, b. 1874; m. Arthur D. Gates; 1 ch. 

ii Rev. Addison, b. in Danbury, Conn., 12 Nov., 1839; is a Baptist 
clergyman in Richmond, Ind.; was grad. from Brown Univ. and 
Newton Theolog. School; was a sergeant in the Civil War; 
filled many Baptist pulpits in the East and West; m. 18 Sept., 

1866, Mary L. Boyden of Dedham, Mass. Ch.: 

1 Wilson B 8 , b. in Natick; res., an architect, in Indianapolis. 

2 Edith M., b. in Charlestown, Mass.; m. Dr. Woodbridge O. 
Johnson, a missionary to Taiku, Korea, Asia; 4 ch. 

332 REBECCA 6 , daughter of Joseph 5 and Rebecca (Haynes) 
Brigham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 28 Aug., 1807; died 1856; mar- 
ried, 9 Jan., 1834, Lawrence Thompson, a wealthy planter of 
Prides Station, Ala. 

Children (Thompson), bom in Alabama: 
i Sarah 7 , d. y. 
ii Lawrence, d. y. 

iii Rebecca, m. Dec, 1866, William W. Baylis of Florence, Ala. 
Ch. (Baylis): 

1 Annie T. 8 , d. y. 

2 William B., unm., res. Louisville, Ky. 

3 Mary, m. (1) Morgan; (2) Ashcroft. 
iv Annie S., d. unm., Nov., 1866. 

v Joseph N., m. 1869, Lucie B. Malone; res. Tuscombia, Ala. Ch.: 
1 Humphrey B. 8 ; 2 Lawrence K.; 3 Joseph N.; 4 Lucien B. 



290 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

vi Mary Xancy, m. Dr. Joseph P. Pride. Ch. (Pride): 

1 Empson T. 8 , d. unm. 

2 L. Thompson, in. May Mahoon, res. Prides Sta., Ala. ; 5 ch. 

333 CHARLES 6 , son of Joseph 6 and Rebecca (Haynes) Brig- 
ham; born in Sudbury, Mass., 16 July, 1811 ; died ; mar- 
ried Eunice Hagar, daughter of Francis Garfield. Resided in 
Greenfield, Mass., and was very much interested in the project of 
a family history. 

Children, born in Greenfield: 

i Maria 7 , b. 16 July, 1852; d. 7 Oct., 1862. 
ii Dorcas, b. 17 April, 1855; d. 9 April, 1856. 

iii Alanson, b. 5 July, 1859; m. Stella, daughter of Jason Moore; 
b. 7 Oct., 1863; res. Greenfield. Ch.: 
1 Lewis 8 , b. 14 Aug., 1889. 

iv Jane, b. 3 Oct., 1862; m. Damon; a widow, res. with 

bro. Joseph, in Greenfield, 
v Lucy, b. 25 Sept., 1865; d. 10 Feb., 1866. 
vi Joseph, b. 9 April, 1868; res. in Greenfield, unm. 
vii Eunice, d. unm., 1892. 

331 SAMUEL 6 , son of Dr. Samuel 5 and Mary (Ball) Brig- 
ham; born in Boylston, Mass., 19 Feb., 1795; died in Clinton, 
Mass., 15 July, 1877; married Alethina Howe, who died in 1880. 
He probably resided in Boylston and Lancaster, Mass., and 
Machias, Me. 

Children, born as indicated: 

625 i Abel 7 , b. in Boylston, Mass., 26 Oct., 1815. 

626 ii Dolly, b. 30 Oct., 1817. 

627 iii Samuel Davis, b. 22 March, 1821. 

628 iv Levi Edwin, b. in Lancaster, 17 Jan., 1825. 

v James Lawson, b. 18 Feb., 1831; d. y. 

629 vi John D., b. in Machias, Me., 5 Aug., 1834. 

335 MARY 6 , daughter of Dr. Samuel 5 and Mary (Ball) Brig- 
ham; born in Boylston, Mass., 13 April, 1797; died in Shrewsbury, 
Mass., 30 Oct., 1867; married, 9 Aprd, 1822, Solomon, son of David 
Mahan of Northboro, Mass.; born there, 16 July, 1792; died in 
Shrewsbury, 28 Dec, 1873. He was a farmer and moved to 
Shrewsbury. 
Children (Mahan), born in Shrewsbury: 
i Mary Ann 7 , b. and d. 1823. 
ii George Henry, b. 19 Dec, 1824; d. in Shrewsbury, 14 March, 1903, 

unm. 
iii Mary Ann, b. 22 July, 1826; m. William H. Perry, a farmer in 
Shrewsbury; 25 years assessor; 15 years on school committee. 
Ch. (Perry): 

1 Marian 8 , m. Joseph E. Warren of Marlboro. 

2 Zella, m. Samuel H. Johnson of Shrewsbury. 

3 Abbie, m. Alvin S. Dearth of Worcester. 



SIXTH GENERATION 291 

iv Harriet Elizabeth, b. 1 May, 1830; m. Jonas Cummings, a farmer 
in Shrewsbury; d. 1873. Ch. (Cummings): 
1 John s ; 2 Mary; 3 Ida. 
v John Davis, b. 8 Feb., 1835; m. Elizabeth J. Orne; res. Charles- 
town, Mass. 
vi Sarah Jane, b. 10 Sept., 1836; m. George A. Newton, a farmer 
of Shrewsbury. Ch. (Newton): 
1 George 8 , d. ae. 13. 
vii Caroline S., b. 18 July, 1844; m. Abel O. Perry, who d. in Wor- 
cester, 1898. 

336 JONAS BALL 6 , son of Dr. Samuel 5 and Mary (Ball) 
Brigham; born in Boylston, Mass., 28 April, 1807; died 1 March, 
1872; married, 9 April, 1835, Lucinda, daughter of Capt. John 
Howe of Boylston; born 19 May, 1809; died 16 May, 1861. Re- 
sided in Westboro, Mass., and probably in Grafton. 

Children : 

i Joshua Leland 7 , b. 16 March, 1836; d. 2 Feb., 1837. 
ii Harrison M., b. 4 Feb., 1838; res. Westboro. 
iii Abbie L., b. 25 Feb., 1840; res. Westboro. 
iv George E., b. 1 March, 1842; d. 7 July, 1849. 
v Silas H., b. in Grafton, Mass., 5 June, 1844, or 1846; m. 1866, 
Abbie Flanders. He is Supt. of Construction, and res. 320 
Madison St., Waukegan, 111. Ch.: 
1 Lena 8 , m. Ralph Draper Smith. Ch. (Smith): i Florence 
Marie; ii Kathryn Brigham; they res. Keene, N. H. 
vi Mary E., b. 25 Dec, 1845 (?). 
vii Edmund L., b. 7 Dec, 1848. 
viii Henry A., b. 22 Sept., 1850; d. 28 May, 1854. 

337 JOHN GOTT 6 , son of John Gott 6 and Mary (Collins) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Aug., 1796; died 27 Nov., 
1871; married, 9 Jan., 1820, Lucy, daughter of Benjamin and 
Abigail (Howe) Howe; born in Marlboro, 6 June, 1798; died 28 
Feb., 1863. Was a wheelwright and resided in Concord, Mass. 

Children, 2 eldest born in Marlboro, others in Concord: 

i Hepzibah Collins 7 , b. 21 Oct., 1821; d. in Seaforth, Canada, 7 
Aug., 1872; m. in Concord, 2 Nov., 1843, George Albert, son of 
Maj. Levi Stearns; b. in Lunenburg, Mass., 9 Sept., 1812; res. 
Quincy, Mass., and perhaps moved to Rouse's Point, N. Y. Ch. 
(Stearns), the two elder b. in Quincy: 

1 Georgiana Augusta 8 , b. 10 July, 1844. 

2 Elizabeth Lucy, b. 15 July, 1846; d. Oct., 1848. 

3 Adelia Gertrude, b. 26 Nov., 1848. 

4 Edward; 5 Ellen; 6 Winifred; 7 Ernest. 
630 ii William Eustis, b. 14 April, 1823. 

iii George Howe, b. 5 Dec, 1824; res. Dorchester, Mass.; ru. 
Melissa Wheelock of Newport, Vt. Ch. : 

1 Mary M. 8 , b. 11 June, 1856; d. 1860. 

2 Lillie, b. 1861; d. 1862. 



292 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

681 iv Alonzo Howe, b. 16 April, 1826. 

v John Edward, b. 9 March, 1828; m. Isabella Smith; res. Toronto, 
Canada. Ch.: 

1 Frank*, res. Toronto. 

2 Mary. 

vi Harrison Gray, b. 4 Nov., 1829; m. Josephine Garfield; res. 

Dorchester, 
vii Francis Eugene, b. 10 Oct., 1831; d. 11 Sept., 1833. 
viii Mary Ann, b. 3 May, 1834; m. Francis Bacon; res. Dover, Mass. 
Ch. (Bacon): 
1 Ella*; 2 Lila; 3 Frank. 
ix Lucy Jane, b. 3 July, 1836; d. Oct., 1873; res. Concord. 

338 NATHANIEL PHILLIPS 6 , son of Henry 5 and Anna 
(Phillips) Brigham; born in Barre, Mass., 1 Dec, 1785; died 5 
Dec., 1866; married, April, 1810, Martha, daughter of Make- 
peace and Catherine (Smith) Gates; born in Barre, 3 Feb., 1784; 
died 14 Aug., 1869. Was a farmer and land surveyor. 

Children, born in Barre: 

632 i Martha Ann 7 , b. 22 Oct., 1811. 

633 ii William Harrison, b. 16 Dec, 1814. 

634 iii Orlando Sibley, b. 16 Dec, 1816. 

iv Nathaniel Nelson, b. 6 June, 1819; d. in Niagara Falls, Ont., 
15 Sept., 1903; m. (1) 4 Nov., 1845, Sarah S. Hildreth, b. in 
New Braintree, Mass., 12 March, 1821; m. (2) Nov., 1880, Char- 
lotte E. Wade of Palmerston, Ont.; res. Niagara Falls, Ont. Ch. 
(by first wife), b. in Barre: 

1 Byron*, b. 6 Sept., 1846; m. 23 April, 1877, E. P. Whittier 
of Kennebunk, Me.; res. s. p., in 1893, in Woburn, Mass. 

2 Edward A., b. 8 Dec, 1854; m. 7 Feb., 1877, M. J. Wade; a 
gardener; has 3 daus. 

Ch. (by second wife) : 

3 Beatrice, b. 21 Oct., 1883. 

4 R. E., b. 21 Oct., 1887. 

v Nancy Phillips, b. 22 June, 1822; d. in So. Norwalk. Conn., 
17 July, 1896; m. 5 Oct., 1843, Dexter Dennis, b. in Barre, 28 
Jan., 1818; d. in So. Norwalk, 30 March, 1881. Ch. (Dennis), b. 
in Barre: 

1 Lloyd Eugene 8 , b. 16 Oct., 1844; m. (1) 16 Oct., 1865, Jane 
Sigourney Bassett; m. (2) 28 Nov., 1883, Augusta Mayhew 
Johnson ; res. s. p., Worcester, Mass. 

2 Agnes Eudora, b. 4 March, 1852; m. 27 Jan., 1878, Abiathar 
Blanchard of Petersham, Mass.; s. p. 

3 Frederick Walker, b. 28 March, 1853; drowned 25 July, 1862. 

4 Frederick Edgar, b. 11 Jan., and d. 14 Jan., 1864. 

vi Louisa M., b. 11 June, 1825; m. in Sterling, 18 May, 1848, San- 
ford D. Smith, b. 2 July, 1823; res. Sterhng, 111. Ch." (Smith): 

1 Clarence E. 8 , b. 25 April, 1852; m. Nellie B. Brigham; res. 
Chicago. Ch.: Lura L.», b. 3 Oct., 1877. 

2 Harry N., b. 9 Sept., 1859; m. 1883, Maggie Bartow; res. 
Chicago. Ch.: i Harry 8 , b. 9 Dec, 1886; ii Mav, b. 30 May, 
1889. 




Thomas Brigham Rice, of Barre, Mass. (339) 



SIXTH GENERATION 293 

339 NANCY 6 , daughter of Henry 5 and Anna (Phillips) Brig- 
ham; born in Barre, Mass., 4 March, 1789; died there, 26 Sept., 
1873; married, 16 April, 1809, Francis, son of Thomas and Sarah 
(Nurse) Rice. Sarah Nurse was a direct descendant of Rebecca 
Nurse, who was hung in Salem, as a witch. 

Children (Rice), born in Barre: 

i Abigail 7 , b. 5 Dec., 1810; d. 4 Sept., 1889; m. 18 April, 1832, 
Marshall D. Eaton, who d. 14 Sept., 1885; they adopted Jennie 6 , 
dau. of her sister Juliana, 
ii Francis D., b. 3 Jan., 1814; d. in Barre, April, 1885; m. 19 Nov., 
1839, Harriet A. Tucker. Ch.: 

1 George E. s , res. Worcester. 

2 Mary A., res. Chicago. 

3 Alice, and 4 Hobart, both d. y. 

5 Sybil L., m. Herbert Rogers of Barre. 

6 Justin F., m. Minnie Rogers. 

iii Eliza Ann, b. 18 Jan., and d. 21 Feb., 1816. 

iv Thomas Brigham, b. 30 Jan., 1817; m. 29 Oct., 1844, Maria Bacon, 
b. in Barre, 6 June, 1821; d. 9 March, 1855; was 30 years cash- 
ier of the B. & A. R. R. ; retired and returned to Barre, where 
settled with daughter. Has great interest in friendless and 
orphaned children, and has had several in his home. He has 
always been a firm friend of the B. F. A.; is living, 1907, a genial 
and most interesting man, and a rare friend. Ch.: 
1 Lucy*, b. 22 Oct., 1845; res. in Barre; a quiet, but practical, 
philanthropist. 

v Juliana M., b. 15 Oct., 1819; m. 12 Dec, 1843, Daniel H. Rice, 
who d. 8 Sept., 1857. Ch.: 

1 Edward?, b. 3 Sept., 1846; m. Christina L. Stover, b. 23 Dec, 
1847; res. s. p., New Haven. 

2 Eliza, m. Joseph R. Torrey of Worcester; has dau. Anne*. 

3 Annie M. 

4 Jennie, adopted by Mrs. Eaton. 

vi Henry E., b. 17 Jan., 1823; m. 1848, Elizabeth F. Rawson; a 
des. of Secy. Edward Rawson. Ch. : 

1 Olive*, m. Henry H. Brigham, 798. 

2 Frank H., b. 23 Feb., 1854; m. Lizzie J. Davis, b. 1 Jan., 
1864. Ch.: i Florence H. 8 , b. 16 Dec, 1881; ii Leslie F., b. 
12 Dec, 1885; iii Harold, b. 18 March, 1896; iv Clair, b. 15 
Sept., 1898; v Gerald, b. 21 Dec, 1903; res. Oakland, Cal. 

3 Fannie, m. Seymour A., son of 632. 

4 Daniel H., of Barre. 

5 Arthur L., b. 14 May, 1870; m. 29 June, 1893, Annie E. 
Cook; res. Willamette, 111. Ch.: i Kingsley L. 9 , b. 24 Aug., 
1898; ii Elizabeth B., b. 23 Jan., 1905. 

vii Calista E., b. 22 Oct., 1827; d. May, 1891; m. Elam Shattuck of 
Worcester, who d. s. p., March, 1885. 

340 HENRY 6 , son of Henry 5 and Anna (Phillips) Brigham; 
born in Barre, Mass., 14 Nov., 1791; died in Rutland, Mass., 7 
April, 1863; married, 6 May, 1818, Sally, daughter of Dea. Job 
Sibley; born 1794; died in Rutland, 19 Feb., 1864. Was a farmer 



294 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

in Rutland; Capt. of the Militia and two terms Representative to the 
General Court. 

Children, born in Rutland: 

635 i Lawson Sibley 7 , b. 15 Oct., 1820. 

636 ii Monroe Bowman, b. 8 Sept., 1822. 

iii Mary A., b. 12 June, 1829; res. Coldbrook Springs, Mass.; m. 
10 Jan., 1849, Daniel M. Parker, b. in Wolcott, Vt.; d. in C. S., 
25 March, 1899; was a selectman, and res. Coldbrook Springs. 
Ch. (Parker): 

1 Clarence Henry", b. 31 Oct., 1849; m. 1872, Ida M. Bemis; 
has been St. Rep., selectman and postmaster. Ch.: Harry B.°, 
a selectman. 

2 Evander Leroy, b. 28 Aug., 1851; m. 1880, Georgiana M. 
Hawkins. Ch. : i Maud E. ; ii Minnie L. 

3 Floyd R., b. 30 Aug., 1853; m. 1875, Lizzie Cleveland. Ch.: 
i Virgil R. e ; ii Mary A. 

4 Daniel M., b. 8 July, 1855; m. Eldora E. Hawkins. Ch.: 
i Millicent A. 9 ; ii Nellie M. 

5 Maida Adele, b. 5 April, 1857; m. 1877, Frank E. Stevens; 
s. p. 

341 MARIA THERESA 6 , daughter of Henry 5 and Anna 
(Phillips) Brigham; born in Barre, Mass., 20 Sept., 1800; died in 
Templeton, Mass., 8 March, 1861; married, 1 May, 1828, George 
Newton, who died in Templeton, 12 Oct., 1879- He was a farmer 
and resided in Templeton. 

Children (Newton), born in Templeton: 

i Henry Phillips 7 , b. 14 Nov., 1829; d. 25 Oct., 1886; m. 1854, 
Lucinda Severy; res. Boston. Ch. : 
1 Olive M. s ; 2 George Henry; 2 ch., d. y. 
ii Peter Augustine, b. 10 May, 1831; m. Elizabeth Castle; res. 
Chicago. Ch. : 
1 Henrietta?; 2 Agnes; 3 Leslie; 4 Charlotte: 5 Peter. 
iii Samuel Dexter, b. 9 Jan., 1833; d. 9 July, 1886; 4 years in Civil 

War; res. Chicago, 
iv Edward Franklin, b. 28 Feb., 1835; res. Concord, 111. 
v Ann Maria, b. 24 March, 1839; m. a physician, 
vi George William, b. 29 March, 1841; d. 23 Jan., 1889, in Chicago; 
in 57th Mass. Inf., Civil War. 

542 JOSIAH FAY G , son of Uriah 5 and Elizabeth (Fay) Brig- 
ham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 11 Oct., 1801; died there, 28 Aug., 
1878; married (1), 1828, Sally Warner, daughter of Foster Paige; 
born in Bakersfield, 5 Aug., 1808; died there, 11 March, 1829; 
married (2), 1831, Sylvina, daughter of Perley Hall, born in Berk- 
shire, Vt., 6 Jan., 1812; died in Bakersfield, 20 Nov., 1844; mar- 
ried (3), 1847, Jane, daughter of John Fay; born in St. Armand, 
P. Q.. 1820; died 30 Jan., 1899- 

At the early age of 18, Fay took charge of the family estate be- 
cause of the death of his father; became a man of wide reading; 



SIXTH GENERATION 295 

was a good neighbor, husband, and father. Although of positive 
opinions and candid in the expression of them, he was highly 
esteemed in the community and exerted a large influence on public 
affairs. Although a Democrat in a Whig or Republican State, he 
was thrice elected to the Legislature, 1857, '69, and '76; was also 
frequently chosen selectman. In 1855, he was given the degree of 
Honorary A. M., by the University of Vermont. He took a great 
interest in the magnificent bequest left to the town by his brother, 
Peter Bent, and one of his last public acts was to attend the meet- 
ing which was to decide concerning the use of the fund and to vote 
for the school as now established. 

Child (by first wife), born in Bakers field: 

i Seneca Paige 7 , b. 18 Feb., 1829; d. 10 March, 1831. 
Children (by second wife), born in Bakersfield: 

ii Sarah Jane, b. 16 April, 1835; m. 27 April, 1866, William, son of 
William B. Kendall; b. in Rockingham, Vt., 8 April, 1823; d. 
in Newtonville, Mass., 7 Oct., 1893. Ch. (Kendall), b. in Boston; 

1 Sylvina B. s , b. 6 July, 1870; was grad. Emerson Coll. of Ora- 
tory; m. 1 Jan., 1896, Charles H. Watson of Philadelphia. Ch. 
(Watson): Brigham Kendall 9 , b. 1896. 

2 7. Fay Brigham, b. 29 July, 1871; educated Mass. Inst. Tech- 
nology and Boston Univ. Law School. 

3 Peter Bent Brigham, b. 9 March, 1873; d. 21 March, 1873. 
637 iii Albert Gallatin, b. 12 March, 1836. 

iv Roxana, b. 3 July, 1838; m. 20 April, 1861, Prof. Charles Bird, 
son of Richmond Hankinson, b. in Gravesend, Ont., 24 Nov., 
1831; d. in Woodstock, Ont., 6 June, 1867. She was Lady Prin- 
cipal and teacher of French in " Canada Literary Institute," 
Woodstock; he was grad. from Univ. of Mich.; Prof, of Mathe- 
matics and Nat. Sciences in " Canada Literary Inst."; she is 
a teacher in Medford, Mass. Ch. (Hankinson): 

1 Jennie B. 8 , b. 25 Dec, 1862; d. 25 Feb., 1879. 

2 Hattie B., b. in Woodstock, 17 Jan., 1865; res. Medford. 
Children (by third wife), born in Bakersfield: 

v Frances Gertrude, b. 31 May, 1848; m. Robert Breck Brigham, 

539; res. New York City, 
vi Col. Herbert Fay, b. 13 July, 1852; m. 17 Sept., 1894, Jennie 
M. C. Hill, a painter in oils; b. in W. Farnham, P. Q., 27 April, 
1853; he attended the Univ. of Mich. Law School in 1874 and 
'75; admitted to the Franklin Co., Vt., bar; member of the 
Legislature of Vt., 1882 and '84; practices law in Bakersfield, 
where he res. 
vii Mary Fay, b. 24 June, 1856; m. 21 Feb., 1900, Arthur L. Weeks 

of St. Albans, Vt. 
viii Hattie F., b. 18 June, 1858; d. 6 Feb., 1864. 

343 *PETER BENT 6 , son of Uriah 5 and Elizabeth (Fay) 
Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 4 Feb., 1807, died, unmarried, 
Boston, Mass., 24 May, 1877- 

* John Bent 1 (1596-1672), son of Robert Bent (1566-1631) came from Penton 
Grafton, Parish of Weygill, County of Hants, Eng., sailing from Southampton in 



296 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

His father died leaving a widow and several small children de- 
pendent upon themselves for a livelihood. He came to Boston as 
a boy, making the first part of his journey on horseback, with sad- 
dlebags containing his food and scant apparel. His horse becom- 
ing useless, he made his way on foot and by working on a Middle- 
sex canal boat. Starting in the fish and oyster business, selling at 
first from a wheelbarrow, he finally .acquired a lease of Concert 
Hall, a well-known restaurant, corner of Court and Hanover 
Streets, which he conducted until about 1869? when the widening of 
Hanover Street required a portion of his building, and he retired 
from the restaurant business. His business always prospered, but 
his largest success was made in real estate, in which he invested 
shrewdly in his immediate .vicinity. His judgment in matters of 
real estate, street widening, and general municipal improvement was 
often sought by the city officials. He was one of the early directors 
of the Fitchburg railroad and continued in office until his death. He 
never sought public office. He was a man of fine personal appear- 
ance, honest and straightforward in his dealings, and his habits 
and life were regular. Careful as to food, and a total abstainer 
from liquors and tobacco, his health was of the best. In manner 
he was cordial and of heart kindly. His innate sympathy ,was 
especially illustrated in his anti-slavery sentiments and the gentle 
kindness which he ever showed to the negro. Among his papers 
after his death were found two cancelled wills, dated before 1862, 
by which he gave the bulk of his estate for the emancipation of 
the slaves. He often lamented his want of a liberal education, and 
his will made generous provision for the improvement of the educa- 
tional system of his native town, where Brigham Academy is named 
for him.* He died in his residence, still standing, on the north- 
east corner of ,Bulfinch and Allston Streets. He is buried in 
Magnolia Avenue, Mt. Auburn. The bulk of his estate, aggregating 
about $1,300,000, was given to found the Peter Bent Brigham Hos- 
pital. (See Appendix.) 

the Confidence, of London, John Hobson master, in April, 1638. He became one 
of the founders of the town of Sudbury. He brought with him his wife, Martha, 
and five children. One son, Peter 2 (1629-1678) married Elizabeth , of Cam- 
bridge, about 1 65 1, settled in Marlboro, for which town he was one of the petitioners, 
and died in England in May, 1678. His real estate at his death was valued at 
£431. His house was garrisoned, burned by the Indians and one of his sons was 
scalped during King Philip's War. His son Peter * married Abigail Barnes. Their 
son Peter* of Marlboro (1707- 1798) served in the General Court and the first 
three Provincial Congresses. Peter Bent Brigham's mother was Elizabeth Fay, 
who6e mother was Mary (Bent) Fay, wife of Josiah Fay of Southboro and daughter 
of Peter Bent * and sister of Abigail (Bent) Brigham, wife of Benajah Brigham. 
Robert Breck Brigham, nephew of Peter Bent Brigham, was fifth in descent from 
" the distinguished Peter Bent 4 ." 

* Mr. Brigham bequeathed $40,000 to his native town; $10,000 to be devoted 
forever to maintaining and beautifying the village cemetery, and $30,000 for 
educational purposes. The town voted " to use the income of the Brigham School 







J]y^^r $^^1/ /?<rt 




SIXTH GENERATION 297 

344 BENJAMIN GOTT G , son of Uriah 5 , and Elizabeth (Fay) 
Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 10 June, 1808; died in Fair- 
fax, Vt., 16 March, 1858 ^married in Fairfield, Vt, 25 Feb., 1835, 
Esther Potter, daughter of Thomas Northup, born in Fairfield, 17 
June, 1809; died 25 Oct., 1879- 

He was many years treasurer and selectman of Fairfield, and 
represented the town in the f Legislature. At the time of his death 
he was on the eve of receiving the appointment of U. S. Collector 
for the District, of Vermont. He was a talented man with excel- 
lent powers as a debater. In his day he was one of the largest 
farmers in New England. 

Children, the eldest born in Jericho, Vt., the others in Fairfield: 

i Clarissa N. T , b. 1 Feb., 1836; d. in Philadelphia; m. 4 May, 1859, 
Julian H. Dewey of Fairfax, Vt. Ch. (Dewey) : 

1 GoW, who d. 

2 Julian H., a physician in Philadelphia. 

3 Archibald R., a lawyer in Philadelphia. 

ii Uriah, b. 22 June, 1839; d. in Fairfield, 29 May, 1842. 
iii Elizabeth F., b. 8 April, 1843; m. Ira Clark of Brandon, Vt., 

where she d. s. p. 
iv Benjamin Gott, b. 17 April, 1847; d. 1 May, 1847. 
v Henry Randolph, b. 31, July, 1848; d. in Boston, 24 Feb., 1884; 
m. 8 June, 1875, Ida E., dau. of Willard and Mandana (Gif- 
ford) Wight of Barnard, Vt.; b. there, 22 April, 1852. Mr. 
Brigham was admitted to the bar in Boston at the age of 21, 
and when he d. he was a member there of the firm of Proctor 
& Brigham, and had a large practice, especially in the Court of 
Insolvency. He was president of the Mercantile Co-operative 
Bank and associate justice of the District Court in Jamaica Plain, 
Mass., where he resided. He was an habitual student, had fer- 
tility of resources, and his knowledge of law and men, his 
nerve and firm will, made him equal to any emergency in his 
business, where he was respected for his integrity, conscientious- 
ness and wisdom. In private life he maintained, in his home 
and in his friendships, the highest ideals, which were founded 
upon a deep religious faith. Ch., b. in Jamaica Plain: 
1 Pauline Wight 8 , b. 4 Feb., 1877; drowned, accidentally, in 
Squam Lake, N. H., 6 Sept., 1905. She was grad, with high 
honors from Radcliffe Coll., Cambridge, 1898; she traveled and 
studied abroad for more than a year; a " flower-like " girl, 
with a brilliant mind and sincere character, her young life 
was full of promise of large achievement, because of her 
broad sympathies and indefatigable industry. 

Fund for the maintenance of a high school to be called Brigham Academy." Mrs. 
Sarah B. Jacobs of Boston, sister of Peter Bent Brigham, Mrs. Roxana B. Han- 
kinson of Bakersfield, and Mrs. S. Jane Kendall of Boston bought a large tract 
of land in the centre of the village, built and equipped a commodious brick structure 
and presented it to the town. Mrs. Jonathan Northrop of Sheldon, Vt., subsequently 
gave a public clock and bell. A bust of Mr. Brigham, by Millmore, stands in the 
building. Mrs. Jacobs died in 1891, leaving $100,000 to the Academy. The school 
was opened 26 Aug., 1879, and is one of the best in Vermont. 



298 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

2 Henry Randolph, b. 6 April, 1880; grad. from Harvard Coll., 
1901; aftir a year of travel abroad, he entered the Harvard 
Law School and grad. 190.5; admitted to the liar in 1905, 
and practices law in Boston; res. unm., in Cambridge. 

345 NANCY 6 , daughter of ^dward 5 and Beulah (Hawes) Brig- 
ham; born in Petersham, Mass., 10 May, 1796; died in Lancaster, 
Mass., 29 May. 1883; married, 10 Nov., ,1819, Hon. Francis B., 
son of Francis Fay; born in Southboro, Mass., 12 June. 1793; died 
in Chelsea, .Mass., 6 Oct., 1876. Mr. Fay removed from South- 
boro to Boston and thence to Chelsea about 1809, and became the 
first mayor of Chelsea when it was, incorporated as a city. 

Children (Fay) : 

i Hon. Franklin Brigham 7 , b. in Southboro, 24 Jan., 1821 ; d. in 
Chelsea, 20 March, 1904; m. (1) Rebecca, dau. of Judge William 
Bridges; m. (2) Mrs. Lucy P. Atwood. Mr. Fay was in the 
Legislature as Representative in 1857, and Senator in 1867. 
Became Mayor of Chelsea in 1861, and served also in '62 and '63. 
During the war, he spent nearly all the time at the front aiding 
sick and wounded soldiers, and was known as the "war mayor"; 
was a delegate to the Convention which renominated Lincoln, and 
a Mass. elector in 1868. In 1880 was appointed general agent 
and secretary for the S. P. C. C, having previously been connected 
with the S. P. C. A. It would be impossible in a few words to 
state the invaluable service that he gave to the work of this 
society, but it will not be forgotten for a long time to come. His 
public services were numerous and varied, and he always gave 
of his best whenever called upon. Ch. : 

1 Harry F. 8 , res. Brookline. 

2 Sibyl, m. James W. Clark; res. N. Y. City. 

ii Norman Warren, b. 23 Feb., 1825; d. 23 April, 1826. 
iii Henry Gregg, b. 25 April, 1831; m. Clara Pearce; res. Chestnut 

Hill, Boston. Ch.: 
1 Alice 8 ; 2 George F-, of Seattle, Wash, 
iv Eugene Francis, b. 10 March, 1840; m. Elizabeth Robbins of 

Walpole, Mass.; res. s. p., Boston. 

346 ARTEMAS , son of Edward 5 and Beulah (Hawes) Brig- 
ham; born in Petersham, Mass., 22 Oct., 1799; died there, 22 June, 
1894; married (1), 20 Dec, 1827, Sophronia, daughter of David 
Witt; born Hubbardston, Mass, 11, April, 1809; died in Petersham, 
14 Jan., 1862; married (2), 10 June, 1863, Mrs. Mary A. Ham- 
mond, who died 27 April, 1881, ae. 76. Was a farmer and lived 
to a great age. 

Children, born in Petersham: 

i Norman C. 1 , b. 16 May, 1829; d. in Barre, 28 July, 1899; m. 

31 March, 1852, Caroline Osgood, b. in Barre, 18 April, 1832. 

Ch., b. in Barre: 

1 Fred A. 8 , b. 9 Jan., 1857; res. Spencer, Mass., where d. 16 

May, 1897; m. 18 Jan., 1883, Minnie E., dau. of Hanson White; 

b. in Barre, 7 Jan., 1861. Ch.: i Edward H.», b. IS May, 




Henry R. Brigham, of Boston (344) 



SIXTH GENERATION 299 

1885; ii Daisy G., b. 4 Dec, 1886; d. y.; iii Carrie, b. 26 
March, 1889. 
2 Nellie S., b. 7 April, 1862; m. 6 Oct., 188.5, Frank Nye of 
Barre. Ch. (Nye): i Rosella C. 8 , b. 25 Sept., 1887; ii Minnie, 
b. 1891; d. 1891; iii Frank, b. 10 Jan., 1893; iv Frederic O., 
b. 17 Oct., 1897. 
ii Jane Sophronia, b. 17 Sept., 1835; d. in Barre, 26 March, 1867; 
m. 8 Feb., 1860, Henry M. Bassett, b. in Barre, 19 April, 1836. 
Ch. (Bassett), b. in Barre: 

1 Walter Arternas 8 , b. 6 Aug., 1861; m. 20 March, 1884, Mary 
C. Peck, b. 12 May, 1863; res. on his grandfather Brigham's 
farm in Petersham. Ch.: i Henry E. 9 , b. 12 March, 1885; d. 
y. ; ii Leslie Walter, b. 21 April, 1886; iii Ina Loretta, b. 
5 Aug., 1888; d. y. 

2 Stella M., b. 30 April, and d. 4 Aug., 1863. 

347 SARAH BRECK 6 , daughter of Edward 5 and Beulah 
(Hawes) Brigharn; born in Petersham, Mass., 22 May, 1808; died 
in Plymouth, N. H., 9 Nov., 1898; married, 20 May, 1833, Phil- 
lander, son of Stephen and Hannah (Briggs) Wood^of Plymouth; 
born in Petersham, 11 April, 1809; died in Plymouth, 15 Sept., 
1891. 

Children (Wood), the 2 eldest bom in Barre, Mass., the 4 youngest in 
Middlebury, Vt.: 

i Stephen 7 , b. 8 Aug., 1834; d. 5 Sept., 1837. 

ii Leander, b. 21 Dec, 1835; d. 16 May, 1870; m. 11 Feb., 1864, 
Cordelia Ryder, who d. 28 Feb., 1868; res. N. Y. Ch.: 

1 Frank Fay 8 , b. 29 July, 1866; d. 30 July, 1885. 

2 Henry Hunt, b. 29 Dec, 1867; d. 5 Feb., 1892. 

iii Sarah D., b. in Salisbury, Vt., 27 May, 1837; d. 7 Dec. 1837. 

iv Josephine A., b. in Salisbury, 6 Jan., 1839; res. unm., Laconia, 

N. H.; d. May, 1906. 
v Edward D., b. 20 Sept., 1642; m. Mary P. Ostrom, b. 9 Oct., 

1842; d. 30 Jan., 1894; res. Boston. Ch.: 

1 Helen A 8 , b. 5 June, 1867; m. 24 June, 1904, Henry E. 
Urann. 

2 Herbert B., b. 13 April, 1870; d. 5 Sept., 1882. 

vi Perlin K., b. 16 May, 1844; m. 5 April, 1871, Julia A. Roberts 
of Charlestown, Mass., b. 21 July, 1849. Ch.: 

1 Julia L 8 , b. 2 July, 1872; m. 18 June, 1892, Harry Fifield. 

2 Sarah B., b. Sept., 1874; m. 18 June, 1900, Ernest C. Cheswell. 

3 Alice M., b. 19 Aug., 1876; m. William Pelisser, 27 Nov., 
1902. 

4 Boxana D., b. 24 Feb., 1880; m. 31 Dec, 1900, Ralph E. 
Garvin. 

5 George F., b. 7 July, 1882; unm. 

6 Irving, b. 9 Aug., 1885; unm. 

7 Beulah H-, b. 20 Dec, 1887; unm. 
All res. in Maiden, Mass. 

vii Maleska O., b. 28 Nov., 1846; res. Laconia. 

viii Sarell H., b. 4 Nov., 1849; m. 26 Nov., 1874, John W. Clark, b. 
13 Sept., 1848; res. Laconia. Ch. (Clark): 
1 Josie A. 8 , b. 25 Nov., 1875; unm. 



300 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

348 EDWARD 6 , son of Edward 5 and Beulah (Hawes) Brig- 
ham; born in Petersham, Mass., 1 Jan., 1814; died in Boston, 19 
June, 1891; married, 28 March, 1839, Frances Tyler; born in 
Boston, 28 Oct., 1822; died 24 Jan., 1903. He was Supt. of the 
East Boston Ferries for 50 years, and, resided in East Boston. 

Children, born in E. Boston: 

i Edward Francis 7 , b. 27 July, 1839; m. 2 Nov., 1864, Josephine 
Crocker. Ch.: 

1 Florence Tyler 8 , b. 25 Aug., 1868; m. Charles P. Fernald. 

2 Edna Josephine, b. 4 March, 1884. 
ii Martin Tyler, b. 20 Oct., 1841; d. y. 

iii Frances Belinda, b. 20 Feb., 1843; d. 2 Aug., 1865. 
iv Martin, b. 20 Aug., 1845; d. 1848. 
v Harriet Amanda, b. 9 Sept., 1847; d. 1848. 
vi Tyler, b. 13 Dec, 1848; m. 1 June, 1882, Harriet A. Titcomb 

Fearing of Newburyport, Mass.; res. in Brookline, dealer in 

Ladies' Cloaks, in Boston, 
vii Elmina S. R., b. 9 March, 1852; m. 25 Dec, 1874, Corliss Wad- 

leigh of Medford, Mass. Ch. (Wadleigh) : 

1 Mina Beulah 6 , b. 19 March, 1875; m. 25 July, 1899, Wm. H. 
Brooks. Ch. (Brooks) : Gertrude Wadleigh 9 , b. and d. 23 May, 
1900. 

2 Corliss, b. 19 Aug., 1880. 

viii Charles Henry, b. 26 June, 1854; m. 3 Oct., 1878, Alice D. Poole; 
res. Wollaston, Mass.; manufacturer of ladies' waists in Boston. 
Ch.: 

1 Edward T. s , b. and d. 26 Jan., 1880. 

2 Edward Tyler, b. 29 Dec, 1880; a note salesman in Boston; 
res. Wollaston. 

3 Clarence, b. 31 Aug., 1883; d. 7 Dec, 1885. 

ix Harriet Nellie, b. 28 Nov., 1859; m. 3 Aug., 1883, Walter S. 
McLauthlin of Webster St., E. Boston. Ch. (McLauthlin) : 
1 Mina Brigham s , b. and d. 1885. 

349 TIMOTHY 6 , son of Phineas 5 and Susanna (Howe) Brig- 
ham; born in Southboro^, Mass., 8 Feb., 1786; died in Granville, 
Pa., 24 Aug., 1829; married (1) Patty Damon; married (2), 12 
Oct., 1820, Abigail Mason, who died in Smithfield, Pa., 7 June, 
1 857- He was a farmer. 

Children (by first wife): 

638 i Ebenezer Damon', b. in Granville, 15 Feb., 1808. 

639 ii George, b. in Smithfield, 16 Oct., 1809. 

iii Mary Ann, m. Andrew Swain, and had several children. 

640 iv Phineas, b. in Smithfield, 22 Jan., 1815. 

v Timothy, 
vi Joseph, m. . Ch.: 

1 Julia*, m. Charles Beach; d. s. p. 

2 Clayton, m. ; had one son who res. N. Y. State. 

children (by second wife), born in Granville: 

vii Harriet, b. 4 Aug., 1821; d. in Burlington, Pa., April, 1859; m. 

Charles Taylor, 
viii Addison M., b. 24 Feb., 1823; d. in Leroy, Pa., Sept, 1883; m. 
Jane Carr; a farmer. 



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641 ix Henry C, b. 24 March, 1825. 

x Charles B., b. 6 Dec, 1826; d. in Sraithfield, May, 1884; m. 
Lucilia Beach; he was a farmer. 

642 xi Horace A., b. 29 May, 1828. 

350 PHINEAS 6 , son of Phineas 5 and Susanna (Howe) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 31 Dec, 1787; died in Madison, N. 
Y., 17 Sept., ,1852; married 18 Feb., 1809, Susan Ames, born in 
Buckland, Mass., 11 March, 1792; died in Hamilton, N. Y., 4 April, 
1876. He removed in 1810 to f Eaton, N. Y., and also resided in 
Morrisville and Madison, N. Y. 

Children, the eldest bom in Southboro, the next 5 in Eaton, and the 
youngest in Madison: 

643 i Lucy 7 , b. 18 Nov., 1810. 

644 ii Lucius, b. 25 July, 1812. 

iii Mary, b. 12 Aug., 1814; d. 4 April, 1830. 

645 iv Horace Ames, b. 14 Oct., 1817. 

v Emily, b. 16 Nov., 1819; m. Leonard Homes (see 643). 
vi George Howe (Rev.), b. 13 Aug., 1823; m. 1853, Eliza A. Perry; 
grad. from Hamilton Coll.; from Theological Seminary in 1853; 
was a clergyman in Central New York for 17 years; 23 years 
Dist. Secy, of the American Baptist Missionary Union; res. s. p., 
Cortland, N. Y. 

646 vii Edwin Pierson (Rev.), b. 11 Aug., 1828. 

351 SOPHIA 6 , daughter of Phineas 5 and Susanna (Howe) 

Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 5 May, 1792; died ; 

married Elijah Williams of Cazenovia, ,N. Y. 

Child (Williams), bom in Cazenovia: 

i (Rev.) Dwight 7 , b. 28 April, 1826; d. 13 June, 1898; m. 1855, 
Keziah E. Lane of New Hartford, N. Y. ; licensed to preach, 1850, 
by the M. E. Church; held several charges on Litchfield Circuit, 
and others; his health was frail and he bad to take vacations; an 
abolitionist and prohibitionist, he was N. Y. State Secy, for the 
party candidate in 1873; was Asst. Editor of the Northern 
Christian Advocate, and edited The Watchword; published 2 
volumes of verse, The Beautiful City, in 1876, and Mother of 
the Wonderful, in 1887; he was an idealist, and a writer of 
numerous booklets, hymns, songs, etc. He was interested in 
the B. F. A., and wrote and sent copies of poem " Brigham " for 
the Worcester Reunion, of which the following is the first stanza: 

" Hail, sons of Brigham ! Loyal stock ! 

A chapter in our story, 
Whose genesis is Plymouth Rock, 

Its chivalry and glory; 
Hail, daughters of a sturdy band, 

Who faced the sunset beauty, 
To build their altars long to stand, 

Dear shrines of love and duty." 

Ch. (Williams): 
1 Susan B. 8 ; 2 Prof. Dwight, Jr., of Cazenovia; 3 Dau. (Mrs. 
Vernon Bartow) ; 4 Child, d. y. 



302 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

352 GEORGE HOWE 6 , son of Phineas 5 and Susanna (Howe) 
Brighara; born in Southboro, Mass., 14 Dec, 1799;. died in Chicago, 
1882; married Sally Maria, daughter of Deacon Evarts of Auburn, 
N. Y.; born 24 March, 1804; died 1880. Resided in Auburn. 

Children: 

i Caroline Matilda 7 , b. 9 March, 1832; d. June, 1836. 
ii Charles Philip, b. 5 July, 1823; m. 3 Sept., 1850, Loraina Bur- 
dick, b. 29 Sept., 1827; d. 1899. Ch.: 

1 Alice*, b. 27 Dec., 1851. 

2 Mary, b. 17 June, 1855. 

3 Clara, b. 28 March, 1862; d. May, 1886. 
iii Mary Jane, b. 2 Jan., 1825; d. July, 1826. 
iv Mary Matilda, b. 9 Aug., 1826; living in 1905. 

v Caroline Matilda, b. 28 Dec, 1828; d. 4 July, 1829. 
vi George Fitch, b. 5 Oct., 1830; m. Maria Jones; res. 15 Lincoln 
Ave., Freeport, 111. Ch.: 
1 William H. s , b. 24 Aug., 1857. 
vii James Rollins, b. 12 Oct., 1832; m. 31 Dec, 1861, Maria Parks, 
b. 17 April, 1844. Ch.: 

1 George H.\ b. 6 March, 1866; d. 21 Aug., 1893. 

2 .lames R., Jr., b. 28 Nov., 1869. 

3 Frederick W., b. 10 June, 1878. 

viii William Oscar, b. F7 Dec, 1833; m. 27 Nov., 1856, Ann Eliza, 
dau. of Seymour and Dorcas (Higgins) Scoville; b. 15 April, 
1836; res. Toledo, O. Ch.: 

1 Frank Seymour*, b. 5 June, 1858. 

2 William Oscar, Jr., b. in Auburn, N. Y., 14 June, 1864; m. 
21 Oct., 1896, Ida May Herman, b. in Laselle, Mich., 4 Dec, 
1867; res. Toledo. Ch.: i Herman Corless", b. 25 Nov., 1897; 
ii Verne Elsworth, b. 22 Sept., 1902. 

3 Alice Eliza, b. 9 Feb., 1870. 

ix Dudley E., b. 12 Oct., 1838; d. 21 Nov., 1841. 

353 SALMON 6 , son of Phineas 5 and Susanna (Howe) Brig- 
ham; born in Eaton, N. Y., 15 July, 1805; died in Madison, N. Y., 
24 Jan., 1890; married, 24 March, 1831, Mary Ann, daughter of 
Oliver Sumner; born in Eaton, 13 April, 1812; died in Madison, 29 
June, 1887. He lived in Eaton and Madison. 

Children, the 6 elder born in Eaton, others in Madison: 

i Oliver Sumner 7 , b. 16 Feb., 1832; d. in Madison, 24 June, 1866; m. 
9 Sept., 1862, Virginia, dau. of Daniel Livermore; b. 15 Sept., 
1839; d. 13 Feb., 1874. Ch.: 
1 Harry Blossom 8 , b. in Madison, 20 Dec, 1864; d. 19 March, 
1869. 
ii Susan Howe, b. 3 March, 1834; d. 5 Aug., 1896; m. 25 June, 
1855, Henry Martin Blossom of St. Louis, Mo. Ch. (Blossom), 
b. in St. Louis: 

1 Edmund Dwight*, b. 7 July, 1856. 

2 Russell Nelson, b. 22 June, 1859; d. 1 Feb., 18<)7. 

3 May, b. 28 Sept., 1861 ; m. 3 Nov., 1886, Thomas Chandler 
Kimber. 

4 Susan Sumner, b. 25 July, 1864. 

5 Henry M., Jr., b. 10 May, 1866. 



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647 iii Orlando L., b. 19 Dec, 1835. 

iv Dwight W., b. 10 June, 1838; d. 28 July, 1851. 
v Caroline M., b. 30 Jan., 1840; d. 28 Jan., 1851. 
vi Mary Wattles, b. 29 May, 1842; m. 20 Sept., 1865, Sanford 
Gillette Scarritt of St. Louis. Ch. (Scarritt) : 

1 Charlotte Mary 8 , b. 27 Oct., 1866; -m. 14 Nov., 1891, Charles 
Marie de Bremond. Ch. (De Bremond) : i Mary Louise 9 , b. 
14 Dec, 1897; ii Edith Antoine, b. 21 March, 1900. 

2 Edith Agnes, b. 5 June, 1870; m. 22 Jan., 1895, Edmund 
Arthur Manny. Ch. (Manny): i Edmund Scarritt', b. 18 
Sept., 1897; ii Mary Sanford, b. 29 March, 1904. 

3 Daisy, b. 9 April, 1872; d. 9 May, 1876. 

vii Harriet Sophia, b. 21 July, 1844; m. 25 July, 1872, Marcus Dixon 
Dodd of St. Louis. Ch. (Dodd) : 

1 Agnes 8 , b. 8 May, 1873; m. 8 May, 1900, Thomas T. Richards. 
Ch. (Richards): Eleanor 9 , b. 12 July, 1902. 

2 Florence, b. 2 Oct., 1874. 

3 Grace, b. 5 April, 1877. 

4 Helen, b. 16 Oct., 1878. 

5 Ruth, b. 3 Aug., 1880. 

6 Samuel M., b. 28 Aug., 1882. 

7 Marcus D., b. 28 Jan., 1888. 

8 Randall, b. 27 Dec, 1889. 

viii Ellen Elizabeth, b. 9 May, 1846; m. 30 Sept., 1865, Daniel Liver- 
more of Sangerfield, N. Y. Ch. (Livermore) : 

1 Katherine Ella 8 , b. 26 Sept., 1866. 

2 Daniel Howard, b. 28 Sept., 1868; m. Helen Hale. Ch.: How- 
ard Jerome 9 , b. 28 April, 1893. 

3 Mary Virginia, b. 16 Oct., 1873; m. Herbert Ray Burgess. 
Ch. (Burgess): i Daniel L. 9 , b. 19 June, 1896; ii Jane, b. 13 
Oct., 1898; iii Herbert R., b. 12 Aug., 1900; iv Katherine, 
b. 21 July, 1901. 

4 Harry Brigham, b. 19 Sept., 1875. 

5 Agnes Sumner, b. 15 March, 1879; m. Murray Moore Storke. 
Ch. (Storke): Elliot Gray 9 , b. 7 Sept., 1900. 

ix Arthur L., b. 2 Nov., 1849; m. 15 Jan., 1872; Minnie E., dau. 
of David Z. Brockett; b. 20 April, 1854; res. Madison. Ch.: 

1 Hattie E. 8 , b. 20 March, 1873. 

2 Faith Crosby, b. 9 July, 1882. 

x Agnes L., b. 2 Nov., 1849; m. 15 Dec, 1881, Jay W. Coolidge of 

Denver, Colo, 
xi Delivan Dwight, b. 5 May, 1852; d. 23 March, 1857. 

354 ASHBEL 6 , son of Ashbel Samuel 5 and Persis (Brigham) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 July, 1800; died there 10 
Oct., 1861; married Lydia H., daughter of Oliver Russell, born 
23 Dec., 1795; died 1 April, 1888, in or near Worcester, Mass. 
Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Maria Elizabeth 7 , b. 17 Oct., 1821; m. Aug., 1847, Edward 
Forbes Barnes, M. D., grandson of 170; b. 1809; d. 1878; was 
grad. Harvard Coll., 1838; res. Marlboro. Ch. (Barnes), b. in 
Marlboro: 
1 Elizabeth Forbes 8 , b. 1848; d. 1869. 

(Josephine A., whom they adopted, was b. 1870; m. , 

and d. 1904. 



304 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

ii Olive C, b. 29 Nov., 1823; m. 3 May, 1846, Charles L. Fay, son 
of 408; b. in Marlboro, 29 Sept., 1822; d. 26 March, 1897, in 
Marlboro. Ch. (Fay), b. in Marlboro: 

1 Henrietta Adrian*, b. 5 April, 1847; m. Herbert Hudson. Ch. 
(Hudson): Lewis 9 . 

2 Mary Frances, b. 23 July, 1852; m. Samuel P. Cannell of 
Everett, Mass. 

3 Charlotte Sophia, b. 23 June, and d. 2 Oct., 1854. 
in Nahum B., b. 21 Oct., 1825. 

iv Mary J., b. 31 Dec, 1827; m. in Lancaster, 26 Sept., 1849, Charles 
B. Russell of Marlboro. 

v Ann Janette, b. 7 April, 1830; m. 1850, George W. Loud of 
Randolph, Mass., b. 1828; d. 1875. 

vi George Winslow, b. 9 Nov., 1832; d. in Boston, 5 Aug., 1898; m. 
28 Dec, 1857, Joanna H. Claftin of Holliston, Mass.; res. Wor- 
cester. Ch. : 

1 William F.\ b. 1 Dec, 1858; d. 15 March, 1878. 

2 John C, b. 6 Aug., 1860 ; d. 9 Oct., 1861. 

vii Charles L., b. 9 Nov., 1838; m. Martha Washington, probably 
dau. of Jonathan Brigham, grandson of 83. 



355 VARNUM 6 , son of Ashbel Samuel 5 and Persis (Brigham) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., ,8 July, 1802; died in West- 
boro, 25 July, 1848; married June, 1824, Mary D., daughter of 
John Bigelow of Charlton, Mass.;, born there, 4 April, 1807; died 
in Chicopee, Mass., 6 March, 1873. Resided in Worcester, where 
he was the first merchant tailor. 

Children : 

i Persis P. 7 , b. 1 Aug., 1825; d. 4 Jan., 1851. 
ii Mary J., b. 14 June, 1827; d. 25 Sept., 1857. 
iii Calvin L., b. 8 Sept., 1828; d. 15 Oct., 1850. 
iv Sarah J., b. 23 Sept., 1830; d. s. p., 23 Jan., 1856; m. William 

Eager, 
v Varnum B., b. 21 Feb., 1833; m. Cate Harris. Ch.: 

1 Varnum Charles*, res. Worcester, 
vi Emery P., b. 18 Jan., 1835; d. Jan., 1835. 

vii Mary' L., b. 18 May, 1836; d. in Providence, R. I., s. p., 1872; 
m. (1) John H. Robinson, who d. ; m. (2) James Chaffee. Ch. 
(Robinson) : 
1 Willie H. 8 , d. y. 
viii Frances Felicia, b. in Worcester, 3 Sept., 1838; d. 24 May, 1900; 
m. Nathaniel Fenner Hopkins, b. 4 Feb., 1838; res. Salem, Mass. 
Ch. (Hopkins): 

1 Clarence B. s , b. 4 July, 1862; d. 5 July, 1865. 

2 Martha Amelia, b. 18 Feb., 1865; m. Charles H. Kaler. Ch. 
(Kaler): i Carrie F. 9 ; ii Herbert H. 

3 Maude Frances, b. 30 March, 1867. 

4 Florence Evelyn, b. 1 Oct., 1868; res. Salem, Mass. 

5 Stella, b. 17 June, 1870. 

ix Martha A., b. 25 July, 1840; d. s. p., 1864; m. George Shat- 

tuck. 
x John A., b. 18 Sept., 1843; d. 2 Aug., 1854. 



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xi Abby H., b. 31 Dec, 1845; m. 1865, Horace M. Emerson, who d. 
1881. Ch. (Emerson) : 

1 Mary D. s , b. 1866; m. Walter E. Dyer. Ch. (Dyer): i Abby 9 ; 
ii Jennie. 

2 Oliver M., b. 1869. 

356 CHARLES 6 , son of Ashbel Samuel 6 and Persis (Brigham) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 26 Sept., 1806; married Mary 
Jane Day; born 23 Feb., 1810. Probably resided in Philadelphia. 

Children : 

i Harriet J. 7 , b. 2 July, 1830. 

ii Eleanora, b. 2 Dec, 1831. 
iii Charles E., b. 12 Oct., 1833. 
iv George F., b. 28 Feb., 1835. 

v Mary E., b. 3 March, 1837; res. Philadelphia, 
vi Joseph D., b. 27 Jan., 1838. 
vii John D., b. 15 Sept., 1840. 
viii Ashbel S., b. 18 Sept., 1842. 
ix Thomas T., b. 3 March, 1847. 

x William L., b. 15 Jan., 1849. 

357 MARY 6 , daughter of Ashbel Samuel 5 and Persis (Brig- 
ham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 March, 1815; died in 
Providence, R. I., 30 April, 1879;. married, 7 May, 1834, Jonathan 
Jenks, born in Brookfield, Mass., 8 ( Jan., 1811; died in Providence, 
8 Oct., 1885. He was a direct descendant of Roger Williams in 
the 7th generation; the emigrant Jenks was an inventor, and had 
the first patent in this country; he made the dies for coining the 
" Pine Tree " shilling, and built the first fire engine in America; 
came from Hammersmith, ,Eng. 

They moved to Providence in 1839, where he was a merchant. 
She was a woman of sterling character, whose influence will be felt 
for many generations. 
Children (Jenks) : 

i Charles Brigham 7 , b. in Springfield, Mass., 27 Jan., 1836; d. 
19 April, 1903, in Providence, where a merchant; m. 9 Dec, 
1863, Amelia Peabody of Newport, R. I., b. 25 Dec, 1843. Ch., 
b. in P.: 

1 Arthur Peabody*, b. 14 Dec, 1865; d. 24 Nov., 1869. 

2 Richard Peabody, b. 28 May, 1870. 

3 Vincent Wait, b. 22 Oct., 1872; d. 4 Aug., 1873. 

ii Adelaide Persis, b. 20 Nov., 1839; m. 14 Dec, 1864, Edward 
A. Peabodie, wool merchant of Providence; b. 29 Sept., 1825; 
d. 26 Dec, 1892. Ch. (Peabodie): 
1 Mary Blanche 8 , b. 19 Sept., 1866; d. 24 Sept., 1866. 

iii William Samuel, b. 23 Jan., 1842; m. 14 June, 1865, Martha I. 
Kingsley; b. Aug., 1840. Ch.: 
1 Harry Kingsley*; 2 Frederick Augustus. 

iv Abby Mallard, b. 25 June, 1844; m. 29 March, 1865, Eliphalet 
I. Armington, b. in Seekonk, Mass., 30 June, 1841 ; was in the 
Civil War nine months; res. Dorchester. Ch. (Armington): 



306 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1 Edith Blanche 8 , b. 18 Dec, 1866; d. in P., R. I., 21 Aug., 
1903; m. 18 Apr., 1887, Ralph F. Ketchum, b. in St. John, 
N. B., 12 April, 1866. Ch. (Ketchum): Eleanor Armington 9 , 
b. 5 March, 1888. 

2 Betsey Brigham, b. in Everett, Mass., 15 April, 1877; m. 25 
June, 1903, Herman K. Higgins. 

v Caroline Harrington, b. 19 Nov., 1846; d. 1 Aug., 1900; m. 3 
Nov., 1886, Rich. W. Pinney, b. in Springfield, Mass., Dec, 1846; 
res. there. 

358 ARTEMAS 6 son of Lovewell 5 and Betty (Rice) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, 27 April, 1796; died 25 Jan., 1839; married Mary 
Ann, daughter of Aaron Arnold, who died 5 Sept., 1838, ae. 31. 

children, born in Marlboro: 

i William H. 7 , b. 18 Aug., 1831; probably had ch.: 

1 Alfred 8 , who m. Elizabeth Barnes, granddaughter of 395. 
ii Lydia A., b. 28 Dec, 1833; d. 1 Oct., 1834. 

648 iii John Baker, b. 11 Aug., 1835. 

iv Mary S., b. 25 Feb., 1837; ra. D. O. Frost of Saxonville, Mass. 

359 CAPT. FRANCIS 6 , son of Ivory 5 and Sally (Wilkins) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 12 April, 1813; died in Hudson, 
Mass., 7 Dec, 1880; married (1), 5 Jan., 1835, Sophia, daughter 
of Francis Gleason; born 18 April, 1814; died, 31 Aug., 1845; mar- 
ried (2) Emily N. Houghton, who died 6 Dec, 1855; married (3) 
24 May, 1856, Persis E. Watkins, born 20 May, 1818; died 22 
June, 1886. 

He resided in Feltonville, now Hudson, where he founded the 
firm of F. Brigham & Co., shoe manufacturers, erecting a very 
complete factory on part of the fine waterpower which he owned. 
In 1861, although there were 17' shoe shops in ( the place, his was 
the principal one and he employed 300 men. They made large 
quantities of shoes for soldiers in the Civil War. To-day, the firm 
of F. Brigham & Gregory Co., is the oldest shoe manufacturing 
concern in the United States, with large facilities. Was selectman 
for Marlboro 1846-1847; Representative, 1850-1852. 
Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro: 

i Francis D. 7 , b. 27 Oct., 1835; d. 20 Sept., 1836. 

649 ii Rufus H., b. 9 June, 1837. 

iii Wilbur F., b. 9 April, 1839; d. unm., 13 Nov., 1901. Educated 
at Monson Academy and learned his father's business in all its 
details; was in the Civil War 100 days, and prevented from 
further service by poor eyesight ; an active worker in the tem- 
perance cause, and supporter of the Baptist church. In 1865 
went into business with his father and became Vice-President of 
the F. Brigham & Gregory Shoe Co. 

iv Capt. William F., twin to Wilbur, enlisted 6 Aug., 1862, and 
d. in the hospital in Annapolis, Md., 6 Feb., 1865; was in the 
battles of Fredericksburg and Vicksburg; was a remarkable 
mathematician, with good powers of oratory, and known in his 



SIXTH GENERATION 307 

youth as the " Eloquent Brigham," taking part in many debates 
with older and riper men, and showing unusual ability. 
650 v Waldo B., b. 23 June, 1841. 

vi Laura S., b. 14 Sept., 1843; m. Charles A. Wood of Hudson, 
and d. 
Children (by second wife), born in Marlboro: 
vii Infant, b. Jan., 1853; d. y. 
viii Ida M., b. 6 April, 1855. 

360 CHARLES 6 , son of Ivory 5 and Sally (Wilkins) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass.,, 11 Dec, 1815; died in Hudson, Mass., 2 
Jan., 1899; married, 5 Oct., 1841, Sarah H. Barnard; born in 
Harvard, Mass., 30 July, 1820; died ,30 July, 1880. 

Mr. Brigham was one of the last survivors of the sixth gener- 
ation of Brighams. He was a farmer and contractor. Was assessor 
in Marlboro in 1849, and for many years overseer of the poor. 
Was a great temperance laborer and an anti-slavery man; very 
public spirited and one of the founders and leading men in the 
Unitarian church. 
Children, bom in Feltonville: 

i Charles G. T , b. 9 July, 1842; res. unm., in Hudson; in the Navy 
in 1862, in the South Atlantic, on the Ino; then in the Light 
Battery in Virginia. 
ii Warren S., b. 14 Jan., 1844; d. 19 Feb., 1904; res. Marlboro, 
and Randsburg, Cal. ; m. Isabella S. Leighton of Marlboro, who 
d. 14 Nov., 1875. Ch.: 

1 Lena Isabella*, b. 11 March, 1872; m. 24 Nov., 1892, Carl L. 
Hanson, b. in Sweden, 1863; res. Los Angeles, Cal. Ch. 
(Hanson): i Charles L. 9 , b. 11 March, 1894; ii Irma I., b. 1 
April, 1897; iii Leighton J., b. 18 Sept., 1903. 

2 Cora, m. Howe of No. Adams, Mass. 

3 Ralph W., m. ; has 1 ch. ; res. Bakersfield, Cal. 

4 Grace, m. ; res. Los Angeles. 

5 Leslie, res. unm., Los Angeles. 

iii Sarah L., b. 26 June, 1845; m. Everett Hussey of Hudson. Ch. 

(Hussey) : 

1 Harry E. e , grad. Tufts College; res. s. p., Pittsfield, Mass. 
iv Francis W., b. in Hudson; m. ; a farmer, res. 

Hudson. Ch. : 

1 Clifford*, m.; 4 ch. 

2 Irving, m. s. p. 

v Harriet H., d. 30 Aug., 1860, se. 10. 

vi Caleb B., res. s. p., Hudson, 

vii Horace, b. 12 June, 1857; d. 30 Dec, 1861. 

viii Infant, twin to Horace; d. y. 

361 ARTEMAS WARD 6 , son of Artemas 5 and Mary (Cornish) 
Brigham; born in New Marlboro, Mass., 25 Dec, 1781; married, 
5 Feb., 1814, Sophia Phelps of Chatham, N. Y. Resided in West- 
moreland, Oneida Co., N. Y., but we are not informed as to his 
later vears and time of death. 



308 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children, born in Westmoreland: 

i Origen S. 7 , b. 15 March, 1815; d. 24 Dec., 1850; m. Sept., 1842, 
Frances E. Waterman of Troy, N. Y. Ch.: 
1 Adeline F 8 , b. 20 May, 1846, in Troy, 
ii Austin P., b. 18 Sept., 1819; d. 3 May, 1822, in Westmoreland. 
651 iii Edwin W., b. 4 Feb., 1825. 

362 BETSEY 6 , daughter of Artemas 5 and Mary (Cornish) 
Brigham; born in New Marlboro, Mass.; died in Clinton, N. Y.; 
married, Harvey, son of Walter Pollard of Clinton. 

Children (Pollard), born in Clinton: 

i H. Franklin 7 , b. 28 April, 1816; d. in Verona, N. Y., 22 Dec, 

1862; was a dwarf, 
ii Mary Eleanor, b. 21 June, 1819; d. in Hartland, N. Y., 7 Jan., 
1887; m. 29 Oct., 1845, Levi H., son of David Ingersoll of Clinton; 
moved to Middleport, N. Y. Ch. (Ingersoll), b. in Middleport: 

1 Ella Mary 8 , b. 21 April, 1849; d. 26 Sept., 1849. 

2 Henry Brigham, b. 6 Dec, 1852; res. Hartland; m. 25 Sept., 
1875, . 

iii Martha Ann, b. 5 May, 1823; m. 22 July, 1846, Parsons S., son 
of Rev. Rufus Pratt; res. Dorset, Vt. Ch. (Pratt), the second 
and third b. in Winfield, N. Y.: 

1 Anna Serena 8 , b. in Niles, Mich., 20 Jan., 1848; d. unm., 25 
Nov., 1865. 

2 Carrie Ouyon, b. 24 Aug., 1849; m. Charles B. Gilbert of 
Dorset, Vt; 6 ch. 

3 Ada Martha, b. 13 July, 1852; m. John Sherman of Dorset, 
Vt.; 4 ch. 

4 Bertha Mary, b. in Dorset, 8 Aug., 1858; d. 4 Feb., 1904. 

iv James Harvey, b. 3 July, 1832; m. (1) 31 March, 1856, Lorania 
Ely; m. (2) 4 Aug., 1882, Mrs. Mary A. La Due; was in Serroll's 
Eng. Corps, Civil War; res. Middleport, N. Y. Ch. (by first 
wife) : 

1 Floyd 8 , b. 19 Dec, 1857. 
Ch. (by second wife) : 

2 Martha Eleanor, b. 5 July, 1884. 

363 REV. JOHN CLARK 6 , D. D., son of John 5 and Phebe 
(Clark) Brigham; born in New Marlboro, Mass., 10 Feb., 1794; 
died in Brooklyn, N. Y., 10 Aug., 1862; married, 23 Aug., 1840, 
Maria E. Evertson; born in New .York City, 5 Feb., 1811; died in 
Brooklyn, 10 Dec, 1864. 

Dr. Brigham was graduated A. B. from Williams College in 1819; 
completed his course at Andover Theological Seminary in 1822. 
He spent four years in South America and Mexico at the suggestion 
of the A. B. F. M., studying religious conditions; as a result, 
Protestant chaplaincies were established in Rio Janeiro and other 
centers. Returning home in 1826, became Corresponding Secretary 
of the Am. Bible Society, being the first secretary appointed to 
give all his time to the work; held this position until 1862 with 
singular ability and success. Largely through his influence the 



SIXTH GENERATION 309 

present Bible House in New York was erected. He received the 
degree of D. D. from Andover, in 1832. 

Children, born in Brooklyn: 

i John Cotton 7 , b. 18 Sept., 1841; d. Sept., 1842. 
ii Eliza Roosevelt, b. 27 Dec., 1842; d. unm., 13 Oct., 1890. 

652 iii Walter Evertson, b. 14 March, 1845. 

iv Mary Douglass, b. 18 Sept., 1847; m. 21 Dec, 1869, John Henry 
Cooke, b. in Litchfield, Conn., 11 Nov., 1843; he engaged in 
business, and res. retired in Brooklyn. Ch. (Cooke), b. in Brook- 
lyn: 

1 Adelaide*, b. 3 Oct., 1870; m. 14 March, 1900, John Sayres, 
b. in B., 6 Feb., 1875; res. Brooklyn. Ch. (Sayres), b. in B.: 
i Clinton 9 , b. 23 March, 1903; ii Philip Isham, b. 28 Sept., 
1904. 

2 May Roosevelt, b. 11 Nov., 1882. 

653 v Amariah Ward, b. 14 Oct., 1850. 

vi John Knox, b. 29 Jan., 1854; was grad. Univ. City of New York, 
1873, A. B.; P. B. K., 4th honor, 3d fellow; studied architec- 
ture; was in business as designer and importer and contractor 
in N. Y. City until appointed Inspector in Bureau of Water 
Purveyors in 1890, and Clerk in Bureau of Water Register in 
1894; res. unm., New York City; is now engaged in mercantile 
pursuits, 
vii Antoinette Gibson, b. 29 April, 1856; m. 30 Sept., 1886, James 
Burling Hopper, b. in Paterson, N. J., 19 Feb., 1851 ; d. in El 
Paso, Texas, 14 March, 1901. Ch. (Hopper), b. in Brooklyn: 
1 Louise Roosevelt*, b. 31 July, 1887. 

364 HARRY 6 , son of John 5 and Phebe (Clark) Brigham; born 
in New Marlboro, Mass., 19 June, 1796; died in Chatham, N. Y., 
16 Oct., 1864; married, 18 Jan., 1827, Sarah, daughter of Alex- 
ander Bowman; born in Chatham, 1 Feb., 1808; died in Jersey City, 
30 Nov., 1885. 

Children, born in Chatham: 

i Phebe Ann 7 , b. 17 June, 1829; a teacher for forty years; prin- 
cipal of No. 1 School, Bergen, N. J.; d. unm., Stamford, N. Y., 
27 May, 1903. 

654 ii Lewis Alexander, b. 2 Jan., 1831. 

655 iii John Calvin, b. 15 Aug., 1883. 

365 DR. AMARIAH 6 , son of John 5 and Phebe (Clark) Brig- 
ham; born in New Marlboro, Mass., ,26 Dec., 1798; died 8 Sept., 
1849, in Utica, N. Y.; married, 23 Jan., 1833, Susan Root of 
Greenfield, Mass.; born 23 Aug., 1811; died 12 Nov., 1896. He 
went with his father to Chatham, N. Y., in 1805. 

After early hardships he began to practice medicine in Enfield, 
Mass., soon after reaching his majority, and then went to Green- 
field and established himself in competition with practitioners of 
age and established reputation. He became eminent in his pro- 



310 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

fession in Massachusetts and in Hartford, Conn., where he began 
to practice in 1831 after a year abroad. He regarded infant 
schools and religious revivals as frequent inducers of insanity. 
His little volume " Influences of Mental Cultivation on Health " 
and his later works, " Influences of Religion on the Health and 
Physical Welfare of Mankind," were in advance of their time; 
they are behind the present expression of thought which he contrib- 
uted to form. His last special work, " An Inquiry concerning the 
Diseases and Functions of the Brain, Spinal Cord and Nerves," 
only indicates what was then known on the subject. In 1840, 
Dr. Brigham was appointed Superintendent of the Retreat for the 
Insane in Hartford; from there he went to a similar institution in 
Utica. Endowed with rare judgment, unselfishness, courage and 
an iron will, he gave himself fully to the service of mankind in 
a much needed field, educating the public and the Legislature as 
to the needs of the insane, and in 1844, with his own means, es- 
tablished the Journal of Insanity, the first periodical of that char- 
acter in the world, and which is still published. He was the 
pioneer in all modern methods for caring for the insane. Pritch- 
ard, at the head of one of the greatest English asylums, advised 
an American to seek in the Utica asylum a degree of perfection 
not then found in England. Dr. Brigham was truly a great man 
in his day and generation, but is more highly appreciated now than 
he was in his own time. " Brigham Hall " Hospital, Canandaigua, 
is named in his honor. 

Children, the 3 eldest born in Hartford, the 2 youngest in Utica: 
i Susan M. 7 , b. 25 Oct., 1833; d. 19 Feb., 188L 
ii John Spencer, b. 7 July, 1836; d. 16 Aug., 1848; his early 

death hastened his father's decease, 
iii Helen, b. 1839. 

iv Louise, b. 17 Aug., 1843; d. 1901. 
v Mary L. (posthumous), b. 1 Feb., 1850; d. 10 June, 1871. 

366 ELIZA 6 , daughter of John 5 and Phebe (Clark) Brigham; 
born in New Marlboro, Mass., 27 Aug., 1801; died 24 June, 1870; 
married 6 Feb., 1825, Robbins, son of Jabez and Mary (Robbins) 
Burrell of Sheffield, O., born 20 Sept., 1799; died 24 Aug., 1877. 
She was, a woman of strong character. 

Children (Burrell), born in Sheffield: 
i Solon 7 , b. 26 Feb., 1826; d. 1828. 
ii Phebe A., b. 2 Oct., 1827; d. 2 Feb., 1851. 
iii Solon J., b. 7 Dec, 1829; d. 5 Oct., 1854. 

iv Lewis Brigham, b. 1 April, 1832; he served in the Navy, 1864-65; 
res. Portland, Oregon; retired from business; has always been 
a helper of others, 
v Edward P., b. 21 Jan., 1835; d. Nov., 1891; a man of high 




Amariah Brigham, M.D. (365) 



SIXTH GENERATION 311 

integrity; m. 19 Nov., 1862, Rosa Clifton, and res. Sheffield, O. 
Ch.: 
1 Harry C. 8 , b. 15 Dec., 1863; m. Tempe Garfield; res. Sheffield; 
5 ch. 
vi Howard A., b. 4 Jan., 1838; m. (1) 15 Oct., 1863, Harriet Ever- 
son, who d. 5 June, 1876; m. (2) 20 Dec, 1877, Martha Jackson; 
he stands high as an editor in Iowa, and has a unique style; grad. 
from Oberlin Coll. 
vii Julia E., b. 15 Nov., 1840; m. 19 Dec, 1866, John Merton; res., a 
widow, in Oberlin; she is " a copy of her mother." Ch. (Merton): 
1 Lewis B. s , b. 4 March, 1868. 
viii Dwight R., b. 1 March., 1843; m. 20 March, 1890, Clara B. Kent; 
res. s. p., Canandaigua, N. Y. ; a grad. of Oberlin Coll., and has 
a medical degree from the Univ. of Mich.; he was given charge 
of " Brigham Hall " Hospital for the Insane in 1876, and has 
since remained at the head of the institution which was named 
for his uncle, Dr. Amariah Brigham. 

367 RUFUS 6 , son of John 5 and Lucy (Howe) Brigham; born 
in Alstead, N. H., 29 June, 1791; died in Ackworth, N. H., 23 
Aug., 1867; married 24 Feb., 1814, Elizabeth, daughter of Isaac 
Duncan, born in Alstead, 22 Sept., 1794; died 27 April, 1858. He 
was a farmer and resided in Ackworth, N. H. 

Children, born in Ackworth: 

i Harvey Duncan 7 , b. 23 May, 1815; was at Middlebury Coll. in 
1840 and '41; a merchant and teacher; d. s. p., at Pana, 111., 
31 Oct., 1868; m. 4 Nov., 1845, Mary L. Ulrich, who d. 1872. 

656 ii Elizabeth Ann, b. 18 March, 1819. 

iii Marinda, b. 3 March, 1824; d. 25 Oct., 1836. 

657 iv Martha Lucina, b. 23 Jan., 1831. 

368 POLLY 6 , daughter of John 5 and Lucy (Howe) Brigham; 
born in Alstead, N. H., 16 Sept., 1797; married 10 April, 1817, 
Samuel McKeen; resided in Ackworth, N. H. 

Children (McKeen), bom in Ackworth: 

i Polly 7 , b. 29 March, 1818; m. (1) 28 April, 1841, Lewis Beck- 
with, who d. 22 Jan., 1845; m. (2) 19 June, 1847, Henry C. 
Stickney. Ch. (Beckwith): 

1 Henry 9 , b. 10 Sept., 1842; d. 17 Sept., 1859. 
Ch. (Stickney): 

2 Augustine W., b. 27 April, 1848. 

3 Albert; 4 Mary; 5 Charles; and 2 others. 

ii Samuel, b. 7 May, 1820; m. 2 Nov., 1840, Clarissa Spencer; res. 
Ackworth. Ch.: 
1 Martha Ellen*, m. George Wallace, 
iii John, b. 13 March, 1822; m. 22 Dec, 1842, Sarah A. Brown; 
res. Ackworth and Russell City, Kan. Ch.: 
1 John C. s ; 2 Lyman A.; 3 Dean W.; 4 Annie. 
iv Lydia, b. 4 Aug., 1824; d. 20 June, 1855; m. 2 Nov., 1844, Free- 
land Hemphill; res. Ackworth. Ch. (Hemphill): 
1 Kathleen M. e , b. 20 Oct., 1845; m. Watson G. Pettingill; had 
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312 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

2 Eugene F., b. 13 Nov., 1847. 

3 Ashton O., b. 17 Sept., 1849; res. Holyoke, Mass. 

4 Julian A., b. 17 Aug., 1853; d. 25 April, 1854. 

v Martha E., b. 21 Feb., 1828; m. (1) 28 June, 1849, Charles Ward 
of Wayland, Mass.; ra. (2) James Hubbard Way, 2 Dec, 1852; 
res. Lempster, N. H. Ch. (Ward) : 

1 Etta*, b. 21 April, 1850. Ch. (Way). 

2 Emma, b. Sept., 1853. 

vi Jonathan L., b. 21 Feb., 1835; m. 17 May, 1859, Jennette L. 

George; res. s. p., Ackworth. 
vii Catherine S., b. 14 Aug., 1839; m. George F. Youngman. Ch. 
(Youngman) : 
1 Etta 8 , res. Lempster, N. H. 

369 CAPT. AARON 6 , son of Stephen 5 and Louisa (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Alstead, N. H., 20 Oct., 1797; died in Marlboro, 
N. H., 16 Feb., 1876; married (1) 13 June, 1825, Susan K., 
daughter of Philip Proctor of Sullivan, N. H., born 11 Jan., 
1797; died in East Alstead, 29 Jan., 1865; married (2) 1 May, 
1867, Mrs. Elvira W., widow of Calvin Stone; she died s. p., 5 
Oct., 1884. In early life a school-teacher, became a farmer and 
resided on the homestead in Alstead, N. H. 

Children, born in Alstead: 

i Evelina Fidelia 7 , b. 11 April, 1829; d. 23 Feb., 1901; m. 25 
Nov., 1852, John Warren Sawyer, b. 28 July, 1826; a farmer of 
Marlboro, N. H. Ch. (Sawyer): 
1 Lestina A. 8 , b. 1855; m. (1) 1876, Charles E. Richardson; m. 
(2) 1896, George E. Holbrook, grandson of 370; res. s. p., 
Amherst, N. H. 
ii Lestina Amanda, b. 17 May, 1832; d. in Butler, 111., 22 Feb., 
1872; m. 23 Oct., 1855, David Smith Ware, b. in Gilsum, N. H., 
25 Oct., 1828; moved to Butler. Ch. (Ware), 7 youngest b. in 
Butler: 

1 John 8 , b. in Hillsboro, N. H., 7 Jan., 1857; res. Waverly, 111. 

2 Arthur, b. in Hillsboro, 18 Nov., 1858; m. 27 Oct., 1881, Mary 
Adaline Aten (or Aiken). Ch., b. in Butler, i Frank*; ii 
Roy; iii Mabel; iv Wilma. 

3 David, b. 2 Aug., 1860; m. 17 Dec., 1890, Charlotte Cass 
Mack. 

4 Theoda, b. 4 June, 1863; d. 2 Sept., 1864. 

5 Lyman Trumbull, b. 15 Feb., 1865. 

6 Beulah, b. 8 Oct., 1866. 

7 Emily, b. 5 Dec, 1868; m. 20 Nov., 1890, Jesse Ware Osborn. 
Ch. (Osborn) : i Wesley'; ii Grace 

8 Clarence Brigham, b. 13 Feb., 1872; d. 1 Aug., 1872. 

9 Clara Lestina, b. 13 Feb., 1872; d. 26 July, 1872. 
658 iii Willard Proctor, b. 25 Aug., 1835. 

iv Luceba Augusta, b. 25 Aug., 1836; m. 26 Sept., 1860, Justus 
Hurd Ware of Butler; she taught in Butler, and res. there 
after m. Ch. (Ware) : 

1 Mary Flora 8 , b. 29 Nov., 1862. 

2 Carrie Susan, b. 5 May, 1864; d. 1 Dec, 1866. 



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3 George Vincent, b. 25 Sept., 1867; m. 12 Dec, 1893, Mary- 
Grace Bryee. 

4 Amy Lillian, b. 24 April, 1873; m. 10 Oct., 1900, James A. 
Busby. Ch. (Busby) : Leland W. 8 , b. 24 Nov., 1901. 

370 LYDIA 6 , daughter of Stephen 5 and Louisa (Howe) Brig- 
ham; born in Alstead, N. H., 26 Feb., 1800; died 28 Feb., 1870; 
married 3 Nov., 1819, Stephen Holbrook, born 15 March, 1797; 
died 24 April, 1854. 

Children {Holbrook) : 

i Francis W. 7 , b. 23 Dec, 1820, in E. Alstead; d. 14 Dec, 1886; 
m. Olivia C. Howland of Franconia, N. H.; res. Amherst, N. H. 
Ch.: 

1 Charles B. 8 , b. in E. A., 38 Oct., 1847; m. 15 May, 1872, Evelyn 
M. Atwood, who d. 25 Aug., 1872; m. (2) 30 April, 1878, 
Mary W. Howlett; res. Manchester, N. H.; 2 ch. 

2 Louisa A., b. in Manchester, 11 May, 1849; d. 24 Sept., 1849. 

3 Mary O., b. in M. 23 Aug., 1850; m. 29 Jan., 1874, George A. 
Buzzell; res. Pasadena, Cal. 

4 Frank A., b. 30 Jan., 1853; res. Amherst; m. Maria E. Davis, 
b. 1852, of E. Jaffrey, N. H.; res. Amherst; 2 ch. 

5 (Dea.) George E., b. in Amherst, 12 Nov., 1854; res. there; m. 
(1) 6 Aug., 1885, Cora B. Fisher of Amherst, who d. 5 
March, 1894; m. (2) 7 May, 1896, Mrs. Lestina A. Richardson, 
granddau. of 369; 2 ch. 

6 Jennie, b. in A., 28 Dec, 1860; m. 21 Dec, 1881, Ola Ander- 
son; res. Concord, N. H.; 4 ch. 

ii Abigail Louisa, b. 3 March, 1823; d. 1 Dec, 1877. 
iii Stephen Hubbard, b. in E. A., 10 July, 1824; d. in Amherst, 30 
June, 1858; m. 1 Oct., 1850, Lovisa M. Smith of Rutland, Vt.; 
res. with son, 1905, in Detroit, ae. 81. Ch.: 
1 Albert W 8 , res. Detroit, 
iv Samuel B., b. 25 Sept., 1830; d. 14 Oct., 1845. 
v Ellen Maria, b. 23 Aug., 1842; d. 18 July, 1902; res. in Amherst. 

371 DAVID 6 , son of Stephen 5 and Louisa (Howe) Brigham; 
born in Alstead, N. H., 25 March, 1802; died in Auburn, N. H., 
8 Feb., 1867; married (1) 10 April, 1827, Sophia, daughter of 
Dea. William Mark of Gilsum, N. H.; who died 4 Jan., 1852, ae. 
48; married (2) 13 Jan., 1853, Lydia Smith, daughter of Jonathan 
Hall of Manchester, N. H., born in Auburn, Sept., 1819- 

He moved to Gilsum from Alstead in 1819; was a deacon in the 
church in Gilsum; treasurer ten years; also town clerk; was the 
first secretary of the anti-slavery society there, and gave the ma- 
terial to build a church. He operated a cotton mill and was in the 
clothier's trade; was also a music teacher at one time. He met 
with reverses in business and voluntarily chose poverty to help his 
creditors. Also resided in Manchester and Derry, N. H., and in 
the former place was again appointed a deacon of the church. 



314 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children (by first wife): 

i Elizabeth M. 7 , b. in Gilsum, 19 Aug., 1829; d. 17 Sept., 1829. 
ii Mary Louisa, b. 11 July, 1832; d. Ill March, 1905; res. Man- 
chester, 
iii Ellen Sophia, b. 14 July, 1834; d. 25 Sept., 1835. 
iv Eliza Ann, b. 30 June, 1840; d. 12 April, 1859. 
Children (by second wife) : 

v George Munroe, b. in Manchester, 23 April, 1854; d. in Boston, 
vi Hattie Sophia, b. 21 Oct., 1856; res. New Haven, Conn, 
vii Minnie Ann, b. in M., 24 Nov., 1860; d. 
viii Fred Holbrook, b. in Auburn, 4 March, 1864; res. New Haven. 

372 ABRAM 6 , son of Stephen 5 and Louisa (Howe) Brigham; 
born in Alstead, N. H., 1 April, 1807; died in Fitchburg, Mass., 
12 March, 1872; married 28 March, 1831, Alma Moore, who died 
in Fitchburg, 20 Dec., 1888, ae. 85. Was a machinist and resided 
in Lowell. The male line is extinct. 

Children : 

i Maria Louisa 7 , b. 28 Nov., 1831 ; m. 10 July, 1855, George W. 

Reed of Montreal, a prominent business man, who d. 20 April, 

1897, s. p.; they adopted two daus. 

ii Caroline K., b. 15 May, 1835; m. Charles A. Brooks, M. D., of 

Clinton, Mass., who d. 3 June, 1889; she res. in Montreal, but 

removed to . Ch. (Brooks): 

1 Alice Maria 8 ; 2 Caroline Stevens; both res. Boston, 
iii Stephen H., b. 4 June, 1839; d. y., unm. 
iv George H., b. 10 Oct., 1841; d. 17* Aug., 1843. 
v Ellen E., b. 20 Oct., 1844; m. 24 Dec, 1868, Isaac Osgood of 
Fitchburg; she res. Lowell. Ch. (Osgood): 

1 Walter B.*, who res. New York City. 

2 and 3 d. y. 

373 WILLIAM 6 , son of Abner 5 and Elizabeth (Childs) Brig- 
ham; born in Princeton, Mass., 23 Nov., 1789; died 26 Aug.. 1829; 
married 8 Feb., 1822, Alethea Bream of Virginia. Resided in 
Kanawha County, West Virginia. 

Children : 

659 i Mary Elizabeth 7 , b. 29 Jan., 1823. 

660 ii Lavinia Virginia, b. 22 April, 1825. 

iii Maria Louisa, b. 30 July, 1827; d. 11 July, 1828. 

iv William Alexander, b. 6 June, 1829; d. 17 Aug., 1856; m. 21 June, 

1853, Margaretta Nixon, b. 10 Nov., 1830; d. 27 March, 1855. 

Ch.: 
1 Alethea B.\ b. 18 April, 1854; d. 29 Feb., 1855. 

374 LUCIUS 6 , son of Abner 5 and Elizabeth (Childs) Brig- 
ham ; born in Princeton, Mass., 2 Dec, 1 797 ; died in Marietta, 
O., 16 Dec, 1876; married (1) Caroline P. Goodnow; married (2) 
Lucy Roper. Resided in Marietta, O. 

Children, born in Marietta: 

i William 7 , b. 19 Sept., 1833; d. 28 Jan., 1884; m. (1) Joanna 



SIXTH GENERATION 315 

Ellis; m. (2) Marie Huntsinger; m. (3) Anna P. Hubbard; res. 
Minneapolis, Minn. Ch.: 

1 Carrie 8 , b.in M., 14 Feb., 1860; d. unm., 10 Oct., 1886. 

2 Charles, b. 31 Aug., 1863; d. 6 May, 1864. 

ii Caroline E., b. 27 June, 1835; d. 29 March, 1883; m. William 
L. Rankin of White Cottage, O. Ch. (Rankin): 
1 Edward K. s , b. 9 March, 1865; m. Martha Merriam; res. W. 
Zanesville, O. Ch.: Caroline 9 , 
iii Alonzo P., b. 2 March, 1837; m. Matilda Crouse; res. Burlington, 
Kan. Ch.: 

1 Newton Curtis 8 , b. 16 May, 1865; m. Ruth Shirres; res. St. 
Louis, Mo. 

2 Blanche B., b. 31 Aug., 1866; m. Robert O. Mills; res. 
Zanesville, O. Ch. (Mills): i Helen O. 9 , b. 25 Dec, 1893; 
ii Mary, b. 3 Nov., 1895; iii Florence, b. and d. 1896; iv 
Donald, b. 28 March, 1902. 

iv Edward G., b. 21 June, 1839; res. Marietta; m. Sarah E. Ells. 
Ch.: 

1 Frank M. g , b. 1868; d. 1878. 

2 Carrie E., b. 12 Oct., 1870; m. J. William McKinley of 
Washington, D. C. Ch. (McKinley) : i Carrie E. 9 ; ii Edward 
B. 

3 Edward G., b. 2 April, 1873; d. 1874. 

4 William H., b. 27 Dec, 1874; res. Marietta. 

5 Mary F., b. 19 Aug., 1877; m. Charles S. Smoot of Parkers- 
burg, W. Va. 

6 Bessie E., b. 23 Dec, 1879. 

7 John E., b. 19 Sept., 1881. 

v Samuel, b. 24 Sept., 1841 ; d. 9 Sept., 1842. 
vi Julia L., b. 2 Oct., 1849; res. unm., Boston. 

375 JOHN 6 , son of Asa 5 and Elizabeth (Marean) Brigham;. 
born in Princeton, Mass., 24 Nov., 1791; died in Cobden, 111., 2 
Nov., 1870; married 19 Nov., 1816, Mary Moore, born 10 Oct., 
1796, probably in Ackworth, N. H.; died in Decorah, la., 27 Feb., 
1879- 

He was less than 3 years of age when his father died and he 
was brought up by his uncle Stephen Brigham in Ackworth, from 
which place he married his wife; removed to Keesville, N. Y. in 
1826, and later went west. 

Children, probably all born in Keesville, N. Y.: 

i William Marean 7 , b. 19 Sept., 1817; m. 6 Oct., 1842, Mary E. Rich 
of Burlington, Vt., who d. 28 Oct., 1893; he is a prominent citizen 
of Milwaukee, Wis., where he res., and in 1905 is one of the 
two surviving charter members of the Board of Trade there. Ch.: 
1 Charles B. s , b. 1850; d. unm., 1880. 
3 ch. d. in infancy, 
ii Mary Grout, b. 9 Jan., 1819; d. 17 Jan., 1820. 
iii Mary Caroline, b. 9 Feb., 1825; m. as his second wife, 24 Dec, 
1857, Isaac G. Goodrich, b. in Lockport, N. Y., 1814; (by his 
first marriage, to Catherine Ayers, he had a son James) ; res. 
in Cobden, 111., and removed to Albert Lea, Minn., where res. 
s. p. 



316 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iv Lucy Elizabeth, b. 18 June, 1827; d. 26 Aug., 1849. 

v Martha Augusta, b. 10 Sept., 1830; d. 13 April, 1835. 

vi Justinian Holden, b. 12 Feb., 1832; d. 30 Jan., 1854. 
vii Sara Eliza, b. 16 Aug., 1833; m. 30 July, 1857, Judge Ezekiel 
Cutler, A. M., b. in Waterford, Vt., 26 April, 1827; d. in Decorah, 
la.; he grad. from the Univ. of Vt., in 1853; was Lieut. Col. of 
the 31st la. Vols, in the Civil War; she res. Decorah, in 1903. 
Ch. (Cutler): 

1 John Francis 6 , b. 29 April, 1862; res. Eureka, Ore. 

2 Mary Brigham, b. 12 March, 1866; grad. Carlton Coll., North- 
field, Minn.; was a teacher of German in this school; m. 
17 June, 1905, Clarence Wedger. 

3 Horace Eaton, b. 22 May, 1873; grad. Wisconsin Univ., 1904, 
a teacher in the Philippine Islands. 

viii Martha Moriah, b. 2 Jan., 1837; m. 25 Aug., 1859, William Hazel- 
ton, lawyer and banker of Albert Lea, Minn., where she res. 
Ch. (Hazelton): 

1 William B.*, b. 18 May, 1860; d. 11 June, 1875. 

2 Edward C, b. 11 Dec, 1865; d. 1 Sept., 1867. 

3 Frances Sophia, b. 11 April, 1868; m. 5 Oct., 1893, L. G. 
Hewitt, M. D., and res. Northwood, la. Ch. (Hewitt) : i 
Leland H. B , b. 11 Oct., 1894; ii Martha E., b. 12 Oct, 1897; 
d. 16 July, 1898. 

376 BETSEY 6 , daughter of Asa 5 and Elizabeth (Marean) 
Brigham; born in Princeton, Mass., 18 May, 1793; killed in a runa- 
way accident, 7 Sept., 1828; married, 4 July, 1811, James, son of 
James and Elizabeth (Davis) Browning of Hubbardston, Mass., 
(both of Scotland), born 30 Nov., 1788; died 12 Nov., 1837. 
They lived in Hubbardston. (By a second marriage he had two 
sons, George D., who was killed in the Civil War, and Josiah.) 
Children (Browning), born in Hubbardston: 

i Asa B. r , b. 18 Oct., 1812; d. 14 Oct., 1815. 

ii Clara Sherman, b. 7 July, 1813; d. 22 Jan., 1878, in Cambridge, 
Mass., where she res.; m. 29 April, 1835, Appleton Clark (whose 
emigrant ancestor was Hugh Clark of Watertown and Roxbury) ; 
b. in Hubbardston, 10 Aug., 1807; d. 12 March, 1904. Ch. (Clark), 
b. in Hubbardston: 
1 Mary H?, b. 14 Oct., 1839; m. 24 June, 1868, J. Gilman Waite; 

res. Medford, Mass.; s. p. 
9 Abby M., b. 2 April, 1841; res. Cambridge. 

3 Cecilia W., b. 29 Oct., 1843; res. Cambridge. 

4 Susan B., b. 9 Feb., 1845; res. Cambridge. 

5 Herbert A., b. IT Aug., 1847; m. Ella A. Fletcher, 1 Dec, 
1870; res. Haverhill; 6 ch.: 

6 Sybil E., b. 30 Dec, 1849; m. Ephraim Emerton, Prof, of 
Ecclesiastical Hist, at Harvard Univ.; 1 ch. 

7 Alice C, b. 14 Dec, 1856; d. 21 Dec, 1859. 
iii Elizabeth M., b. 1 June, 1815; d. 23 Nov., 1815. 

iv Sally Brigham, b. 6 March, 1817; d. 24 Aug., 1819. 
v James, b. 2 Feb., 1819; d. 26 April, 1819. 
vi James, b. 14 April, 1820; d. 23 May, 1898; m. 2 April, 1844, Ann 



SIXTH GENERATION 317 

W. Whittemore, b. in Hubbardston, 12 Oct., 1821; d. 22 Jan., 
1898; was Corporal of the Color Guard in the 53d Mass. Regt., 
Co. H, in the Civil War. Ch.: 

1 Elizabeth A.*, b. 18 Dec, 1846; d. 21 July, 1881; m. 22 Jan., 
1872, Eugene D. Shattuck; res. Newburgh, O. 

2 Sybil H., b. 9 March, 1857; m. 25 Nov., 1879, Silas A. Green- 
wood; res. Winchenden, Mass.; 1 ch. 

vii John, b. 21 Feb., 1822; d. 13 June, 1859; m. 2 Dec, 1847, Abigail 
D. Greenwood, b. 12 June, 1823; d. 14 Jan., 1903. Ch.: 
1 Henry H. s , b. 11 April, 1856; m. 8 Dec, 1880, Jennie A. 
Whitney; res. Worcester, Mass.; grad. of Worcester Poly- 
technic School. 
viii Betsey Brigham, b. 10 May, 1824; d. in Medford, Mass., 5 May, 
1904; m. 22 June, 1867, James O. Curtis, b. 1 Nov., 1804; d. 
3 March, 1890; res. Medford, Mass., s. p., where he was an im- 
portant citizen and a well-known builder of many ships. 
ix Sybil Marean, b. 7 April, 1826; m. 9 Sept., 1852, Henry J. Hunt, 
who d. 14 Oct., 1861; she res. in Medford. 

877 AARON 7 , son of David 6 and Sarah (Veeder) Brigham; 
born in Denmark, N. Y., 21 Aug., 1809; married 30 June, 1834, 
Maria, daughter of Dea. Marther Bosworth of Lowville, N. Y. ; 
born 13 April, 1813. 

Aaron removed in 1833 from Lowville to Genesee County, Mich., 
and in 1836 to Hadley, Lapeer County, where he opened a farm 
remote from neighbors, schools or churches; in time, the region 
was peopled and he was successful in his enterprises. 

Children, the eldest born in Genesee Co., Mich., the others in Hadley: 
i George W. 8 , b. 29 Feb., 1836; m. 27 May, 1857, Lydia A. Pierson 
of Atlas, Mich., b. 31 Dec, 1836, in Norwich, Canada; he was 
the first male child born in Genesee Co. Ch.: 
1 Mary Ella 3 , b. in Hadley, 21 May, 1859. 
ii David C, b. 6 June, 1838. 
iii Morris, b. 5 Feb., 1844; d. 29 July, 1845. 
iv Mary Jane, b. 2 July, 1846. 

v Horace Alfred, b. 20 Aug., 1851 ; d. 22 Jan., 1852. 
vi Stephen Henry, b. 10 July, 1853. 

378 EDMUND SANFORD 6 , son of Silas 5 and Rhoda (Morey) 
Brigham; born in Brownington, Vt., 11 July, 1808; died in Brown- 
ington, 25 Aug., 1862; married 14 June, 1840, Mary Buttrick, 
daughter of Silas Wolcott, born 28 Jan., 1811; died 5 Jan., 1869. 
Resided in Boston where he was for several years overseer at the 
State House. 

Children, born in Boston: 

i Charles Edmund 7 , b. 13 May, 1841; m. 25 April, 1872, AUce Hut- 
ton, dau. of Richard Sims; b. in Salem, Mass., 5 April, 1843; 
he is a P. O. clerk in Boston, and res. Medford, Mass. Served in 
I2th Mass. Vols, and U. S. N., Civil War. Ch., b. there: 
1 Bertha Hamilton 8 , b. 8 Sept., 1874. 



318 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

2 Fred William, b. 19 Dec, 1875. 

3 Florence Alice, b. 22 April, 1881. 
ii Elizabeth. 

iii Frederick George, b. 10 Feb., 1846; d. in Memphis, Term., 15 
Nov., 1867; was in the Civil War, Co. I, 45th Mass. Vols. 

iv William James, b. 16 Feb., 1849; m. 20 Oct., 1886, Mary Elizabeth, 
dau. of Stephen H. De Be Voise; b. in Brooklyn, N. Y., 11 June, 
1857; he is a planter, Hollywood, Miss. Ch., b. there: 

1 Josephine Elizabeth*, b. 25 Aug., 1887. 

2 Hattie Marsh, b. 3 Dec, 1888. 

3 Mary Frances, b. 18 June, 1890. 



379 EMILY , daughter of Silas 5 and Rhoda (Morey) Brig- 
ham; born in Brownington, Vt., 17 Dec, 1809; died in Newport. 
Vt., 30 April, 1893; married 3 July, 1833, Hon. Thomas Carlisle, 
son of Amherst and Anne (Carlisle) Stewart; born 26 Oct., 1804; 
died, 2 Sept., 1865. 

Children (Stewart), born in Brovmington: 

i (Judge) Edward Amherst 7 , b. 13 June, 1834; d. in Newport, 2 
June, 1900; m. 1 Aug., 1860, Lucy Jane, dau. of Daniel and Lydia 
(Cook) Kelley of Derby; he was admitted to the bar in 1858; 
Asst. Clerk of the House of Representatives, Vt., 1859-61; Clerk, 
1862-63; also elected Judge of the Probate Court for Orleans 
County; in 1872 he bought a half interest in the Express and 
Standard of Derby, and was editor for 9 years; from 1881 was in 
the insurance business and settled estates; was long a deacon and 
treasurer of the church. Ch.: 

1 Emily Lydia*, b. 26 Aug., 1862; m. Axel W. Hallenborg. 

2 Charles Edward, b. 1 Jan., 1865; d. 28 July, 1880. 

3 John Carlisle, b. 6 Nov., 1868; d. 2 Feb., 1869. 

4 Kate Maria, b. 16 May, 1871 ; m. Jesse Holbrook. 

ii John Brigham, b. 14 July, 1835; d. in Auburndale, Mass., 17 Oct., 
1892; m. 12 April, 1864, Nancy A., dau. of Judge Isaac and 
Arabella (Cobb) Parker, of Coventry, Vt.; she was born there 20 
Feb., 1839; res. Beebe Plain, P. Q. Ch.: 

1 Cora Lydia*, b. 5 Feb., 1867; res. in Boston. 

2 George Sawin, b. 30 March, 1870; m. 31 March, 1897, Mary 
Alice Heckman; res. Newton Highlands, Mass.; is a geneal- 
ogist; 4 ch. 

3 Florence Mae, b. 7 June, 1872; m. Harry Brown 10 . Stewart of 
Beebe Plain, P. Q.; he is a descendant of Eunice 5 Brigham 
Newton, dau. of 23. 

4 Annie Carlisle, b. 28 May, 1874; m. (1) Clinton W. Crandall 
of Woodland, Mass.; m. (2) Joseph Neal Day of Woolwich, 
Me. 

5 Helen Louise, b. 9 Nov., 1879; m. Dr. Nathaniel Niles Morse; 
res. Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Iii Persis Anne, b. 26 April, 1837; d. 13 June, 1880, in Sparta, Wis.; 
m. April, 1858, Capt. Martin Warner Davis of Coventry. Ch. 
(Davis) : 
1 Edward Warner*; 2 Frederick Everett; 3 Laura Brigham; 4 




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Jane Stewart; 5 Mabel Persis; 6 Carlisle Eleazer; 7 Persis 
Stewart; 8 John Tyler. 
iv Thomas Tyler, b. 24 March, 1841; d. 2 Feb., 1901; m. 13 May, 

1891, Mrs. Alice (Wick) Powers, 
v Martha Louise, b. 16 May, 1846; m. 12 July, 1870, Dwight C. 
Robbins. Ch. (Robbins): 
1 Herbert Stewart*, b. 27 Oct., 1872. 

380 JOHN MOREY 6 , son of Silas 5 and Rhoda (Morey) Brig- 
ham; born in Brownington, Vt., 30 April, 1812; died ; 

married, 30 March, 1836, Maria Grow, born in Hyde Park, Vt., 
12 June 1811. Was a tanner and currier in Derby, Vt., and later 
kept the " Brigham Hotel " in Derby Center. 

Children, born in Brownington: 

i George Morey 7 , b. 27 May, 1837; d. in Derby, where he res. a 
farmer, 10 Dec, 1879; m. 5 June, 1872, Julia Chandler, b. in 
Dorset, Vt., 10 Oct., 1852; she m. (2) Rev. Mr. Johnson of Iras- 
burg, Vt. Ch.: 

1 John M. s , b. 10 Oct., 1874. 

2 George Chandler, b. 19 July, 1879. 

ii Silas H., b. 26 Dec, 1841; m. 14 Feb., 1868, Olive J. Merrick, 
b. in Compton, P. Q., 1 May, 1845; he is a hotelkeeper in 
Lisbon, N. H., and was county sheriff in 1892 and 1893. Ch.: 

1 Harry S. s , b. 17 June, 1869; m. Florence R. Clough, b. 10 
Oct., 1869; res. Lisbon. Ch.: Fannie J.°, b. 10 Aug., 1887. 

2 George Merrick, b. 31 March, 1875. 

3 Fanny J., d. y. 

4 Frank L., b. 23 Jan., 1879. 

381 CHARLES 6 , son of Silas 5 and Rhoda (Morey) Brigham; 
born in Brownington, Vt., 26 Oct., 1814; died in Boston, 13 Jan., 
1900, se. 85; married, 28 July, 1862, Mary Frances, daughter of 
Samuel Adams and Lydia (Stoddard) Locke of Boston, born 15 
Dec, 1828; died in Boston, 21 Jan., 1883. , 

He was a noted Boston Post-office employee, who entered the 
service in 1837 and at the time , of his retirement was the oldest 
in the service in the United States ; he was a faithful worker and 
a most genial man. 

Child, born in Boston: 

i Lieut. Charles Henry 7 , b. 14 Nov., 1863; m. 29 April, 1898, Eliza- 
beth, dau. of Hugh and Elizabeth (Munroe) MacDonald; res. 
Jamaica Plain. He served in the Spanish War, on U. S. S. 
Prairie, as Senior Watch and Division Officer on blockade of Cuba 
and Porto Rico. Was in engagement resulting in destruction of 
Spanish S. S. Alphonso XII., near Mariel, 5 July, 1898. He was 
commissioned Lieut., U. S. N., 23 April, 1898; resigned 28 Sept., 
1898. Ch.: i Marion Ray, b. 5 Jan., 1902. 

382 ALBERT SMITH 6 , son of Silas 5 and Rhoda (Morey) 
Brigham; born in Brownington, Vt., 19 Aug., 181 6; died 4 Jan., 



320 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1890; married, 11 Dec, 1847, Martha A., daughter of David G. and 
Mary Doe (Jenness) Merrill, born 10 March, 1823; died 5 Jan., 
1883. He resided in Boston. 

Children : 

i Emily Maria 7 , b. 27 Feb., 1845; d. 12 Aug., 1850. 
ii Mary Upton, b. 13 Dec., 1846; m. 30 April, 1872, Charles Washing- 
ton Bryant. Ch. (Bryant): 

1 Bertha Williams*, b. 20 Nov., 1876. 

2 Ethel Merrill, b. 14 July, 1881. 

iii George Albert, b. 1 Jan., 1849; d. 12 Dec, 1849. 
iv Rhoda Martha, b. 23 Dec, 1850; d. 14 June, 1852. 
v Edmund Sanford, b. 5 Oct., 1853; m. 22 March, 1881, Martha 
J. Hunter; he is in the banking business; res. Dorchester, Mass. 
Ch.: 
1 Grace Hunter 6 , b. 27 April, 1883; d. 31 March, 1884. 
vi Charlotte Stearns, b. 6 July, 1858; m. 3 July, 1876, Botsford Ralph 
Clarke. Ch. (Clarke): 
1 Walter Ralph 8 , b. 23 June, 1877. 



383 HON. ELBRIDGE G. 6 , son of Aaron 5 and Charlotte 

(Read) Brigham; born 29 April, 1810; died ; married (1) 

10 March, 1840, Mary Mitchell, born 11 March, 1816; died 25 Jan., 
1849; married (2) 4 Sept., 1850, Mattie E., daughter of Ziba Cor- 
bet* of Palmyra, Mich., born 17 July, 1830. In 1832 he established 
himself in Monroe, Mich., as a manufacturer and dealer in furni- 
ture; held the offices of supervisor, alderman, city treasurer and 
mayor. 

Children (by first wife), born in Monroe: 
i Mary L. 7 , b. 13 Feb., 1841. 
ii Charlotte E., b. 23 Nov., 1842. 
iii Edwin, b. 1 Sept., 1846; d. 21 Oct., 1846. 
iv Emma, b. 15 March, 1848; d. 25 Jan., 1849. 
Child (by second wife), born in Monroe: 
v Mattie B., b. 9 Dec, 1855. 

384 MICA J AH R. 6 , son of Aaron 6 and Charlotte (Read) Brig- 
ham; born in New Hampshire, 3 April, 1819; died 12 Feb., 1889; 
married, 10 Dec, 1845, Lucy Stowell, born in Monroe, Mich., 6 
Dec, 1825; died 16 April, 1904. Resided in Monroe and Erie, 
Mich., and in Toledo, O. 

Children, the eldest born in Monroe, others in Erie: 

i Estella 7 , b. 15 Oct., 1846; m. 26 Sept., 1871, William R. Gifford, 
M. D., b. in Dundee, Mich., 6 May, 1843; res. Toledo, O. Ch. 
(Gifford), b. in Erie, Mich.: 

1 Walter Fay s , b. 2 Jan., 1874. 

2 Jessica M., b. 5 March, 1877. 

3 Gertrude, b. 13 Sept., 1881. 

ii Mary Jane, b. 7 Sept., 1849; m. 28 Dec, 1870, Frederick W. 
Himes, b. in Oswego, N. Y., 23 April, 1840; res. Toledo. Ch. 
(Himes) : 



SIXTH GENERATION 321 

1 Malcolm R 8 , b. 16 Oct., 1871. 

2 Bessie B., d. y. 

3 Lottie E., b. 14 June, 1876. 

4 Robert A., b. 5 Jan., 1880. 

5 Frederick W., b. 29 July, 1881. 

6 Louis B., d. y. 

iv Oshea Stowell, b. 17 Aug., 1852; m. 27 Oct., 1881, Caroline 
A. Mulhollen, b. in Erie, 6 April, 1853; was grad. Ph. B., Univ. of 
Mich., 1874; M. D., 1876; Ph. M., 1877; res. Toledo. Ch.: 
1 Read Oshea 3 , b. in Toledo, 20 Dec, 1888. 
v William Elbridge, b. 6 Oct., 1858; m. 17 Feb., 1882, Ida M. 
Brown, b. in Woonsocket, R. I., 16 April, 1859; is in the Grain 
Commission business; res. s. p., Toledo, 
vi Charlotte Fay, b. 31 Dec, 1860; m. 1879, Halbert B. Warren of 
Chicago, 111.; res. Sandusky, O. Ch. (Warren): 

1 Lucy M. 8 , b. 12 May, 1880. 

2 Helen B., b. 12 Jan., 1882. 

3 Clarence C, b. 1891. 

vii Charles Reed, b. 4 April, 1863; m. 3 Nov., 1886, Helen K., dau. 
of Benjamin and Martha (Keeney) Jones, b. 28 Aug., 1860; res. 
Toledo. Ch.: 

1 Norman R 8 , b. 13 Sept., 1887. 

2 Donald, b. 5 June, 1890. 

385 GEORGE 6 , son of Capt. Daniel 5 and Thankful 6 (Brig- 
ham) Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 19 Oct., 1784; died in 
Groton, Mass., about 1868; married (1) 11 June, 1810, Betsey, 
daughter of Stephen and Rebecca (Howe) Morse of Marlboro, 
born 14 March, 1791; died 6 May, 1820; married (2) 20 Dec, 
1820, Margaret, daughter of William Shattuck of Groton, born 9 
Sept., 1795; died 30 Aug., 1853. Was a harness-maker and resided 
in Groton. 

Children (by first wife), born in Groton: 

661 i Betsey 7 , b. 10 May, 1811. 

662 ii George Dexter, b. 2 May, 1813. 

663 iii Emeline, b. 18 April, 1815. 

iv Son, b. 11 Nov., 1817; d. 12 Nov., 1817. 
Children (by second wife), born in Groton: 

v Margaret Ann, b. 6 Jan., 1822; m. 8 Dec, 1846, Rev. Joseph C. 
Smith, b. 18 July, 1819, in Waltham, Mass.; d. 29 Dec, 1857; 
was a missionary to the Sandwich Islands. Ch. (Smith) : 

1 Robert Boynton 8 , b. 21 Oct., 1847. 

2 William, b. 17 Nov., 1851 ; d. 1 July, 1852. 

3 Daughter, b. 25 Sept., 1853. 

664 vi Mary Loring, b. 2 Nov., 1823. 

vii William Boynton, b. 18 May, 1827; d. s. p., 1 April, 1856, at 
Burlington, Vt.; m. 17 June, 1849, Pamelia Wentworth of Starks- 
boro, Vt., b. 7 April, 1826; she m. (2) George W. Sipes of Galva, 
111. Ch.: 
1 Infant 8 , who d. 
viii Jane Laura, b. 22 Oct., 1829; res. unm., 1905, in Boston; was 
a teacher. 

665 ix Theodore, b. 29 June, 1833. 

666 x Charles Sumner, b. 15 Sept., 1835. 



322 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

386 CAPT. DANIEL 6 , son of Capt. Daniel 5 and Thankful 8 
(Brigham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 Aug., 1786; died 

; married, 27 May, 1810, Nancy, daughter of William and 

Elizabeth (Howe) Gates, born 19 Oct., 1790. He was living 
in Morse's day and inherited the tannery of his ancestor, Samuel, 
being the fifth Brigham owner in direct succession. Retired from 
business and occupied a part of the original estate of Samuel. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

667 i Henry 7 , b. 4 Oct., 1811. 

ii Dexter G., b. 13 Sept., 1813; d. unm., in Pontiac, Mich., 1 March, 
1852. 

668 iii Dennison, b. 23 May, 1816. 

iv Daniel F., b. 11 May, 1822; m. Sarah Camfield of Cambridge, 
Mass.; res. in Marlboro. Ch.: 

1 Kate O'Brien?, b. 24 Aug., 1853. 

2 William Dexter, b. 9 Feb., 1856. 

3 Nancy E., b. 2 Dec, 1858. 

387 WILLIAM 6 , son of Capt. Daniel 5 and Thankful 6 (Brig- 
ham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 3 Aug., 1793; died, 14 
June, 1872; married, 13 April, 1816, Sophia Sawyer, born in Hud- 
son, Mass., 19 June, 1797; died 7 Feb., 1884. Resided in Dracut, 
Mass. 

Children : 

i Sophia A. 7 , b. 9 Oct., 1817, in Northboro, Mass.; d. 15 Nov., 
1897; m. 28 Feb., 1843, Edward Taylor of Lowell and North 
Adams, Mass., who d. 16 Jan., 1887. Ch. (Taylor), the eldest b. 
in Lowell, the others in North Adams: 

1 Edward Brigham 9 , b. 7 Dec, 184S; m. Olive M. Goodwin. Ch.: 
Infant 9 , who d. 

2 Helen S., b. 3 Dec, 1845 ; d. 1849. 

3 Charlotte M., b. 9 Feb., 1847; d. 17 Oct., 1899; m. George 
T. Whitney. Ch. (Whitney): i Charlotte'; ii Adeline, who m. 
David N. Patterson, M. D. ; iii George Brigham. 

4 George H., b. 2 Oct., 1848; d. 6 April, 1887; m. E. Jane Neal. 
Ch.: i George 9 ; ii Jennie; iii William. 

5 Annie C, b. 19 Sept., 1850; res. unm., 1903, E. Greenwich, R. I. 

6 William E., b. 14 Sept., 1852; m. Fannie G. Brown. Ch.: 
Annie E. 9 

ii William F., b. 18 March, 1819; m. 22 June, 1843, Jane Pike, b. 
1 Dec, 1822; res. Lowell, Mass.; a machinist; he has a descendant, 
Mrs. Henry Hartley of Brookline, Mass. Ch.: 
1 Loella J. a , b. 28 Jan., 1846. 
iii George, d. y. 

iv Charlotte M., b. in Dracut, 23 March, 1822; m. in Lowell, Mass., 
4 July, 1847, George Timothy, son of Timothy Whitney; b. in 
Essex, Vt., 4 April, 1819 ; res. Lowell. Ch. (Whitney) : 

1 Lottie J. e , b. 19 April, 1850; m. Frank E. Fitts; res. Somer- 
ville, Mass. 

2 George B., b. 13 Feb., 1853; res. St. Paul, Minn. 

3 Adilene S., b. 14 Jan., 1855; m. David N. Patterson, res. Lowell. 



SIXTH GENERATION 323 

v George Alfred, b. in Lowell, 11 Jan., 1830; m. 25 Dec, 1863, Ellen 
E. Sawyer. Ch.: 

1 Edward Sawyer 8 , b. 18 Sept., 1864. 

2 Helen Sophia, b. 5 May, 1866; m. 9 Feb., 1893, Herbert C. 
Chase. 

388 WINSLOW 6 , son of Capt. Daniel 5 and Thankful 6 (Brig- 
ham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 May, 1795; killed by 
a horse, 2 Nov., 1864; married, 27 July, 1817, Elizabeth Larkin, 
who died 6 Dec., 1864. Resided in Marlboro. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Elizabeth G. 7 , b. 20 June, 1817; m. 9 April, 1845, William Wallace 
Witherbee, son of 201 ; b. in M., 21 Feb., 1821 ; d. 11 June, 1888. 
Ch. (Witherbee), b. in Marlboro: 

1 Ellen Howe 8 , b. 22 Feb., 1846; m. 1868, Edwin L. Knicker- 
bocker of Flint, Mich. 

2 Frank Foristall, b. 27 Sept., 1848; d. 9 Oct., 1851. 

3 Elizabeth Winslow, b. 21 Sept., 1850; res. Marlboro. 

4 Frederick Wallace, b. 15 Nov., 1852; m. 1875, J Ball; 

was a Ry. conductor, and killed, 17 Jan., 1890. 

5 Mary Ide Brigham, b. 8 Oct., 1856; res. Marlboro. 

6 Sarah Dennis, b. 30 Oct., 1858; res. Marlboro. 

7 Anne Fisher, b. 24 Sept., 1861; res. Marlboro. 

8 Herbert Eugene, b. 16 Jan., and d. 4 Feb., 1864. 

ii Anne Fisher, b. 16 Dec, 1821; d. 8 April, 1881; m. 15 May, 1845, 
Samuel Boyd, b. 3 June, 1815; d. 19 Sept., 1892; res. Marlboro. 
Ch. (Boyd), b. in Marlboro: 

1 Delia Bucklin 8 , b. 1 Nov., 1846; m. 22 Oct., 1873, William 
Henry Aldrich of Newbury St., Boston. Ch. (Aldrich) : i 
Roy S. 9 , b. 19 Feb., 1879; ii Margery, who d. y. 

2 Annie Frothingham, b. 15 Oct., 1848; m. 1871, Hon. Samuel 
C. Darling of Somerville, Mass. 

3 Florence Augusta, b. 28 July, 1850; res. Marlboro. 

4 Lydia Sophia, b. 18 June, 1854; res. Marlboro. 

5 Carrie Warren, b. 25 May, 1855 ; d. 26 Feb., 1858. 

6 Henry Irving, b. 18 Dec, 1859; d. 24 March, 1860. 

7 Fanny Brigham, b. 2 Dec, 1862; d. 7 March, 1871. 
669 iii Eugene Winslow, b. 21 Dec, 1833. 

389 FREEMAN 6 , son of Capt. Daniel 5 and Thankful 6 (Brig- 
ham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 May., 1800; died 1894; 
married, Harriet P. Gilson of Cambridge, Mass; resided there. 

Children, bom in Cambridge: 

i George W. T , b. 19 July, 1827; d. in C, 13 April, 1872; m. Olivia 
E., dau. of Charles Carpenter of Derby, Vt. Ch.: 
1 Frank Benjamin 8 , b. 23 Dec, 1853. 
ii Caroline C, m. 5 Dec, 1869, J. Henry, son of James H. White of 

Cambridge. 
iii Lebina (or Lavina) S., b. 6 July, 1834. 

iv Harriet E., b. 13 May, 1836; m. Henry Blake, and moved West. 
v Webster. 



324 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

390 CHARLOTTE 6 , daughter of Capt. Daniel 5 and Thankful 
(Brigham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 June, 1802; died 
there, 6 Sept., 1867; married, 19 May, 1825, Capt. Thaddeus, son 
of Jonah and Betty (Cranston) Howe of Marlboro, (and grand- 
son of 117), born 12 May, 1799; died 6 Sept., 1872. 

Children (Howe), bom in Marlboro: 

i Harriet 7 , b. 1 Feb., 1826; d. 2 Jan., 1862, s. p.; m. Osborn 

Stearns, 
ii Emily B., b. 25 Feb., 1827; d. 12 Sept., 1848. 
iii Edwin, b. 6 Nov., 1828; d. 3 June, 1829. 

iv Pruman E., b. 9 Feb., 1830; d. 11 April, 1902; m. Mary Mc- 
Cracken. Ch. : 

1 Mary L. B , m. Charles E. Dorr, and has 3 ch. 

2 Edwin L.; 3 Herbert H., d. y.; 4 Alice M. 

v Amariah, b. 29 Oct., 1831; d. 10 May, 1896; m. Ellen M. Stowe. 
Ch.: 
1 Clarence E-"; 2 Lizzie M. 
vi Laura A., b. 27 April, 1833; m. John Johnston, 
vii John, b. 14 Oct., 1834; m. Celesty Leavit. 
viii Heman S., b. 14 April, 1836; d. 19 Feb., 1841. 
ix Cranston, b. 19 Feb., 1839; d. 26 March, 1841. 
x Ruf us, b. 27 May, 1841 ; d. 2 Sept., 1889. 
xi Cranston, b. 17 Sept., 1842. 

xii Charlotte E., b. 15 Jan., 1844; ra. C. M. Twichel. 
xiii Amy S., b. 2 Feb., 1846; d. 21 March, 1865. 

391 HARRIET 6 , daughter of Capt. Daniel 5 and Thankful 6 
(Brigham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Dec., 1804; died 
there, March, 1889; married, 1 Jan., 1826, Jabez S. Witherbee, 
(son of 201), born in Southboro, Mass., 12 Sept., 1802; died 2 
Dec, 1862. Resided in Marlboro where he was a Justice of the 
Peace and prominent citizen, and kept the " Williams Tavern." 

Children (Witherbee), born in Marlboro: 

i George Witherbee 7 , b. 27 Dec, 1827; d. in San Francisco, 6 Jan., 

1851, unm. 
ii Harriet Maria, b. 21 Feb., 1830; d. 19 March, 1859; m. 1856, 

Henry O. Russell, 
iii John Davis, b. 11 Feb., 1834; d. 10 June, 1836. 
iv Lorenzo F., b. 18 Dec, 1836; d. 8 Feb., 1837. 

v Charles Freeman, b. 29 April, 1840; d. in Marlboro, 16 Dec, 
1883; enlisted in Marlboro Cornet Band with the 13th Mass. 
Vols., in 1861; m. Adelaide, dau. of Lambert Bigelow, b. 3 Aug., 
1837. Ch.: 

1 Ella Frances 9 , b. 10 June, 1864; m. 13 Oct., 1889, Arthur 
William Furlong of Boston, b. 24 March, 1867; res. Somer- 
ville; 1 ch. 

2 Hattie E., b. 16 July, 1867; d. 28 Feb., 1882. 
vi Francis Brigham, b. 25 Feb., 1842; d. 6 Feb., 1848. 

392 LAURA ANN 6 , daughter of Capt. Daniel 5 and Thankful 8 
(Brigham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 17 March, 1807; 



SIXTH GENERATION 325 

died in Shrewsbury, Mass., 13 Dec, 1882; married 31 March, 
1828, Capt. Jesse Perry of Sudbury, Mass., who moved to Shrews- 
bury, where he died, 10 April, 1807, ae. 81. 

Children (Perry), bom in Shrewsbury : 

i Mary Elizabeth 7 , b. IT Dec, 1828; m. John S. Stevens of Marl- 
boro, in 1846. Ch. (Stevens): 

1 Eunice*. 

2 Laura, m. Charles Spearel of Marlboro. 

3 Infant, d. y. 

ii Lucy Ann, b. 1 April, 1831; m. Samuel I. Howe of Shrewsbury, 
in 1859. Ch. (Howe): 
1 Jennie*; 2 Frank P.; 3 Mary, m. William H. Case, 
iii Caroline Williams, b. 9 April, 1833; m. Stephen A. Reed of 
Shrewsbury, in 1851; he d. 18 Jan., 1904. Ch. (Reed): 
1 Bessie 8 ; 2 Annie; both d. s. p. 
iv George Harrison, b. 30 Aug., 1836; m. (1) Anna Batcheller of 
Northboro, in 1864; m. (2) Laurilla Moore. Ch.: 3 who d. j. 
v Laura Brigham, b. 14 Dec, 1840; d. 1891; ra. 1882, Samuel I. 

Howe of Shrewsbury. 
vi Franklin Jesse, b. 28 June, 1843; enlisted Co. H, 25th Mass. Vols., 

and was killed, Cold Harbor, 3 June, 1864. 
vii Ella Arbella, b. 14 Oct., 1845; m. 1869, Everett Walker of 
Shrewsbury. Ch. (Walker) : 
1 Frederic 8 ; 2 Herbert; 3 Alice; and 1 d. y. 

393 COL. AARON 6 , son of Capt. Aaron 5 and Betty (Barnes) 
Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 20 March, 1798; died there, 
1874; married, 9 Jan., 1821, Sally, daughter of Josiah and Hep- 
zibeth (Collins) Fay of Marlboro and Southboro, born there, 30 
July, 1801; died in Marlboro, 26 May, 1871. Was assessor in 
1852. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Maria E. 7 , b. 27 May, 1821; m. (1) in M., 6 April, 1842, Perry 
G., son of Joseph Wood; b. in Upton, Mass.; d. in Marlboro, 
29 June, 1856; m. (2) 27 Nov., 1858, Anthony BuU. Ch. (Wood): 

1 Emily M. s , who d. y. 

2 Clara E., b. 10 May, 1845. 

3 Alice A., b. 3 April, 1848. 

ii Abbie Howe, b. 23 June, 1823; m. 23 Nov., 1847, Isaac Conant 
of Dover, 111. Ch. (Conant) : 
1 Herbert 8 ; 2 Lelia; 3 Fremont. 
670 iii John Winslow, b. 4 Sept., 1825; m. Mary Putnam. 

iv Sarah Hepsibah, b. 6 July, 1829; m. 22 June, 1853, Elisha Gore, 
v Orissa Amber, b. 30 April, 1833; m. 21 July, 1881, John Kimball 

of South Braintree, Mass., who d. 21 Nov., 1883. 
vi Aaron Augustus, b. 27 May, 1836; m. and res. Minn. Enlisted 
in Co. F, 8th Minn. Vols.; was killed in the battle of Murfrees- 
boro, 7 Dec, 1864. 
vii Caroline Augusta, b. 13 Aug., 1838; m. 8 June, 1859, Francis C. 
Curtis of Dudley, Mass.; res. Marlboro. Ch. (Curtis): 

1 Chester Wellington 8 , b. 1862. 

2 Harry Millis, b. 1868. 



326 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

3 Mary Willis, b. 1870. 
viii Henry Harrison, b. 20 Aug., 1840; d. 19 Nov., 1885; m. 31 
Oct., 1865, Charlotte E. Woodbury of Chicago, 111. 
ix Ellen Althea, b. 20 July, 1843; d. 22 Sept., 1881; m. April, 1865, 
Frank H. Lowell of Bangor, Me. Ch. (Lowell) : 
1 Herbert*; 2 Edward; 3 Grace; 4 Charles. 

39* JANE 6 , daughter of Maj. Jedediah 5 and Lydia (Boyd) 
Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 23 April, 1798; died in Nor- 
wood, Mass., 26 Jan., 1866; married, 19 April, 1819? Lyman, son 
of Gershom Bigelow, born in Marlboro, 25 April, 1795; died 13 
March, 1842. He moved to Boxboro, Mass., where was merchant, 
selectman, Representative, Postmaster, etc. 

Children {Bigelow), born in Boxboro: 

i Jane E. 7 , b. 5 Feb., 1820; d. in Norwood, Mass., 13 Feb., 1888; 

m. (1) James Brown; m. (2) Hon. Joseph Day; 1 ch., d. y. 
ii Mary Louisa, b. 15 Dec, 1821; d. in Norwood, 29 March, 1888; 
m. Josiah W. Talbot. Ch. (Talbot): 

1 Emma*, m. Stanford Mitchell of So. Boston. 

2 Mary, m. Oscar Winship. 

hi Augusta B., b. 10 Sept., 1823; d. 1 Sept., 1852; m. George B. 
Talbot. Ch. (Talbot): 
1 Augusta*, m. M. W. Sanborn of Norwood, 
iv Caroline, b. 29 Oct., 1825; d. s. p., 29 Jan., 1851; m. Cephas Hoar, 
v Lyman Waldo, b. 7 March, 1828; d. 6 Dec, 1886; m. Catherine 
Howard; a prominent merchant at Norwood. Ch.: 
1 Erwin*; 2 Edgar; 3 Waldo; 4 Alfred; 5 Lyman; 6 Caro- 
line; 7 William A.; 8 Bernard; 9 Gertrude. 
vi Lydolf Willis, b. 16 Aug., 1836; d. 1856. 

395 ASHLEY 6 , son of Maj. Jedediah 5 and Lydia (Boyd) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 Oct., 1804; died there, 14 
May, 1881 ; married, 14 May, 1825, Mary B., daughter of Ephraim 
Bigelow, born in Marlboro, 12 Aug., 1802; died there, 3 Aug., 
1857. Was a stone mason and resided in Marlboro. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i William Emerson 7 , b. 19 Nov., 1826; d. unm., 12 Dec, 1847. 
ii Lydia, b. 28 May, 1828; m. 6 April, 1853, Lewis H., son of 
Benjamin W. Allen; b. in So. Vernon, Mass., 28 Nov., 1826; res. 
Rockbottom, Mass. Ch. (Allen), b. in Rockbottom: 

1 Charles H.\ b. 27 Nov., 1865; res. Marlboro. 

2 Lewis H., b. 8 Aug., 1855; d. 24 Aug., 1855. 
671 iii Humphrey, b. 5 Jan., 1830. 

iv Marilla, b. 1 Sept., 1832; m. 9 Oct., 1850, Henry Franklin, son 
of Henry Morse; b. in Marlboro, 27 Oct., 1826; res. and d. 
there, 21 Sept., 1878; she res. Peterboro, N. H. Ch. (Morse), 
b. in Marlboro: 

1 Charles E. s , b. 12 Jan., 1854; d. 20 March, 1854. 

2 Clara J., b. 4 July, 1856; m. 9 Dec, 1886, Forrest G. Field, 
Jr., b. 20 Feb., 1856; res. Peterboro, N. H. 

v Mariette, b. 22 July, 1834; d. 2 Feb., 1885; m. 28 June, 1854, 



SIXTH GENERATION 327 

William Barnes, Jr., b. in Marlboro, 1828; res. there. Ch. (Barnes), 
b. in Marlboro: 

1 George H. s , d. y. 

2 George H., b. 18 Jan., 1858; m. 1895, Nellie R., dau. of David 
Heywood; res. Marlboro. 

3 Stella B., b. 29 Dec, 1864; m. 1891, Johnson P., son of Ben- 
jamin Shaw; b. in Nova Scotia, 1864; res. Marlboro. 

4 Elizabeth, b. 25 Dec, 1868; m. 6 April, 1889, Alfred, probably 
son of William H. Brigham, who was son of 358; b. in 
Marlboro, 3 Aug., 1865; res. there. Ch. (Brigham): i Ches- 
ter Albert 9 , b. in Marlboro, 11 March, 1893; ii Lester Alfred, 

■ b. 11 March, 1893. 

5 Marion, b. 16 Oct., 1871; m. 1898, Edward Corbett of South- 
boro, Mass. Ch. (Corbett): i Myra P. 8 ; ii Mildred E. 

vi Ashley, b. 19 April, 1837; m. 15 Nov., 1891, Martha E., dau. 
of Cyrus and Cynthia (Bemis) Brigham, 688; res. s. p., a mer- 
chant in Marlboro. 
vii Octavia, b. 17 Jan., 1842; res. unm., Marlboro. 

396 JOEL 6 , son of Maj. Jedediah 5 and Lydia (Boyd) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 16 Dec, 1808; died there, 26 
July, 1892; married, 1 Jan., 1835, Lydia S., daughter of Capt. 
Job Dickinson of Northfield, Mass.; born 18 April, 1811; died 
14 March, 1854. He was a merchant in Marlboro, where resided; 
the male line is extinct. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Stella Morton 7 , b. 25 Jan., 1836; d. 22 July, 1354. 
ii Flora Holton, b. 8 Sept., 1838; d. 25 Oct., 1865. 
iii Julia Porter, b. 7 Aug., 1841; res. unm., in Marlboro. 
iv Fanny Elnora, b. 6 March, 1846; m. 30 Jan., 1873, Oliver Hawes; 

s. p. 
v Henrietta Marsh, b. 1 Aug., 1848; at Mt. Holyoke College in 
1868; res. unm., in Marlboro. 

397 WILLIAM PITT 6 , son of Maj. Jedediah 5 and Lydia 
(Boyd) Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 30 Aug., 1811; died 
there, 10 Feb., 1884; married, 9 April, 1835, Lavinia, daughter of 
Dr. John Baker, born in Marlboro, 30 Dec, 1815; died there Feb., 
1907. Was a merchant and resided in Marlboro, Boxboro and West 
Acton, Mass. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

672 i Harriette Augusta 7 , b. 29 Jan., 1836. 

673 ii Henrietta Augusta, twin to Harriette. 

674 iii Henry Augustine, b. 21 Aug., 1837. 

iv Helen Adelaide, b. 19 Oct., 1839; m. Allan Dexter Howe. Ch. 
(Howe), b. in Marlboro: 

1 Bertha M. 8 , b. 20 June, 1862. 

2 Alice Lavinia, b. 2 Dec, 1866; m. William K. Winchester of 
Brighton, Mass. Ch. (Winchester): i Fitch 9 ; ii Rosalind. 

v William Frank, b. 4 April, 1842; d. in Washington, D. C, 18 
July, 1864; was Corp. in Co. F, 18th Mass. Inf., and served 3 
years in the Civil War. 



328 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

vi Albert Quincy, b. 12 March, 1848; d. 24 Sept., 1849. 

675 vii Alfred Adams, twin to Albert. 

viii Emma Baker, b. 24 Oct., 1849; m. Herbert W. Brigham, son 
of 584. 
ix Edwin Eugene, b. 15 Nov., 1855; m. 20 Dec, 1882, Hattie I. 
Johnson; an engineer and res. Marlboro. 

398 JAMES MADISON 6 , son of Artemas 5 and Lydia (Brig- 
ham) Brigham; born in Bridgton, Me., 14 March, 1805; died in 
Dorchester, Mass., 11 Dec, 1895; married in Boston, 15 Nov., 
1832, Mary Frances, daughter of Daniel and Mary (Adams) 
Sawin (who lived in Milton, Mass.), born 9 Dec, 1812; died 25 
July, 1893. He lived for a great many years in Bumstead PL, 
Boston, opposite Park Street Church. 

Children, born in Boston: 

i Mary Emma 7 , b. 28 Oct., 1834; d. 1 April, 1859. 
ii James Henry, b. 17 Aug., 1840; d. 2 March, 1868. 

676 iii William Dexter, b. 17 Oct., 1851. 

399 SAMUEL 6 , son of Fortunatus R and Martha (Barnes) 

Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 20 Sept., 1796; died ; 

married Polly (Mary) Newton, born 7 May, 1798. Resided in 
Binghamton, N. Y. 

Children, born in Binghamton: 

i Eunice Johnson 7 , b. 6 Dec, 1826. 
ii Jane Electa, b. 17 Jan., 1829. 
iii Samuel Leander, b. 19 Aug., 1830. 
iv Mary Frances, b. 30 Nov., 1832. 
v William Edward, b. 14 March, 1835. 
vi Martin Gilson, b. 9 Feb., 1839. 
vii Lois Genevieve, b. 5 May, 1843. 

400 MARTIN 6 , son of Fortunatus 6 and Martha (Barnes) Brig- 
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 25 Aug., 1799; died in Springfield, 
Mass., 1882; married (1) Mary Barnes, born 15 April, 1799; mar- 
ried (2) Eunice Gates, born 3 Oct., 1802. Resided in Palmer, 

Mass. 

Children, born in Palmer: 

i Mary A. 7 , b. 16 May, 1823. 
ii Harriet E., b. 4 Aug., 1824. 
iii Charles L., b. 27 Jan., 1827. 

677 iv Lincoln Lafayette, b. 9 March, 1829. 

v William M., b. 12 April, 1832. 

vi Henry A., b. 18 Aug., 1835; was living in Springfield, in 1905. 
vii Lorenzo D., b. 10 Aug., 1837. 

401 LINCOLN 6 , son of Fortunatus 5 and Martha (Barnes) 
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 13 May, 1803; died 16 May, 
1883, in Marlboro, Mass.; married, 24 April, 1832, Susan A. 




William Pitt Brigiiam, of Marlboro (397) 



SIXTH GENERATION 329 

Maynard, born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 3 April, 1811; died 15 May, 
1885. Resided in Marlboro; the male line is extinct. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Sophia E. 7 , b. 15 May, 1834; d. ibid. 

ii George A., b. 6 Oct., 1835; d. 20* Sept., 1886; m. 26 May, 1856, 

Nellie D., dau. of R. W. Flagg; b. in Sutton, Mass., 7 Dec, 

1835; res. in Marlboro, where a hardware merchant. Ch., b. 

in Marlboro: 

1 Leon E. B , b. 4 Dec, 185T; d. unm., 27 Feb., 1888; a jeweler. 

iii Ella Abba A. 7 , b. 21 Jan., 1849; m. Albert E. Leighton. 

402 EDWARD LEONARD 6 , son of Fortunatus 5 and Martha 

(Barnes) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 8 Oct., 1806; died in 

Worcester, Mass., 13 Sept., 1898; married (1) 13 Sept., 1831, 

Eliza Brewer of New York, born 29 May, 1811; died in Worcester, 

20 Feb., 1840; married (2) 25 April, 1844, Susan H. Sawyer of 

Berlin, Mass., born 13 Aug., 1818; died 31 Dec, 1872; married 

(3) 27 Jan., 1875, Annie J. (Tarlton) Sawyer, born 2 Aug., 1823; 

died 26 Dec, 1905; was a nurse in the Civil War, 4th N. H. 

Regt., and served until the end ; was with Sherman on his " March 

to the Sea." Mr. Brigham resided in Worcester, where he learned 

the tailor trade, and was the first dealer in ready-made clothing. 

He was the senior Odd Fellow of Worcester. 

Children (by first wife), bom in Worcester: 

i Walter A. C. 7 , b. 19 July, 1832; d. in New York, 6 Jan., 1878; 

m. 1864, Sarah H. E. Wood, who d. March, 1900. 
ii Lucian T., b. 29 June, 1835; d. 13 May, 1836. 

iii Eliza A., b. 31 Jan., 1837; m. 17 May, 1860, George E. Barrett, 
b. 14 Feb., 1834; res. Worcester. Ch. (Barrett): 
1 Emma S. 8 , b. 10 July, 1868. 
Children (by second wife), born in Worcester : 
iv Eleanor L., b. 9 April, 1847. 

v Edward L., b. 2 May, 1850; d. 31 March, 1906; m. 2 June, 
1874, Teresa I. Davis, b. 14 May, 1845. Ch.: 
1 Olive Z>. 8 , b. 15 Dec, 1875. 



403 HON. and MAJOR ASA 6 , son of Lewis 5 and Mary (Rice) 
Brigham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 31 Aug., 1788; died in Wash- 
ington, Texas, 3 July, 1844; married (1) Jan., 1811, in Framing- 
ham, Mass., Elizabeth S. Babcock, who died in Brazoria County, 

Texas, in 1833; married (2) Ann , who married (2) 

Walker of Austin, Texas. 

In his youth he learned the tailor's trade. He settled in Fram- 
ingham at the age of 21, where he bought a house and built a shop 
in 1809, which he sold in 1812, removing to Jaffrey, N. H., where 
he was tavern-keeper; was burned out 16 Dec, 1816, and, em- 
barrassed financially, removed to Alexandria, La. In 1831 re- 
moved to Texas, and in the war between Texas and Mexico he 



330 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

served as commissary to the army; was one of the signers of the 
Declaration of Independence of Texas and early became Treasurer 
of the Republic. This office he held until his death, which occurred 
prior to the annexation of Texas to the United States. 
Children (by first wife): 

i Adeliza Lewis 7 , b. in Framingham, 15 Dec, 1811; m. Edwin 
Richeson. Ch. (Richeson) : 
1 Sue Elizabeth 8 , m. 12 Nov., 1855, Hon. John Hancock of Austin, 
Tex. Ch. (Hancock) : Edwin Brigham 9 , b. 26 Oct., 1856. 
ii Samuel, b. 1814; res. Matagorda, Tex. 

iii Benjamin Rice, b. Jaffrey, N. H., 21 April, 1815; slain in battle 
of St. Jacinto, on his 21st birthday, 21 April, J836. 

404 OTIS 6 , son of Jotham 5 and Lucy (Thompson) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 8 Oct., 1788; died there, 1833; married 
Lucy Stratton, who died Dec, 1830. Resided in Marlboro. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Mary Ann 7 , b. 22 July, 1818; m. (1) George Emery, son of 
Sampson Bailey; b. in Sterling, Mass., 3 April, 1815; d. July, 
1840; m. (2) George Gates of Stow, Mass.; res. Bolton, Mass. 
Ch. (Bailey): 
1 Harriet M. s , m. John Dolan. 
Ch. (Gates): 
2 Lyman B.; 3 Lucy 8. 
ii Lucy Jane, b. 30 June, 1819; d. May, 1880; m. Lyman Coolidge, 
who d. June, 1887; res. Bolton. Ch. (Coolidge): 
1 Walter*, b. 28 May, 1844; d. 2 June, 1903; m. 3 June, 1869, 
Sarah A. Ryder of Bolton. Ch.: i Walter R. 8 , b. 30 July, 
1870; ii Sarah W., b. 6 Dec, 1873; iii Holden L., b. 19 Oct., 
1876; iv Ruth P., b. 18 Jan., 1879; v John E., b. 13 Aug., 
1882; vi Lucy J., b. 17 Dec, 1884; res. in Hudson, Mass. 
iii John H., b. 20 Aug., 1821; d. unm., 19 June, 1881; interred in 

Hudson, 
iv Harriet S., b. 14 Sept., 1823; was a teacher in Auburn, Kan.; 

res. 1905, Hudson, 
v George H., b. 19 Oct., 1825; m. Anna Lucas of Bolton; res. 
Hammoton, N. J. Ch.: 

1 Le Grand S. s , b. 1850; res. Bolton. 

2 Fanny, b. 1852. 

3 William, b. 1854. 

4 George, b. 1859. 

vi Elizabeth A., b. 26 Oct., 1827; d. ; m. James S. 

Welsh, who d.; res. Hudson. Ch. (Welsh): 

1 Fred 0. s ; 2 Annella E.; 3 Winifred, who d.; 4 Lucy D-; 
Two d. y. 

405 HENRY 6 , son of Jotham 5 and Lucy (Thompson) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 3 May, 1790; died in Abington, 
Mass., 9 March, 1867; married (1) 7 May, 1812, Mary, daughter 
of Col. Aaron Hobart,* born in Abington, 3 Sept., 1787; died 27 

•Whose wife was a widow of a brother of President Adams; Col. Hobart was 
the first manufacturer of brass cannon in America. 



SIXTH GENERATION 331 

May, 1853; married (2) 31 May, 1854, Abigail S. Hersey. Was 
a clothier and resided in Abington. 

Children (by first wife), born in Abington: 

678 i Henry Hobart 7 , b. 22 Jan., 1813. 

ii Joseph W., b. 2 Oct., 1814; d. s. p., in New Orleans, La., 1886. 
iii Charles, b. and d. 1816. 

406 JOHN 6 , son of Jotham 5 and Lucy (Thompson) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 Aug., 1792; died in Abington, Mass., 
19 Sept., 1831; married, 12 Nov., 1817, Ruth, daughter of Joseph 
Winslow born in Pembroke, Mass., 16 Dec, 1797; died in Bridge- 
water, Mass., 29 Oct., 1869; (she m. (2) Cotton Graves of Sun- 
derland, Mass., and had 2 daus.). He was a machinist and resided 
in Abington. 

Children, born in Abington: 

i John 7 , b. 31 Dec, 1818; res. unm., in 1870, in Bridgewater. 
ii Charles, b. 2 April, 1820; d. April, 1822. 
iii Charles Lee, b. 10 Sept., 1823; d. 26 Nov., 1837. 
iv Susan Baker, b. 26 Sept., 1825; m. 24 Dec, 1846, Henry Thomas, 
son of Howard and Lucia (Harding) Keith; b. 27 Oct., 1820; 
d. in Bridgewater, 19 May, 1853. 

407 HASTINGS 6 , son of Jotham 5 and Lucy (Thompson) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Aug., 1794; died 15 July, 1865; 
married, 30 Jan., 1821, Nancy, daughter of Jonathan Spear of 
Hartland, Vt., born 17 Feb., 1796; died 23 Feb., 1843. Resided in 
Marlboro. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

679 i Charles Hastings 7 , b. 1 June, 1822. 

680 ii William Eustace, b. 10 Oct., 1823. 

681 iii Nancy Sophia, b. 12 Sept., 1825. 

iv Abigail C, b. 26 Nov., 1827; m. Gamaliel Fisher; res. Marlboro. 

682 v Henry O., b. 2 Sept., 1830. 

vi Andrew J., b. 4 Feb., 1832; m. Elizabeth Brown; res. Ossining, 

N. Y. 
vii Benjamin F., b. 7 Oct., 1834; d. 20 July, 1854. 
viii Lucy R., b. 26 Oct., 1836; m. John Brown; res. Marlboro. Ch. 
(Brown) : 
1 Emma s . 
ix Mary F., b. 25 Dec, 1838; res. Ossining. 
x Elizabeth M., b. 15 Feb., 1843; res. Ossining. 

408 SOPHIA 6 , daughter of Jotham 5 and Lucy (Thompson) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 11 July, 1796; died in Sud- 
bury, Mass., 22 May, 1878; married, 5 Dec, 1817, Mark, son of 
Josiah Fay, born in Southboro, Mass., 29 Jan., 1793; died in Marl- 
boro, 20 June, 1876. Settled in Marlboro, where was Town Treas- 
urer, Asst. Treasurer of Savings Bank and Pres't. of Fire In- 
surance Co. 



332 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children (Fay), born in Marlboro: 

i Harriet Hastings', b. 11 June, 1818; d. unm., 2 April 1885. 
ii William Howe, b. 13 June, 1820; d. 1897; m. Sophia, dau. of 
Robert Fowler; a Ry. Official in Marlboro. Ch.: 

1 Efie s , d. y. 

2 Emma S., m. James Doak of Belfast, Me. 

iii Charles Lewis, b. 29 Sept., 1822; m. Olive C. Brigham, dau. of 

354. 
iv Sidney Granville, b. 17 June, 1825; d. in Boston, 1882; m. 

Olive, dau. Daniel Hill; banker of Marlboro. Ch.: 

1 Florence*, m. George A. Loring of Boston. 

2 Mark; 3 Henry; 4 Everett. 

v Eliza Jane, b. 24 Oct., 1827; m. Thomas Corey of Marlboro. 
Ch. (Corey): 
1 Edwin*; 2 Eliza; 3 Blanche, m. C. F. Holyoke, son of 673. 
vi Caroline Sophia, b. 21 Dec, 1829; m. Edmund Blake of Stough- 
ton, Mass. Ch. (Blake) : 
1 Walter 8 ; 2 Fanny; 3 Mary. 
vii Charlotte Amanda, b. 10 Oct., 1832; m. George N. Cate of 
Marlboro; 1 ch., which d. y. 

409 COL. CHARLES 6 , son of Capt. Charles 5 and Susanna 
(Baylis) Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 22 May, 1799; died 
there, 22 Sept., 1871; married, 17 April, 1826, Anna E., daughter 
of Capt. Pierpont 6 and Anna (Warren) Brigham, (186), who died 
15 June, 1895. He resided in Grafton on a tract of his ancestor's 
estate, farmed and settled estates, wrote wills, etc., and surveyed 
land; also acted officially in the town business. Male line is extinct. 

Children, born in Grafton: 

i Josephine Maria 7 , b. 1 Aug., 1827; d. 16 Nov., 1853. 
ii Ellen Augusta, b. 25 June, 1829; d. 4 Feb., 1832. 
iii Charles Pierpont, b. 10 July, 1831 ; d. 13 Feb., 1832. 
iv Sarah Prentice, b. 22 Jan., 1833; representative of the Lend a 
Hand Club in distributing reading matter through the South 
to the poor, 
v Anna Eliza, b. 6 March, 1835; d. 4 Feb., 1862; m. 1 June, 1859, 
Hon. Jonathan H., son of Liberty Wood; b. in Grafton, 10 Aug., 
1822; a merchant in Grafton, and held many town offices; was 
Rep. in 1868, Senator in 1871; first Supt. of the Dummy Ry. 
Ch. (Wood): 
1 Anna Eliza*, b. in Grafton, 21 Jan., 1661. 
vi Susan Baylis, b. 24 May, 1837; m. 1860, William F. Merrifield, 

son of 574; res. s. p., Brookline, Mass. 
vii Augusta Louisa, b. 7 Feb., 1841; a teacher in Boston. 
viii Mary Ellen, b. 31 Oct., 1844; a teacher. 

410 HON. WILLIAM 6 , son of Capt. Charles 5 and Susanna 
(Baylis) Brigham, born in Grafton, Mass., 26 Sept., 1806; died 
9 July, 1869, from overwork; interred in Mt. Auburn; married, 11 
June, 1840, Margaret Austin, daughter of Isaac and Mary (Austin) 
Brooks of Charlestown, Mass., born 6 July, 1817; died in Brook- 
line, Mass., 1 Feb., 1886. She was descended from Thomas 



SIXTH GENERATION 333 

Brooks, who emigrated from Suffolk County, England, to Water- 
town in 1630; also descended from the Tufts, Boutwell and Boyl- 
ston families of Massachusetts. 

Mr. Brigham graduated from Harvard Coll. A. B., 1829; read 
law with Hon. George Morey of Boston; admitted to Suffolk Bar 
in 1832, and subsequently to that of the U. S. Supreme Court on 
motion of Daniel Webster; settled in Boston as a lawyer and at- 
tained to eminence. He represented Boston in the General Court 
in the years 1834-'36, inclusive and in 1841 and 1849; in 1856 was 
a member of the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia, 
and was therefore, one of the founders of the Republican Party. 
He appeared as a reviewer in the North American Review and in 
the Christian Examiner, and made an address at the two hundredth 
centennial of Marlboro, 13 June, I860; he compiled the Laws of 
Plymouth Colony; was a member of the Massachusetts Historical 
Society; delivered addresses before the Worcester County Agri- 
cultural Society and the Westboro Agricultural Society, 1855 and 
1859, respectively; at the centennial celebration of his native town, 
in 1836, he gave the address of the day. He was six feet two 
inches in height, and well proportioned. His summer home was on 
the Grafton estate. 



Children, born in Boston: 

i William Tufts 7 , b. 24 May, 1841; grad. Harvard Coll., A. B., 
1862; A. M., 1864; with Horace Mann, made a scientific explora- 
tion of the Hawaiian Islands in 1865, discovering many new 
plants; became professor in Vahu Coll.; resigned Oct., 1865, 
to make explorations in India and China. Was admitted to the 
bar in 1867, and practiced law in Boston; was instructor in 
Botany in Harvard Coll., 1868-69; 6 years on Boston School 
Board, and instituted systematic instruction in drawing; in- 
troduced Sargent method of Anthropometry now in use in col- 
leges; removed to Honolulu, 1888, where in charge of Bishop 
Museum of Ethnology; is F. A. A. of A. & S., California Academy 
of Science, and Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science, etc.; 
has published, among other things, Ouatemala, the Land of the 
Quetzal, Volcanic Manifestations in New England, Eawaiicm 
Feature Work, etc. 
683 ii Charles Brooks, b. 17 Jan., 1845. 

iii Edward Austin, b. 23 Feb., 1846; m. 5 April, 1876, Anne De Wolf 
Bartlett. Went to Lewiston, Me., in 1868, to learn cotton spinning, 
and after 3 years went to Europe and was appointed agent in the 
U. S. by Higgins & Co., mfrs. of Cotton Machinery, Manchester, 
Eng.; went to India, 1875, to build and fit up a large cotton 
mill; is now in business in Boston, residing in Grafton. Ch.: 

I' Caroline W. s , b. 21 May, 1877. 
iv Mary Brooks, b. 26 Dec, 1851; m. 6 May, 1875, McPherson, son 
of Ben Henri Le Moyne, banker of Montreal, Can.; res. Brook- 
line, Mass., and Isle Aux Graus, Can. Ch. (Le Moyne) : 

1 Charles 9 , b. 13 June, 1876; large sheep owner, Idaho. 



334 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

2 Margaret Brigham, b. 1 Feb., 1880; m. 8 April, 1905, Staf- 
ford Wentworth of Cambridge, Mass. 

3 Edith B., b. 8 April, 1882. 

4 Henry, b. 17 Jan., 1884; in Harvard Coll., class 1907; a noted 
atlilete. 

5 Frances Moseley, b. 8 Dec, 1891. 

v Arthur Austin, b. 8 June, 1857; m. ; res. Weston, 

Mass. 

411 NICHOLAS 6 H., son of Capt. Charles 5 and Susanna 
(Baylis) Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 2 Oct., 1808; died 
there, s. p., 10 Nov., 1903; married in 1838, Sarah E., daughter 
of Hon. Samuel Wood of Grafton. 

He was the oldest resident of Grafton at the time of his death. 
On his 94th birthday, it was said of him that " physically and men- 
tally he is more alert, erect and vigorous than many men of seventy- 
five years. His face is scarcely wrinkled, being especially full. 
His voice is strong and his figure straight and tall. . . . His 
hearing and eyesight are especially excellent. He is fond of the 
open air and an inveterate walker in suitable weather." 

He engaged in the boot and shoe business in Boston when he came 
of age, and later Avent to New Orleans where he was successful 
in the commission and shipping business, dealing with houses in 
the north. Soon after 1850 he went to New York and for 40 
years thereafter conducted one of the large shipping concerns of 
that city. He retired 31 Dec, 1889, to Grafton to spend the rest 
of his days. He was the oldest person present at the B. F. A. re- 
union of 1902 in Boston. In 1904, at the meeting again held in 
Boston, Judge Forbes responded to the request for an obituary 
of Mr. Brigham. 

412 HANNAH 6 , daughter of Capt. Charles 5 and Susanna 
(Baylis) Brigham; born in Grafton, 11 March, 1813; died in 
Marlboro, Mass., 5 March, 1879; married, 21 Aug., 1849, (as his 
third wife) Rev. Stillman, son of Dea. Benjamin Pratt of Read- 
ing; born there, 24 April, 1804; died in Middleboro, Mass., 1 
Sept., 1862. 

He was especially adapted to pioneer work and founded the 
Congregational churches in Adams and Melrose, Mass. ; also set- 
tled over churches in Orleans, Eastham and North Carver. As an 
editor he published the Mothers' Assistant and the Middleboro 
Gazette', also wrote and published the life of Gen. John C. Fre- 
mont, besides various religious works; was a graduate of Andover 
Theological Seminary, and a man of strong convictions. 

Children (Pratt): 

i Susan Kittredge 7 , b. in Melrose, Mass., 31 Aug., 1850; m. 1878, 
Francis W. Mclntire; res. s. p., in Attleboro, Mass. 



SIXTH GENERATION 335 

ii Mary Bradford, b. in Carver, Mass., 20 Dec, 1851; m. 11 Sept., 
1873, Fred L., son of Ansel Morse of Marlboro and Attleboro, 
Mass. Ch. (Morse), the 2 eldest b. at Marlboro: 

1 Susie Brigham 8 , b. 14 March, 1876. 

2 Helen Frances, b. 11 Sept., 1877; d. 2 Jan., 1878. 

3 Edward Ansel, b. in Attleboro, 21 April, 1882. 

iii Lucy B., b. 8 Feb., 1853; m. 28 April, 1885, Charles M. Robbins 
of Attleboro. Ch. (Robbins): 

1 Lawrence Brigham 8 , b. 27 April, 1886. 

2 Chester M., b. 20 Oct., 1896. 

iv Hannah M., b. 8 July, 1854; unm. 
v Charles B., b. 21 Sept., 1855; d. 2 Dec, 1856. 
vi Homer B., b. 7 Sept., 1856; d. 20 Nov., 1856. 
vii Helen L., b. 22 March, 1858; d. 26 Dec, 1860. 

413 SARAH 6 , daughter of Capt. Charles 5 and Susanna (Bay- 
lis) Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 7 May, 1815; died 26 
March, 1871; married, 9 July, 1840, Rev. Charles Baker Kit- 
tredge of Westboro and Munson, Mass., born in Mt. Vernon, N. 
H., 4 July, 1806; died 25 Nov., 1884. She was a graduate of Mt. 
Holyoke Seminary in the year 1838, and taught there one year. 

Children (Kittredge), the 3 eldest born in Westboro, the others in 
Munson: 

i Charles Brigham 7 , b. 29 Sept., 1841; m. 1868, Katherine S., dau. 
of Ephraim T. and Catherine (White) Forbes, and gr.-granddau. 
of 175; res. Westboro, and Glyndon, Minn. Ch. (Kittredge): 

1 Ellen L 8 , m. William T. Lapp; res. Alaska. 

2 Susie A.; 3 Alice F.; 4 Francis W.; 5 Frank A.; 6 Mar~ 
guerite E.; 7 Katie, d. ae. 12; 8 Charles, d. ae. 20. 

ii Sarah Blackwell, b. 20 June, 1843; d. 5 Jan., 1844. 
iii Alvah Baylis, b. 3 Feb., 1845; d. 4 Oct., 1870; m. 3 Oct., 1870, 

Alice W. Gordon of Boston, 
iv Harriet Dyer, b. 23 Jan., 1847. 

v Maria Abigail, b. 30 Jan., 1849; m. Jonathan E. Forbes of 
Westboro, and Kansas City, Mo. Ch. (Forbes) : 
1 Lucy E. s ; 2 Hattie A. 
vi Ellen Louise, b. 16 Aug., 1851; d. 4 May, 1868. 
vii Sarah Amelia, b. 19 Feb., 1854; d. 12 April, 1870. 
viii Mary Clark, b. 25 Sept., 1856. 

414 MARIA CAROLINE 6 , daughter of Capt. Charles 8 and 
Susanna (Baylis) Brigham, born in Grafton, Mass., 26 June, 1820; 
died 28 Jan., 1891; married, (second wife), 9 May, 1847, William 
Trowbridge Merrifield, whose first wife was Margaret Brigham, 
(574). They resided in Worcester, Mass. 

Children {Merrifield), born in Worcester: 

i Charles Brigham 7 , b. 9 May, 1851; d. 17 May, 1851. 
ii Andrew Lucian, b. 3 Dec, 1852; d. 26 Aug., 1853. 
iii Maria Josephine, b. 9 July, 1854; d. 26 Sept., 1878. 
iv Harriette, b. 22 Oct., 1856; m. 5 Feb., 1884, Hon. William Trow- 
bridge, son of Ephraim Trowbridge and Catherine (White) 



336 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Forbes, and gr.-grandson of 175; b. 24 May, 1850, in Westboro. 
Mrs. Forbes is the editor of the portion of the Diary of the Rev. 
Ebenezer Parkman, pubhshed by the Westboro Hist. Soc, and 
the author of The Hundredth Town, a sketch of Westboro. Judge 
Forbes grad. from Amherst Coll. in 1871; was instructor in 
Mathematics in Robert Coll., Constantinople 3 years; studied 
law, and in 1888 was appointed Judge of the Court of Probate 
and Insolvency for Worcester, having been standing Justice, 1st 
Dist. Court, Worcester. They res. in Westboro, where he prac- 
ticed law and held many town offices; was representative to the 
Legislature in 1881-82, and senator, 1886-87. Removed to Wor- 
cester, where they now live. Ch. (Forbes) : 

1 William Trowbridge*, b. 23 April, 1885. 

2 Allan White, b. 20 June, 1886. 

3 Cornelia Brigham, b. 14 July, 1888. 

4 Katherine Maria, b. 23 Sept., 1889. 

5 Esther Louise, b. 28 June, 1891. 

6 Malcolm Stuart, b. 22 Nov., 1892; d. 4 Feb., 1893. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 



SEVENTH GENERATION 

415 COL. BELA BREWSTER 7 , son of Moses 6 and Wealthy 
(Johnson) Brigham; born in Hanover, N. H., 4 Feb., 1784; died 
5 Dec., 1870, probably at Bath, N. Y.; married (1) 26 Dec, 1816, 
Hannah, daughter of Richard Davenport of Richfield, N. Y. ; mar- 
ried (2) 30 Jan., 1823, Abby, daughter of Nathan Whitney, Conn., 
born 9 March, 1796. 

Col. Brigham was a clerk in the store of P. S. Whitney of Boston 
for two years after his father's removal to Canada. In 1803 Bela 
joined his father, settled in London and became a loyal subject 
of England. He was on the side of the British in the War of 
1812, and had command of a rifle company in the First Regt. of 
Oxford Militia and commanded the regiment during the Rebellion 
of 1837. He was often on duty during these years, acquiring for 
life a taste for a soldier's career. Morse found him, in his 76th 
year, living in Bath, N. Y., and relates that he had a retentive 
memory and a hand as steady as in youth. At 74 he amused him- 
self with skating on his birthday, and in his 76th year he still 
went without a cane. 

Children (by first wife') : 

i Wealthy Clarinda 8 , b. 13 Oct., 1817; m. in 1841, Gideon Bullen, 

D. D.; d. in Chicago, 29 Jan., 1892. 
ii Eliza Ann, b. 9 July, 1819; d. 1 June, 183T. 
iii Twin boys, b. 5 May, 1821 ; d. unnamed. 
Children (by second wife) : 

iv Eugenia Maria, b. 26 April, 1824; d. in Washington, la., Aug., 
1870; m. 12 Sept., 1848, S. Morris Seymour, C. E.; res. Bath, N. Y. 

684 v Charles Brewster, b. 6 Aug., 1827. 

vi Adelaide Fidelia, b. 16 Nov., 1829 ; d. 26 July, 1832. 
vii Caroline Whitney, b. 10 Aug., 1831; d. 1 June, 1857, in Nebraska; 
m. Truman W. Woods, M. D., of Woodville, Neb., 10 Aug., 1853. 

685 viii Henry Gustavus, b. 13 Sept., 1836. 

416 PHINEAS 7 , son of Phineas 6 and Lydia (Batherick) Brig- 
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 28 March, 1782; died ; mar- 
ried Lydia, daughter of Edmund Wilkins of Marlboro, Mass., 
where they resided. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Edward Elkins 8 , b. 4 Sept., 1805; d. unm., in Marlboro, ae. 37. 
ii Bela Brewster, b. 10 May, 1807; m. Harriet Frost. 

686 iii Alden, b. 25 June, 1809^ 
iv George, d. unm., ae. 33. 

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340 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

v Austin, b. 5 March, 1811; m. Elizabeth Hastings; res. Hudson, 
Mass. Ch., names of the 2 elder unknown: 
3 Willis F.°, b. in Hudson; m. 15 Dec, 1877, Lora Jeannette, 
dau. of Levi and Sarah (Crosby) Taylor; b. in Marlboro, 
17 Oct., 1858; res. there. Ch., b. there: i Frederick Levi 10 , 
b. 8 Aug., 1878; ii Everett F., b. 7 Feb., 1881; iii Ralph, b. 
1882. 
vi Lydia Ann, b. 28 Jan., 1815; m. (1) John Hastings; m. (2) 
Rufus Temple; res. Marlboro. 

687 vii Sidney, b. 4 Aug., 1817. 

688 viii Cyrus, b. 9 June, 1820. 

417 WILLARD 7 , son of Phineas 8 and Lydia (Batherick) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 20 Sept., 1784; died in Sut- 
ton, Mass., 14 Oct., 1858; married, 21 Nov., 1811, Betsey, daughter 
of Aaron and Sarah (Kimball) Sherman; born in Westboro, 26 
June, 1793; died in Worcester, Mass., July, 1880. 

Children, born in Westboro: 

i Leonard B. 8 , b. 4 March, 1812; d. in Sutton, 22 Feb., 1894; m. 

(1) Harriet Alexander, b. in Holden, Mass., 16 Sept., 1829; m. 

(2) Charlotte Black, who d. in Holden, 31 Jan., 1886; was a 
farmer, town treasurer and tax collector. Ch.: 

1 Hollis B. 9 , b. in Holden, 6 Sept., 1836; d. unm., in Holden, 19 
April, 1882. 

689 ii Eliza J., b. 8 Oct., 1813. 

iii Orison W., b. 3 Nov., 1816; d. in Northbridge, Mass., 8 April, 
1882, s. p.; m. Laura, dau. Capt. Amos White of Northbridge; was 
a tool maker, and res. Northbridge. 

iv Almira, b. 1 Jan., 1818; d. 17 Sept., 1852; m. (1) Elias Adams, 
who d.; m. (2) Lewis Holbrook. Ch. (Adams): 

1 Elias 3 , b. 15 Aug., 1841 ; res. Uxbridge, Mass. 
Ch. (Holbrook): 

2 Adelaide M., b. 24 July, 1845. 

690 v Eli A., b. 1 July, 1820. 

vi Emmons B., b. 7 June, 1822; d. unm., 23 June, 1842, in Sutton, 
vii Emily M., b. 26 Dec, 1824; m. 1859, Barnabas Hewitt of North- 
bridge; d. s. p., 4 Jan., 1891; res. So. Sutton. 

691 viii Hannah L., b. 6 Feb., 1827. 

ix Catherine M., b. 1 April, 1629; m. 19 Jan., 1853, Henry O., 
son of Hosea Sprague of E. Douglass, Mass.; b. 13 Nov., 1828; 
d. in Westfield, 9 Jan., 1896. Ch. (Sprague), b. in Westfield: 

1 Alvin L.*, b. 18 Sept., 1855; d. 21 Oct., 1892, in Gardner, 
Mass.; m. Fannie I. Shurtleff, b. in Blanford, Mass., 1857. 
Ch.: i Harry L. 10 ; ii Charles E.; iii Florence. 

2 Clara L., b. 23 Aug., 1858; m. Charles S. Axtell of W. 
Springfield. 

3 Katie A., b. 20 June, 1866; m. James T. Case of Bristol, Conn. 
Ch. (Case): Catherine B. 10 

4 Effie O., b. 18 July, 1868; m. Henry L. Sherwood of West- 
field. Ch. (Sherwood): Alvin L. 10 ; and 2 d. y. 

x Phineas Forbes, b. 9 June, 1831; d. in Worcester, 1880; m. 
Lorenza Miller. Ch.: 

1 Melvina*, b. 26 Aug., 1855; d. in Worcester; in. . 

2 Lizzie, b. Sept., 1861; m. (1) Omer Davis; m. (2) Frank 



SEVENTH GENERATION 341 

Jordan; res. Worcester. Ch. (Davis): Myrton O. 10 , b. Dec, 
1882; m. Lila Hiatt. 
xi Henry M., b. 29 Oct., 1833; m. 28 Nov., 1855, Hannah J. Sher- 
man, b. in Sutton, 19 May, 1839; he moved to Sutton; has one 
of the best houses in the town, and is prosperous. Ch. : 
1 Ella J. 9 , b. in S., 16 June, 1859; m. 5 Nov., 1879, Henry W. 
Putnam of S.; s. p. 
xii Sarah, b. 21 Sept., 1836; m. (1) 17 Jan., 1855, Loren Bolster of 
Worcester, who d. s. p.; m. (2) Fred Hawes, and res. Elk City, 
Neb. Ch. (Hawes) : 

1 Charles 9 , who has ch. : George 10 and Buena. 

2 Ada, d. y. 

418 LAMBERT 7 , son of Phineas 6 and Lydia (Batherick) Brig- 
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 7 June, 1794; died about 1833; 
married Sophia Buck, and resided in Sterling, Mass. 

Children, born in Sterling: 

i Augustus 8 , b. 26 May, 1820; m. 9 Nov., 1840, in Boston, Mary 
A. Allard. He res. in Worcester, was a carpenter, and was in 
the Civil War. Ch.: 
1 (Dr.) Henry F. 9 , b. at Wayland, 3 May, 1842; m. Lydia A. 
, who res. Geneva, O.; was in the Civil War. 

2 Mary A., b. in Natick, 2 Oct., 1843. 

3 Harriet, b. in Framingham, 14 March, 1845. 

4 James A., b. in Princeton, 26 Nov., 1846; m. Hannah ; 

was a contractor and builder in Worcester, and was in the 
Civil War. 

5 Owen W., b. in Sterling, 26 April, 1848; d. in Worcester; 
was in the Civil War. 

6 Charles E., b. in Sterling, 26 Jan., 1850; d. 5 Sept., 1850. 

7 Fanny A. W., b. 1 June, 1851, in Sterling. 

8 Enoch A., b. 5 Sept., 1853; d. in Worcester. 

9 Eler Emer J., b. 1 March, 1855, in Shrewsbury. 
10 Based A., b. 1 Sept., 1856; d. in Worcester. 

ii Aurelius, b. 3 Feb., 1830; m. 10 Sept., 1853, Olive Wilson; res. 
Boylston. Ch.: 

1 Edward L 9 , b. 6 Dec, 1854. 

2 John W., b. 4 Nov., 1855, in Boylston. 

419 JOHN HAZELTINE 7 , son of Capt. Ebenezer 6 and Judith 
(Hazeltine) Brigham; born in Townshend, Vt., 14 Aug., 1783; 
died in Townshend, 7 May, 1876; married in 1817, Orpha R. 
Hazelton, born in Townshend in 1801, died in 1841. He was a 
farmer and stockdealer, town officer and State Representative. 

Children, born in Townshend: 

i to viii inclusive, d. young, unm. ; names not given, 
ix Clarinda O. 8 , b. 4 Jan., 1817; d. unm., May, 1872; a teacher. 
x Mary Ann, b. 13 July, 1818; d. in Wardsboro, Vt., June, 1888; 

m. in 1875, Thresher, who d. 1876. 

xi (Dr.) John Wells, b. 19 Oct., 1823; m. 13 May, 1852, Lestina S. 
Gore, who d. at Union, Wis., 3 April, 1879; res. Union. Ch.: 
1 Lock Wells 9 , b. 15 May, 1853; d. in Union, Wis., 11 Jan., 
1886; m. in 1876, Ada J. Elwood, b. in Union, in I860; she 



842 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

m. (2) , and res. in Evansville, Wis. Ch.: Bertha 

Blanche 10 , b. 11 April, 1879; res. unm., Madison, Wis.; grad. 
B. L. Univ., Wis., 1900; post-grad, student, 1903. 

xii Haley Forester, b. 12 Jan., 1827; m. (1) 1863, Caney; 

m. (2) 1870, Widow Wilder, nie Smith; res. Wardsboro, Vt.; 
a blacksmith. 
xiii Bela Brewster, b. 3 March, 1831; m. in 1856, Mary E. Holbrook, 
b. in Townshend, in 1836; a farmer, and has held town offices. 
Ch., b. in Townshend: 
1 and 2 d. y., unnamed. 

3 John II. a , b. 14 June, 1858; LL. B.; a lawyer, res. Duluth, 
Minn. 

4 Bertha C, b. 2 Sept., 1870; grad. of Normal School. 

5 Blanche B., b. 7 Jan., 1872. 

420 MOSES 7 , son of Capt. Ebenezer 6 and Judith (Hazeltine) 
Brigharn; born in Townshend, Vt., in 1789, where he died in 1844; 
married, 14 Nov., 1814, Sally Oaks, who died in Townshend, in 
1862. 

Children, all but the fourth born in Vermont: 
i Mary Ann 8 , b. 1815; d. 1818. 
ii Judith, b. 1818. 
iii Ebenezer, b. 1820; d. 1887. 

iv Calvin Oaks, b. in Frankfort, N. Y., 30 Aug., 1822; m. 16 Feb., 
1851, Almira Smith of Roxbury, Vt., b. 20 Jan., 1825; d. in 
Oakland, Cal., 21 July, 1893; is a merchant in Oakland. Ch., 
b. in San Francisco, Cal.: 
1 Frank Eugene' ', b. 11 April, 1856; m. 16 Feb., 1886, Mary L. 
Alexander, b. in Milwaukee, Wis., 29 April, 1864; a mer- 
chant in Oakland. Ch., b. in Oakland: i Beulah 10 , b. 22 Jan., 
1887; ii Gladys, b. 25 Oct., 1888. 
v Lyman H., b. 1825; d. 1891. 
vi Emeline A., b. 1831; d. 1868. 
vii Mary L., b. 1834. 

421 JOSEPH CLARENDON 7 , son of Joseph 6 and Sally 
(Woods) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 20 Dec., 1800; died 
in Northfleld, Mass., 22 Jan., 1879; married, 15 June, 1828, Han- 
nah Clapp, daughter of Gen. Thomas Lincoln; born in Taunton, 
Mass., 1 March, 1807; died in Northfleld, 4 Oct., 1855. 

He was, early in life, a dry goods clerk in Boston; later in busi- 
ness for himself on Washington Street; in 1832 he moved to 
Taunton, Mass., where he had a large store; moved to Clappville, 
Mass., where became an extensive wool buyer; moved to Northfleld, 
in 1841, where he settled the important estate of John H. Dexter 
of Boston. Was an occasional writer of prose and verse. 

Children : 
692 i Joseph Thomas 8 , b. in Taunton, 1 Nov., 1829. 

ii Augusta Hannah, b. in Northfleld, 9 April, 1842; m. 1 May, 
1881, Samuel G. Priest, M. D., of New York City, who d. s. p., 
27 Oct., 1893. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 343 

422 POLLY 7 , daughter of Edmund 6 and Mary (Martyn) Brig- 
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 6 Feb., 1780; died 25 April, 1875; 
married Sylvester, son of Heman Fay, born in Southboro, Mass., 2 
Sept., 1781; resided in Southboro. 

Children (Fay), born in Southboro : 

i Charles Merrick 8 , b. 12 Aug., 1804; m. 14 May, 1829, Sarah, dau. 
of Perry Whipple. Ch.: 
1 Sarah 9 ; 2 Olive, m. William Brigham; 3 Alice; 4 Walter; 5 
Harriet. 
ii Maria, b. 8 June, 1806; m. Alexander Marsh. Ch. (Marsh): 

1 Harriet ; 2 Mary; 3 Henry; 4 Ann; 5 George. 
iii Jerome, b. 7 July, 1808; d. I March, 1868; when a young man 
saved up a few hundred dollars, suddenly left home, and was 
not heard from for years ; in the seventies a lady, purporting to be 
the daughter of Fay Brigham of Philadelphia, applied to Peter 
Bent Brigham of Boston, for information concerning her father's 
family. After much trouble on the part of Mr. Brigham, by the 
aid of family pictures, it was discovered that Jerome Fay had 
changed his name in Philadelphia, married, and died there, under 
the name of Fay Brigham; he had 2 daughters, 
iv Jane, b. 1 June, 1810; m. Martin, son of Dea. Brigham Fay; she 

d. Feb., 1888. 
v Sylvester, b. 29 Feb., 1813; m. (1) 1837, Catherine Cook; m. 
(2) Abbie Parker. Ch., by 1st m.: 

1 Mary 9 ; 2 William; 3 Frederick; 4 George; 5 Frank; 6 
Catherine. 
vi Martha Ann, b. 21 May, 1816; m. 1835, Samuel S. Howe. Ch. 
(Howe) : 

1 Warren 9 ; 2 Annie, who is a teacher, 
vii Heman, b. 21( July, 1819; m. 1848, Adaline, dau. of Phineas Rice; 
res. Northboro; Ry. conductor B. & A. Ch.: 
1 Ella 9 . 
viii Edmund Brigham, b. 18 June, 1823; m. Eliza Trowbridge; res. 
Framingham Cen. ; 2 ch. 

423 JOHN 7 , son of Edmund 6 and Mary (Martyn) Brigham; 
born in Westboro, Mass., 7 June, 1782; died in Whitingham, Vt., 
21 Feb., 1863; married (1) 14 Nov., 1808, in Phillipston, Mass., 
Rebecca, daughter of Gamaliel and Sarah (Freeman) Smith; born 
in Truro, Mass., 2 Nov., 1783; died in Whitingham, 23 Feb., 1833; 
married (2) 4 Dec, 1833, Huldah, daughter of Minor Wheeler, 
born in Halifax, Vt., 24 Dec, 1804; died in Whitingham, 8 Oct., 
1839; married (3) 22 April, 1841, Mrs. Rebecca (Rawson) Bard- 
well-Goss, born in Montague, Mass., 30 Sept., 1785; died in Whit- 
ingham, 5 July, 1844; married (4) 2 May, 1845, Betsey (Preston) 
Brigham, widow of his brother Lyscom, born in Whitingham, 11 
July, 1800; died in Heath, 8 April, 1874. 

He was six feet in his stockings and very muscular; his native 
ability was large, his energy enormous and he accomplished a 
great deal of business in his long life. When about 25 years old 



344- THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

he bought land in southern Vermont, cleared it and built a house. 
Once, starting in the morning, he walked to Phillipston, 40 miles, 
and danced all night, apparently unwearied. He was the most 
prominent man in the section where he lived; he manufactured 
scythe snaths and annually carried thousands of dozens to market 
in Worcester County and eastern Massachusetts ; he bought the sur- 
plus produce of the farmers and carried it with his own to Boston, 
a hundred miles with horse or ox teams, for years; he was the 
largest sheep raiser in southern Vermont. Although solicited, he 
never accepted public office, but was on several important commit- 
tees and chairman of the building committee for the Universalist 
church; it was owing to his efforts that a society was formed in 
Whitingham. His geniality made his home a rallying point for all 
his kin. 

Children (by first wife), born in Whitingham: 

693 i Martyn Freeman 8 , b. 19 Oct., 1809. 

ii Sally Smith, b. 29 Dec, 1811; d. 30 July, 1815. 

694 iii Harriet, b. 2 Sept., 1814. 

695 iv Sally Maria, b. 12 Aug., 1816. 

696 v Rebecca Elvira, b. 23 March, 1820. 

697 vi John Addison, b. 25 Jan., 1824. 

vii Francis Edmund, b. 1 Aug., 1826; d. s. p., in Orion, 111., where 
he was a large farmer, 14 Feb., 1884; m. 16 Jan., 1855, Millicent 
A., dau. of Rufus Brown of Wilmington, Vt. Ch.: 

1 John Rufus*, b. 7 July, 1859 ; d. Sept., 1864. 

2 Twins, d. y. 

Children (by second wife), born in Whitingham: 
viii Lewis, b. 17 Sept., 1834; d. 8 Oct., 1834. 

698 ix Emeline Minerva, b. 16 March, 1836. 

699 x Hosea Wheeler, b. 30 May, 1837. 

424 LYSCOM 7 , son of Edmund 6 and Mary (Martyn) Brig- 
ham; born in Templeton, Mass., 28 March, 1792; died in Whit- 
ingham, Vt., 19 Nov., 1844; married, 4 June, 1823, Betsey Preston, 
who married (2) John Brigham, of Whitingham; was a farmer in 
Whitingham. 

Children, born in Heath: 

i Abigail 8 , b. 5 March, 1824; m. 31 March, 1854, Elisha, son of 
Elisha Hagar; b. in Halifax, Vt., 2 Aug., 1819; d. 8 Dec, 1902; 
res. Dell, Mass. Ch. (Hagar), b. in Heath: 

1 Frank Elisha", b. 17 July, 1855; m. 15 May, 1884, Julia P. 
Leonard, b. 31 July, 1858. Ch.: i Ernest R. 10 , b. 13 June, 1885; 
ii Alice L., b. 9 Sept., 1886; iii Grace E., b. 13 Aug., 1889; 
res. in Auburn, R. I. 

2 Cliford James, b. 1 April, 1862; m. 15 April, 1884, Ella A. 
Purrington, b. 4 Feb., 1862. Ch.: i Infant 10 , d. y.; ii May 
E., b. 13 June, 1892; d. 17 Oct., 1892; res. in Dell, Mass. 

ii Charles L, b. 2 Dec, 1825; d. 22 July, 1829. 
iii Samuel Dexter, b. 11 July, 1827; d. 8 Oct., 1838. 




John Brigham, of Whitingham, Vt. (423) 



SEVENTH GENERATION 345 

iv Mary, b. 25 Aug., 1830; d. unm., in North Heath, 15 June, 1887; 

a schoolteacher, 
v Elizabeth A., b. 28 Oct., 1832; d. 27 Aug., 1838. 
vi Lewis L., b. 12 May, 1835; d. in Colrain, Mass., 14 Jan., 1903; 

m. 15 Feb., 1859, Marcia A., dau. of Philander Shearer; b. in 

Colrain, 22 May, 1836; d. in C, 9 June, 1903. He was a farmer 

in Colrain. Ch.: 

1 Alice A?, b. in Halifax, 21 May, 1861; d. 8 Dec, 1863. 

2 Frank Lewis, b. in Cambridge, N. Y., 6 Oct., 1867; m. 26 
Oct., 1892, Florence E. Miner, b. at Leyden, Mass., 14 Nov., 
1876; res. Elm Grove, Mass. Ch., b. in Halifax: i Clarence 
H. 10 , b. 17 Nov., 1894; ii Byron A., b. 24 May, 1898. 

425 EDWARD 7 , son of Edmund 6 and Mary (Martyn) Brig- 
ham; born in Templeton, Mass., 26 May, 1795; died in Whitingham, 
Vt., 10 April, 1880; married in April, 1824, Laura Cummings, 
born in Phillipston, Mass. r 28 April, 1802; died in Whitingham, 
Sept., 1880. 

Edward settled first in Heath, Mass.; removed to Whitingham in 
1843. He first ran a saw-mill, then engaged in farming. 

Children, born in Heath, except the youngest : 

i Mary 8 , b. 23 Feb., 1825; d. 10 March, 1825. 
ii Augusta A., b. 7 July, 1827; d. 4 March, 1842. 
700 iii Charles Edward, b. 4 June, 1833. 

iv Joseph L., b. 16 June, 1838; m. 2 July, 1861, Elmina C. Bunn, b. 
in Winchenden, Mass., May, 1841 ; res. in Fitchburg, Mass. 

1 Eva E. 9 , b. 29 May, 1863; m. July, 1885, Frank M. Patch of 
Fitchburg, who d. Ch. (Patch): Leon F. 10 , b. 16 Nov., 1890. 

2 George E., b. 17 Nov., 1865; m. 28 July, 1887, Martha Shep- 
ard; res. Fitchburg. Ch.: Ruby E. 10 , b. 4 Dec, 1890. 

v Henry, b. 5 Dec, 1844, in Whitingham; d. 27 July, 1863. 

426 LEWIS 7 , son of Edmund 6 and Mary (Martyn) Brigham; 
born in Templeton, Mass., 4 June, 1806; died there, 29 Aug., 
1886; married (1) 27 May, 1834, Martha, daughter of Elisha 
Hagar of Halifax, Vt., and widow of Otis Holbrook; born 20 
June, 1808; died 2 Jan., 1852; married (2) 7 Jan., 1856, Rebecca 
H. Whitney; born in Groton, Mass., 7 July, 1812; died 23 Dec, 
1856; married (3) 13 Oct., 1857, Mrs. Clara W. Page; born in 
Woodstock, Vt., 23 Dec, 1815; died in Templeton, 14 Feb., 189L 
Lewis inherited the farm in Templeton. 

Children, bom in Templeton: 

i Mary Martha 8 , b. 7 March, 1835; d. 24 May, 1869; m. 27 Oct., 
1853, Andrew J. Starkey, b. in Richmond, N. H., 4 March, 1831; 
d. 3 April, 1873. Ch. (Starkey): 

1 James Lewis 9 , b. 27 July, 1854; d. 28 April, 1874. 

2 Mary A., b. 27 May, 1859; d. 14 June, 1862. 

3 Otis A., b. 23 June, 1861; res. W. Swanzey, N. H. 

4 John W., b. 27 Jan., 1865; m. Oct., 1888, Anna Wood; res. 
W. Swanzey. Ch. (Starkey): i Chester A. 10 ; ii Lena V. 



346 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

5 William H., b. 7 May, 1866; d. 10 Feb., 1888. 

6 Lydia G., b. 23 Jan., 1868; m. 21 Jan., 1891, John A. Joslin; 
res. Spofford, N. H. Ch. (Joslin): Ruth G. 10 , d. 10 Sept., 
1905. 

701 ii Edmund Monis, b. 21 Feb., 1837. 

Hi Otis Holbrook, b. 14 Jan., 1839; d. in Boston, at the home of 
his cousin, John Addison Brigham, 16 Dec, 1861. 

iv James Lewis, b. 3 March, 1841; d. in Dakota, 26 May, 1891; m. 
(1) Delia A. Greenwood, who d. 5 June, 1875; m. (2) 10 Jan., 
1878, Martha A. E., daughter of Benjamin Frye of Royalston, 
Mass.; b. 26 March, 1846; d. there, 20 Dec, 1892. Ch. (by 
second wife) : 

1 George Lewis 9 , b. in Templeton, 6 Jan., 1879; res. in 1905, 
unm., in Boston. 

2 Emma Winifred, b. in Templeton, 14 Sept., 1881; res. Boston, 
v Susan Arnold, b. 9 April, 1843; d. ibid. 

427 SAMUEL 7 , son of Samuel and Lydia (Ball) Brigham; 
born in West Waterford, Me., in 1788; died in Sweden, Me., 20 
March, 1870, a?. 82; married (1) Hannah Stevens; married (2) 
Lovina Paterson, who died in March, 1863. The male line is extinct. 

Children (by first wife), born in Sweden, Me.: 

1 Charlotte 8 , b. 4 Oct., 1812; d. in Sweden, 7 Oct., 1891; m. Benja- 
min Nevers of Sweden. Ch. (Nevers): 

1 George*, d. y. 

2 Albion, d. y. 

3 Albion, d. in 1900; 6 ch. 

4 Charlotte C, m. Charles W. Bennett of Sweden; 2 sons and 
2 daus. 

ii Lydia Ann, b. Aug., 1814; m. (1) Isaac Stevens of Marblehead, 
Mass., by whom she had 2 ch., 1 d. y.; m. (2) Asa Critchett of 
East Boston, Mass.; 2 sons, 
iii Martha, b. in 1816; d. March, 1864; m. J. H. Pate of Boston, 

Mass.; 1 son and 2 daus., all deceased, 
iv Lucretia, d. unm., in 1864. 
v Harriet O., d. unm., in Lowell, Mass., in 1901. 

vi Hannah, b. 25 Dec, 1825; m. Joseph Meader of Concord, N. H., 
and Boston, Mass.; 2 sons and 1 dau. About 1864, moved to 
California. 
Child (by second wife), born in Sweden: 
vii Son, d. at birth. 

428 LYSCOM 7 , son of Samuel 6 and Lydia (Ball) Brigham; 
born (probably) in West Waterford, Me.,* 15 Nov., 1791; died in 
Hopkinton. Mass., 7 Sept, 1871; married, 8 Nov., 1814, Experience 
daughter of Dea. Dudley; born in Hopkinton, 27 Jan., 1791 5 died 
29 Jan., 1862. He w r as a farmer. 

Children, born in Hopkinton: 

i Pierpont 8 , b. 8 July, 1816; d. in Southboro, Mass., 12 March, 
1876; m. , 23 Aug., 1840. 

* One record says Hopkinton, Mass., but all his brothers and sisters were born 
in Waterford. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 347 

ii Mary, b. 30 Aug., 1818; m. 18 Jan., 1852, ; res. 

Westboro. 
iii Edmund, b. 14 Jan., 1821; m. 25 Nov., 1844, Abigail, dau. of 
Calvin Graves; res. in Marlboro. Ch. : 
1' Abby Lucinda?, b. in Fayville, Mass., 11 Oct., 1850; d. 1 Jan., 

1874. 
2 Emma Louise, b. 25 Nov., 1856. 

iv Betsey, b. 3 Nov., 1822; m. 3 Nov., 1846, ; she is a 

nurse, and res. Southboro, Mass. 
v Lydia, b. 3 Aug., 1824; d. in Southboro, Mass., Sept., 1872. 
vi Isannah, b. 7 Nov., 1825; was a hotelkeeper in Boston Highlands, 
vii Lucy Ann, b. 9 Nov., 1827; d. in Hopkinton, 1860. 
viii Samuel, b. 29 Dec, 1829; hotelkeeper, Medway, Mass. 
ix Sarah, b. 28 Dec, 1832; d. in Hopkinton. 
x Martha, b. 1 June, 1834; d. in Hopkinton. 

429 DEA. GEORGE BALL 7 , son of Samuel 6 and Lydia (Ball) 
Brigham; born in West Waterford, Me., 23 Jan., 1793; died 19 
May, 1842; married (1) in 1815, Nelly, daughter of Robert Fay 
of Southboro, Mass.; born in Southboro, 2 April, 1789; died 18 
Jan., 1840; married (2) 3 Sept./ 1840, Anna, sister of his first 
wife, and widow of Seth Belknap of Westboro, Mass., by whom 
she had three children; born 20 Feb., 1793, died s. p., by second 
marriage. He resided in Westboro. 

Children (by first wife), all born in Westboro, except the eldest: 

702 i Harrison, b. in W. Waterford, in 1812. 

703 ii George B., b. 5 Oct., 1818. 

iii Charles A., b. ; res. in California. 

iv Clarissa E., b. ; d. ; m. George John- 
son; res. Framingham, Mass. 
v Samuel R., b. in 1828; d. in Westboro, 30 March, 1875; m. Ellen 
S. ; b. in 1831; d. in W., 25 Aug., 1875. Ch.: 

1 Clare 9 , m. Emerson of Brockton, Mass. 

2 Nellie, m. Archibald of Marlboro, Mass. 

vi Harriet D., m. Levi Smith; res. Westboro. 

430 BRYANT 7 , son of Samuel 6 and Lydia (Ball) Brigham; 
born in West Waterford, Me., 10 Feb., 1794; died, Westboro, Mass., 
8 July, 1848; married (1) Betsey Dudley, who probably died in 
Maine; married (2) Mary Smith, who died in Westboro, 27 Dec, 
1877, a?. 79 yrs., 2 mos., 6 days. He resided in Westboro. 

Children (by second wife), born in Westboro: 

i Edmund Reed 8 , b. 19 March, 1826; m. (1) 15 April, 1852, Sarah 
Ball Williams, b. in Royalston, Mass., 6 June, 1828; d. 12 July, 
1865; m. (2) 7 Oct., 1866, Mrs. Caroline Williams Fuller, b. in 
Warwick, Mass., 30 March, 1830. He res. in Worcester, and was 
living in 1906. Ch. (by second wife), b. in Worcester: 
1 Sarah Jane", b. 11 July, 1868; m. 16 July, 1887, at Worcester, 
Archie Dwight Jennings; she res. Winchester, N. H. Ch. (Jen- 
nings): i Earle Brigham 10 , b. 13 March, 1890; ii Dwight 
Edmund, b. 23 Aug., 1892; iii Marguerite Ellis, b. 12 Feb., 
1901. 



348 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

2 Melzar Williams, b. 14 Aug., 1870; m. in Buffalo, N. Y., 22 
Nov., 1893, Sarah Hanley. Ch.: i Mary Edna 10 , b. March, 
1895; d. Aug., 1895; ii Edmund Thomas, b. 23 June, 1896. 
ii Mary Elizabeth, d. 2 Jan., 1841, a?. 9 yrs., 6 mos., 5 dys. 
iii Susan Smith, d. 23 Aug., 1836, ae. 18 dys. 

431 LEVI 7 , son of Samuel 6 and Lydia (Ball) Brigham; born 
in Waterford, Me., 27 May, 1796; died in Boston, 13 March, 
1832; married, 5 Dec., 1821, Betsey Mixer; born in Southboro, 
Mass., 3 Oct., 1796; died 3 Nov., 1831. He resided in Boston, 
was a contractor. 

Children, born in Boston: 

i Silas O. 8 , b. 7 May, 1823; m. in San Francisco, 7 May, 1863, 
Adelaide Landgraf, b. in Nordhansen, Prussia, 16 June, 1824; 
went to California in 1849; res. New York City; office 16 So. 
Williams St. Ch., b. in San Francisco: 
1 Charles H. 9 , b. 6 March, 1864; m. 2 July, 1888, Hattie E. 
Hawley; res. Brooklyn, N. Y., s. p. 
ii Persis Elizabeth, b. 17 Dec, 1824; m. 7 Aug., 1851, William Harris 
Johonnot of Boston, receiving teller of the City Bank for 36 
years; res. Newton, Mass. Ch. (Johonnot), b. in Boston: 

1 Elizabeth Brigham*, b. 1 March, 1854; d. 16 July, 1855. 

2 Charles Otis, b. 4 Sept., 1856; d. 19 Dec., 1861. 

3 John Oliver, b. 21 July, 1858; m. 14 Nov., 1883, Sarah S. 
Kendall; with the N. Y. Edison Co.; educated at the Mass. 
Inst, of Technology. Ch.: Addie E. 10 , b. in 1886. 

4 Frank Brigham, b. 26 Dec, 1859; res. 14 St. Andrews PL, 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 

5 Charles Otis, b. 4 Feb., 1865; m. 30 March, 1892, Elizabeth 
S. Oakes; res. 375 Putnam Ave., Brooklyn, N. Y. Frank 
and Charles Johonnot are partners in the manufacture of 
proprietary medicines. Ch. : Mildred P., b. in 1896. 

6 Harris Echvards, b. 25 March, 1868; electrician, Newton, Mass. 
iii Mary Jane, b. 18 Oct., 1826; d. 4 Feb., 1831. 

iv Levi S., b. 15 Feb., 1829; d. 10 March, 1832. 

v Charles H., b. 17 March, 1831; burned to death in Sacramento, 
CaL, 3 Nov., 1852. 

432 LINCOLN 7 , son of Samuel 8 and Lydia (Ball) Brigham; 
born in West Waterford, Me., 22 Nov., 1801; died in Westboro, 
Mass., 5 March, 1876; married, 20 March, 1831, Susanna Maria, 

daughter of Nathan and Frances (Brigham) Brigham; 

born in Southboro, Mass., 5 April, 1807; died in Westboro, 6 Aug., 
1892, ae. 85. He resided in Westboro. 

Child, born in Westboro: 

i Francis A. 8 , b. 6 Nov., 1838; d.; m. 3 July, 1865, Juliana A., dau. 
of Warren Buck; b. in Southboro, 19 Dec, 1840; d. 12 Feb., 1876. 
Ch., b. in Westboro: 

1 Walter Lincoln", b. 30 April, 1866. 

2 Lillian Susan, b. 21 Dec, 1867. 

3 Sarah Frances, b. 16 April, 1869. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 349 

4 Irving Arthur, b. 27 May, 1871; in the Spanish War, Co. C, 2d 
Mass. Regt. 

5 Edward Frederick, b. 23 May, 1874; m. 11 June, 1900, Caroline 
L. Stevens. Ch.: i Elizabeth S. 10 , b. 2 June, 1901; ii Laurence 
S., b. 2 Aug., 1903. 

6 Juliana Angelina, b. 6 Feb., 1876; d. y. 

433 DEXTER 7 , son of Samuel 6 and Lydia (Ball) Brigham; 
born in Waterford, Me., 24 Sept., 1808; died in Westboro, Mass., 
in 1884; married, 16 Sept., 1834, Martha W., daughter of Capt. 

Pierpont and Anna (Warren) Brigham, (186); born in 

Westboro, 3 April, 1813; died in Westboro, 6 April, 1889- 

He resided on Pierpont Brigham's homestead in the north-east 
part of Westboro, probably the place where Capt. Edmund Brig- 
ham resided. The male line is extinct. 

Children, born in Westboro: 

i Marion Sophia 8 , b. 26 March, 1835; d. 18 Feb., 1841. 
ii Adaliza, b. 20 Oct., 1839; d. 7 Jan., 1877; m. 15 March, 1866, 
Andrew Otis. Ch. (Otis): 

1 Francis 9 , b. 1871 ; d. ibid. 

2 W. I., b. 25 Sept., 1875; m. in 1900, . 

3 Fred, b. 15 Jan., 1885. 

iii Mary Ehzabeth, b. 8 Aug., 1843; d. 7 April, 1869; m. 14 Nov., 
1865, William C. Penniman. Ch. (Penniman): 
1 Lizzie P. 9 , b. 11 Dec, 1868; m. in 1897, Edgar H. Bates, 
iv Dexter Pierpont, b. 14 Oct., 1845; res. in 1904, in Westboro; 
m. (1) 14 Nov., 1867, Diana Tufts; m. (2) 5 Dec, 1894, Alice 
J. Forbush. Ch. (by first wife) : 
1 Jessie 3 , b. 6 April, 1869; m. 28 July, 1897, William Sanford. 
v Albert, b. 11 July, 1846; d. 8 July, 1887; m. 28 Jan., 1870, Kate 
Pettigrew. Ch. : 
1 Nellie E. 9 , b. 20 June, 1872; m. 25 Dec, 1897, Albert H. 
Daniels. 
vi Ella Sophia, b. 14 June, 1848; d. 27 Jan., 1870. 
vii Lora, b. 26 March, 1851; d. 30 Aug., 1851. 

434 CURTIS 7 , son of Dea. Lyscom 6 and Martha (Fay) Brig- 
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 21 May, 1793; died in Gun Plains, 
Mich., 24 Feb., 1872; married in Boston, 14 Aug., 1817, Lydia, 
daughter of John Woodbury; born in Salem, Mass., 5 April, 1789; 
died in Gun Plains, Mich., 28 Nov., 1876. 

He was a shoemaker and farmer. In 1812 he walked 90 miles to 
Boston for work; then engaged on a coast vessel and was captured 
in the War of 1812. He kept a shoeshop in Boston. In 1833, he 
started for the West; drove to Brattleboro, Vt., thence took stage to 
Troy, N. Y., canal to Buffalo; by lake to Detroit; then walked 
125 miles to Gun (or Gull) Prairie, Mich.; then he returned for his 
family and drove back the next year. He cleared a farm and saw 
hard times. He began the first regular Sunday meetings in Al- 



350 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

legan County, Mich., in 1835, and was licensed to preach. For 
10 years he led meetings, Sunday-school and attended funerals, be- 
sides doing his farm-work. At the age of 75 he wrote an interest- 
ing life-sketch for his family from which this is taken. 

Children, the eldest born in Boston, the second and third in Charles- 
town, and the others in Shutesbury, Mass-: 

i Lydia W. 9 , b. 11 Jan., 1820; d. in Plainwell, Mich., 27 Aug., 1891; 
m. in Gun Plains, 17 Dec, 1845, William Y., son of John Gilkey; 
b. in Vt., 10 June, 1805; d. in Richland, Mich., 13 Jan., 1868. 
Ch. (Gilkey), all b. in Richland, except the eldest: 

1 Curtis 6. 9 , b. in Gun Plains, 3 Sept., 1848. 

2 Martha, b. 28 Feb., 1852. 

3 Willard E., b. 24 March, 1854. 

4 Mary O., b. 5 April, 1856. 

5 John W., 1 Feb., 1859. 

704 ii Curtis, b. 13 April, 1821. 

iii John W., b. 27 May, 1822; res. in Plainwell, Mich., a farmer and 

broker. He is also a Baptist deacon; s. p. 
iv Martha Fay, b. 19 Nov., 1823; m. Monteith; res. 

Elkhart, Ind. 
v Elizabeth S., b. 4 Nov., 1825; unm. 

705 vi Lyscom, b. 31 Jan., 1827. 

vii Mary, b. 29 March, 1828; d. in 1888; m. in 1855, 

Woodhams; res. Plainwell, Mich, 
viii Stillman B., b. 13 Nov., 1829; res. in Plainwell, Mich.; son, a 
photographer, and one dau. 

ix Hannah, b. 12 April, 1831; m. 1855, Metcalf; 5 daus.; 

res. California. 
x Ebenezer, b. 10 Dec, 1832; m. in 1855, Sarah S. Warrant, b. in 
1836. Ch.: 
1 Edward Morris 9 , b. in 1857; grad. from Michigan Univ.; 
South American explorer, and lecturer; commercial traveler; 
res. Battle Creek, Mich. 

435 BENJAMIN FAY 7 , son of Dea. Lyscom 6 and Patty (Fay) 
Brigham; born in Pelham, Mass., 25 Aug., 1800; died in Spring- 
field, Mass., 16 March, 1884; married in 1823, Abigail, daughter 
of Shadrach Hoar; born in New Salem, Mass., 7 March, 1803; 
died in Springfield, 21 Oct., 1868. 

He was a merchant, and in 1835 moved to Westboro, Mass., 
where he remained for 16 years; thence to Springfield. He also 
resided for a time at Shutesbury, Mass. The male line is extinct. 

Children, born in Shutesbury : 

i Charles Austin 8 , b. 10 June, 1824; d. 6 June, 1906; m. 11 Oct., 
1846, Eliza Ann, dau. of Charles Hyde; res. Westboro, s. p. 

706 ii Dexter Hammond, b. 17 June, 1826! 

iii Elizabeth Abigail, b. 16 Feb., 1833; m. in Springfield, 5 Nov., 

1851, Benjamin Nourse, son of Joseph Davis; b. in Grafton, Mass., 

4 Oct., 1826; d. in Dayton, O., 10 June, 1899, to which place they 

moved in 1858. Ch. (Davis), b. in Springfield: 

1 Lizzie Amelia", b. 15 Sept., 1852; m. at Dayton, O., 24 March, 



SEVENTH GENERATION 351 

1877, Samuel Thomas Evans, b. in Dayton, 31 Aug., 1849; d. 
20 Nov., 1888. Ch. (Evans): i Florence D. 10 ; ii Samuel T.; 
iii Walter Brigham; iv Maynard B.; v Winifred H. 



436 DR. HUBBARD HAMMOND 7 , son of Dea. Lyscom 6 
and Betsey H. (Hoar) Brigham; born in Shutesbury, Mass., 31 
Oct., 1819; married (1) 25 July, 1840, Deborah, daughter of Dea. 
Jacob Thomas of Shutesbury; born in New Salem, Mass., 9 March, 
1817; died in Fitchburg, Mass., 7 June, 1850; married (2) 25 
March, 1851, Mrs. Sarah C. Randall, daughter of Henry Read; 
(she had a daughter by her first marriage, Harriet, who goes under 
the name of " Brigham ") ; born in Brattleboro, Vt., 25 Oct., 1824. 

Dr. Brigham resided and practiced in Fitchburg for many years. 
In 1906 he retired and removed to Dorchester, Mass. The male 
line is extinct. 

Children (by first wife) : 

i George 8 , b. in Shutesbury, 11 Oct., 1841; killed by a fall on ship 

in the Indian Ocean, 12 Dec, 1862. 
ii Leonella, b. in Ware, Mass., 17 July, 1845; d. there, 1 Sept., 

1845. 
iii Howard, b. in Fitchburg, 15 Feb., 1847; d. there, 14 Aug., 1849. 
iv Fred R., of Fitchburg, is an adopted son, and m. 2 Nov., 1896, 
Kate F. Killelea of No. Leominster, Mass.; has a son, Fred- 
erick Hubbard Brigham, b. 5 Sept., 1902; res. Dorchester. 

437 EDMUND FAY 7 , son of Eli 6 and Polly (Fay) Brigham; 
born in Bolton Mass., 28 Oct., 1813; married, 6 Jan., 1836, Han- 
nah, daughter of Isaac Temple, who died 7 Jan., 1897, ae. 78. 
A manufacturer of baskets. In 1903 was living in West Boylston, 
Mass., where he had been selectman 10 years and overseer of the 
poor 15 years. 

Children, born in West Boylston: 

i George T. 8 , b. 7 July, 1836; m. 1863, Catherine Amanda Sawyer; 
he is J. P., and res. W. Boylston. Ch., b. there: 

1 Minnie Frances 9 , b. April, 1864; d. 19 July, 1865. 

2 Minnie Frances, b. 16 Dec, 1865. 

3 Nellie Eva, b. 1 Nov., 1869; m. Charles Emory Gault of W. 
Boylston, 25 Dec, 1892; res. Bedford, Mass. Ch. (Gault): 
Charles E. 10 , b. 25 Nov., 1893. 

707 ii Elliott Fay, b. 13 Jan., 1839. 

iii Harriet A., b. 13 Aug., 1841; m. 12 Feb., 1865, Capt. George P. 
Lyon of Weymouth, Mass., who enlisted in 1861, private Co. H, 
12th Mass. Infantry; became Capt. in 1863, Co. H, 35th Mass. 
Infantry; resigned because of ill-health, April, 1864; d. 1906. Was 
G. A. R. Post Commander; res. in AVeymouth. Ch. (Lyon), b. 
in Weymouth : 

1 Hattie Belle", b. 23 Jan., 1866; d. 25 Aug., 1866. 

2 Edith Blanche, b. 7 March, 1869. 



352 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

3 Frank Clemence, b. 21 Sept., 1874; enlisted in 1898 in l\ S. 

Signal Corps; promoted to Sergeant and served through the 

Spanish War in Cuba; re-enlisted and went to the Philippines 

3 years as Sergt. in the Signal Corps; res. Boston. 

iv Ellen C, b. 1 Aug., 1844; m. 1 June, 1871, Arthur A. Eames 

of Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Eames), b. in Worcester: 

1 Mabel Frances*, b. 26 April, 1872. 

2 Arthur Benjamin, b. 2 Nov., 1873; m. 19 June, 1901, Mabelle 
Albee; res. Worcester. Ch. (Eames): Alice F. 10 , b. 19 Aug., 
1902. 

708 v EU Howard, b. 5 Sept., 1847. 

vi Mary F., b. 31 July, 1850; m. 8 Sept., 1877, Charles H. Baldwin 
of Worcester. Ch. (Baldwin): 
1 Henry Fay*, b. 17 Dec, 1879; grad. Worcester Polytechnic 
Inst, 
vii Edmund Davis, b. 16 July, 1853; m. Sept., 1875, Mary A. Cather; 
is a basket mfr. ; res. W. Boylston. Ch., b. there: 

1 Chester E.», b. 11 June, 1876; m. 1897, Mary McQuillan. Ch.: 
Francis 10 . 

2 Francis, b. 13 Aug., 1877; d. 15 June, 1895. 

3 Bertha L., b. 8 Feb., 1879 ; d. 8 June, 1895. 

4 Edmund D., b. 14 April, 1883; d. 4 Oct., 1884. 

5 Hazel I., b. 15 July, 1893. 

viii Willie Porter, b. 14 Sept., 1859; m. 3 Dec, 1895, Ida R., dau. 
of Ezra Pierce of W. Boylston; is a basket manufacturer. Ch., 
b. in W. Boylston: 
1 Charles Albert 9 , b. 3 Jan., 1902. 



438 CATHERINE WARREN 7 , daughter of Dexter 6 and 
Catherine (Warren) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 11 Dec, 
1816; died 19 March, 1849; married, 19 May, 1840, Daniel 
Mitchell, of Bridgewater, Mass., born 7 Feb., 1807; died 23 July, 
1877, in Prescott, Arizona. He married (2) his first wife's sister, 
Angeline. 

Mr. Mitchell was a civil engineer and surveyor, and an early 
contractor on the B. & A. R. R.; moved to Kansas in 1855, and 
resided in Ogden and Junction City, where was Recorder, Treas- 
urer and Surveyor for the County; also County Commissioner, 
Mayor and Dept. Collector of Internal Revenue; moved to Arizona, 
in 1875, where was Dept. Territorial Surveyor. Mitchell County, 
Kan. was named for him. 

Children (Mitchell), bom in Bridgewater: 

i William Dexter 8 , b. 31 July, 1841; he enlisted in the Civil War 
in 1861, and was killed 10 March, 1865; he was Capt. of Co. 
K, 5th Ky. Cav., on the " March to the Sea," 
ii Daniel Francis, b. 3 Jan., 1843; unm., in 1903; was in Quarter- 
master's Dept., in the Civil War; res. in Junction City, Kan., 
where he was Dept. Treas., Civil Engineer, etc.; moved to Pres- 
cott, Arizona, in 1876, where he is a R. E. and Ins. agent, 
iii Catherine Warren, b. 15 March. 1849; d. 28 Sept., 1849. 



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Mary A. Brigham (411) 
First President of Mt. Holyoke College 



SEVENTH GENERATION 353 

439 DEXTER, JR. 7 , son of Dexter 6 and Catherine (Warren) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 23 Jan., 1819; died 6 Oct., 1892; 
married (1) 16 Feb., 1842, Hannah Abigail, daughter of Rev. 
Elisha Rockwood; born in Westboro, 1 Feb., 1817; died 26 April, 

1882; married (2) Mrs. Rosa . He was early connected 

with the Boston & Albany R. R. and later interested in the first 
express line between Boston and New York. He moved to San 
Francisco, Cal., and later to Australia. The male line is extinct. 

Children, born in Westboro: 

i Susan Emily 8 , b. 19 April, 1846; d. 27 Aug., 1846. 
ii Rockwood, b. 24 July, 1848; d. 7 Feb., 1874, s. p. 
iii Constance Dexter. 

440 ANGELINE 7 , daughter of Dexter 6 and Catherine (War- 
ren) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 27 Jan., 1824; died in 
Salt River, Indian Reservation, Maricopa, Arizona, 21 July, 1906; 
married, 3 Oct., 1850, Daniel Mitchell of Bridgewater, Mass., 
(widower of her sister Catherine). She studied at Mt. Holyoke 
College, in 1846, but did not graduate. 

Children (Mitchell), born in Bridgewater : 

i Charles Warren 8 , b. 16 Feb., 1852; d. 18 Aug., 1852. 
ii Angeline Brigham, b. 5 Oct., 1854; m. 20 April, 1881, George Ed- 
ward Brown; res. s. p., Maricopa, Arizona, in Salt River Indian 
Reservation. 

441 MARY ANN 7 , daughter of Dexter 6 and Mary Ann 
(Gould) Brigham; was born in Westboro, Mass., 6 Dec, 1829; 
she was instantly killed in a railway accident near New Haven, 
Conn., 29 June, 1889- 

When Miss Brigham died, she was the President-elect of Mt. 
Holyoke College, Mass. In her youth, fondness for study led her 
to the best school of her time for women, Mt. Holyoke Seminary, 
at whose head was the pioneer in women's education, Mary Lyon. 
Miss Brigham returned to the Seminary as a teacher during 1855- 
'58, then was assistant principal at Ingham University, Le Roy, 
N. Y., for 3 years. In 1863 she began to conduct a post-graduate 
course in connection with the Brooklyn (N. Y.) Heights Seminary, 
at that time the leading private school for girls. Here Miss Brig- 
ham found her real life-work, and she remained, first as teacher 
and then as Associate Principal, for 26 years. In 1889> Miss 
Brigham accepted the unanimous call of the Trustees to become 
President of Mt. Holyoke College. She had twice refused the 
presidency of Wellesley College, also positions of honorable re- 
sponsibility at Smith and Vassar College. The school had just 
been granted a college charter; but Mt. Holyoke was not destined 
to open its doors to its first President. 



354 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Conservative yet liberal in her educational policy, she retained 
what was good in the older system while assimilating the best in 
the modern methods. Gifted with remarkable discrimination, well- 
balanced judgment, wide knowledge of human nature and unfailing 
tenderness and sympathy, she became to thousands of girls their 
ideal of womanly wisdom and of Christian character. The 
Alumnae of the Brooklyn Heights Seminary have equipped a 
Memorial Hall as a permanent reminder of her work for young girls. 
Another fitting tribute is the " Mary Brigham Cottage " at Mt. 
Holyoke College, the gift of the Mt. Holyoke Alumnae Associa- 
tion of New York and vicinity, of which Miss Brigham was, for 
years, President. It is a beautiful and permanent memorial to Mt. 
Holyoke's first president. 

112 ACHSAH ELIZABETH 7 , daughter of Dexter 6 and Mary 
Ann (Gould) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 10 April, 1832; 
died 14 April, 1882; married, 1 May, I860, Joseph Milton Myers, 
born in Ohio, 25 Jan., 1830; died 21 Oct., 1897. He was a hotel- 
keeper, at Beloit, Kas., and Seligman, Arizona; member of the 
Board of Supervisors, Commissioners, etc., and a rancher. 

Children (Myers) : 

i Joseph Milton 8 , b. Oct., 1862 ; d. ibid. 

ii Charles Henry, b. 23 Jan., 1864; m. 17 Dec, 1889, Iva Leonore 
Seaver, b. 19 Aug., 1866; res. Mesa, Ariz. Ch.: 

1 Arey E. a , b. 1892. 

2 Dau., b. 1899. 

iii Mary Emma, b. 24 Dec, 1866; m. 5 Oct., 1887, Theodore James 
Pomeroy; res. Guadalajara, Mexico. Ch. (Pomeroy): 

1 Theodore H.*, b. 1889. 

2 Charles J., b. 1892. 

443 CHARLES EDMUND 7 , son of Dexter 6 and Mary Ann 
(Gould) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 3 July, 1834; died in 
Boston, 23 Aug., 1896; married, 6 May, 1858, Elizabeth Catherine, 
daughter of Phineas Gay of Boston, born 29 June, 1829 ; died 
18 March, 1901. 

He prepared for college at Thetford Vt., Academy, and entered 
Dartmouth College, but gave up his course and became an iron 
and steel merchant, doing a very large and successful business in 
Boston, where he resided for many years. 

Child, born in Boston: 

i Arthur Gay 8 , b. 9 April, 1864; d. s. p., in Colorado Springs, 
Colo, (where he had gone for his health), Oct., 1905; m. Jessie, 
dau. of Dr. McDougal, a dentist of Jamaica Plain, Mass. 

444 SARAH LOUISA 7 , daughter of Dexter 6 and Mary Ann 
(Gould) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 13 Jan., 1845; mar- 



SEVENTH GENERATION 355 

ried 1 Jan., 1868, Junius Welch Hill of Boston; born in Hing- 
ham, Mass., 18 Nov., 1840. 

Prof. Hill was educated in the Boston Public Schools, a " Frank- 
lin Medal" scholar; graduated from the English High School, 
and from Leipsic (Germany) Conservatory of Music. He has 
been a teacher of piano and organ in Boston, for many years, and 
organist in several churches; was Prof, of Music in Wellesley Col- 
lege 13 years. Residence, Newton, Mass. 

Children (Hill) : 

i Frederic Warren 8 , b. 7 March, 1869; m. 2 Aug., 1890, Grace Hall 
Williams, b. 2 Jan., 1870. Ch. (Hill): 

1 Dexter Brigham', b. 25 Dec, 1891. 

2 Philip M., d. y. 

ii Mary Brigham, b. 19 Nov., 1870; res. Colorado Springs, Colo., 
in 1906. 

445 BAKER 7 , son of Lieut. William 6 and Sarah (Baker) Brig- 
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 9 Jan., 1792; died 19 Dec, 1868; 
married in 1818, Fanny, daughter of Nathaniel Fay of Southboro, 
born 23 Dec, 1790; died 27 May, 1881. 

Children: 

i S. Maria 8 , b. in Southboro, 26 Feb., 1820; d. 20 April, 1886; m. 
20 June, 1848, William H. Buck of Southboro, b. 26 Aug., 1818; 
d. 13 Nov., 1902. Ch. (Buck), b. in Southboro: 

1 Frank H. a , b. 14 Nov., 1850; res. Southboro. 

2 George W., b. 14 March, 1852; m. 3 Nov., 1879, Jennie Robert- 
son of Boston, b. 1 Feb., 1852. Ch.: i George R. 10 , b. 24 Jan., 
1883; ii Howard H., b. 27 March, 1889. 

3 Wallace B,. b. 14 Feb., 1857; res. Southboro. 

ii William Baker, b. 16 Nov., 1829; d. 26 June, 1889; m. in 1858, 
Olive A., dau. of Charles Fay of Southboro; b. 3 Sept., 1833. 
Ch.: 

1 Charles B.", b. 21 Sept., 1861; res. in Boston. 

2 Edward H., b. 20 April, 1874; d. July, 1876. 

446 WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN 7 , son of Col. Ephraim 8 and 
Lucy (Rice) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 Aug., 1795; 
died in Wardsboro, Vt., 12 Aug., 1875; married (1) 4 Dec, 
1817, Lydia B., daughter of Stephen Rice; born in West Medway, 
Mass., 12 April, 1796; died in Wardsboro, 22 April, 1862; married 
(2) in 186 — , Rebecca Farnham of New Hampshire; who died 
s. p., in 1884. Was a Sergeant under his father, in the War of 
1812; was a mechanic and wheelwright, and resided in Wardsboro, 
Vt., where he removed from West Medway. 

Children (by first wife), the first 4 born in Medway, others in Wardsboro : 
i Sophia 8 , b. 3 Oct., 1819; d. 30 Dec, 1836. 

ii Laura, b. 15 Jan., 1821 ; m. 20 Oct., 1846, Andrew Hawks, b. in 
Saugus, Mass., 27 Aug., 1822; res. Lynn, Mass. Ch. (Hawks): 
1 George W. 9 , and 2 others, all d. young. 



356 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iii Lydia, b. 23 July, 1824; m. in 1844, Ira Leonard, b. in Allentown, 
N. H., 14 Feb., 1806; res. Lowell, Mass. Ch. (Leonard): 

1 Mary A. 9 , d. young. 

2 Lillian, d. young. 

3 Carolina, m. Ammi L. Corliss, and res. Lowell, 
iv Dana, d. in infancy. 

v Dana, b. 8 Aug., 1827; d. unm., in Wardsboro, 1869; a farmer. 
709 vi Loraon, b. 16 Feb., 1829. 

vii Frances, b. 11 June, 1830; d. 18 Jan., 1840. 

viii Dexter Elb ridge, b. 6 April, 1831; m. 1858, Edith S. Twitchell; 
res. a farmer in Wardsboro, s. p. 
ix Mary Eliza, b. 1 May, 1833; d. 9 April, 1855. 

x Ansel Merriam, b. 6 Sept., 1835; d. in Tacoma, Wash, 29 Jan., 
1889, s. p.; m. in Starkville, Vt, 13 Sept., 1868, Martha J. 
Champion, b. there, 29 Nov., 1840; res. there, 
xi Charles Wesley, b. 2 July, 1837; m. (1) 29 Nov., 1866, E. 
Augusta, dau. of Otis Metcalf; b. in Ashburnham, Mass., 29 
May, 1844; d. in Lowell, Mass., 24 Jan., 1891; m. (2) 25 April, 
1894, Inez M., dau. of Nathan Currier; b. in No. Troy, Vt., 15 
July, 1848. Was grad. Dartmouth Coll., M. D., 1859; a musician, 
2d Brigade Band, 3d Div., 24th Army Corps, Civil War; res. 
Wardsboro and Lowell, where a tanner and currier. Ch., b. in 
Wardsboro: 

1 George Dexter 9 , b. 23 May, 1870; d. 11 Aug., 1870. 

2 Charles Edmund, twin to George; music teacher. 

xii Francis Edmund, b. 10 March, 1839; m. 29 Jan., 1869, Ida M., 
dau. of Horace Bissell; b. in Wardsboro, 1 Dec, 1849. In the 
Civil War, musician 2d Brigade Band, 3 Div., 24th Army Corps; 
is postmaster, selectman, overseer of the poor and town auditor 
in Wardsboro, where res. a tanner and currier. Ch., b. there: 
1 Carlos Buddington 9 , b. 15 May, 1878. 

447 MATTHIAS 7 , son of Col. Ephraim 6 and Lucy (Rice) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Nov., 1796; died at Cin- 
cinnati, O., about 1854; married in Cincinnati, 3 Oct., 1821, 
Caroline Crossman. 

Children, born in Cincinnati: 

i Caroline 8 , b. 14 April, 1823; unm. 
ii Matilda, d. y. 

iii John C, b. 5 Feb., 1826; unm., res. Washington, D. C, in 1893. 
iv Lucilia S., b. 11 March, 1832; m. in 1857, Thomas H. Looker; 
Purser, U. S. N.; later Paymaster Gen.; retired; b. in Cincinnati, 
in 1829. Ch. (Looker), all res. in Washington, D. C: 
1 Henry B?, deceased; 2 Herbert H., deceased; 3 Edward F.; 
4 William C.J 5 Bertha H.j 6 Reginald B. 

448 LUCY 7 , daughter of Col. Ephraim 6 and Lucy (Rice) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 11 March, 1798; died in Marl- 
boro, 5 Feb., 1861; married (1) 1 Feb., 1816, Luther Howe of 
Marlboro; born 24 Sept., 1792; died 1 April, 1826; married (2) 
1851, Jonah Howe. Resided in Marlboro. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 357 

Children (Hoive), by first marriage, born in Marlboro: 

i Ezra L. 8 , b. 1 Aug., 1817; d. 4 Jan., 1891; m. July, 1838, Sarah 
C. Hammond. Ch.: 
1 Lucy 9 ; 2 Adelaide, both d. y. 
ii Sophia, b. 28 May, 1820; d. 31 March, 1848; m. 26 Nov., 1846, 

Samuel Hammond. 1 son, d. y. 
iii Sophronia, b. 27 Dec, 1821; m. 3 Dec, 1844, Luther S. Wheeler. 
Ch. (Wheeler): 

1 Hattie B.\ b. 4 Jan., 1847; m. George S. Russell. Ch. (Rus- 
sell): i Clifton 10 ; ii Bertha. 

2 Frances A., b. 17 Aug., 1849; d. 1850. 

3 Frank H., b. 23 Feb., 1851; m. Hattie J. Estabrook. Ch. 
(Wheeler): i LeRoy 10 ; ii Lloyd. 

4 Fred A., b. 19 Sept., 1855; m. Orah M. Trull. 

iv Archelaus, b. 21 April, 1823; m. Janette H. Brigham, 548. 
v Harriet, b. 2 Dec, 1824; d. 11 June, 1870; m. 1 Jan., 1845, 
Sewall H. Bowker. Ch. (Bowker) : 

1 Charles H 9 , b. 22 Oct., 1848; m. Mary Grant. Ch. (Bowker): 
i Frank 10 ; ii Mary; iii Charles; 2 d. y. 

2 Frank S., d. y. 

449 EPHRAIM 7 , son of Col. Ephraim 6 and Lucy (Rice) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 Oct., 1799; died in Natick, Mass., 

; married, 25 Nov., 1821, (Morse also says "Dec. 6"), 

Sophia, daughter of Archelaus Howe, of Marlboro; born 15 March, 
1799; lived and died in Natick. 

Children, born in Natick, except the eldest: 

i Ephraim Harris 8 , b. in Dedham, Mass., 26 Sept., 1822; d. 21 Aug., 
1877; m. 2 Dec, 1842, Catherine Hastings of Millbury, who d. 
2 Jan., 1881. He res. at Natick, and was a commission mer- 
chant, town clerk and deputy sheriff. Ch., b. in Natick: 

1 Emma A. 9 , d. 

2 Edward Harris, d. 

3 Alice Fay, b. 7 Oct., 1855; m. George H. Randall of Fal- 
mouth, Me., b. 17 April, 1851. Ch. (Randall): i Kathryn 10 , 
b. in Wellington, Mass., 26 Dec, 1884; ii Marguerite, b. 28 
Oct., 1892. 

ii Thomas Hartwell, b. 12 March, 1825; res. unm., in California 
in 1858. 
710 iii Alfred Milo, b. 21 Oct., 1828. 
71 1' iv Laura Sophia, b. 26 Dec, 1830. 

v Matthias, b. 25 June, 1833; m. Nancy Helen, dau. of David 
Bacon of Natick; res. Natick. Ch.: 
1 Harris 9 . 
vi Mary Hubbard, b. 1 June, 1838. 

450 HARRIET 7 , daughter of Col. Ephraim 6 and Lucy (Rice) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 March, 1801; died in Ber- 
lin, Mass., 11 Jan., 1892, ae. 90; married (1) Nov., 1821, Major 
Merrick, son of Roger and Elizabeth (Rice) Phelps; born in Marl- 
boro, 13 Oct., 1798; died there, 21 Nov., 1829; he was a tailor; 
she married (2) 31 Oct., 1844, Capt. Paul 7 Brigham, son of 213. 



358 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

She resided in Marlboro during her first marriage and with her 
second husband in Berlin. 

Children (Phelps), born in Marlboro: 

i Edmund W. 8 , b. 13 Sept., 1822; d. in Milford, Mass., 18 July, 
1875; m. 17 Sept., 1843, Hopestill C. Pond; res. in Milford; 
was 2 years in the Civil War. Ch.: 
1 Ella"; 2 Augusta. 
ii Susan E., b. 12 April, 1824; m. 5 April, 1849, Lewis L. Carter, 
son of Lewis; b. in Berlin, 10 Nov., 1822. Ch. (Carter), b. in 
Berlin : 

1 Sidney Brigham*, b. 23 Sept., 1852; res. Berlin; m. . 

2 Lewis Paul, b. 17 Jan., 1856; res. Worcester, Mass.; m. 



3 Cora Isabelle, b. 17 June, 1860; m. 21 Feb., 1879, Calvin 
Hastings; res. Boylston, Mass. 

4 and 5 Infants, d. y. 

iii Henry Brigham, b. 15 Dec, 1825; m. 6 May, 1849, Adeline P. 
Andrews; res. Hyde Park, Mass.; was alderman; 3 years in 
Civil War. Ch.: 
1 William H.°; 2 Hattie; 3 Lizzie. 
iv Harriet Augusta, b. 17 March, 1827; m. 9 Sept., 1846, James 
M. Simonds, who d. in 1879; res. Leicester, Mass. She d. in 
Worcester, Mass., 1865. Ch. (Simonds): 
1 Ada 9 ; 2 Fred; 3 and 4 d. y. 
v Stephen D., b. 3 Dec, 1828; d. in Brooklyn, O., 2 Oct., 1873; m. 
25 June, 1850, Sarah C. Burr. Ch.: 
1 Walter M." 

451 COL. SIDNEY 7 , son of Col. Ephraim 6 and Lucy (Rice) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 28 Dec, 1802; died 17 June, 
1840, at Hamilton, Georgia; married, 30 Jan., 1825, Eliza Brig- 
ham, daughter of Capt. John and Mary (Brigham) Stevens, and 
grand-daughter of 162; born in Marlboro, 10 Sept., 1803; died in 
Francestown, N. H., 2 Nov., 1839, se. 36. 

He moved to Francestown, N. H., in 1828, where he was promi- 
nent in the Fire Department, and was a colonel in the Militia. He 
was a merchant tailor in Marlboro, Tewksbury, and Weare, N. H. 

Children, the 2 elder born in Marlboro: 

712 i Algernon S. 8 , b. 13 March, 1826. 

ii Mary Elizabeth, b. 14 Dec, 1827; d. 13 Oct., 1890; m. 10 June, 
1846, George C. Temple of Worcester, Mass., d. in Ashland, Mass., 
11 May, 1883, ae. 63. Ch. (Temple): 

1 Alice Shepard*, b. 30 Aug., 1850. 

2 Marlie E., d. ae. 14 days. 

3 Willis B., b. 1 May, 1854. 

4 Carrie L., d. as. 2 years. 

5 Harvey W., d. in 1892, ae. 31. 

713 iii Loriman Stevens, b. 30 Jan., 1832. 

452 REV. ELIJAH 7 , son of Col. Ephraim 6 and Lucy (Rice) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., L7 Nov., 1804; died in New- 



SEVENTH GENERATION 359 

tonville, Mass., 5 Jan., 1878; married, 5 June, 1827, Mary, daugh- 
ter of Paul Locker of Wayland, Mass.; born 15 Feb., 1809; died 
in Newtonville, 5 March, 1895. 

He was early a captain in the Militia in Marlboro; also a mem- 
ber of the firm of E. Brigham & Co., leading carriage manufac- 
turers, in Worcester, Mass; became a minister and was licensed to 
preach in 1835, made a Deacon in 1840, and an Elder in 1845. He 
was the father of Methodism in Fitchburg and Worcester; re- 
tired in 1863, and lived in Newtonville. 

Children, all but the 2 elder and the youngest born in Fitchburg: 

714 i Elijah 8 , b. in Marlboro, 12 May, 1828. 

ii Dexter, b. in Marlboro, 28 Oct., 1829; went to sea in 1848, and 
became an officer in the merchant marine; was in California in 
1849; wrecked on the Pacific Ocean; was in the U. S. Navy, 
stationed on the African coast to intercept the slave trade; in 
1853 was an officer of the "Albany," which, in 1854, was lost at 
sea with all on board. 

715 iii Mary Louisa, b. 20 Oct., 1831. 

716 iv Anna Dorothy, b. 31 Aug., 1833. 

717 v John Wesley, b. 11 March, 1835. 

718 vi Maj. Charles Olin, b. 1 Dec, 1836. 

vii Adaline A., b. 21 April, 1838; d. in Boston, 14 March, 1859; m. 
22 Dec, 1855, George Barnard, adopted son of Joseph Brown 
(a wealthy master builder of Boston whom he succeeded); b. 
in 1833. He m. (2) Abbie F. Brigham, sister of his first wife; 
m. (3) Hannah E. Dunbar (dau. of Gilbert), of Brewster, Mass., 
by whom he had one son. Ch. (by first wife) (Brown) : 
1 Joseph Brigham 9 , b. 13 Feb., 1857; m. Emma F. Gates. Ch.: 
Ralph W. 10 
viii Abby Frances, b. 12 Nov., 1841; d. in Boston, 7 Dec, 1861; m. 
12 Nov., 1861, George Barnard Brown, widower of her sister 
Adaline. 
ix Emma Isabella, b. in Boston, 11 Nov., 1849; d. April, 1907; m. 20 
Nov., 1873, William, son of Hon. Levi Spalding; b. in Stanstead, 
P. Q., 27 July, 1834; she was active in temperance work; he is a 
merchant in Derby Line, Vt. ; have one adopted child, Annie 
Katherine Spalding, b. 28 Sept., 1883; taken by them in 1884. 

453 PETER 7 , son of Col. Ephraim 6 and Lucy (Rice) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 18 Sept., 1806; died ; mar- 
ried, 17 Sept., 1832, Lydia, daughter of Abel Maynard of Marl- 
boro. Resided in Cambridge. 
Children, born in Cambridge: 

i Harriet Eliza 8 , b. 16 Aug., 1833; d. 13 Sept., 1837. 
ii Josiah Merrick, b. 2 Feb., 1836; m. 24 Feb., 1864, Betsey K., 
dau. of William Little of Antrim, N. H.; res. Westboro. Ch.: 

1 Son 3 , b. 5 Dec, 1864. 

2 Harriet Elizabeth, b. 25 Oct., 1866. 

3 Walter Josiah, b. 28 July, 1868. 
iii Peter Maynard, b. 24 Sept., 1838. 
iv Susan Harriet, b. 16 Sept., 1841. 

v William Maynard, b. 7 Oct., 1843; d. 27 June, 1849. 



360 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

454 LYDIA 7 , daughter of Col. Ephraim 6 and Lucy (Rice) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Jan., 1809; died 22 Dec, 
1893; married, 9 Sept., 1830, Matthias Walker, Jr., of Northboro, 
Mass.; born in Framington, Mass., 13 Feb., 1801; died in North- 
boro, 11 Sept.. 1870. Was a farmer and resided in Northboro. 

Children (Walker), born in Northboro: 

i Charles S. 8 , b. 2 July, 1831; d. s. p., in So. Carver, Mass., 11 July, 

186.5; m. Harriet Day. 
ii James B., b. 17 Nov., 1832; d. in Westboro, Mass., 30 Jan., 1893; 
m. Mary A. Maynard. Ch.: 
1 Sumner ; 2 Carrie. 
iii Emily Lucy. b. 12 Oct., 1834; m. Rev. George F., son of Capt. 
Jacob Warren; b. in Ashby, Mass., 1831; res. in later years in 
Brooklyn. Ch. (Warren): 
1 Cora B.°; 2 Florence E., d. y. ; 3 George F., Jr., res. a lawyer, 
N. Y. City; 4 Edith II., grad. Wellesley College; S^Harry W., 
a R. E. broker, 
iv Ellen S., b. 12 April, 1838; m. Theodore T. Wemott; res. Kan- 
sas City, Mo. Ch. (Wemott) : 
1 Ada 9 ; 2 Arthur, alderman in Butler, Mo.; 3 Herbert S.; 4 
Mary A.; 5 Claudia L.; 6 Stella B.; 7 Hattie W.; 8 Bessie; 
9 Maud I. 
v Hattie J., b. 1 Dec, 1840; m. 2 Oct., 1866, Leonard W., son 
of Leonard Brewer, a farmer of Berlin, Mass. Ch. (Brewer) : 

1 Nellie W. 9 , m. George E. Keizer of Berlin. Ch. (Keizer) : i 

Althea 10 ; ii Verlie; iii and iv d. y. 

2 Mabel II., m. Alfred E. Hapgood of Hudson, Mass. 

3 Arthur L., m. Cora E. Wheeler; res. Berlin. Ch.: i Samuel 10 ; 
ii Leon. 

4 Frank W.; 5 Alfred D.; 6 Ruth E. . 

vi Lvdia M., b. 1 Oct., 1843; d. 16 March, 1854. 

vii Mary E., b. 24 Nov., 1844; m. Guilford P. Heath; res. North- 
boro. Ch. (Heath): 
1 Boie 9 ; 2 Edith; 3 Annie; 4 Florence. 
viii Henry F., b. 2 Oct., 1846; m. Jessie K., dau. of Rev. Geo. Hill; 
res. Norwood, Mass. Ch.: 
1 Lewis 9 ; 2 Esther; 3 James; 4 Laura. 
ix Fred M., b. 27 Aug., 1853; res. Milford, Mass.; m. Mary E. 
Hancock. Ch. : 
1 Willie F- 9 ; 2 Alice; 3 Carrie; 4 Eva. 

455 JANE ELIZABETH 7 , daughter of Col. Ehpraim 6 and 
Mary (Hubbard) Brigham; born 20 Dec, 1818; died in Chelsea, 
Mass., 5 Sept., 1903; married 5 Dec, 1838, Samuel Woodward, 
son of S. W. Kendall; born in Marlboro, 1 Oct., 1815; died in 
Newton, Mass., 1 Oct., 1894. 

Children (Kendall), the 2 elder born in Framingham, Mass.; the 3 
younger in Natick, and the others in Bolton, Mass.: 

i Henry W. 8 , b. 17 June, 1841 ; in wholesale dry goods business in 
Boston; res. W. Newton. Ch.: 
1 Isadore 9 ; 2 Mary. 






SEVENTH GENERATION 361 

ii Samuel W., b. 25 Oct., 1842; d. in Newton, Mass., 7 Dec, 1898; 
m. Minerva Howe of Weymouth, Mass. Ch.: 
1 Clifford H. 9 ; 2 Kenneth H. 
iii Sarah W., b. 20 June, 1844; d. 5 Sept., 1847. 
iv Eugene S., b. 4 Nov., 1845; d. 7 Sept., 1847. 
v Jane E. B., b. 25 Aug., 1847; m. Edward P. Briggs of Chelsea, 

Mass. 
iv Charlotte, b. 19 June, 1849; d. 29 April, 1850. 

vii Eugene W., b. 23 Sept., 1850; m. 1890, Flora M. Kendall; res. 
New York City, a merchant. Ch.: 
1 Winifred I 9 ; 2 Charles H.; 3 Allie /.; 4 Hazel M.; 5 
Samuel W. 
viii Charlotte R., b. 10 Dec, 1852; d. 6 June, 1856. 
ix Ada M., b. 25 Nov., 1854; d. 12 Sept., 1855. 

x Edward, b. 3 Aug., 1856; d. in Newton, Mass., 2 May, 1887; m. 
Ida F., dau. of Wm. Howe. Ch.: 
1 .Herbert B. 9 ; 2 Fred K. 
xi George Bancroft, b. 29 July, 1858; d. 19 Sept., 1858. 
xii Frederick Hobbs, b. 23 May, 1860; d. 4 Oct., 1862. 

456 CHARLES F. 7 , son of Col. Ephraim 6 and Mary (Hub- 
bard) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 5 June, 1829; married, 
1 Nov., 1854, Elizabeth M., daughter of William B. Morrison. 

He resided for a time in Worcester, Mass., and was an engineer 
in Boston; has been connected with business in Chicago for several 
years. Resides in Boston (Allston). 

Children : 

i Lizzie M. 8 , b. 25 July, 1855; res. Boston. 

ii Ralph H., b. 27 May, 1867; m. 18 July, 1892, Lucy A. White 
of Worcester; -res. in Worcester; was in Co. A, 2d Mass. Regt., 
in the Spanish War, and at El Caney and San Juan Hill. Ch.: 
1 Rollin W. 9 , b. in Worcester, 7 Aug., 1893. 

457 LUCIUS L. 7 , son of Col. Ephraim 6 and Mary (Hubbard) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 Sept., 1832; died in Worces- 
ter, Mass., , 1904; married, 6 June, 1861, Abbie H., 

daughter of Elijah D. Hayes of Lawrence, Mass. 

He was a dealer in flour, grain, etc., in Worcester, where he had 
a fine residence; had been an alderman. He was local chairman of 
the B. F. A., at the Reunion in Worcester in 1896. 
Children, born in Worcester: 

i Annie Hubbard 8 , b. 3 Jan., 1863; m. 27 Oct., 1887, James H. 
Wheeler, Jr.,, of W. Newton, Mass. Ch. (Wheeler): 

1 Donald B 9 , b. 27 July, 1888. 

2 Lucius B., b. 8 March, 1890. 

ii Clara Lawrence, b. 15 Oct., 1868; m. 1 June, 1892, Louis W. 
Southgate; res. Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Southgate) : 

1 Richard B. 9 , b. 5 May, 1893. 

2 Prescott W., b. 12 Nov., 1895. 

iii Kate, b. 9 Dec, 1870; d. 24 Jan., 1873. 

iv Harry Prescott, b. 19 Aug., 1877; m. July, 1905, Marion Tanner 
of Springfield; he is a mfr. Ch.: Harry Prescott, Jr., b. 1907. 



362 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

458 ABIGAIL 7 , daughter of Willard 6 and Abigail (Munroe) 
Brighani; born in Marlboro, Mass., 22 May, 1807; died in Belmont, 
Mass., 15 March, 1894; married, 12 Oct., 1836, Joseph, son of 
James Hill of Belmont, who died 25 May, I860. Had been select- 
man in Belmont. 

Children (Hill), born in Belmont: 
i and iv Infants 8 , d. y. 

v Joseph Willard, b. 4 Aug., 1840; m. Louisa D. Wetherbee of 
Lunenburg, Mass.; who d. 30 Dec., 1895; a commission merchant 
in Boston; res. Belmont. Ch., b. Belmont: 

1 Clarence Ordway*, b. 27 Oct., 1869; res. Belmont 

2 Willard Munroe, b. 9 May, 1877. 

3 Florence Abigail, b. 5 Oct., 1879. 

4 Alfred Cowden, b. 23 Dec, 1881; res. Belmont, 
vi Harriet, res. unm., in Belmont. 

459 SARAH FOYE 7 , daughter of Willard 6 and Abigail 
(Munroe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 5 May, 1809; died 
in Brighton, Mass., 6 May, 1885; married, 30 May, 1833, George 
Livermore of Brighton; born 21 Sept., 1798; died 17 Oct., 1867. 

Before Brighton became a part of Boston, Mr. Livermore held 
various town offices, selectman, etc., and served in the Legislature 
1833-35. 

Children (Livermore), born in Brighton: 

i Sarah Fisher 8 , b. 23 April, 1634; d. 22 Dec, 1895; m. 29 Jan., 
1868, Henry Judson Murdock of Charlestown, Mass. Ch. (Mur- 
dock) : 

1 Carrie L.°, b. 26 April, 1869. 

2 Belle B., b. 14 Dec, 1871. 

ii George Brigham, b. 11 May, 1836; m. 18 June, 1867, Bessie 

Duncklee, who d. 19 March, 1874. He res. in Brighton; was in 

Legislature 1880-81. Ch.: 

1 Georgia D.*, b. 18 Sept., 1870; m. Herbert A. Wilson, 14 Oct., 
1896. 

2 Harry B., b. 26 Sept., 1873; unm., an art student in Florence, 
Italy. 

iii Henry Munroe, b. 5 Jan., 1841 ; d. in Boston, 4 Dec, 1891 ; m. 
30 July, 1868, Kate L. Willcut; res. Brighton. Ch.: 

1 Gertrude W.\ b. 14 May, 1869; m. 23 Nov., 1893, Hiram A. 
Henderson. Ch. (Henderson): i Mildred L., b. 5 April, 1895; 
ii George A., b. 5 Sept., 1901. 

2 George, b. 13 June, 1870; d. unm., 4 Dec, 1901. 

460 CAPT. WILLARD CHAMBERLAIN 7 , son of Willard 8 
and Abigail (Munroe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 10 
April, 1811; died 28 March, 1900; married (1), 18 Nov., 1841, 
Abigail N., daughter of Thomas and Abigail (Briggs) Gould of 
Winchester, N. H., who died 11 Feb., 1843; married (2), 6 July, 
1843, Harriet A. Gould, sister of his first wife, who died 7 April, 
1899- 



SEVENTH GENERATION 363 

He was captain of the Militia, and a farmer, in Rindge, N. H.; 
was many years on the school committee, also selectman. 

Child (by first wife), born in Bindge: 

i Charles Gould 8 , b. 7 Feb., 1843; res. Winchendon, Mass.; three 
years in the regular army. 
Children (by second wife), born in Rindge: 

ii Abbie Ann, b. 4 May, 1844; res. in Newport, R. I. 
iii Henry Foye, b. lS^Feb., 1846; a farmer in Rindge. 
iv Elizabeth Maria, b. 13 Dec, 1847; d. unm., 19 Nov., 1897; she 
was a successful teacher for many years in Ashburnham, and 
elsewhere, 
v Ella Munroe, b. 6 May, 1850; res. unm., in Rindge. 
vi Jane Newton, b. 19 Dec, 1851 ; m. 18 Aug., 1880, Joseph, son of 
Joseph and Sarah (White) Ballard of Vernon, N. Y. ; b. 16 
Feb., 1852. She res. in Winchendon, Mass. Ch. (Ballard): 

1 Albert Willard 9 , b. in Westminster, Mass., 12 Sept., 1881; res. 
Winchendon. 

2 Elizabeth Forge, b. in Rindge, N. H., 7 Aug., 1883; res. 
Winchendon. 

3 Rutherford Carlton, b. in Winchendon, 4 June, 1887. 

4 Helen Brigham, b. in Winchendon, 13 July, 1889. 

vii Lucretia Augusta, b. 30 Oct., 1854; m. 15 May, 1877, Isaac M. 
Gleason; res. Newport, R. I. Ch. (Gleason): 
1 Daisy H. 3 j 2 Nellie M. 

461 SAMUEL 7 , son of Ebenezer 6 and Betsey (Champney) 
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 23 Oct., 1789; died 17 Aug., 
1872; married, 5 Jan., 1816, Lydia, daughter of Joseph Ball of 
Concord, Mass. He resided on a part of the (Lieut.) Nathan 
Brigham homestead in Southboro. 

Children, born in Southboro: 

i Betsey 8 , b. 27 Nov., 1818; m. Warren Buck, and res. Southboro. 
Ch. (Buck): 

1 Juliana A. a , m. Francis A. Brigham, son of 432. 

2 Oscar B.; 3 Walter W.; 4 Delia L.; 5 Leona B.; 6 Leander, 
twin to Leona, d. under a year; 7 Arthur. 

ii Susan Forbes, b. 16 Sept., 1821 ; d. unm., 8 Aug., 1843. 
iii Lydia Ann, b. 10 Nov., 1827; m. Nahum B. Onthank, an artist, 
res. Newton, Mass. 

462 CURTIS 7 , son of Ebenezer 6 and Elizabeth (Rice) Wilder 
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 17 March, 1801; died 20 
Sept., 1884; married, 5 April, 1829, Mary Ann, daughter of Capt. 
John and Mary (Brigham) Stevens; born in Marlboro, Mass., 24 
Oct., 1805; died 9 April, 1885. Resided in Marlboro. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Ann Elizabeth 8 , b. 29 Dec, 1829; d. 17 Feb., 1905; m. J. S. 

Woodworth of Worcester; res. there, 
ii Curtis Freeman, b. 17 Oct., 1831; m. 25 Dec, 1859, Sarah J. 
Howe, who d. 24 April, 1902; res. in 1903, Hudson, Mass. Ch., 
b. in Hudson: 



364 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1 George Clifton 9 , b. 2 Nov., 1862; d. 19 July, 1864. 

2 Lillet Frances, m. 1889, Rolla Lamson, and d. in Hudson, May, 
1891. 

3 Frank C, res. Hudson. 

iii Mary Jane, b. 16 Nov., 1833; d. unm., 27 July, 1884. 

iv James Henry, b. 11 April, 1836; enlisted in 1861, Co. F, 13th 

Mass. Infantry; served through the war; m. Emma A. Fay, 

and d. s. p., 12 Aug., 1866. 
v Adaline Stevens, b. 26 July, 1838; m. 26 May, 1861, Winslow D. 

Walker of Marlboro, who d. there, 2 Dec., 1904. Ch. (Walker), 

b. in Marlboro: 

1 Charles Austin', b. 2 July, 1862; d. 14 Aug., 1863. 

2 Herbert Francis, b. 29 April, 1866; m. 1891, Ora Morrison. 
Ch.: Prescott H. 10 

3 Caroline Louise, b. 8 Sept., 1876; m. 1899, Harry C. Graham. 
Ch. (Graham): Warren J. 10 

vi Sidney Augustine, b. 28 Jan., 1841 ; d. in Hingham, Mass., 4 
Feb., 1905; m. 7 Dec, 1865, Lois Ella Shaw. Enlisted in 1861, 
Co. F, 13th Mass. Regt.; captured 2d battle of Bull Run; 
paroled; discharged for disability, 1863. Res. in Marlboro, Quincy 
and Hingham, at different times, and established the Brigham 
Electric Co. in Boston, with his son. Ch., b. in Marlboro: 
1 Melville Sidney 3 , b. 6 Sept., 1866; m. 4 Oct., 1893, Lina Wright; 
removed to Detroit, Mich. Ch.: Dexter 10 , b. 26 Nov., 1894. 
vii Francis Stevens, b. 9 March, 1843; m. Ellen A. Leland; 1 ch., d. y. 
viii Abby Louisa, b. 23 Jan., 1846; m. 1873, Charles J. Macomber of 
Worcester. Ch. (Macomber) : 
1 Harry W?, b. 10 March, 1880; m. 26 Jan., 1905, Nora Long 
of Sebring, O. 

463 DANA 7 , son of Ebenezer 6 and Elizabeth (Rice) Wilder 
Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., Oct., 1802; died in Southboro, 
9 Oct., 1881; married (1), Miranda Fessenden, who died 8 March, 
1835; married (2) Susan (Flagg) Amsden, daughter of Elijah 
Flagg of Southboro; she died 29 June, 1882, ae. 80. He resided 
on a part of the (Lieut.) Nathan Brigham homestead in Southboro. 

Child (by first wife), born in Southboro : 

i Harriet M. 8 , b. 16 Feb., 1834; m. Curtis Hyde; res. Southboro. 
Ch. (Hyde): 
1 Lillian 9 , b. 29 June, 1865; m. 6 Nov., 1888, Norval Lamprey. 
Ch. (Lamprey): i Randolph 10 , b. 15 April, 1891; ii Twins, 
Rachel and Clarence, b. 20 April, 1894. 
Child (by second wife), b. in Southboro: 

ii Dana E., b. 29 Dec, 1837; m. (1) 25 March, 1859, Sarah J. 
Dalrimple; m. (2) 8 March, 1887, Alice Weatherbee, b. 24 Oct., 
1862. Ch. (by first wife), b. in Southboro: 

1 Ida A. 9 , b. 11 Sept., 1860; m. 22 Feb., 1887, Levi P. Ball 
of Winchendon, Mass., who was b. 12 Sept., 1859. 

2 Clifton, b. 20 Sept., 1865. 

464 DENNIS 7 , son of Sylvester and Patty (Nichols) Brig- 
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 10 Dec, 1795; died in Brooklyn, 



SEVENTH GENERATION 365 

N. Y., 18 Jan., 1875; married (1), Sept., 1819, Roxorenna, daugh- 
ter of Heman and Patty Fay of Southboro; she was born at the 
original seat of the New England Fays, in the north part of 
Southboro, 5 Feb., 1796; died 22 Aug., 1842; married (2), Sept., 
1843, Harriet, daughter of Josiah Bigelow of Boston, who died 
Sept., 1901 ; resided in New York City. 

Children (by first rvife) : 

719 i Charles Henry 8 (Rev.), b. in Boston, 27 July, 1820. 

ii Caroline Elizabeth, b. 26 Oct., 1821; d. 6 Nov., 1889; m. 20 Sept., 
1843, John Maxwell; res. Brooklyn, N. Y. Ch. (Maxwell): 

1 Matilda Rogers 9 , b. 5 Aug., 1*844; d. 11 Jan., 1869; m. J. C. 
Whiting. 

2 Charles Edward, b. 7 Oct., 1845; d. 8 June, 1888; m. Alice 
Perry. 

3 John Rogers, b. 20 Nov., 1846; m. Maria Washburn. 

4 Henrietta Frances, b. 24 Oct., 1848; m. Joseph H. Lester. 

5 Henry William, b. 7 Dec, 1850; d. 9 May, 1902; m. Celia G. 
Alexander, who d. in France, in 1888. 

6 Eugene Lascelles, b. 3 April, 1853; m. Ida Carlton, and d. 
Feb., 1895. 

iii Henrietta Frances, b. 24 Jan., 1824; m. 16 Jan., 1856, John 
Safford, Jr., who d. Jan., 1861; res. Orange, N. J. Ch. (Safford): 

1 Caroline 9 , b. 28 Feb., 1857; d. unm., Nov., 1873. 

2 Mary Doremus, b. 17 June, 1861. 

iv Edward Marshall, b. 3 Sept., 1826; d. 11 Aug., 1838. 
v Anna Matilda, b. 6 Dec, 1829; d. 7 Feb., 1840. 

720 vi Lucian Fay, b. in N. Y. City, 9 Aug., 1842. 
Children (by second wife): 

vii Virginia, b. 20 July, 1844; d. 11 July, 1857. 
viii Harriet, b. 11 Nov., 1846; d. unm., June, 1884. 
ix Edward Dennis, b. 20 Nov., 1850; d. unm., Dec, 1873. 
x Albert Hillard, b. 12 Jan., 1858; d. unm., 1882. 

465 WILLIAM ASHBEL 7 , son of Sylvester 6 and Patty 
(Nichols) Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 24 Oct., 1798; died 
in Boston, 26 Feb., 1876; married, June, 1827, Lydia, daughter of 
John Johnson of Southboro; born there, 8 Sept., 1800; died in 
Boston, 17 June, 1862. He was a merchant in Boston where he 
resided. 

Children: 

i Helen Ann 8 , b. in Boston, 3 April, 1828; res. Roxbury. 
ii Katherine J., b. 20 Oct., 1830; d. 3 May, 1857. 
iii John Lowell, b. 6 June, 1832; m. Frances C, dau. of Luther 
Towne of Chelsea, Mass.; was in business in Boston. Before the 
war he belonged to the Boston Lancers and the Boston Light 
Guards. Enlisted in 1st Mass. Cavalry, 17 Dec, 1861; in 1862 
was Regt. Commissary Sergt. and 1st Lieut, and Regt. Commis- 
sary of Subsistence; Capt. of Commissary of Subsistence. On 
staff of Gen. P. H. Sheridan in 1864. Mustered out 9 Oct., 1865, 
as Brevet Lt. Col. for long and continued distinguished services. 
Was comrade of Encampment John A. Andrew Post 15, G. A. R. 



366 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Was 32d deg. Mason and member of St. John's Lodge; member of 
the Ancient & Hon. Artillery Co. Ch.: 
1 Kate 9 , b. 19 Jan., 1858; m. Harry M. Howard, res. Brookline. 
iv William Henry, b. 16 Feb., 1834; d. 7 Oct., 1864. He was an 
artist of promise in 1858, and painted the portrait of Rev. Wil- 
liam Jenks, LL. D., for the Genealogical Society of N. E.; he 
painted scenes from Shakespeare, and was engaged on one from 
" King Lear " at the time of his death (Vide N. E. Hist. Oen. 
Register, vol. xviii, p. 89). 
v Francis Stanton, b. 28 Dec, 1835. 

466 LOWELL 7 , son of Sylvester 8 and Patty (Nichols) Brig- 
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 6 Dec., 1800; died in Southboro, 
24 April, 1840; married (1) Sept., 1831, Ann, daughter of John 
Johnson; born in Southboro, 20 Aug., 1802; died 20 Sept., 1834; 
married (2) Harriet Williams. The male line is extinct. 

Children (by second wife), bom in Southboro: 

i Harriet Ann 8 , b. 2 Sept., 1837; d. 25 Sept., 1874; m. 1 Jan., 

1861, Watson W. Bridge of Wilbraham, Mass. Ch. (Bridge): 

1 Mnttie A. 9 , b. 16 Dec, 1861; m. 1886, Burton E. Dibble of 
Westfield, Mass. Ch. (Dibble): i Wallace 10 ; ii Ralph. 

2 Watson; 3 Lowell; both d. y. 

ii Martha Elizabeth, b. 8 Sept., 1839; d 7 March, 1885; m. 15 Oct., 

1862, John Avery of Boston. Ch. (Avery): 

1 Harriet 9 , b. 29 Feb., 1864; m. 1888, Ellery Peabody of West 
Newton, Mass. Ch. (Peabody): i Margaret 10 ; ii Ellery. 

467 TROWBRIDGE 7 , son of Sylvester 6 and Patty (Nichols) 

Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 27 Sept., 1802; died 16 March, 

1875; married, 27 Nov., 1833, Sarah F., daughter of Joseph and 

Olive (Fairbanks) Morse; born 19 Jan., 1806; died 15 April, 1888. 

He resided in Southboro. 

Children, born in Southboro: 

i Edgar Morse 8 , b. 21 June, 1835; res. Nova Scotia. 

721 ii Alfred Willard, b. 19 June, 1837. 

iii George Henry, b. 5 Feb., 1839; d. unm, 20 April, 1886. 

iv Mary Eliza, b. 4 July, 1840; d. unm., 5 Nov., 1862. 

v Ann Maria, b. 26 June, 1842; d. 31 Aug., 1848. 

vi Otis Lowell, b. 2 Jan., 1844; d. unm., 18 Nov., 1878. 
vii Adelia Augusta, b. 5 Dec, 1845; d. 26 Aug., 1848. 
viii Charles E., b. 1 Dec, 1847; d. 26 Aug., 1848. 

468 ELIJAH SPARHAWK 7 , son of Capt. Elijah 6 and 
Sophia (Houghton) Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 20 April, 
1813; died in Boston, 11 July, 1863; married in Boston, 1 Jan., 
1840, Sarah Jane, daughter of Luke and Sarah Wright (Brown) 
Rogers; born in Concord, Mass., 24 Jan., 1822. He resided in 
Boston. 

Children, born in Boston: 

722 i Edwin Howard 8 , b. 27 Sept., 1840. 

ii Adeliza, b. 10 April, 1843; d. 26 Jan., 1845. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 367 

469 EMILY 7 , daughter of Trowbridge 6 and Asenath (Eaton) 

Brigham; born in St. Albans, Vt., 1 Jan., 1805; died ; 

married in St. Albans, 1 Jan., 1827, Orrin D. Snow. They resided 
at Milton and Niles, Mich. 

Children (Snow), probably all born in Milton, except the 2 younger: 
i Alvira A. 8 , b. 3 Oct., 182—; d. 17 June, 1840, at Niles. 
ii Susan L., b. 20 Jan., 1829; m. 20 May, 1844, James W. Granger 
of Pipestone, Mich. Ch. (Granger) : 

1 Hartwell H.\ b. 3 Sept., 1845. 

2 Delia E., b. 20 Aug., 1847. 

3 Emma A., b. 1 Nov., 1850. 

4 James W., b. 10 Aug., 1853; d. 11 Aug., 1857. 

5 Frank, b. 28 March, 1857. 

iii Delia D., b. 14 May, 1831; m. 18 Sept., 1851, John H. Young of 
Niles. Ch. (Young): 

1 Edwin D. a , b. 13 Oct., 1852; d. 2 May, 1854. 

2 Alfred D., b. 25 Sept., 1854. 

3 Harry D., b. 19 Aug., 1856; d. 21 Sept., 1857. 

4 Walter D., b. 21 Nov., 1857. 

iv Lyman L., b. 28 March, 1833; d. 12 May, 1833. 
v Fanny R., b. 15 April, 1834; m. 28 March, 1858, Noah Michael 
of Berrien. Ch. (Michael) : 
1 Genevia 3 , b. 29 Dec, 1858. 
vi Trowbridge B., b. 19 June, 1836; m. 25 Dec, 1858, Melinda Marrs 

in Niles. 
vii Laphelia A., b. 10 Sept., 1838. 
viii Ellen E., b. 15 Nov., 1841. 
ix Lucinda E., b. 7 Oct., 1843. 

470 STOWELL 7 , son of Trowbridge 6 and Asenath (Eaton) 
Brigham, born in St. Albans, Vt., 1 Aug., 1809; drowned in Canton, 
N. Y., in 1874; married (1), in Potsdam, N. Y., 19 Oct., 1834, 
Mary D. Dailey, who died at Madrid, N. Y., 26 April, 1849; mar- 
ried (2), in Madrid, Feb., 1850, Elizabeth Bowen; married (3) 
Mrs. Gamble, who died in California. 

Children (by first wife) : 

i Harriet 8 , m. D. G. Griswold of Canton, N. Y., who d. 
ii Samantha, m. Cyrus Abernathy of Waddington, N. Y. 

iii Helen, m. Spaulding; res. Batavia, N. Y. 

Child (by second wife), b. in Madrid, N. Y.: 
723 iv William Hartwell (christened "Myron Hartwell"), b. 4 Oct., 
1853. 

471 JOSEPH LINCOLN 7 , son of Lincoln 6 and Lucy (Forbes) 
Brigham; born 15 Nov., 1804, in Cambridge, Mass.; died in Rox- 
bury, Mass., 8 Nov., 1889; married, 14 Nov., 1830, Sally Gay, 
daughter of John and Mary (Scammell) Wheeler, formerly of 
Medway, Mass. Her father was a highly esteemed merchant of 
Cambridgeport of the firm of Wheeler, Gay and Griggs. She was 



368 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

born 13 June, 1808. Mr. Brigham was a merchant in Boston and 
resided in Roxbury. 

Children, bom in Roxbury: 

i Mary Wheeler 8 , h. 27 Nov., 1831; m. 25 May, 1854, Robert C. M. 
Bowles of Roxbury. Ch. (Bowles) : 

1 William Gushing 9 , b. in Roxbury, 21 May, 1855; d. 3 April, 
1858. 

2 Joseph Brigham, b. 11 Jan., 1858; m. 6 June, 1887, Sarah 
Newton Morse, b. in Chicago, 13 Dec., 1861. Ch.: i Mary 10 , 
b. 3 May, 1888; ii Albert Morse, b. 1 June, 1891; iii Robert 
Brigham, b. in Houston, Tex. 

3 Frances Elizabeth, b. 22 Feb., 1859. 

4 Sallie, b. 13 Jan., 1867. 

ii Daniel Webster, b. 20 June, 1833; d. 3 Sept., 1836. 
iii Charles Lincoln, b. 19 Dec, 1835; d. 14 Dec, 1836. 
iv Lucy Forbes, b. 25 Nov., 1839; res. unm., in Brookline, Mass. 
v Anna Scammell, b. 3 Aug., 1841 ; m. 10 June, 1864, George E. 
Foster of Roxbury, who d. 6 Sept., 1881. Ch. (Foster), b. in 
Roxbury: 

1 Lucy Brigham", b. 24 March, 1865; m. 4 April, 1888, John 
Chandler. Ch. (Chandler): i Dorothy 10 , b. 16 June, 1889; ii 
John, Jr., b. 12 June, 1890. 

2 George Blanchard, b. 2 Aug., 1874; d. 27 Sept... 1875. 

3 Helen Fowle, b. 12 May, 1878. 

724 vi Dana Bullard, b. 25 April, 1845. 

472 ERASTUS FORBES 7 , son of Lincoln 6 and Lucy 
(Forbes) Brigham; born in Cambridge, Mass., 26 Aug., 1807; 

died ; married, 17 Oct., 1832, Sophia De Wolf, daughter 

of Andrew Le Pierre Homer of Cambridge, Mass. She died in St. 
Paul, Minri. He was a merchant in Boston, and resided in Woburn, 
Mass. 

Children : 

i Emeline De Wolf 8 , b. 14 Feb., 1834, in Troy, N. Y.; d. unm., 

in Houghton, Mich., March, 1861. 
ii Sophia Homer, b. 18 Oct., 1835, in Troy; d. 28 Nov., 1848, in 

Cambridge, 
iii Le Grand Bliss, b. 31 Aug., 1838, in Brooklyn, N. Y. ; m. in 
Brooklyn, and had one child; whereabouts unknown; supposed 
to have died. 

725 iv Joseph Lincoln, b. 3 Dec, 1840. 

v Frances Homer, b. 3 April, 1847, in Brooklyn; d. 3 Feb., 1848, 

in Cambridge, 
vi Andrew Le Pierre Homer, b. 10 June, 1850, in Cambridge; d. s. p., 

in Hazleton, Mich. 

473 LUCY FORBES 7 , daughter of Lincoln 6 and Lucy 
(Forbes) Brigham; born in Cambridge, Mass., 9 Sept., 1818; died 

in Boston, ; married, 19 Aug., 1839, John Parker Bullard, 

A. M. ; born 30 Nov., 1809; died in Clinton, La.; he was a great 
temperance worker. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 369 

Children (Billiard) : 

i John Lincoln 8 , b. in Jackson, La., 17 Aug., 1840; d. in Short 
Hills, N. J., 2 July, 1899; was grad. Harvard Coll., 1861; m. (1) 
10 June, 1863, Sarah W., dau. of Walter P. and Lydia (Gardner) 
Spooner of New Bedford, Mass., who d. 1 June, 1866; m. (2) 3 
Nov., 1868, Charlotte Green, dau. of Elisha and Alice (Hathaway) 
Haskill of New Bedford, who d. 20 Feb., 1898; was, at the time 
of the Civil War, chief clerk in the Boston office of the Commis- 
sioners of Subsistence; then Commissioner of Subsistence (rank 
of Capt.), Boston; then brev. Major; later in N. Y. City, with 
Osborne, Bullard & Co., jobbers of India goods; then in the 
firm of Bullard & Wheeler, cotton and bagging brokers. Ch. 
(by first wife) : 

1 John Thornton*, b. in Boston, 31 March, 1864; was grad. A. B. 
Harvard College, 1884; M. D., 1887; m. 18 June, 1889, Emily 
Morgan Rotch; res. New Bedford; 5 ch. 

2 Sarah Spooner, b. in New Bedford, 20 May, 1866; m. 18 June, 
1895, Charles Henry Leonard, son of George Delano; res. 
New Bedford., s. p., 1903. 

Ch. (by second wife) : 

3 Lucy Forbes, b. in Staten Island, N. Y., 17 Nov., 1877; m. 

16 March, 1898, Louis P. Bayard, Jr., who was grad. Princeton 
College, 1898; res. Short Hills, N. J.; 4 ch. 
ii Dana Brigham, b. 5 June, 1842; d. 26 Sept., 1844. 

474 (CHIEF JUSTICE) LINCOLN FLAGG 7 , son of Lin- 
coln 6 and Lucy (Forbes) Brigham; born in Cambridge, Mass., 4 
Oct., 1819; died in Salem, Mass., 27 Feb., 1895; married, 20 Oct., 
1847, Eliza Endicott, daughter of Thomas and Lydia (Perry) 
Swain; born in New Bedford, Mass., 11 July, 1826. 

In his youth Judge Brigham entered the counting-room of the 
late Samuel Austin, Jr., in Boston, and remained two years. In 
1837 he began to study for college under the direction of Rev. David 
Peabody, his brother-in-law. He was graduated from Dartmouth 
College in 1842, and received the degree of LL. B. from the Har- 
vard Law School in 1844. He went to New Bedford, Mass., and 
further equipped himself for the practice of his profession in the 
office of John H. Clifford and Harrison G. O. Colby and was ad- 
mitted to the bar in June, 1845. He then formed a law partner- 
ship with Mr. Clifford, in New Bedford, which was maintained 
until that gentleman was elected Governor of Massachusetts. In 
1853, Mr. Brigham was appointed district attorney for the southern 
district of Bristol County, and when the office was made elective, 
in 1856, he was chosen to the same position, which he held until 
appointed to the bench of the Superior Court by Gov. Banks, in 
1859- Although Judge Brigham was associated with remarkably 
able jurists on that first Superior bench, he was the peer of any. 
Ten years after his appointment, he became Chief Justice, a posi- 
tion which he held for 21 years with great honor to the Common- 



370 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

wealth and to himself, holding the office longer than the chief 
justice of any other court of the Commonwealth, save Lemuel Shaw. 
He possessed a commanding presence, an expressive countenance 
and dignified manners, and was noted for his unfailing patience and 
good temper; his kindness to young attorneys was characteristic. 

Hon. William T. Forbes of Worcester delivered an eloquent eulogy 
of Judge Brigham at the Boston Reunion of 1902 of the Brigham 
Family Association. Among other tributes to his memory, he paid 
the following: 

" He is likely to remain for generations to come, as he is now, 

the most prominent Justice of the great trial courts of this State. 

As a judge, he was sufficiently learned but not pedantic; 

self-poised, but not self-opinionated; firm, but not obstinate; always 

dignified, but never haughty." 

It is stated that a place on the Supreme Bench was tendered 
Judge Brigham more than once, while he was on the Superior 
Bench, but he declined. He resigned in 1890, owing to failing 
health and increasing deafness. 

In 1866 he moved to Salem, where he resided for the rest of his 
life. He had a summer home at Bar Harbor. 

In 1883 he received the degree of LL. D. from Dartmouth Col- 
lege, and from Harvard University in 1886. He was a member of 
the Mass. Historical Society. 

Children, born in Netv Bedford, Mass., except the youngest: 

i Thomas Swain 8 , b. 22 April, 1849; m. 4 Aug., 1873, Barbara Jean 
Bentz, b. in Baden Baden, Germany; was 3 years in a military 
school; 24 years on the plains with cattle, hunting, etc., in Colorado, 
New Mexico and Kansas; res. Colorado Springs, Colo.; a stock- 
dealer. Ch.: 

1 Sylvia Swain", b. 11 June, 1875. 

2 Ruth Forbes, b. 12 Jan., 1887. 

ii Lincoln Forbes, b. 26 July, 1855; m. May, 1895, Kate G. Coit; 
is C. S. D. Harvard Univ.; was engaged in the lumber business 
for a while in Wisconsin; res. Salem, Mass. Ch. : 

1 Katherine*, b. 20 Nov., 1896; d. j. 

2 Lincoln Flagg, b. Feb., 1902. 

iii Clifford, b. 22 Sept., 1857; m. 9 Oct., 1900, Amy H. Johnson; 
was grad. A. B., Harvard Univ., 1880; was grad. Harvard Law 
School; practices chiefly in U. S. courts; Prest. Salem Common 
Council, 1891, '92, and '93. 

iv Augustus Perry, b. in Boston, 5 March, 1861; m. (1) Oct., 1897, 
Maude Rich; m. (2) June, 1901, Marion Ely; for a time he 
practiced law in Salem; then went into business in Colorado 
Springs. Ch.: 
1 Dorothy 9 , b. Sept., 1898; d. y. 

475 AARON 7 , son of Ephraim 8 and Sarah Brigham; born in 
Grafton, Mass., 29 March, 1771; died in E. Burke, Vt., ; 




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SEVENTH GENERATION 371 

married Abigail Maynard, born in New London, Conn., 1768. Prob- 
ably resided in St. Johnsbury and Charlston, Vt. 

Children, the eldest born in Marlow, N. H., the fourth, fifth, sixth and 
seventh born in Waterford, Vt.: 
i Lucretia 8 , b. 1794. 

726 ii Ezra, b. in Charleston, 13 Sept., 1796. 

727 iii Abigail, b. 30 Dec., 1798. 
iv Lucy, b. 1801. 

v Aaron E., b. 1803; d. in W. Concord, Vt; m. Knight 

of W. Charleston; a farmer. Ch.: 
1 Lucius 9 ; 2 Julius; 3 Julia (twins) ; 4 Susan. 

vi Rebecca, b. 1805; d. s. p.; m. Owen of St. Johnsbury. 

vii Lot, b. 1808. 
viii Paul, b. St. Johnsbury, 1811; d. s. p., Tilton, N. H.; m. . 

728 ix Thomas, b. Charleston, 1816. 



476 THOMAS', son of Epliraim 6 and Sarah Brigham; born 
in Colebrook, N. H., 7 July, 1786; slain in battle on Chippewa 
Plains, Canada, 5 July, 1816, after three years' service in the 
War of 1812; married Mary W. Lacy; born in Piermont, N. H., 
24 Aug., 1782; died at the home of her son Ephraim in Dover, N. 
H, 16 June, 1865. 

He started from Colebrook, one day, for Plymouth, N. H., to 
get his wife's sister to nurse his wife through her approaching 
confinement. When he got to No. Haverhill, N. H., he met a re- 
cruiting officer and enlisted for 9 months in the War of 1812. He 
was told that he would not have to serve for several weeks. Late 
that night he received orders to march; hastily sending a messenger 
to Plymouth, he marched with his company, after sending word to 
his wife. When he was slain he was with a scouting party, who 
were all killed and buried in a trench on the Canadian side of 
the Niagara River. A few years ago a trench full of human bones 
was found on the bank of the river, and from some buttons found it 
was known that the remains were those of American soldiers. The 
Canadian government permitted the U. S. soldiers to come into 
Canada and give the remains a military burial. These may have 
been the bones of that scouting party. 

Children: 

729 i Azel Parkhurst 8 , b. in Enosburg, Vt., 7 April, 1809. 

730 ii William Lacy, b. in Enosburg, 20 Dec, 1810. 

iii Ephraim Thomas, b. in Colebrook, 9 June, 1813; d. 26 Oct., 1895; 
m. (1) Sophronia A. Langley of New Market, X. H., b. Sept, 
1815; d. 15 Oct., 1849; m. (2) 2 Aug., 1851, Rebecca C. Smith 
of Dover, N. H., b. 1 June, 1827; res. Wentworth Home, Dover. 
Ch. (by first wife): 

1 Annie A. 9 , b. 5 Nov., 1843; d. unm., 27 May, 1866. 

2 Lavenia K., b. 13 Oct., 1847; d. unm., 7 Dec., 1867. 



372 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

477 AARON 7 , son of Ithamar 6 and Catherine (Barnes) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Dec., 1785; died in Lexington, 
Mass., 3 Oct., 1863; married, 2 Aug., 1808, Comfort, daughter of 
William and Elizabeth (Jones) Valentine; born 10 March, 1783, 
Northboro, Mass.; died in Lexington, Mass., 19 Dec., 1863. He 
was a merchant on Long Wharf, Boston; moved to Lexington, 
Mass., 1853. 

Children : 

i Catherine Jones 8 , b. in Northboro, 9 June, 1809; d. unm., in Lex- 
ton, 29 Dee, 1863. 
731 ii William, b. in Northampton, Mass., 1 Oct., 1812. 

iii Sophia, b. in Athol, Mass., 17 Jan., 1815; m. Wm. J. Valentine 
of London, Eng. (son of Col. S. L.) ; b. in Bangor, Me., 3 
Aug., 1817; was in lumber trade in Boston; in 1852, in the com- 
mission business in London; in 1854 ibid, and banking in France; 
Pres. L7. S. Commissioners at Paris Fair, 1855, and decorated by 
Napoleon III. with Legion of Honor; a banker in London, 1862; 
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Soc, 1873. Ch. (Valentine) : 

1 William Brigham*, b. 1840; res. London. 

2 Oarafelia, d. y. 

3 Francena Sophia, m. George F. Marlow, and res. London. 

478 ELI", son of Ithamar 6 and Catherine (Barnes) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 18 July, 1794; died in Marlboro, 21 Oct., 
1850; married 5 Sept., 1819, Lydia, daughter of Jedediah and 
Lydia (Felton) Howe; born Sept., 1800; died in Northboro, Mass., 
March, 1885. He was a farmer. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Sarah Ann 8 , k 3 Oct., 1820; d. in Northboro, 15 March, 1884; 
m. 1844, Alonzo, son of Capt. Jedediah and Betsey (Wilkins) 
"Wood; b. in Marlboro, 17 Aug., 1817; res. Hudson, where was 
assessor in 1867; d. 16 Oct., 1873. Ch. (Wood), b. in Hudson: 

1 Ann E. a , b. 27 July, 1845; d. May, 1857. 

2 Alonzo, Jr., b. 18 Jan., 1847. 

3 Frank J., b. 23 Aug., 1851; m. Kittie A., dau. of Albion Howe 
of Marlboro. 

4 Hiram H., res. Hudson. 

ii Jonas Edward, b. 17 Jan., 1823; d. in Marlboro, 22 Aug., 1898; 
m. 16 Dec, 1852, Sarah Davenport, b. 1829; d. in Marlboro, 
1894; farmer, res. Marlboro. Ch., b. there: 

1 Sarah Eliza 9 , b. 10 Nov., 1853. 

2 Edward A., b. 10 Aug., 1856. 

3 Hattie E., b. 7 March, 1862. 

iii Silas Edwin, b. 20 Feb., 1825; m. Nov., 1858, Martha A., dau. 
Elisha Ellis, b. in Westboro. He settled on his great-uncle Silas 
Brigham's place in Southboro. Ch., b. there: 

1 Silas O.", b. March, 1862; d. 8 Aug., 1875. 

2 Charles E., b. 19 Sept., 1864. 

3 Herbert E., b. 25 Feb., 1867. 

iv Caroline Sophia, b. 19 Oct., 1831 ; m. Francis Brown of Ipswich, 

Mass.; res. Northboro, in 1885. 
v George Webber, b. 20 June, 1833; a farmer in Northboro. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 373 

479 DEA. ABEL 7 , son of Ithamar 6 and Catherine (Barnes) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 13 Feb., 1797; died Marlboro, 
16 March, 1871; married (1), 13 May, 1821, Mary, daughter of 
Augustus Bigelow; born in Berlin, Mass., 19 Jan., 1799; died 23 
May, 1843; married (2), 3 Jan., 1844, Sally, daughter of William 
and Lois (Bartlett) Felton; born 26 June, 1809; died 13 Feb., 
1878, s. p. She was very industrious and among the last to use a 
hand loom. He was a farmer and resided on his father's home- 
stead half a mile north of the Academy in Marlboro. 

Children (by first wife), born in Marlboro: 

732 i Levi Samuel 8 , b. 4 Aug., 1825. 

733 ii Catherine Elizabeth, b. 27 Feb., 1831. 

480 DANIEL 7 , son of Daniel 6 and Anna (Beaman) Brigham; 
born in Bridgton, Me., 4 June, 1794; died in Bridgton, 1862; mar- 
ried, 19 June, 1822, Sophronia, daughter of William and Sally 
(Kimball) Emerson of St. Stephens, New Brunswick; born 12 May, 
1798. He resided on the homestead in Bridgton. 

Children, born in Bridgton: 

i William H. 8 , b. 6 March, 1823; m. Sept., 1849, Lydia Stuart of 
Harrison, Me., b. Aug., 1826; d. in Bridgton, s. p., 1901; they res. 
in Naples, Me. 
ii Silas, b. 29 June, 1824; d. 5 Jan., 1850, in Cincinnati, O., unm. 

734 iii Edward, b. 24 Jan., 1826. 

iv Sarah A., b. 8 June, 1828; d. in Bridgton, unm., 1863. 
v Ruth, b. 6 July, 1830; d. 15 July, 1855, unm. 

vi Otis, b. 24 Dec, 1832; m. Elizabeth Houghton, who d. s. p., 
22 May, 1905; he resides in Ayer, Mass. 

735 vii Seth E., b. 2 June, 1834. 

viii Roxana, b. 19 Dec, 1835; d. 9 May, 1836. 
ix Roxana, b. 7 May, 1836; m. Edwin Ingalls; res. s. p., Bridgton 

Highlands, Me. 
x Eliza, b. 28 April, 1838; d. 2 Dec, 1856. 

481 AARON 7 , son of Daniel 6 and Anna (Beaman) Brigham; 
born in Bridgton, Me., 11 March, 1796; died there, 7 June, 1872; 
married, 16 April, 1823, Asenath, daughter of Ebenezer Carsley; 
born in Bridgton, 9 June, 1802; died there, 10 Dec. 1878. 

Children, born in Bridgton: 

i Ruth Anna 8 , b. 8 March, 1824; m. 5 Sept., 1843, Joel Howe, son 
of Luke Fosgate of Berlin, Mass.; b. 16 March, 1818;^ d. 3 
April, 1903; she res. in Berlin. Ch. (Fosgate), b. in Berlin: 

1 Francis O.", b. 1 Nov., 1845; m. Emma Symms; res. Shrews- 
bury, Mass.; a farmer. Ch.: Raymond 10 . 

2 Emily A., b. 28 June, 1847; m. Herbert A. Cook; res. 
Shrewsbury. Ch. (Cook): i Lester 10 ; ii Maurice; iii Elsie. 

3 Frederick A., b. 17 June, 1852; m. Ella F. Swan; res. Berlin. 
Ch.: i Ruth 10 ; ii Jennie; iii Fred. 



374 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

4 Angelina B., b. 13 Oct., 1855; m. Henry Davis of Shrews- 
bury. Ch. (Davis): i Myron; ii Lucille; iii Forest. 

5 Alvah Dana, b. 23 April, 1859; d. 20 Oct., 1896; m. 15 Nov., 
1882, Nellie Clark; a farmer. 

ii Elizabeth, b. 26 Sept., 1825; d. 14 April, 1903; m. 6 April, 1851, 
Addison A., son of Rufus Sawyer of Reading, Mass.; d. 4 March, 
1893. Ch. (Sawyer), b. in Reading: 

1 Eugene N?, b. 23 Feb., 1852; d. 4 Dec, 1902; res. Maiden, 
Mass.; m. Hattie Parker. Ch.: Marion 10 , and one d. y. 

2 Jennie M., b. 23 Aug., 1858; m. Geo. W. Wilkinson of Read- 
ing, Mass. Ch. (Wilkinson): i Emily 10 ; ii Blanche. 

3 Euleyetta, b. 16 Nov., 1859. 

iii Alvina, b. 17 Sept., 1828; d. 16 Aug., 1833. 
iv Otis, b. 1 July, 1830; d. 12 July, 1831. 
v Angelina, b. 8 March, 1834; d. 5 May, 1855; m. 1 Jan., 1851, 

D. Augustus Russell of Reading, Mass. Ch. (Russell), b. in 

Reading: 

1 Edgar W. 9 , b. 31 Dec, 1851; d. 24 Sept., 1852. 

2 Chester O., b. 15 Aug., 1853; m. Mary Richtering. Ch.: i 
Edward M. 10 ; ii Maud; iii W. Dale; iv May; v Daniel; he 
res. in Chicago. 

vi Jane, b. 25 April, 1836; m. 10 March, 1861, Alvin, son of Jesse 
Gibbs of Pasadena, Cal. Ch. (Gibbs) : 

1 Stella A. 9 , b. 14 Sept., 1865; m. 14 March, 1858, Orville G. 
Cummings of Pasadena. Ch. (Cummings): Lester F. 10 , b. 
1889; d. 1892. 

2 Lula A., b. 3 Oct., 1869; d. 1870. 

vii Aaron, b. 2 July, 1839; m. 30 Dec, 1861, Mary P., dau. of 
William Morrison; res. No. Attleboro, Mass. Ch.: 

1 Edgar W. 9 , b. in Bridgton, 20 April, 1863; m. 29 May, 1883, 
Josephine Foshner. Ch.: Willie 10 , b. 29 July, 1885. 

2 Fred B., b. 6 May, 1865. 

3 Harry E., b. 4 June, 1871 ; d. 3 Sept., 1871. 

4 Mabel J., b. 26 Sept., 1872. 

viii Austin, b. 20 Feb., 1843; m. 29 Nov., 1870, Elizabeth, dau. of 
Henry Carter; res. Bridgton. Ch., b. there: 

1 Beulah L 9 , b. 19 Dec, 1871; m. Nov., 1893, John Gore of 
Bridgton. Ch. (Gore): i Adaline M. 10 ; ii Harry B. 

2 Harry A., b. 3 July, 1873. 

ix Martha, b. 25 April, 1847; d. 23 Nov., 1849. 
x Adelia L., b. 2 Nov., 1852; m. (1) 22 June, 1875, James E. 
Fellows, who d. 1899; m. (2) 1901, Edwin M. Varney of Wind- 
ham, Me., where res. s. p. 

482 HENRY 7 , son of Daniel 6 and Anna (Beaman) Brigham ; 
born in Bridgton, Me., 24 Sept., 1798; died 6 March, 1851 ; married, 
6 Feb., 1826, Mary Estes of Bethel, Me.; resided in Waterford and 
North Bridgton, Me. 

Children : 
736 i Louisa 8 , b. 30 June, 1830. 

ii Charles H., b. 5 Sept., 1832; res. unm., in Waterford, Me. 
iii Mary E., b. 4 July, 1834; res. unm., in Medfield, Mass. 
iv Nancy, b. 25 Nov., 1837; m. 26 Oct., 1872, Fred Monks, a farmer 
of Bridgton, Me. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 375 

v Joel F., b. 25 Sept., 1842; m. 22 April, 1877, Emma Childs; 
a farmer in Wabasha, Minn. Ch.: 

1 Charles F. 9 , b. 24 Jan., 1886. 

2 Joel E., b. 18 Feb., 1893. 

483 LORING 7 , son of Abner 6 and Dorothy (Wood) Brigham; 
born Marlboro, Mass., 19 March, 1795; died Osceola Mills, Wis., 
10 Jan., 1878; married (1), May, 1817, Clarissa A., daughter of 
Thaddeus Fay of Northboro, Mass.; who died Sept., 1829; mar- 
ried (2), 1866, . He resided in Morse's day in Ann Arbor, 

Mich. 

Children : 

i Arethiisa Augusta 8 , b. 14 May, 1818; m, 1838, Jonathan L. 
Patch, and res. Troy, N. Y. ; she d. 13 May, 1851, leaving one ch. 
(Patch) : 

1 Clarissa Augusta 9 , who was adopted by Edward A. Brigham, 
son of 203, and her name was changed to " Brigham " ; she 
res. Worcester, Mass. 
737 ii Eliza Maria, b. 30 Oct., 1821. 

iii Charles Dexter, b. 12 Dec, 1823; d. 11 Feb., 1852; m. 24 March, 
1848, Martha R. Laurence (who m. [2] Judson Gleason, and had 
son Fred); she d. 29 June, 1894, ae. 64. Ch.: 
1 Helen 9 , b. 29 March, 1851; m. 18 July, 1871, Charles A. 
Cleveland, and res. s. p., Worcester, Mass. 
iv Edward Henry, b. 1825; d. unm., 1847. 
v Clarissa M., b. and d. 1829. 

484 ABNER 7 , son of Abner 6 and Dorothy (Wood) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 June, 1793; died 29 Nov., 1877; mar- 
ried, 1 Nov., 1837, Lucinda, daughter of John Maybee; born 9 
Sept., 1811; died 1 March, 1885. He was a farmer and resided in 
Yarmouth, Ontario. 

Children : 

i William Austin 8 , b. 30 Aug., 1840; m. (1) 22 April, 1873, Emma 
G. Clarke, b. in Hudson, O., 1839; m. (2) 7 April, 1885, Mrs. 
Amelia, widow of George H. Reed; is a lawyer and resides in 
Coweta, Indian Territory. Ch. (by first wife) : 

1 Ethel 9 , b. 1 Aug., 1878; m. 12 June, 1899, William Rack of 
Denver, Colo. 

2 Olga, b. 30 Nov., 1880; m. 11 Sept., 1900, James J. Moran of 
Kansas City, Mo. 

ii Charles, b. 12 Nov., 1847; is an agriculturist, and res. unm. in 
Stockton, Cal. 

485 DR. ADOLPHUS 7 , son of Abner 6 and Dorothy (Wood) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Dec, 1802; died in Shrews- 
bury, Mass., 30 April, 1859; married (1), 10 Nov., 1828, Eliza A. 
Parker of Southboro, Mass., who died 21 March, 1831, ae. 27; mar- 
ried (2), 13 June, 1832, Rebecca W., daughter of Thomas Knowl- 



376 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

ton, Jr., of Shrewsbury; born there, 9 Oct., 1810; died 11 June, 
1894. 

Dr. Brighain taught school during the winter seasons from 1821 
to 1825 and studied the remainder of the year. In 1823 he " studied 
Latin and Greek under the instruction of Rev. Seth Alden," a 
clergyman of Marlboro. In May, 1824, he began the study of 
medicine with Dr. J. B. Kittredge of Framingham, with whom he 
remained two years. June 24, 1826, he removed to Shrewsbury to 
" attend to the study and practice of medicine," under Dr. Seth 
Knowlton, then a prominent physician of that town. He attended 
medical lectures at Harvard Medical School; was licensed as a 
physician and surgeon by the censors of the Second Medical District 
at Worcester, 20 June, 1827; began the practice of medicine and 
surgery in Shrewsbury, 18 Nov., 1827, and remained there until 
his death. For many years before his death he was called " The 
Doctor of Shrewsbury," and not only had the larger part of the 
practice in that town but much in several adjoining towns. He lived 
respected and honored, and died greatly lamented and mourned by 
those to whom he had ministered for a generation, and justly merited 
the name of " The Good Physician." 

Children (by second wife), born in Shrewsbury: 

738 i Frederick A. 8 , b. 1 April, 1835. 

739 ii Franklin Whiting, b. 13 Sept., 1841. 

iii Arthur Knowlton, b. 12 Dec, 1850; d. 15 Feb., 1851. 

486 DEA. PIERPONT 7 , son of Dea. Paul 6 and Fanny (Brig- 
ham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Aug., 1785; died of 
cholera, in Buffalo, X. Y., 21 Sept., 1838; married, Dec, 1809, 
Lovisa Conger. He is believed to have lived in Buffalo. 

Children: 

i Lovisa Jane 8 , b. 18 Jan., 1812; d. 25 April, 1837. 
ii Fanny McD., b. 16 April, 1814; m. W. W. Mason; res. Buffalo, 

N. Y. 
iii Harriet N., b. 23 Jan., 1817; m. Jacob Swartz; res. Buffalo. 

iv Lorinda S., b. 5 June, 1819; m. Emery; res. Aurora, 

X. Y. 
v John Stratton, b. 9 June, 1821; m. Frances Burke; ch. four; 

res. Ravenna, O. 
vi Sophia \\\, 1). 14 Aug., 1823; d. 28 Jan., 1847. 
vii Amanda W., b. 15 Oct., 1825; d. 4 Jan., 1844. 
viii Lovina X. Ward, b. 13 May, 1827; d. 22 Jan., 1829. 

ix Elizabeth, b. 29 Sept., 1830; d. 16 Feb., 1858; m. 

Gunn. 

487 WILLIAM D. 7 , son of Dea. Paul 6 and Fanny (Brigham) 
Brigham; born in St. Albans, Vt., 14 Jan., 1806; died 17 July, 
1875; married Lucy Doane; born 2 Feb., 1805; died 15 June, 1883. 
He resided in St. Albans. 




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SEVENTH GENERATION 377 

Children, born in St. Albans: 

i Lummus 8 , b. 11 Jan., 1833; d. 20 Oct., 1855. 

ii Edmund D., b. 7 Sept., 1834; res. in St. Albans; enlisted in 
Co. C, First Vt. Vols., in the Civil War. 

740 iii Sidney S., b. 15 Feb., 1836. 

741 iv Sanford J., b. 31 Jan., 1838. 

v Fanny L., b. 22 Dec, 1839; d. 5 Oct., 1882; m. 4 Nov., 1862, 
E. W. Jewett. Ch. (Jewett) : 

1 Jessie Brigham 9 , b. 6 Dec, 1865. 

2 Mary F., b. 7 Oct., 1867; d. 2 Oct., 1869. 

3 Nellie H., b. 8 Sept., 1869. 
5 Walter C, b. 25 May, 1873. 

488 BARNABAS 7 , son of Samuel 6 and Asenath (Bailey) Brig- 
ham; born in Berlin, Mass., 13 March, 1791; died Sept., 1855; 
married Persis, daughter of Elihu and Phebe (Belcher?) Maynard, 
born Marlboro, Mass., 1 Nov., 1795. Resided in Marlboro on the 
Thomas 2 homestead and built the present house on the place, about 
1825. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Benjamin 8 , b. 17 March, 1818; d. 2 Sept., 1819. 
ii Benjamin Warren, b. 21 May, 1820; d. y. 

iii Phebe Maria, b. 22 March, 1822; d. in home of daughter in 
Roxbury, Mass., 4 Oct., 1902; m. Nicholas Wise, who d. Ch. 
(Wise) : 

1 Helen 9 , m. Alonzo G. Stockwell, who d. Feb., 1906. 
iv Benjamin Thomas, b. 31 May, 1823; d. about 1866; m. Harriet 
Webster. Warren Brigham, who owned Thomas 2 Brigham's old 
home, made him his heir. He was the last male Brigham owner 
of the place; was a merchant tailor in Boston, and his father 
carried on the farm. Ch.: 
1 Alice 9 ; 2 Warren, 
v Lucy, b. 24 June, 1824; d. 4 March, 1899; m. Sidney Brown; 

res. Marlboro, 
vi Henry Quincy, b. 23 Oct., 1827; was a dentist in Boston, 
vii Austin Dana, b. 6 June, 1836; d. May, 1904, in soldier's home in 
Togus, Me.; was a soldier in the Civil War; res. in Boston. 

489 THOMAS 7 , son of Thomas 6 and Azubah (Babcock) Brig- 
ham; born in Berlin, Mass., 17 Oct., 1797; died in Northboro, Mass., 
19 June, 1855; married 29 , March, 1822, Ann Carter, of Berlin. 
He resided in Berlin until 1851, and then removed to Northboro. 

Child, born in Berlin: 

i Eliza Ann 8 , b. 24 Sept., 1824; d. in Northboro, 22 Nov., 1861; 
m. 29 May, 1849, Samuel I. Rice, b. in Northboro, 11 Sept., 1821; 
d. there, 6 Nov., 1903. Ch. (Rice), born in Northboro: 

1 Thomas Chandler 9 , b. 1 Aug., 1850. 

2 Samuel Wilson, b. 27 March, 1856; d. in Westboro, Mass., 31 
Oct., 1890; m. 8 April, 1880, Jennie M. Moore. Ch. (Rice): 
i Anna Eliza 10 , b. 21 Nov., 1880; m. Charles S. Knight; ii 
Carrie Louise, b. 24 Feb., 1882; iii Gertrude Alice, b. 8 July, 
1884; iv Edith Mabel, b. 1886; d. 1891; v Bessie Wilson, b. 
13 Dec, 1890. 



378 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

490 JOEL 7 , son of Gardner 6 and Sarah (Rice) Brigham; born 
in Northboro, Mass., 13 Dec., 1788; died 16 Oct., 1869; married, 
19 Aug., 1808, Nancy, daughter of Fortunatus Brigham, 168; born 
in Marlboro, Mass., 29 June, 1791; died 10 June, 1850. Resided 
in Berlin, Mass. (Carterville), but returned to Northboro. 

Children : 

742 i Ira 8 , b. in Berlin, 12 Jan., 1809. 

ii Lewis, b. 1 July, 1812; m. Almira (Hewes) Bemis; res. s. p., 

in Northboro. 
iii Phebe, b. 5 Aug., 1813; d. 13 March, 1885; m. Thomas B., son 
of Benjamin Warren; b. 5 Dec, 1816; d. 8 Jan., 1899. Ch. 
(Warren) : 

1 Martha A.\ b. 13 Jan., 1844; m. 31 July, 1890, William 
Lowe, who d. s. p., 5 May, 1904; she res. Northboro. 

2 John F., b. 1845; m. Lydia A. Ball; 4 ch. ; res. Northboro. 

3 Edward H., b. 7 Oct., 1848; m. Mary Temple; 7 ch.; res. 
Northboro. 

4 George A., b. 25 Nov., 1853; m. Myra Walker; 4 ch., 3 d.; 
res. Boylston, Mass. 

743 iv Abraham, b. in Northboro, 23 Jan., 1816. 

744 v John, b. in Northboro, 11 June, 1819. 

745 vi Samuel, b. in Berlin, 5 April, 1822. 

vii Anne, b. 30 Dec, 1824; m. Seth Flagg, who d. 11 Nov., 1883; 

m. (2) 9 Aug., 1890, J. B. Manning; res. s. p., in Northboro. 
viii Martha, b. 12 Jan., 1828; d. 9 Jan., 1895; m. Levi Stratton; res. 
s. p., Northboro. 
ix Mary Ann, b. 26 Oct., 1830; m. Henry L. Stone; res. Westboro; 

10 ch. 
x Henry J., b. 10 Sept., 1833; d. 20 July, 1889; m. Mary Blodgett; 
res. s. p., Northboro. 

491 JOHN SWARROW 7 , son of John 6 and Lois (Fisk) Brig- 
ham; born in Paxton, Mass., 24 May, 1803; married 21 Jan., 1828, 
Parmelia Brace. 

Children: 

i Harriet 8 , b. 29 Oct., 1828; m. George White; res. 9 Waverly PL, 
Chicago. Ch. (White): 
1 Fred*; 2 Caroline; 3 Emma. 

746 ii Charles H., b. near Rochester, N. Y., 30 June, 1830. 

iii Rhoda, b. 1832; d. 6 Dec, 1877; m. 24 Dec, 1855, Stephen G. 
Scott. Ch. (Scott): 
1 George*; 2 Francis; 3 Flora; 4 John; 5 Josephine. 
iv Jerome, b. 1834; d. 5 Nov., 1886; m. Mrs. Lovinda Oliver; no 

children, 
v John, b. 1836; m. Elizabeth Hall; res. Tipton Ford of Newton 
Co., Mo. Ch.: 
1 Joseph", d. 1891 ; 2 Martha, 
vi Artemas, b. 25 Aug., 1838; m. 24 Dec, 1868, Althea Cooley; 

no ch. 
vii George, b. 1841 ; d. unm., in Chicago, 12 Nov., 1888. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 379 

492 HENRY 7 , son of Henry 6 and Susanna (Harrington) Brig- 
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 30 Oct., 1798; died ; mar- 
ried Lucy W., daughter of Benjamin Howe; she died 28 March, 
1844, £e. 38. Resided in Northboro. 

Children, born in Northboro: 

i Benjamin D. 8 , b. 5 June, 1825; d. in So. Framingham, Mass., 
where he was a dealer in straw goods, in 1884; m. 1853, Hannah A. 
Rich, b. in Northboro, 15 June, 1831. In Co. M, 32d Mass. In- 
fantry, Civil War. Ch., b. in So. Framingham: 

1 George W.\ b. 1858; ra. 1885, Helen Lake; res. Chicago, 111. 
Ch.: i Walter I. 10 ; ii Minnie; iii George W. 

2 Irving D., b. 9 Aug., 1864; m. 4 July, 1886, Lizzie Nichols, b. 
in England, 30 Nov., 1865; res. Framingham. Ch.: i Charles 
W. 10 , b. 18 Sept., 1887; ii Frederick I., b. 28 Aug., 1889; iii 
Ralph T., b. 2 Sept., 1892. 

ii Seraph J., b. 2 June, 1829, and d. 
iii Thomas H., b. 25 Nov., 1831. 
iv George G., b. 10 June, 1836. 

v Susan M., b. 27 Oct., 1838. 
vi Artemas, b. 28 Jan., 1841. 
vii Charles H., b. 26 Jan., 1843, and d. 

493 STEPHEN P. 7 , son of Lovell 6 and Lucy (Phelps), Brig- 
ham; born in Northboro, Mass., 11 Oct., 1810; resided and died in 
Worcester, Mass., 13 June, 1846; married Sarah Allen, who died in 
Worcester. 

Children, born in Worcester: 

i Jason Stephen 8 , m. Ann Eliza Cashman of Milford, Mass.; res. 
there. Ch., b. in Milford: 
1 George 9 ; 2 Henry; 3 Albert. 
ii Sarah, who d. about 1896. 

494 WILLIAM RUSSELL 7 , son of Lovell 6 and Lucy (Phelps) 
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 27 Dec, 1812; died 20 Nov., 
1858; married 5 April, 1837, Rebeckah Morse, daughter of Francis 
Flagg; born in Boylston, Mass., 23 Nov., 1819 died 2 Dec, 1896. 
He was a storekeeper in Worcester, Mass. 

Children, born in Worcester: 

i Augustus E. 8 , b. 14 July, 1838; d. 27 March, 1840. 
ii Henry E., b. 5 Aug., 1840; d. 6 Sept., 1841. 

iii Mary Augusta, b. 28 Aug., 1842; m. 17 Nov., 1868, Silas W. 
Goddard. Ch. (Goddard): 
1 Cliford W. a , b. 7 Aug., 1875. 
iv Charles Augustus, b. 1844; d. 1846. 

v Charles Arthur, b. 30 April, 1850; m. (1) 12 June, 1878, M. 
Louise Mowry, who d. 1897; m. (2) 25 June, 1902, Evie M. 
Shippel of North Dana, Mass.; res. Worcester. Ch.: 

1 Walter E.", b. 31 May, 1880; d. y. 

2 George A., b. 12 March, 1884; d. 21 July, 1884. 

3 Rose I., b. 19 Sept., 1889. 



S80 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

vi William Henry, b. 15 May, 1853; m. 8 May, 1879, Hattie Collins, 
dau. of Seneca Richardson; b. in Worcester, 18 Nov., 1856; res. 
Worcester. Ch. : 

1 William Seneca 9 , b. 28 Nov., 1879; res. Worcester. 

2 Bertha Emily, b. 28 Oct., 1881; res. Worcester. 

3 Katherine, b. 16 April, 1891. 
vii Ellen, b. 29 June, 1855; d. ibid. 

viii Eleanor, twin to Ellen; d. ibid. 
ix Lily, b. 29 Oct., 1856. 

495 LODASCA 7 , daughter of John 6 and Sarah (Eaton) Brig- 
ham; born in Pomfret, N. Y., 13 Dec, 1807; died 14 Feb., 1885; 
married 3 Aug., 1826, Aaron Mark, of Pomfret, N. Y. They re- 
sided near Silver Creek, N. Y. 

Children (Mark) : 

i Reuben 8 , b. 7 Aug., 1827; d. 1852. 

ii Calista, b. 19 June, 1829; d. 1861; m. William E. Powers. Ch. 
(Powers) : 
1 Frank E. 9 
iii Alfred, b. 16 Sept., 1831; m. Carrie Snyder; res., 1904, in 

Sheridan, N. Y. ; had 2 daus. 
iv Aaron, b. 23 Aug., 1833; d. 1880; m. Almary Clark; 1 dau. 
v William C, b. 6 July, 1835; d. 1854. 
vi Martha M., b. 27 June, 1837; m. Reuben R. Hamlet of Sheridan, 

N. Y. ; living in 1904; 1 son. 
vii Sarah L., b. 22 Dec, 1839; m. I. J. Ennis; living in 1904, Dunkirk, 
N. Y.; 1 son. 

496 ORLANDO 7 , son of John 6 and Sarah (Eaton) Brigham; 
born in Dunkirk, N. Y., 5 Feb., 1813; died in Wasioja, Minn., 3 
April, 1885; married (1) 8 April, 1838, Fanny Jane Safford, who 
died 12 April, 1869; married (2) 9 Nov., 1870, Mrs. Betsey G. 
Milliken. 

He was in partnership with his uncle, Gen. Elijah Risley in 
" Risley Seed Garden," Fredonia, N. Y. He resided for a time at 
Pomfret, N. Y., where Brigham settlement and P. O. were named 
for him. In 1859 he moved to Wasioja. 

Children (by first wife), born in Pomfret: 

i Charles Hanson 8 , b. 27 May, 1839; d. unm, 5 Feb., 1861. 
ii Delia, b. 17 Oct., 1842;" m. 1 Nov., 1870, Edward Doud of 
Rochester, Minn., and res. in Sheffield, Ala. Ch. (Doud), b. in 
Chattanooga, Tenn. : 

1 Ralph Brigham 9 , b. 9 March, 1874. 

2 Delia, b. 14 April, 1875; m. 17 Oct., 1905, Rev. Lemuel J. 
Lewis. 

3 Charles, b. 9 Sept., 1876. 

iii Caroline, b. 29 July, 1846; m. 2 Oct., 1870, Charles W. Gibbons 
of W. Concord, Minn. Ch. (Gibbons): 

1 Roy Brigham 9 , b. 16 Nov., 1872; d. 1 May, 1873. 

2 Walter Fitz, b. 31 Aug., 1875; m. 22 March, 1905, Bessie 
Hastings Wilde. Ch.: Laurene M. 10 , b. 19 Jan., 1906. 




Charles H. Brigham (746) John S. Brigham (491) 
Mrs. Ella Brigham Stevens Edward D. Brigham (820) 



SEVENTH GENERATION 381 

3 Fred Carl, b. 17 Dec, 1877; d. 28 Feb., 1883. 

4 Margaret Ethel, b. 27 April, 1883. 

5 Frank Eldon, b. 4 Oct., 1884. 

iv Fanny Jane, b. 10 Jan., 1850; res. unm., W. Concord, Minn. 

497 NABBY 7 , daughter of John and Sarah (Eaton) Brigham; 

born 1818; died ; married 7 April, 1839, Seth Griswold 

of Pomfret, N. Y. 

Children (Griswold) : 

i Walter E. s , m. Isadore Frost; res. s. p., Kenmore, N. Y. 

ii Mary, (d.) ; m. Walter Cobb; 1 ch.; res. Buffalo, 
iii Adaline, m. Thomas Erwin; res. Cherry Creek, N. Y. ; 1 son. 
iv Pamelia, m. James Scott; 1 son. 

v Fanny, (d.) ; m. Lowell Sheffield of Cherry Creek, N. Y.; 1 son. 
vi Emma, m. Edwin Bentley of Cherry Creek, N. Y.; 1 son. 
vii George, d. unm. 

viii Ella, m. Lynn Bentley; res. near Pittsburgh; 1 son and 2 daus. 
ix Benjamin, m. Nellie Emory of Cherry Creek, N. Y.; 1 dau. 

498 NELSON 7 , son of John 6 and Sarah (Eaton) Brigham; 
born in Dunkirk, N. Y., 11 June, 1822; died in Chicago, 111., 9 
Oct., 1893; married 25 May, 1852, in Pomfret, Charlotte E., daugh- 
ter of Simeon A. and Nancy (Merrill) Stoddard; born in Ark- 
wright, N. Y., 12 Aug., 1832. 

He was a farmer and seedsman. He moved to Cropsey, 111., and 
thence to Chatsworth, 111., and finally resided at 7528 Normal Ave., 
Chicago. 

Children, the second and third born in Cropsey: 

i Eldon Tappan 8 , b. in Pomfret, X. Y., 6 Nov., 1853; m. 27 Dec, 
1876, Maggie Emma, dau. of Henry Rayburn of Saybrook, 111. 
Was grad. D. D. S., Northwestern Univ.; res. Sheldon and Wat- 
seka, 111., and Albuquerque and Carlsbad, New Mexico, for health, 
Ch., b. in Saybrook: 

1 Edith Eldora\ b. 21 Oct., 1877; m. 21 June, 1899, Frank E. 
Lake of Dixon, 111.; s. p., 1901. 

2 Boy Emerson, b. 18 Feb., 1882; d. 30 Dec, 1884. 

ii Helen Belle, b. 26 Aug., 1858; m. 15 Nov., 1877, Orman H. 
Brigham, D. D. S., of Chatsworth, 111. Ch. (Brigham), b. in 
Cropsey: 

1 Nina EtheP, b. 13 Sept., 1880. 

2 Adella Bell, b. 5 Dec, 1882. 

3 Everett Eldon, b. 20 May, 1889. 

4 Virginia Ellingwood, b. 10 Sept., 1895. 

iii Simeon Avery, b. 2 Nov., 1864; d. 31 Oct., 1865. 
iv Lottie Adella, b. in Chatsworth, 27 June, 1867; d. unm., 8 Nov., 
1893. 

499 FIDELIO WILLIAMS 7 , son of James 6 and Fanny (Ris- 
ley) Brigham; born in Fredonia, N. Y., 5 Dec, 1812; died in 
Tibaderville, La., 1 Jan., 1866; married (1)2 Feb., 1833, Adaline 



382 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

E. Smith; who died 1 March, 1855, in Nashville, Tenn. ; interred in 
Fredonia; married (2) 30 Nov., 1858, Amelia V. Webb, who died 
in Cincinnati, O., 6 Sept. 1859, s. p.; married (3) about lSiiS, 
Harriet R., daughter of Barnabas Gilbert; born in Gary, N. Y., 
9 Nov., 1820; died in Fruitvale. Cal., 19 Dec, 1904. 

He lived in Youngsville, Pa., where he was a merchant, Post- 
master and lumber dealer; he moved to California in 1851, where 
he was successful; returned and took extensive railroad contracts 
in Kentucky and was one of the proprietors of a very extensive coal 
mine on the Ohio River. The Civil War required him to abandon 
this business. Later he went to Louisiana and engaged in cotton 
raising with his brother Wesley and their sons. 

Children (by first wife) : 

i Risley Hanson 8 , b. 6 June, 1834; d. in Cheyenne, Wy., 20 Jan., 

1870. 
ii Charles Edgar, b. 3 July, 1836; d. 12 Feb., 1839. 
iii Mary Ellen, b. 18 Dec.,' 1837; d. 7 Feb., 1839. 
iv William Fidelio, b. 16 Feb., 1840; living somewhere in Ohio in 

1904. 
v Delia Harriet, b. 16 April, 1842; d. 27 Jan., 1846. 
vi Delia Adaline, b. 17 Oct., 1845; d. 22 Jan., 1904; m. (1) 1867, 
George Clark of Fredonia, who d. 1870; m. (2) 18 Feb., 1873, 
Xocl B. Chamberlain of Niagara Falls, N. Y. Ch. (Chamberlain) : 
1 Eleanor Risley 9 , b. 30 May, 1879; d. 14 July, 1881. 
vii Kate Adaline, b. 26 March, 1850; d. 7 April, 1853. 

500 WESLEY HERVEY 7 , son of James 6 and Fanny (Risley) 
Brigham; born in Fredonia, N. Y., 13 May, 1819; died at residence 
in Corry, Pa., 10 April, 1906; married in Youngsville, Pa., in 1842, 
Harriet N. Smith, born in Dunkirk, N. Y., 17 May, 1819; died 
Corry, Pa., 6 April, 1905. 

In his early years he was in the mercantile line of business. In 
1851 he went to California with his brother Fidelio and after en- 
gaging successfully in the water business in San Francisco, they 
both returned in 1853. Joined with his brother in carrying out 
extensive railroad contracts in Kentucky and Tennesee, and after 
the Civil War engaged in cotton raising in Louisiana. Later he was 
interested in farming. 

Children, the 5 elder born in Youngsville, Pa., the others in Fredonia, 
N. Y.: 

i James Risley 8 , b. 3 June, 1843; m. 25 Nov., 1868, Alice Matteson, 
dau. of Sidney Stearns of Van Buren, N. Y. ; b. 25 April, 1848; 
prominent citizen and hardware dealer in Corry, having filled 
numerous municipal offices. Ch., b. in Corry: 

1 Eugene Barney', b. 15 Jan., 1871; m. 12 Nov., 1896, Glenn L. 
Pope. Ch.: Alice Louise 10 , b. 14 Sept., 1900; a clerk in the 
Corry P. O. 

2 Walter Stearns, b. 30 Nov., 1875; in business with his father. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 383 

ii Mary Adaline, b. 19 Feb., 1845; res. Corry. 
iii Henry Clay, b. 21 March, 1847; d. 1 May, 1847. 
767 iv Charles Fidelo, b. 18 April, 1848. 

v Ella Sophia, b. 29 July, 1851; d. in Fredonia, 31 Oct., 1863. 
vi George Wesley, b. 30 Aug., 1855 ; d. 25 May, 1879. 
vii Frank Cushing, b. 14 Feb., 1857; m. 1 Jan., 1885, Elizabeth J. 
Kinny, b. in Ohio, 23 Feb., 1862; engaged in dairy farming and 
stock raising on a 300-acre farm in Corry. Ch., b. in C: 

1 Ella Louise , b. 1 Oct., 1886. 

2 Boscoe Fidelio, b. 2 June, 1888. 

3 Alice Marie, b. 16 Nov., 1897. 

4 Ruth Elizabeth, b. 1 July, 1903. 

viii Edward Levi, b. 18 Nov., 1862; d. s. p., 14 Feb., 1891; m. 1 Jan., 
1884, Mrs. Edith O. Leach; was a highly respected merchant in 
Corry. Mrs. Brigham's dau., Ora Leach, took the name of 
" Brigham." 

501 LEVI 7 , son of James 6 and Fanny (Risley) Brigham; born 
in Fredonia, N. Y., 6 Jan., 1824; died in Parker sville, N. Y., 3 
July, 1889; married 29 Oct., 1844, in Hartland, N. Y., Mary E., 
daughter of Anson Hutchinson; born in Pomfret, N. Y., 2 July, 
1825; died 6 Aug., 1904, in Council Grove, Kas. 

Mr. Brigham was Postmaster in Tidioute, Pa. With two 
brothers, in 1851, he went to California where they purchased the 
only well in San Francisco and made money. Returning east con- 
tracted to build a portion of the Louisville and Nashville Ry., and 
opened a coal mine in Paducah, Ky. ; on account of the war he 
went to farming in Wisconsin and Illinois. In 1871 moved to 
Kansas and was agent of the M. K. & T. Ry. in Parkersville where 
was appointed Postmaster in 1873 and held the office 18 years. He 
contributed to papers and was a lecturer. 

Children, the 3 elder born in Deer-field, Pa.: 

i Helen Fanny 3 , b. 3 Aug., 1846; m. 4 Jan., 1866, William Lewis, 
son of William J. Pierce; b. in Sacketts Harbor, N. Y., 13 March, 
1843; in the Civil War 1 year, Co. G, 2d Wis. Cav.; res. s. p., 
Ironwood, Mich. 
ii Hanson Hutchinson, b. 13 Aug., 1847; m. 7 Sept., 1868, Sarah 
K. Mabie; is superintendent of a large farm attached to a 
Presbyterian School for boys of white people of the mountains, 
in Asheville, N. C. ; no ch. 
iii Flora Ann, b. 2 May, 1850; m. 1 Oct., 1874, Adam Moser, Jr., 
Co. Atty. for Morris Co., Kansas, and Cashier of Farmers' and 
Drovers' Bank, Council Grove, Kan. Ch. (Moser) : 

1 Maude Brigham , b. 23 Feb., 1876. 

2 Helen Flora, b. 4 Jan., 1878; d. 20 Nov., 1881. 

3 Levi Adam, b. 1 Dec, 1879. 

4 Hanson Edgar, b. 23 April, 1882. 

iv Frederick Matteson, b. in Fredonia, 29 Nov., 1859; res. Kansas 
City, Mo., where in the Ry. Mail Service, P. O. Dept.; a member 
of the B. F. A., and has given efficient help to our genealogist in 
preparing family records. 



384 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

v Levi Hanaford, b. in Fredonia, 28 Feb., 1862; m. 6 June, 1893, 
Lalla Rookh Maloy; asst. cashier of Farmers' and Drovers' Bank, 
Council Grove, Kan. Ch.: 

1 Bosalee Elizabeth 9 , b. 6 Jan., 1895. 

2 Morion Kathryn, b. 27 Oct., 1897; d. 9 April, 1898. 

3 Niva Hattie, b. 9 March, 1900. 

4 Mary Louise, b. 28 Dec, 1904. 

vi Fidelio Wesley, b. Lyndon, Wis., 16 April, 1865; grad. from the 
Dental Dept. of Washington Univ., St. Louis, Mo.; m. 22 Dec, 
1897, Mabel H. Simpson of Knoxville, Tenn. ; res. Edmond, Okla. 
Ch.: 
1 Twins 9 , b. and d. 1899. 

502 REV. GEORGE FRENCH 7 , son of James 6 and Fanny 
(Risley) Brigham; born in Fredonia, N. Y., 18 Nov., 1827; married 
13 June, 1853, Aurilla E., daughter of Edmund Douglass of South 
Byron, N. Y.; died 7 Aug., 1904. 

In early life Mr. Brigham engaged in mercantile business, and 
he owned his father's farm. In 1862, his business ruined by the 
war, he removed to Chicago and entered the telegraph service. In 
1866 he accepted the local agency of the C. & N. W. Ry., at 
Sharon, Wis. This position he filled for 35 years, during which 
time he prepared himself for holy orders in the Episcopal Church, 
and became the founder of St. Mary's Mission in Sharon, of 
which he is curate. He gave the address before the B. F. A. at 
the first Marlboro meeting in 1891. He resides in Sharon. 

Children, the 3 elder born in Dunkirk, N. Y.: 

748 i Edmund Douglass 8 , b. 29 Dec, 1656. 

ii Fanny Risley, b. 30 June, 1858; d. in Byron, N. Y., May, 1860. 
iii Fanny Amelia, b. 10 June, 1860; m. 3 Sept., 1881, Luther S. 
Arnold. Ch. (Arnold): 

1 Douglass Luther 9 , b. 23 June, 1882; in State University, Madi- 
son, Wis., in 1905. 

2 Willard Henri/, b. 14 Dec, 1884; in State University in 
Madison, in 1905. 

3 Fanny, b. 8 Feb., 1887; d. 1887. 

4 Harold A., b. 3 March, 1888. 

749 iv George French, b. in Fredonia, 12 Jan., 1B63. 

v Susan Risley, b. in Chicago, 21 Feb., 1865; d. 21 July, 1865. 

750 vi Henry Hanson, b. in Sharon, Wis., 31 Aug., 1868. 

503 MARY ANN 7 , daughter of Walter 6 and Mary Child (Dix) 
Brigham; born 18 Dec, 1814; died 4 Aug., 1842, and was interred 
in Fredonia, N. Y. ; married 4 Dec, 1835, Rev. Abel Brown, born 
in Springfield, Mass., in 1810; died in 1844. 

She became the editor of the western Golden Rule, published at 
Albany, 1841-'2, to promote moral reform. 

Children (Brown) : 

i Walter Brigham 8 , b. 18 March, 1858; m. in Franklin Grove, 
Hester Ann Hook; res. Spirit Lake, la., and Deerficld, Mo., s. p.. 




Dr. Leverett E. Goodell, of Wilber, Neb. (504) 



SEVENTH GENERATION 385 

ii Charles Henry, b. 3 July, 1842, in Albany, N. Y.; d. 14 Oct., 
1891; m. Emeline Wills. Ch. (Brown) : 

1 Charles W?, b. 1871; m. Jessie Lee Forsythe. 

2 Edith M., b. 1875; m. Daniel A. Thomas. Ch. (Thomas): 
Lorenzo B. 10 

3 Robert M., b. 1877; unra., in 1903; in 1901 was a student at 
Harvard College. 

504 ELM IN A 7 , daughter of Lieut. Joel 6 and Polly Ann (Dur- 
kee) Brigham; born in Augusta, N. Y., 2 July, 1810; died Dec., 
1843; married 21 March, 1833, Rev. Joel Goodell, from Dunkirk, 
N. Y. to Lodi, O. ; he died in Taber, la. ; he married again after 
her death. 

Children (Goodell), bom in Lodi, O.: 

i Leverett Edward 8 , M. D., b. 20 Sept., 1834; m. 8 Dee., 1863, 
Harriet Jones of Pilot Grove, la., b. in la., 19 Sept., 1845. He 
moved to la. in 1855; was grad. M. D., in Keokuk, la., 1858; in 
1864 went to Pilot Grove; thence to Wilbur, Neb., and owns 
ranches in Nebraska and Kansas, and raises cattle. Ch., b. in 
Pilot Grove: 

1 Alice Eleanor 9 , b. 31 Dec, 1864; m. 4 Sept., 1884, Harry 
Miller from England; res. Omaha, Neb. 

2 Jessie Willmina, b. 3 Feb., 1867; m. 7 Dec, 1897, Prof. Henry 
Jennings from London, Eng., who is Supt. of Schools in 
Wilbur, la. 

3 Charles Brigham, b. 30 May, 1869; m. 4 March, 1895, Edith 
Turner; he is a banker in Crete, Neb. 

4 Edith May, b. 10 May, 1871 ; d. 7 June, 1872. 

ii Milton P., b. 27 June, 1837; went to northern Iowa, enlisted in 
1862; wounded and taken prisoner, and d. in Andersonville Prison, 
9 May, 1864. 
iii George W., b. 4 July, 1839; m. (1) 1863, Marietta Pence, who d. 
22 April, 1872; m. (2) 1873, Elizabeth Osborne, who d. 1883; 
m. (3) 9 Dec, 1884, Lillie Hubbard; a farmer, res. Clear Lake, 
la. Ch. (by 1st wife) : 

1 Lydia E. 9 , b. 7 Jan., 1864. 

2 Joel G., b. 24 Oct., 1868. 

3 Richard H., b. 4 Feb., 1870. 
Ch. (by 3d wife): 

4 Hettie V., b. 7 Nov., 1885. 

iv Lois E., b. 17 Jan., 1842; m. 1 Oct., 1861, William Totten of 
Throop, Kan. Ch. (Totten) : 

1 Mary P. 9 , b. 29 April, 186—; m. 9 April, 1883, John C. Brace 
of Narka, Kan. 

2 Milton Goodell, b. 8 Aug., 1865; m. 6 Oct., 1886, Lulu E. 
Tabo; res. Rockford, Kan. 

3 Elmina R., b. 13 Sept., 1867; m. 18 Jan., 1889, Charles A. 
Lendahl of Haddam, Kan. 

4 Hattie E., b. 6 June, 1871 ; res. unm., Norka, Kan. 

5 Edith E., b. 25 Feb., 1873; m. May. 1891, Albert E. Dagne of 
Washington, Kan. 

6 Alice W., b. 25 April, 1877; m. 6 June, 1900, William E. 
Campbell of Throop, Kan. 



386 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

7 Celia, b. 24 July, 1879; d. 24 Aug., 1879. 

8 William Clarence, b. 15 Dec, 1881. 

9 Carl A., b. 8 June, 1883. 

505 DEXTER 7 , son of Lieut. Joel 6 and Polly Ann (Durkee) 
Brigham; born in Augusta, N. Y., 28 Oct., 1812; died in Lodi, 
O., 19 Aug., 1844; married 10 May, 1840, Deborah, daughter of 
Thomas Shaw; born in Plainfield, Mass.; she married (2) Abram 
Falconer and died at Wauseon, O., 27 June, 1893. He moved to 
Lodi, O. The male line is extinct. 

Children, born in Lodi: 

i Haven E. 8 , b. 10 April, 1841; d. 12 Aug., 1841. 
ii Emma F., b. 10 Oct., 1842; m. 6 March, 1868, Rev. Howard B. 
Taft of Fairfield, Mich., b. in Van Buren, N. Y., 1830; he was 
grad., Kalamazoo, 1859; M. A., 1862; Theological Sem., 1861; 
ordained, 1862; she was grad. Oberlin College, 1864; res. Weston, 
Mich. Ch. (Taft): 

1 {Rev.) Edwin Brigham?, b. 2 July, 187:?; was grad., Kala- 
mazoo Coll., 1895; Rochester, N. Y., Theol. Sem., 1898; removed 
to Prescott, Arizona, where a preacher. 

2 Mary Alice, b. 7 Oct., 1878; was grad. 1902, Kalamazoo Coll., 
Mich.; ordained 1898, and preaches in Rochester, N. Y. 

iii Elmira, b. 15 Oct., 1844; res. unm., Wauseon, O. 

506 WINFIELD SCOTT 7 , son of Joel 6 and Polly Ann (Dur- 
kee) Brigham; born in Otsego, N. Y., 30 Dec, 1814; died 17 
April 1906, in Bowling Green, O. ; married (1) 22 Sept., 1836, 
Mary E., daughter of James White of Sheridan, N. Y., who died 
8 Feb., 1863; married (2) Susanna Falconer, who died 31 March, 
1893. 

He resided in Lodi, Chatham and Wauseon, O. Was a tailor 
by trade and had a large shop in Lodi, O., also a farm. He 
spent his last days with his son Joel. He was a perfect specimen 
of a man physically, very muscular and well built, and more than 
6 feet tall. 

Children {by first wife), the elder born in Lodi, the fifth, sixth and 
seventh in Chatham, and the younger in Wauseon, O.: 

i Frances E. 8 , b. 23 July, 1837; d. unm., while teaching school. 
751 ii Joseph Henry, b. 12 Dec, 1838. 

iii Mary Ann, b. 20 Aug., 1840; d. 20 March, 1862, s. p.; m. in 1861, 

Charles Bond, 
iv Christine E., b. 24 July, 1845; d. unm., 7 Dec, 1898. 
v James O., d. y. 

vi Augusta A., b. 30 March, 1849; m. at Wauseon, 20 Jan., 1876, 
Squire, son of Silas and Harriet (Pomeroy) Johnson of Adrian, 
Mich., b. 27 July, 1844; he is an extensive celery gardener; res. 
Adrian. Ch. (Johnson), b. in Toledo, O.: 

1 Emma C.\ b. 4 April, 1878; m. 17 Sept., 1902, Earl G. Keeney. 

2 Merle, b. 27 Dec, 1881; m. 15 June, 1904, Howard Swift. 

3 Millicent M., b. 10 Feb., 1887. 

4 Christine M., b. 16 Aug., 1890. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 387 

752 vii Joel S., b. 28 Oct., 1850. 

viii Fannie E., b. 1 April, 1856; m. 16 Dec, 1880, Dr. Carl Bock, 
b. 1852; res. Greenville, Mich. Ch. (Bock), b. in Canandaigua, 
N. Y.: 

1 Gertrude E.°, b. 20 May, 1883; m. 11 March, 1906, Henry E. 
Bitzer; res. Chattanooga, Tenn. 

2 Wyman C, b. 31 Oct., 1886; a student; res. Greenville. 
Children (by second wife) : 

ix Gertrude, b. 2 April, 1869; d. 2 March, 1871. 
x Bertha E., b. 6 July, 1876; m. Burt A. Gurden, res. Toledo, O. 

507 HON. JOEL 7 , son of Joel 6 and Polly Ann (Durkee) 
Brigham; born in Dunkirk, N. Y., 10 Jan., 1818, first white child 
born in that place; married 29 Nov., 1838, Betsey, daughter of Elias 
Lyon of Chatham Centre, O. ; born in Goshen, Mass., 20 Feb., 
1820; died in Wauseon, O., 25 Nov., 1892, after 54 years of mar- 
ried life. 

In 1834, Mr. Brigham moved to Lodi, O., with his parents. 
He and his wife lived in a log cabin 12 x 16 feet, one story, with 
one room, lighted by 2 two windows ; the door was provided with 
a wooden latch with " latch string " through the hole to lift it, 
" always out." This cabin was built on 80 acres given him by his 
father. In 1844, he received a sprain and sold out. He then moved 
to Chatham Centre, O., where he built a store, which he sold in 
1853. He moved to Lena, where he bought 240 acres with a saw- 
mill. In 1859, Mr. Brigham moved to Wauseon, O., formed a part- 
nership with Isaac Springer and opened a store; in 1865 he bought 
a flouring mill and in 1871 erected a two-story brick warehouse 
and went into mercantile business in this place. In 1887 he turned 
it over to his youngest son. Has been a Justice of the Peace, 
assessor, town treasurer 15 years, Postmaster, and Mayor for 2 
terms, when he declined further nomination. During the Civil 
War he was County Commissioner on Dist. Military Commission. 
He was one of three to buy the West Cemetery, of which he was 
the leading official for 25 years. At 84 he superintended a large 
farm in the suburbs. He has had a successful life. 

Children, the 4 elder born in Lodi, the 2 younger in Wauseon: 
i Elvira I. 8 , b. 15 Nov., 1839; d. 26 July, 1840. 
ii Ann E., b. 13 May, 1841 ; d. 21 April, 1843. 

753 iii Walter Scott, b. 6 Aug., 1843. 

754 iv Haven T., b. 7 May, 1846. 

v Willard H., b. Chatham Centre, 30 Aug., 1849; d. 18 May, 1850. 

vi Mary Eva, b. in Chatham Centre, 14 Jan., 1852; d. 7 May, 1853. 

vii Harriet A., b. 28 Feb., 1854; m. 7 Oct., 1880, William H., son 

of William Sohn; b. in Tiffin, O., 29 June, 1851; interested in 

telephone plants in Ohio and Iowa; res. Wauseon. Ch. (Sohn): 

1 Howard 9 , b. 21 March, 1886. 

viii Celia A., b. 18 Nov., 1857; m. 10 Oct., 1878, Dr. Charles E., 

son of Dr. J. H. Bennett of Evansport, O. ; grad. Detroit Med. 



388 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

College, 1876; in practice 20 years Surgeon for L. S. & Mich. 
So. Ry. ; afterward in same capacity for Detroit & Lima North- 
ern Ry. ; res. Wauseon, O. Ch. (Bennett), b. in Wauseon: 

1 Fred H.°, b. 16 Nov., 1881; d. 8 Sept., 1895. 

2 Walter, b. 9 July, 1885. 

3 Florence, b. 22 June, 1896. 

ix Clarence E., b. 16 Oct., 1860; m. 15 Oct., 1885, Inez Scott; in 

1887 bought out his father's store, 
x Mary Elmina, b. 2 Oct., 1862; d. 13 Feb., 1871. 

508 JANE ELIZABETH 7 , daughter of Joel 6 and Basmath 
(Hamilton) Brigham; born in Brookfield, Mass., on the original 
homestead, 11 July, 1819; died 12 July, 1892; married, about 1843, 
Stillman Butterworth of Brookfield, born 20 March, 1817; died 
Aug., 1882. 

Children (Butterworth), born in Brookfield: 

i Henry L. 8 , b. ; d. Aug., 1884; m. Nettie . 

Ch.: ' 
1 Arthur 3 ; 2 Louis. 
ii James Theodore, b. 6 June, 1847; d. in Brookfield, May, 1876; 
m. Emma King of B., b. 10 Oct., 1850. Ch., b. in Brookfield: 

1 Florence Maud 9 , b. 4 Nov., 1874; a teacher in So. Framing- 
ham, Mass. 

2 Theodora May, b. June, 1876; m. Walter C. Butterworth. 

iii Frank Hamilton, b. 26 Nov., 1849; m. (1) Nov., 1871, Sarah A., 
dau. of Eli H. Cummings of So. Framingham; b. 2 Sept., 1853; 
d. 13 Oct., 1890; m. (2) Emma (King) Butterworth, widow of his 
bro. James; a clerk, res. So. F. Ch.: 

1 Walter Cummings", b. in Quincy, Mass., 9 Aug., 1873; m. 1 
June, 1898, Theodora M. Butterworth (dau. of J. Theodore). 

2 Herbert Stillman, b. 19 Sept., 1875; d. 11 June, 1899; res. 
So. F. 

3 Ada Frances, b. 16 May, 1881; m. C. Frank Holbrook of 
Sherborn, Mass.; 2 ch. 

iv Ada, b. ; m. Charles Vizard of Brookfield; d. there, 

s. p. 

509 SALEM TILLY 7 , son of Joel 6 and Basmath (Hamilton) 
Brigham; born in Brookfield, Mass., 17 Oct., 1824; died at his 
residence in Woburn, Mass., 8 Oct., 1903; married 6 Oct., 1850, 
Maria Davis of Woburn. 

He was born in the old house built by his great-grandfather James 4 
Brigham in 1722; inherited by Capt. Tilly 5 in 1780 and next by 
Joel. The old house was burned a few years ago. Joseph Brig- 
ham now owns the place. Salem enlisted in Co. G 5th Mass. Vol. 
from Woburn, 27 July, 1864, for one hundred days. He was 
honorably discharged 16 Nov., 1864. 
Children : 

i Helen M. 8 , b. in Maiden, Mass., 14 May, 1853; m. 25 Oct., 1876, 

L. Waldo Thompson; res. in Woburn. 
ii Edward Tilly, b. in Woburn, 21 Oct., 1868; m. 29 Oct., 1902, 
Edith C. Buckman. 




Hon. Joel Brigham, of Wauseon, O. (507) 



SEVENTH GENERATION 389 

510 BOSTWICK 7 , son of James 6 and Marcia (Hastings) Brig- 
ham; born in Brookfleld, Mass., 6 Aug., 1821; died in Richford, 
Vt., 3 Oct., 1888; married 28 Jan., 1852, Emeline M. Goodrich, 
who died in Richford, 21 May., 1888. 

Children, born in Richford: 

i Henry G. R , b. 15 Oct., 1853; d. 6 July, 1866. 

ii Marcia E., b. 18 March, 1859; m. 6 June, 1883, George E. Barber, 
b. 7 Feb., 1855. Ch. (Barber): 

1 Henry E. a , b. 21 June, 1883. 

2 Rosa B., b. 17 Sept., 1887. 

3 Edwin A., b. 29 March, 1896; d. 1 April, 1896. 

4 Ruth, b. 17 Sept., 1897. 

5 Frank, b. 1 June, 1899. 

iii Emma J., b. 2 May, 1862; d. 6 July, 1887; m. 15 Sept., 1886, 
Chas. M. Dickerson. Ch. (Dickerson) : 
1 Emma J., b. 4 July, 1887. 
iv Charles E., b. 2 Sept., 1869; m. 1 Jan., 1889, Mary E. Genung; 
res. Richford. Ch.: 
1 Hazel B. 9 , b. 17 Nov., 1889. 
■2 Pranza B., b. 24 July, 1893. 
3 Genevieve Z., b. 13 June, 1896. 

511 JAMES EDWARD 7 , son of James 6 and Marcia (Hast- 
ings) Brigham; born in Caroline, N. Y., 17 July, 1827; died in 
Berkshire, Vt., 16 Dec, 1874; married 29 Nov., 1855, Elizabeth 
Witter, who died in Berkshire, 7 Aug., 1873. 

Children : 

i Asa Witter 8 , b. in Newark, N. Y., 26 April, 1857; m. 30 April, 

1887, Bertha T. Smith of Huron, So. Dakota; res. W. Brookfleld, 

Mass. Ch. : 

1 Jessie L.\ b. 8 May, 1888; 2 Maud M., b. 1889; d. 1890; 3 

Frederick C, b. 18 Nov., 1893; 4 Viola, b. 5 June, 1898; 

5 Phebe L., b. 8 Aug., 1899; 6 Geo. H., b. 9 Nov., 1903. 

ii Louisa C, b. 22 Sept., 1858; d. 1 Feb., 1901; m. Lewis A. Gribert 

of Brookfleld, Mass. 
iii Lewis Hastings, b. 14 March, 1860; res. unm., Berkshire, 
iv George John, b. 21 Sept., 1864; m. Henrietta Cameron of Huron, 
So. Dakota; res. Alphena, So. Dakota. Ch.: 
1 Allen /.' 

512 ALEXANDER 7 son of Silvanus 6 and Sarah (Rice) Brig- 
ham; born in Brookfleld, Mass., 10 Nov., 1815; died there, 21 
Feb., 1891; married Olive Walker. 

Children, born in Brookfleld: 

i Andrew A. 8 , b. 3 May, 1841; m. M. E. F. Lakin; res. Brookfleld. 
Ch., b. there: 

1 Jennie 0.\ b. 12 July, 1869; d. 2 Aug., 1900; m. H. C, 
Pond. Ch. (Pond): Edna L. 10 , b. 4 Sept., 1892. 

2 Charles A.,h.l Dec, 1870; d. 13 Jan., 1871. 

3 Fred L-, b. 23 Feb., 1881. 

4 Norman O., b. 9 March, 1886. 



390 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

513 SAMUEL 7 , son of Samuel 6 and Polly (Wood) Brigham; 
born in Malone, N. Y., 8 May., 1817; died Bainbridge, O., 5 Feb., 
1890; married Emily Ann Sweet, of Monroe County, N. Y.; born 
28 March, 1820; died 10 January, 1879- He was a farmer, and 
moved to Bainbridge, Geauga County, O., in 1842. He was 
musical. 

Children, born in Bainbridge: 

755 i Benjamin Franklin 8 , b. 26 Aug., 1840. 

ii Martha R., b. 12 Nov., 1843; m. 24 Dec, 1865, Ira Fish of Auburn, 
O. Ch. (Fish): 
1 Mortimer Samuel?, b. 20 Sept., 1869; m. Margaret Mayhew. 
Ch.: Hazel 10 , b. 4 Dec, 1893. 
iii Helen E., b. 23 Sept., 1845; d. s. p., 25 Nov., 1865; m. 14 Feb., 

1865, Silvester Gilbert of Grand Travers, Mich, 
iv Emelus, b. 12 Dec, 1847; d. y. 

v Edith D., b. 14 June, 1849; m. Leander A. Elv of Bainbridge, 
O. Ch. (Ely): 

1 Ernest A.', b. 5 Dec, 1870; m. Alice Neal. 

2 Dell A., b. 26 Dec, 1876; m. Lila Allhouse. 
vi Theron, b. 20 July, 1853; d. y. 

vii Emily Ann, b. 23 April, 1855; d. 12 June, 1898; m. Frank Rus- 
sell of Athens, Mich.; she was a singer of note, and while sing- 
ing in church the words of a chorus, " Goodbye, Goodbye," she 
fell forward and expired. Ch. (Russell): 

1 HersheP, b. 4 July, 1883. 

2 Avelda, b. 26 June, 1887. 

viii Elmer Adelbert, b. 20 July, 1860; m. 20 Oct., 1890, Etta Dean. 
He is musical, and res. in Willson's Mills, O. Ch.: 
1 Keston*. 

514 LUTHER 7 , son of Nathaniel 6 and Sarah (Mason) Brig- 
ham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 10 Oct., 1800; died in Boylston, 
Mass., 7 Nov., 1887; married (1) in 1826, Parmelia Barrie of 
Salem, Mass., who died 1 March, 1843, ae. 39; married (2) in 1854, 
Hulda P. Conant, who died 28 July, 1886, ae. 77. 

Children (by first xoife): 

756 i Sarah Elizabeth 8 , b. 27 Sept., 1825. 

ii Martha Chamberlain, b. 18 Nov., 1828; in 1850 m. George Keyes 

of Worcester, and d. soon after, 
iii William Henry, d. y. 
iv William Henry, b. 29 Aug., 1832; m. 1876, Jennie M. Frary; res. 

S. p., Northampton, 
v Susan Emily, b. 15 Aug., 1834; d. 13 March, 1856. 

515 CALVIN 7 , son of Nathaniel 6 and Sarah (Mason) Brig- 
ham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 23 May, 1802; died 5 Aug., 
1866; married 16 Nov., 1830, Susan S., daughter of Amma Wether- 
bee; born 3 Feb., 1811. He resided in Worcester, and kept a 
meat and provision market. Was one of the first councilmen when 
Worcester became a city. 




Lemuel Hawley Brigham, (536) 



SEVENTH GENERATION 391 

Child, born in Worcester: 

i George Albert 8 , b. 15 Nov., 1847; m. 1 Nov., 1877, Susan Moore of 
Petersham, Mass.; res. in Worcester. Ch., b. there: 
1 Fred Clarence 9 , b. 16 Sept., 1880; 2 Carrie Elizabeth, b. 3 Dec, 
1882; 3 Arthur E., b. 20 Oct., 1887. 

516 JOHN MASON 7 , son of Nathaniel 6 and Sarah (Mason) 
Brigham; born in Bolyston, Mass., 26 March, 1808; died 2 Jan., 
1892; married 31 Oct., 1844, Arminda, daughter of Josiah Still- 
man of Grafton, Mass., who died 5 Dec, 1894, ae. 77. He was 
in the provision business in Worcester. » 

Children, b. in Worcester: 

i Sarah Mason 8 , b. 12 July, 1845; res. unm., in Worcester, 
ii John Stillman, b. 12 May, 1847; d. 20 Feb., 1897; m. 26 June, 
1879, Nellie E. Spurr. He res. in Worcester, and was of the 
firm of " Logan, Swift & Brigham." Ch. b. in Worcester: 
1 Dwight Stillman 9 , b. 24 Aug., 1886. 

517 DEA. HENRY HARDING 7 , son of Nathaniel 6 and Sarah 
(Mason) Brigham; born in Bolyston, Mass., 21 June, 1814; re- 
sided and died at Boylston, 19 June, 1888; married 1 Aug., 1837, 
Rebecca W., daughter of Benjamin Houghton; born 1814; died 
11 Oct., 1876. 

He was Justice of the Peace many years; Representative in 
1848 for 2 years; deacon for 50 years; church treasurer and clerk 
and superintendent of the Sunday-school ; town clerk for 40 years ; 
also selectman and assessor. 

Children, born in Boylston: 

i Henrietta Martyn 8 , b. 1 April, 1838; m. 8 Jan., 1861, John T. 
Andrews of Boylston. Ch. (Andrews), b. in Boylston: 

1 Florence Helen 9 , b. 13 Oct., 1861; m. 22 Nov., 1882, George 
H. Lane of Worcester. Ch. (Lane): i Bertha A. 10 , b. 17 
Oct., 1890; ii Penniman M., b. 17 Dec, 1895. 

2 Mary Elizabeth, b. 22 July, 1863; m. 25 Nov., 1891, Herbert 
H. French of Boylston. Ch. (French): Harold Brigham 10 , 
b. 7 Feb., 1894. 

3 Amelia Rebecca, b. 2 Oct., 1865; d. 12 Dec, 1865. 

4 Calvin Henry, b. 1 Jan., 1871 ; grad. of Worcester Polytechnic 
Institute, 1893; teacher of Physics in High School in Wor- 
cester; m. 27 Aug., 1896, Martha E. Reed. 

ii Penniman Mason, b. 2 June, 1840; m. 6 May, 1862, Mary Amelia 
Wall of Ashland, Mass.; res. in Boylston; a selectman. Ch.: 
1 Fannie Josephine 9 , b. 30 April, 1864; d. 29 Jan., 1865. 
iii Calvin Henry, b. 30 June, 1845; d. 20 July, 1865. 

518 JEROME RIPLEY 7 , son of David 6 and Elizabeth (Rip- 
ley) Brigham; born in Fitchburg, Mass., 21 July, 1825; died in 
Milwaukee, Wis., 31 Jan., 1897; married, 7 Oct., 1857, Mary 
Noyes, daughter of Edward Ilsley of (Portland, Me., who died 13 
Aug., 1894. 



392 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

He was graduated Amherst College, 1845; studied law; was 
appointed clerk of Superior Court, Wisconsin, upon the organi- 
zation of the State government in 1848. In 1851, he resigned and 
practiced law in Milwaukee, and was city attorney 1881-'82; was 
in the Legislature 1887-'88; U. S. Appraiser of Merchandise at 
Milwaukee, 1871-77; on School Board; Board of Regents Union 
of Wisconsin; he was a writer for papers. 

Children, born in Milwaukee: 

i Bessie 8 , b. 14 July, 1858; m. 1881, Charles W. Badgley, merchant 

of Denver, Colo., where they res.; 3 boys and 1 girl, 
ii Charles Ilsley, b. 4 Feb., 1862; was grad., Univ. of Wisconsin, 

1885; res. a farmer, in Blue Mounds, Wis. 
iii Mary Ripley, b. 25 Sept., 1864. 
iv Ellen Deering, b. 12 July, 1866; d. 31 Aug., 1871. 
v Louise, b. 26 Sept., 1868; d. 2 Oct., 1869. 
vi Mabel, b. 23 June, 1871 ; d. 27 Sept., 1902, at B. M. 
vii Katherine, b. 8 April, 1876; in. in Milwaukee, 29 Oct., 1902, Philip 
R. Fox. Ch. (Fox): 
1 Anna', b. in Madison, Wis., 13 Jan., 1904. 

519 SILVESTER 7 , son of Joseph 6 and Polly (Fullam) Brig- 
ham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 17 June, 1807; died in Neodesha, 
Kas., Jan., 1872; married, in Cleveland, O., (1) 7 June, 1840, 
Lucy Gunn, who died 17 Aug., 1841; married, in Keene N. H., 
(2) 10 May, 1842, Mary W. Bingham. 

He moved to Illinois in 1829 and walked from New Hampshire 
and back again; was in the Black Hawk War, and noted for cour- 
age and strength; a farmer and real | estate dealer and platted 
the town of Dover, 111. 

Children (by first wife), born in Dover: 

i Joseph 8 , b. 25 April, 1841; d. 17 July, 1841. 
ii Mary, twin to Joseph; d. 6 Sept., 1841. 
Children (by second wife), the elder born in Dover, the 4 younger in 
Cordova, III: 

757 iii Elijah, b. 14 March, 1843. 

iv Lucy, b. 26 Oct., 1844; m. (1) 13 Feb., 1868, Joseph Torpin, who 
d. in Fredonia, Kan., 1886, s. p.; m. (2) 21 April, 1887, Francis 
J. Moore of Fredonia. 

758 v George, b. 9 Oct., 1846. 

vi Adoniram Judson, b. 29 Aug., 1850; d. in Dufur, Or., 28 Nov., 
1903; m. 1 May, 1873, Louisa Snodgrass; mfr. of patent medi- 
cines; went to Wash. Ter., 1875; thence to Or., where a J. P.; 
an occasional preacher; res. Dufur. Ch. : 

1 Waldo P. 9 , b. 9 Feb., 1874. 

2 Grace May, b. 5 May, 1889. 

vii Joseph Webb (Rev.), b. 11 Sept., 1852; m. 3 Aug., 1881, Lizzie 
Florence Gunn; res. s. p., Dorchester, Mass., where several years 
pastor of Baptist Church; was grad. Univ. of Kan. and Theol. 
Sem., Newton, Mass. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 393 

viii Mary E., b. 10 Oct., 1854; ra. 4 Dec, 1875, Stephen A. Taylor; 
res. Denver, Colo. Ch. (Taylor) : 
1 Cora E.\ b. 15 Oct., 1876; 2 Ethel F., b. 1 Dec, 1880; 3 Lil- 
lian I., b. 11 Nov., 1882; 4 Mabel E., b. 24 Sept., 1884; 5 
Stephen C, b. 11 June, 1887; 6 Clarence E., b. 29 March, 1891; 
7 Ruth B., b. 29 Jan., 1893. 
ix Rufus, b. 20 Feb., 1856; d. 10 May, 1856. 

x Charles S., b. 20 May, 1858; d. Kansas City, Mo., 11 Oct., 1903; 
m. in Neodosha, Kan., 13 March, 1881, Larue Woodard, b. in 
Lawrence, Kan., 9 Aug., 1858; at age of 18 he took up the home 
farm duties because of the death of father; res. a banker, 
Fredonia, Kan.; 2 terms dist. clerk of Wilson Co., Kan. Ch.: 
1 Grace*, b. 29 May, 1882; 2 Mary, b. 9 Jan., 1884; 3 Maud, 
b. 6 Nov., 1887; 4 Nellie, b. 22 Oct., 1893; d. 22 Dec, 1894. 
xi Hattie E., b. 6 Nov., 1860; m. 25 Dec, 1883, Thomas Owen of 
Neodosha, Kan., b. 3 June, 1860; d. there, 1 Nov., 1887. Ch. 
(Owen) : 
1 Bertha*, b. in Neodosha, 8 March, 1885. 



520 JOSEPH H. 7 , son of Capt. Joseph 6 and Polly (Fullam) 
Brigham; born in Fitzwilliam, N. H., 31 Jan., 1823; married (1) 
29 Feb., 1848, Jane E., daughter of Aaron Mercer, born in Ohio, 
22 Jan., 1830; died 21 June, 1871; married (2) 1 Jan., 1873, Car- 
rie A., daughter of John Dunbar, born in Pennsylvania, 21 April, 
1841. He resides a farmer in Dover, 111.; has held county offices. 

Children (by first wife), bom in Dover: 

i Elisha 8 , b. 12 Oct., 1849; d. 12 Sept., 1850. 
ii Harriet, b. 29 June, 1851; d. 1 Aug., 1890; m. 29 June, 1875, 

Michael Hoover of Princeton, 111. 
iii Silvester, b. 10 Sept., 1853; grad. Princeton Univ., 1876; a 

grain buyer, res. Princeton, 111. 
iv Sarah E., b. 6 Nov., 1855; m. 22 Feb., 1883, William Kissick 
of Dover; res. Ohio, 111. Ch. (Kissick): 
1 Joseph*, b. 8 Nov., 1885; 2 Edna, b. 19 Oct., 1888; d. 1 July, 
1891; 3 Lottie, b. 12 Sept., 1890; 4 Pearl, b. 6 Oct., 1892; 5 
Earl, twin to Pearl. 
v Mary, b. 6 Sept., 1858; d. 6 Sept., 1890; m. 25 Dec, 1887, Galen 

Belden of Quincy, Kan. 
vi Joseph, b. 16 Jan., 1861 ; a farmer in Dover, 
vii Eliza, b. 11 Oct., 1864; m. 25 Dec, 1887, Joseph Bartley; res. 

Wellington, Kan. 
viii John, b. 9 Nov., 1866; d. 18 Oct., 1890; a farmer in Dover. 
Children (by second wife), born in Dover: 

ix Curtis Dunbar, b. 15 June, 1874; m. in Princeton, 111., 1 Jan., 
1901, Edith W., dau. of Arthur, Jr., and Elizabeth (Hughes) 
Bryant (a great-niece of William Cullen Bryant) ; b. in Prince- 
ton, 1 Dec, 1878. He matriculated in Northwestern Univ., in 
1894, but did not graduate; res. in Edna, Kan. Ch.: 

1 Arthur Bryant 9 , b. in Waterloo, la., 11 Feb., 1902. 

2 Charles Joseph, b. in Edna, 7 Dec, 1903. 
x Charles, b. 12 Aug., 1877; res. Waterloo, la. 



394 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

521 ELIJAH PARKMAN 7 , son of Major Elijah 6 and Nancy 
(Fisher) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 13 Jan., 1807; died 
19 Nov., 1870; married 5 June, 1831, Mary Ann Williams of 
Charlestown, Mass. 

Children, born in Westboro: 

i Charles Parkman 8 , b. 20 Jan., 1832; d. in Nebraska, May, 1896; 

m. (1) 1855, Hannah Durant; m. (2) Anderson; m. 

(3) 1884, Rhoda Larkin. Ch.: 

1 Mary Louise 9 , b. 1856; d. 1857; 2 William E.; 3 Mary Ann; 
4 Nora Dell; 5 Susan; 6 Elijah Parkman. 
ii Susan Walter, b. 29 June, 1836; d. 20 Oct., 1899; m. 12 March, 
1857, Samuel D. Nye of Barre, Mass. Ch. (Nye), b. in Barre: 

1 Walter Brigham 9 , b. 11 Feb., 1862. 

2 Mary Eggleston, b. 9 March, 1867; d. 21 May, 1869. 

3 Henry Pearson, b. 26 May, 1870. 

4 Susie C, b. 28 Oct., 1876*; d. 28 Aug., 1877. 

5 Arthur Eggleston, b. 7 Nov., 1878. 

iii Mary Angeline, b. 24 April, 1841 ; m. 1 Dec, 1664, Linus E. 
Pearson of Charlestown, Mass. Ch. (Pearson): 

1 Barnard Bailey 9 , b. 2 July, 1867. 

2 Ruth Nye, b. 8 March, 1871. 

3 Francis Everett, b. 15 Oct., 1877. 

iv Caroline Emmons, b. 9 July, 1844; d. 24 Aug., 1871. 
v Charlotte Adelaide, b. 27 July, 1850; d. 24 July, 1851. 

522 SUSAN AUGUSTA 7 , daughter of Nathaniel 6 and Dolly 
(Ball) Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 5 Jan., 1813; died in 
Dorchester, Mass., 13 June, 1896; married, 25 Oct., 1837, Lewis, 
son of William and Lois (Munroe) Rice, and grand-son of 86; 
born in Northboro, 23 Nov., 1809; died in Boston, Mass., 16 March, 
1877- He was proprietor of the American House in Boston from 
1835-1877. 

Children (Rice), born in Boston: 

i Lewis Frederick 8 , b. 17 May, 1839; m. 25 Oct., 1867, Caroline Eliza- 
beth, daughter of Charles Draper and Hannah Bullard (Fisher) 
Ellis; born in St. Louis, Mo., 8 Jan., 1842. He was grad. from 
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., C. E. Served during the Civil War 
from Jan., 1862-Oct, 1865 as Lieut, Capt., and Major of 31st 
Mass. Vols. Practiced as C. E. from 1859-1861 and from 1866- 
1871 ; also as Architect and C. E. from 1871 to present time. 
Since 1890, Asst. Engineer and Consulting Architect for the 
American Bell Telephone Co. in Boston; res. Brookline, Mass. 
Ch.: 

1 Lewis 9 , b. in Dorchester, 15 Aug., 1868; d. unm., in Brookline, 
Mass., 2 April, 1899, of typhoid fever; he was a dealer in rail- 
way and electrical supplies, in Philadelphia. 

2 Frederick Ellis, b. 7 Sept., 1880, in Brookline; was grad. 
Harvard Coll. in 1903. 

ii Augusta Maria, b. 26 Dec, 1841 ; d. 18 Aug., 1869. 
iii Henry Brigham, b. 21 July, 1843; d. unm., in Norwood, Mass., 8 
Sept., 1903. He was grad. from Walpole High School, 1857; 





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SEVENTH GENERATION 395 

English High School, Boston, 1860; received Franklin Medal, 
1860; took a year's course in Comparative Zoology, Lawrence 
Scientific School, Harvard Univ., 1860-61, under Prof. Louis 
Agassiz. Visited Europe in 1863. Was in partnership with father 
as proprietor of American House, Boston, 1868-74; sole proprietor, 
1874-1881; Prest. and Gen. Manager of The American Postal 
Machines Co., 1888-1893; M. V. M., 1861-1899, retiring with rank 
of Major. He belonged to 10 of the leading Boston clubs. He 
was a 32d deg. Mason, 
iv Ella Frances, b. 3 April, 1849; d. 25 Aug., 1876, s. p.; m. 6 July, 
1870, Winslow Herrick. 

523 DOLLY ANN 7 , daughter of Nathaniel 6 and Dolly (Ball) 
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 28 Feb., 1814; died in Spencer, 
Mass., 2 June, 1898; married, 1 Feb., 1842, Lewis Bemis ; born 6 
Nov., 1797; died 8 Nov., 1856. They resided in Spencer. 

Children (Bemis), born in Spencer: 

i Abbie Maria 8 , b. 29 May, 1843; d. 20 Aug., 1843. 
ii Charles Brigham, b. 3 Aug., 1845; d. 8 Aug., 1846. 
hi Annie Hudson, b. 17 June, 1847; d. in Spencer, 31 Aug., 1899; 
m. 25 Jan., 1871, Charles A. Bemis, b. May, 1838. Ch. (Bemis): 

1 Lewis Tyler 9 , b. 26 June, 1874. 

2 Mary Brigham, b. 21 Aug., 1876; m. J. Bennett Porter. 

3 Emma Augusta, b. Sept., 1880. 

iv Emma Augusta, b. 13 June, 1852; d. 3 July, 1860. 

524 ELIJAH WINSLOW 7 , son of Nathaniel and Dolly (Ball) 
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 18 July, 1816; died in Wal- 
tham, Mass., 22 July, 1900; married, 4 Dec, I860, Ella R., daugh- 
ter of William LefFerman; born in Baltimore, Md., 11 Dec, 1840. 
He resided in Waltham and was in the Insurance business in Boston. 

Children, the eldest and youngest born in Northboro : 

i Florence Lefferman 8 , b. 3 Sept., 1861; m. , George H., 

son of Edwin Bowker of Waltham. Ch. (Bowker) : 

1 Charlotte 9 , b. 22 Aug., 1885. 

2 Edwin, b. 7 Nov., 1890. 

ii Frank Winslow, b. in New York, 26 June, 1863; in business in 

Boston; res. unm., in Waltham. 
iii Ella Maria, b. 10 Dec, 1864. 

525 CATHERINE BALL 7 , daughter of Nathaniel and Dolly 
(Ball) Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 8 Sept., 1818; married, 
8 Oct., 1839, George Gill, son of Gill and Sabra (Wood) Valentine; 
born in Northboro, 12 Feb., 1815; died there, 24 Feb., 1869- He 
was a selectman, assessor and postmaster in Northboro. 

Children (Valentine), born in Northboro: 

i George Lewis 8 , b. 13 May, 1841 ; d. 7 Oct., 1848. 
ii Helen Maria, b. 7 May, 1846; d. s. p., 4 June, 1891; m. 25 March, 
1873, Orrin M. Robinson of Westboro. 



396 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iii Sarah Elizabeth, b. 4 Dec, 1850; m. 30 April, 1874, George E. 

Goodrich of Westboro, s. p. 
iv Harriet Dolly, b. 19 Oct., 1853; m. 25 June, 1890, Lewis F. 

Stratton of Northboro; s. p. 

526 ANNA ALLEN 7 , daughter of Michael 6 and Polly (Tyler) 
Brigham; born in Brookfield, Mass., 9 Dec., 1797; married 21 
Sept., 1819, John Gould, a farmer, born 17 Jan., 1789- Resided 
Ware, Mass. 

Children (Gould), born in Ware: 

i Maria 8 , b. 25 May, 1820; d. 12 Nov., 1855. 
ii William Bowdoin, b. 12 Jan., 1822. 
iii David, b. 4 Feb., 1824; res. in Ware. 
iv Minerva, b. 13 March, 1826; (d.). 
v Minerva, b. 5 July, 1827. 

vi John Brigham, b. 12 June, 1829; res. Ware; living, 1905. 
vii Daniel, b. 19 June, 1831; res. Springfield; living, 1905. 
viii Mary Ann, b. 13 June, 1833; m. Erskine Pease of Indian Orchard, 
Mass. Ch. (Pease), b. in Indian Orchard: 

1 Minerva Eliza 9 , b. 31 Jan., 1865; m. 18 April, 1888, Andrew 
J. Miller of Easthampton, Mass., b. 10 May, 1866. 

2 , m. Frank M. Clark; res. Indian Orchard. 

3 Erskine Kibbe, b. 7 July, 1869; d. 27 May, 1902. 

4 Rosa Bella, b. 25 Nov., 1872; res. unm., in Indian Orchard, 
ix James H., b. 27 May, 1835. 

x Eliza, b. 8 March, 1838. 
xi Joseph B., b. 2 Sept., 1841. 

527 LORING W 7 ., son of Michael 6 and Polly (Tyler) Brig- 
ham ; born in North Brookfield, Mass., 30 Oct., 1799; married 7 
Oct., 1821, Maria H. Wiswell; born 17 Aug., 1799- He was a 
fanner and mason and resided in Ware, Mass. 

Children : 

i Elbridge 8 , b. 12 March, 1824; m. Mary B. Joslyn; res. Spring- 
field, Mass. Ch.: 
1 James J."; 2 Frank L. 
ii Mary M., b. 14 April, 1826; res. Ware, 
iii Caroline M., b. 2 March, 1828; d. 4 June, 1858; m. Robert B. 

Moores. 
iv Sarah Jane, b. 12 Aug., 1830; d. 11 Dec, 1832. 
v Abby B., b. 22 Dec, 1832; m. Charles L. Chapin, who res. a 

merchant, Warren, Mass. 
vi Emilv J., b. 22 Feb., 1836; res. Warren, 
vii Theodora C, b. 17 Sept., 1838. 
ix Addie A., b. 6 Feb., 1841. 

528 SAMUEL SUMNER 7 , son of Eli 6 and Mary (Harring- 
ton) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 30 Oct., 1803; died there, 
13 Jan., 1883; married 2 April, 1835, Mary Powers; born 4 July, 
1812; died 18 Dec, 1895. Resided in Bakersfield. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 397 

Children, born in Bakersfield: 
759 i William Oakley 8 , b. 16 May, 1836. 

ii Julia S., b. 27 April, 1839; m. Ahiva Beach of Keeseville, N. Y., 

30 Sept., 1837; they both d. s. p., in Feb., 1886. 
iii Mary E., b. 24 April, 1844; m. 27 Aug., 1867, W. N. Phelps of 
So. Hero, Vt.; res. East Albany, Vt. Ch. (Phelps): 

1 Harold Brigham 9 , b. 13 Aug., 1875. 

2 George Hopkins, b. 14 April, 1882. 

3 Henry Wheeler, b. 2 Dec, 1883. 

iv Laura E., b. 8 Oct., 1848; m. 29 Oct., 1874, H. E. Rustedt of 
Richford, Vt. Ch. (Rustedt): 

1 Marian Brigham", b. 4 June, 1877; grad. Univ. of Vt., 1898; 
Ph. B., B. K. 

2 Mary Elizabeth, b. 31 Oct., 1880; 2 years in Univ. of Vt. 

3 Henry Frederick, b. 31 Dec, 1885. 

529 SOPHIA 7 , daughter of Eli 6 and Mary (Harrington) Brig- 
ham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 29 Sept., 1806; died 19 Nov., 1898; 
married, 15 Jan., 1837; Niles Bushnell of Keesville, N. Y. 

Children (Bushnell), born in Keeseville: 

i Orpha Sophia 8 , b. 25 Oct., 1837; d. 29 Sept., 1893; m. 25 July, 

1858, Richmond B. Marsh, 
ii Mary Amanda, b. 10 Nov., 1839; m. 15 Sept., 1868, Matthew A. 
Thomas; res. Keeseville. Ch. (Thomas): 
1 Annie B», b. 1873. 
iii Salome, b. 4 Aug., 1842; m. 19 Nov., 1867, Henry M. Mould. 
Ch. (Mould): 
1 Fred W. 3 , b. in K., 1868. 
iv Emeline, b. 1 July, 1845; res. Keeseville. 

530 ELI WHITNEY 7 , son of Eli 6 and Mary (Harrington) 
Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 22 Jan., 1810; died in Hebron, 
111., 10 Aug., 1885; married in Dundee, 111., 20 Nov., 1842, Mary 
D. Collson, born in Cheshire, Mass., 16 July, 1810; died in Hebron, 
28 March, 1891. He was a farmer; moved to Napersville, 111., 
in 1833; thence to Hebron, 111., in 1836, where was the first white 
settler. 

Children, born in Hebron: 

i Charles Morris 8 , b. 7 Aug., 1845; d. in Hebron, 22 July, 1894; 
m. 13 Oct., 1869, Fannie Campbell. Ch., b. in Hebron: 

1 Bertha B.\ b. 7 Aug., 1870; m. (1) 19 Nov., 1890, Loring O. 
Weeks of Richmond, 111.; m. (2) 1899, M. M. Stone of 
Richmond, 111. Ch. (Weeks): i Grace E. 10 ; ii Bernice, d. y.; 
ch. (Stone) : iii Helen M. 

2 Florence E., b. 22 Aug., 1872. 

3 Grace C, b. 17 Sept., 1875; m. 27 April, 1898, Edgar F. 
Swan of Libertyville, 111. Ch. (Swan): Morris Edgar 10 , b. 
7 June, 1905. 

4 Whitney E., b. 9 Feb., 1878; m. 20 Feb., 1901, Clara Libbey 
of Hebron. Ch.: i Shirley F. 10 , b. 24 Dec, 1901; ii Joyce, b. 
10 Aug., 1903; iii Jean, b. 19 June, 1905. 



398 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

ii Mary A., b. 1 Oct., 1847; res. unm., in Hebron, 
iii Eliza S., b. 22 Jan., 1850; d. in Running Creek, Colo., 24 Oct., 
1874; m. 7 Nov., 1872, Jefferson A. Bailey of Alden, 111. Ch. 
(Bailey), b. near Denver, Colo.: 
1 Charles W.\ b. 20 Oct., 1874; was grad. Med. Coll., Chicago, 
1900; m. 3 Nov., 1904, Josephine Ida Groesbeck, b. in Alden, 111., 
7 Nov., 1874; res. Hebron. 

531 HUBBARD 7 , son of Eli" and Mary (Harrington) Brig- 
ham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 28 June, 1815; died in Minneapolis, 
Minn., 26 Dec., 1898; married 31 Jan., 1850, Mary B. Whiting. 
He resided in Boston. 

Children : 

i Mary A. 8 , b. 7 June, 1851; m. 1 Oct., 1873, in Boston, Samuel 
Mortimer Rich of Minneapolis. Ch. (Rich), the elder b. in 
Boston, the 2 younger in Minneapolis: * 

1 Mortimer Brigham 9 , b. 11 July, 1874; m. 9 Nov., 1902, Halle 
Johnson of Minneapolis; he is a builder in M. Ch.: Dorothy 
M., b. 26 March, 1904. 

2 John Hubbard, b. 5 March, 1876; an artist, and res. Boston. 

3 Henry L., d. y. 

4 Kenneth Whitney, b. 27 May, 1889. 

5 Harold Hunter, b. 21 June, 1890; d. Jan., 1891. 

ii Hubbard, b. 16 Aug., 1853; res. unm., in Cortez, Colo. 

532 HOLLOWAY TAYLOR 7 , son of Jonas 6 and Eunice (Bil- 
lings) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 4 Nov., 1807; moved to 
St. Cloud, Minn., where died 9 Dec, 1894; married 8 June, 1839, 
Eunice, daughter of Ira Fay, of Bakersfield; born 23 April, 1817; 
resided in 1904 in St. Cloud with her son Dr. George Brigham. 

Children, born in Bakersfield: 

i Ellen 8 , b. 18 June, 1841; m. J. W. Wood; res. Hutchinson, Kan. 
760 ii George Stannard, b. 16 June, 1845. 
iii Edward, b. 30 May, 1857. 

533 ERASTUS OAKLEY 7 , son of Jonas 6 and Eunice (Bil- 
lings) Brigham, born in Bakersfield, Vt., 11 Nov., 1809; died in 
Brigham, Quebec, 18 April, 1878; married Bridget O'Brien. 

He was a merchant and manufacturer. It was his enterprise 
which founded the village of Brigham, Que., which was named for 
him. He was one of the organizers of the Eastern Township 
Bank and a director of the same. The Southeastern Railway was 
also organized in part by Mr. Brigham, and was afterward acquired 
by the Canadian Pacific Railway. He gave the right of way over 
his property to the Southeastern Ry. and built the station and 
freight house. He owned a large tannery and store in Brigham, 
and built the Congregational church and parsonage, and gave them 
together with the burial ground, to that society, and also provided 




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SEVENTH GENERATION 399 

for the maintenance of the property after his decease. He is in- 
terred in this cemetery with his wife. After the death of his 
widow, his residence was converted into a grammar school for boys. 
Mr. Brigham had a brilliant mind and unusual gifts. 

Child: 

i Byron Oakley 8 , b. in St. Albans, Vt., 13 May, 1837; m. 23 March, 
1864, Helen S. Bell, b. in Akron, O., 26 April, 1839. He is a 
business man in Toledo, O. Ch.: 
1 Zella BelP, b. in Clyde, O., 14 Dec, 1867; m. 10 May, 1890, 
Otto Sand, b. in Berlin, Prussia, 2 Dec, 1858. She is an accom- 
plished violinist of unusual powers. 

534 MOSES BARTLETT 7 , son of Jonas and Eunice (Bil- 
lings) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 18 Sept., 1823; died in 
Somerville, Mass., 14 March, 1900; married in 1850, Almira 
Elizabeth, daughter of James and Weltha (Piper) Fillebrown; 
born in Cavendish, Vt., 20 Dec, 1833; died in Somerville, 17 Jan., 
1900. He was early in the produce business and for 40 years an 
agent of the National Life Insurance Co. of Vermont; resided in 
Boston, but moved to Somerville in 1868. 

Child, born in Boston: 
761 i William Erastus 8 , b. 16 Feb., 1865. 

535 JEWETT BOARDMAN 7 , son of Jonas and Eunice (Bil- 
lings) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 25 Aug., 1826; died 19 
(or 22) Oct., 1890; married Julia R., daughter of Nathan and 
Alma (Fay) Fuller; born in Bakersfield, 1833; died 14 Jan., 1875. 
Resided in Boston and Ute, la. 

Children, born in Boston, except the second b. Bakersfield: 
i Frank Lawson 8 , b. 14 Jan., 1853; res. unm., Ute, la. 
ii Flora Adelia, b. 17 June, 1857; d. Jan., 1888; m. Jan., 1884, 
Cyrus M. Smith, M. D.; res. Ute, la. Ch. (Smith): 

1 Mabel A. 3 , b. 19 May, 1885; d. July, 1887. 

2 Daisy, b. 31 Dec, 1886. 

iii Florence Mabel, b. 10 April, 1866; m. 22 Oct., 1891, William 
Thomas Wright, M. D.; grad. A. B., Kenyon College; M. D., 
Mich. Univ.; P. B. K.; B. T. P. Ch. (Wright): 
1 Winifred W.\ b. 1 Sept., 1892; 2 Alma L., b. 20 July, 1894; 3 
Alice E., b. 1 Oct., 1896. 

536 LEMUEL HAWLEY 7 , son of Dr. Luther 6 and Eunice 
(Hawley) Brigham; born in St. Albans, Vt., 17 Aug., 1816; died 
in Palmer, Mass., 6 May, 1896; married (1) 22 Sept., 1836, Lu- 
cinda Denison, daughter of Asa and Mary (French) Bamford, 
of Lowell, Mass., born 22 Sept., 1820; died 14 Dec, 1856; mar- 
ried (2) 30 June, 1870, Mrs. Maria J., daughter of Hezekiah Root 
and widow of W. L. Ray, born in Ludlow, Mass., 21 Oct., 1832; 
died 16 April, 1889- 



400 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Mr. Brigham was a manufacturer. He was connected with the 
Dwight Manufacturing Company of Chicopee, Mass., as superin- 
tendent for 32 years, and in 1868 went to Ludlow, where he was 
19 years agent for the Ludlow Manufacturing Company. He re- 
tired from business in 1887, when he went to Springfield, Mass., 
and bought a residence, but in 1890 he went to Palmer to live 
with his daughter, Mrs. E. P. Ball. He was a 32d degree Mason, 
a member of the Springfield commandery, Knights Templar, and 
was a director in the Masonic Mutual Insurance company for many 
years. His affiliations were with the Universalist denomination 
and he was an ardent abolitionist. During his residence in Ludlow 
he made every interest of the place his own, and the history of the 
town, at that time, was largely a history of Mr. Brigham. Brigham 
Lodge of Ludlow is named for him. The male line is extinct. 

Children (by first wife), the 4 elder born in Chicopee: 

i L. Mina 8 , b. 26 Sept., 1837; m. 7 Aug., 1860, John Shepard, 
son of Samuel Aitcheson, b. in Hartford, Conn., in 1836; d. in 
Brooklyn, N. Y., 12 Oct., 1872; was 1st Lieut. 27th Mass. Vols., 
Civil War; Provost Marshal in Washington, N. C, under Gen. 
Burnsides. Mrs. Aitcheson res. in Mechanicsville, X. Y. Ch. 
(Aitcheson) : 

1 Thoma* Brigham", b. 1865; res. Sehuylerville, N. Y. ; m. 12 
March, 1889, Bertha, dau. Stephen Jaquith of Hinsdale, N. H. 
Ch.: John S. 10 , b. 1890. 

2 Grace Bam ford, b. 19 Feb., 1870; m. 2 July, 1891, Adelbert 
J. Harvey, b. 7 Jan., 1855; res. Mechanicsville, N. Y. Ch. 
(Harvey): i Lillian 10 ; ii Hawley Brigham. 

ii Lemuel Warren, b. 18 Sept., 1839;* d. s. p., 18 Sept., 1875; m. 

Ellen F. Dudley, who d. 1891; was an accountant in Xew York 

and Chicopee. 
iii Ellen lone, b. 9 July, 1844; d. in 1895; m. 2 Dec, 1869, Charles 

Frederick, son of Ephraim Howard, b. in Chicopee, 17 Jan., 

1840. Ch. (Howard): 

1 Lucinda Carolyn 9 , b. 20 April, 1870. 

2 Lemuel Frederick, b. 4 July, 1873. 

iv Ada Iretta, b. 3 Dec, 1846; m. 2 Dec, 1869, Edwin Pliny, son of 
William Ball, b. in Chicopee, 6 Jan., 1846. Ch. (Ball), b. in 
Chicopee : 
1 Mina Linda", b. 14 Sept., 1870; 2 Gertrude Ada, b. 14 Sept., 
1872; 3 Edwin Brigham, b. 22 Dec, 1876; 4 Sarah Walker, 
b. 18 July, 1883. 
v Mary Eva, b. 5 May, 1852; d. 26 Aug., 1852. 

vi Linda Hawley, b. 6 Oct., 1856; res. Mechanicsville, X. Y., Miss 
Brigham lectures on Art, and English and European literature. 
Child (by second wife), born in Ludlow: 
vii Arthur, b. 1 July, 1872; d. 28 Aug., 1872. 

537 LUTHER AYERS 7 , son of Dr. Luther 6 and Betsey 
(Ayers) Brigham; born in Ware, Mass., 7 Oct., 1832; died in 
Colrain, Mass., (Elm Grove), 10 Aug., 1895; married (1) Jo- 
sephine Chapin, born 5 Oct., 1837; died 3 Sept., 1862; married 





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(2) 28 Feb., 1865, Helen Juliette, daughter of Jabez and Mary 
(Boardman) Temple, born in Whitingham, Vt., 6 Oct., 1843. She 
is a talented public speaker. In Spiritualist circles she is known 
as an "inspirational" speaker, improvising poems, on such occa- 
sions, on any given subject. She is also musical. 

Mr. Brigham, in early life was a machinist in Chicopee but in 
1854 he bought the estate at Elm Grove, Mass., where he after- 
ward lived, and where he carried on farming. He was musical, 
the leader of the Brigade Band of Spingfield, Mass. His instru- 
ment was the " Kent " bugle, later changed to the cornet, when 
they first came into use. He was a man of genial nature and gen- 
erous disposition. 

Child (by first wife), born in Chicopee: 

i Josie C. 8 , b. 14 July, 1863; d. 1 Oct., 1862. 
Child (by second wife), born in Elm Grove: 
762 ii Clarence Lincoln, b. 6 April, 1866. 

538 HON. WALDO 7 , son of Asa c and Sally (Hardy) Brig- 
ham, born in Bakersfield, Vt., 10 June, 1829; died in Hyde Park, 
Vt., 2 April, 1900; married Nov., 1858, Lucia Ellen, daughter of 
Lucius H. and Diadamia (Smalley) Noyes, born in Hyde Park, 
25 March, 1837. 

Mr. Brigham was graduated A. M., University of Vermont in 
1854; admitted to the Lamoille Co. bar in 1857; practiced five 
years in Bakersfield, then formed the law partnership of Brigham 
& Waterman, later Brigham & McFarland in Hyde Park, where 
he continued to reside and practice. He served in the Legislature 
of Vermont in 1867 and 1868 and was a leading spirit in securing 
the charter for the Lamoille Valley Div. of the Portland & Ogdens- 
burg R. R. Was the first president of the Lamoille Valley R. R. 
continuing in this position for 10 years. Was prominent in the 
Democratic party in Vermont, and candidate for Lieut. Gov., U. 
S. Senator, etc. He was president of the Lamoille Central Aca- 
demy for 25 years; vice-president of the Vermont Bar Assn., and 
trustee of the University of Vermont from 1875-'81. 

Children, born in Hyde Park: 

i Julia 8 , b. 23 Aug., 1860; m. 22 Dec, 1881, Henry M., son of 
Moses McFarland, b. 5 Aug., 1852; lawyer in Hyde Park; was 
grad. Univ. of Vt., A.B., 1878; admitted to Lamoille County Bar, 
1881; was partner with father-in-law; vice-prest. Lamoille Co. Sav- 
ings Bank & Trust Co. and Lamoille Co. Nat. Bank; secy Civil & 
Military Affairs of Vt., 1890-92; G. M., I. O. O. F. of Vt.., 
1897-98. Ch. (McFarland), b. Hyde Park: 
1 Helen Marion 9 , b. 27 Nov., 1885 ; 2 Grace Brigham, b. 24 Sept., 
1888; 3 Brigham Wheeler, b. 5 April, 1891. 
ii Mary, b. 21 June, 1870; m. 28 Aug., 1895, James, eldest son of 
Matthew H. Buckham, Prest. Univ. of Vt. She was grad. Univ. 



402 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

of Vt., 1893; he is author of Where Town and Country Meet, 
and several volumes of verse; res. Melrose, Mass. Ch. (Buck- 
ham) : 

1 Barbara 3 , b. 18 Feb., 1898; d. 9 Sept., 1898. 

2 Waldo Brigham, b. 14 Jan., 1900. 

iii Blanche, b. 15 Aug., 1875; was grad. Univ. of Vt., 1897; was 
preceptress of Lamoille Academy, Hyde Park, and is (1906) 
preceptress of High School in Dallas, O. 

539 *ROBERT BRECK 7 , son of Cheney 6 and Elizabeth (Brig- 
ham) Brigham 6 , born in Bakersfield, Vt., 1 Nov., 1826; died in 
Boston, s. p., 2 Jan., 1900; married 17 Nov., 1870, in Boston, 
Frances Gertrude Brigham 7 , daughter of 342. 

An ambitious student at the academy in Bakersfield, he went to 
Boston at the age of 16 to earn money to complete his studies, but, on 
a suggestion of his former schoolmaster, continued in the restaurant 
business, in the employ of his uncle, the noted Peter Bent Brig- 
ham, corner Court and Hanover Streets, remaining ten years. He 
then opened a restaurant of his own farther down on Court Street, 
which he conducted successfully until ill health compelled him to 
sell out and go to Florida. Returning in I860, he bought the 
estate and established " Brigham's " restaurant at 642 Washington 
Street, Boston, tearing down old buildings and building " Brig- 
ham's Hotel " in the rear about 1882. 

This historic spot in 1635 was apportioned for a house and gar- 
den to Garrett Bourne, who built in 1636 and set out a number of 
elm trees. One he transplanted in 1646 a little northwest of his 
house. The house was transformed into a tavern and in 1760 was 
the meeting place of the " Sons of Liberty." Here the first pub- 
lic act of resistance to British authority occurred, 14 Aug., 1765, 
when the effigy of Andrew Oliver, the stamp officer, was hung from 
the branches of the transplanted tree ; the old elm thus becoming 
known as the Liberty Tree and the location as Liberty Hall. The 
tree was cut down by the Tories in August, 1775; at the close of 
the Revolution a liberty pole was erected on its stump. In 1823-'24 
the four-story brick Lafayette Hotel, built and kept by Ralph 
Haskins, replaced the old tavern; and it was from what is now 
Brigham's hotel that a beautiful young girl, with a silk sash of 
red, white and blue draped across her shoulders, presented the 
Marquis de Lafayette with his first refreshment upon entering the 

* Rev. Robert Breck, son of Captain John Breck of Dorchester, was horn 7 
Dec, 1682, Harvard 1700, was settled at Marlboro 25 Oct., 1704. He was of 
great natural powers and had remarkable skill in the learned languages (reading 
from the Hebrew Bible at family prayers). He m. 8 Sept., 1707, Elizabeth Wain- 
wright of Haverhill. His dau. Sarah m. Dr. Benjamin Gott of Marlboro and her 
dau., Sarah Breck Gott, m. Lieut. Uriah Brigham, great-grandfather of Robert 
B. Brigham. Hannah Breck, another daughter, married Rev. Ebenezer Parkman 
of Westboro, and was an ancestor of the Drs. Parkman of Boston and of two 
Brigham lines. 





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new City of Boston, a glass of wine, in 1824. Soon after, the 
hotel was secured by Asa de Costa, who managed it for a long 
time. William F. Bacon was its proprietor in I860, when he was 
succeeded by Mr. Brigham, who lived there uninterruptedly until 
his death, although he sold the business to Bush & Willey in 1891. 
Soon after his occupancy and against the remonstrance of many 
friends Mr. Brigham, as a matter of principle, abolished the open 
bar maintained by his predecessor and enforced the custom, which 
afterward became the law of the Commonwealth, of serving liquors 
only at tables with food. 

Mr. Brigham was one of the first to appreciate the movement of 
business toward the " South End " of Boston and at his death owned 
real property to the value of $3,000,000, all within a mile of his 
hotel. His purchases included (12 June, 1883) the "Meeting- 
House in Hollis Street" (Unitarian), which Mr. Brigham trans- 
formed in 1885 into the Hollis Street Theatre, the leading play- 
house of Boston. The new Globe Theatre also forms part of the 
Brigham estate. 

In business life he was shrewd, honorable and reserved, but 
he was naturally of a lively, cheerful disposition and he was 
charitable in many quiet ways. His innate generosity will reach 
its full fruition in the Robert B. Brigham Hospital for Incurables. 
(See Appendix.) He is buried in Bakersfield. 

540 LEA,NDER D 7 ., son of Edward 6 Brigham, (mother's 
name unknown); born in Milton, Vt., 16 Oct., 1820; died West- 
ford, Vt., March, 1859; married 29 Feb., 1844, Eliza Bates of 
Westford. 

Children: 

i Edgar Parkis 8 , b. 1845; m. 1866, Hannah Chadwick; res. St. 

Johnsbury, Vt., where a farmer; has several ch. 
ii (Dr.) Charles Orson, b. 23 Dec, 1847; was grad. Univ. of Vt., 
1886; res. Pittsford and Rutland, Vt. ; went to Alaska gold 
fields, where d. Dec, 1898; m. 25 April, 1876, Sarah A. Bishop 
of Westford, who res., his widow, in Rutland, Vt. Ch.: 
1 Lynn B.*, b. in W., 15 Jan., 1877; in business in Rutland, 
iii Orilla Laura, twin to Charles; m. D. D. Hall of Pittsford, 
Vt. Ch. (Hall): 
1 Lillie 9 ; 2 Mary; 3 Louise; 4 Mabel. 
iv Mary Eliza, b. Aug., 1850; m. Geo. D. Bates of Pittsford. Ch. 
(Bates) : 

1 Douglas 9 ; 2 Katherine. 
v Edward Leander, b. in Ottawa, Can., 8 Dec, 1852; m. 7 Dec, 
1876, Sabina Elizabeth Thompson, b. 8 Dec, 1851, in Kane Co., 
111.; res. a farmer, in 1904, Lamont, la. Ch., b. in Lamont: 

1 Guy A.", b. 25 March, 1879. 

2 Grace M., b. 15 March, 1881. 

3 Leon Edward, b. 25 Feb., 1883. 



404 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

4 Roy Oscar, b. 9 April, 1885. 

5 Robin Henry, b. 16 June, 1887. 

6 George Leslie, b. 4 June, 1889. 

7 Earl Eugene, b. 24 June, 1892. 

8 Dorr Douglas, b. 24 Sept., 1896. 

541 ADDINGTON MUNROE 7 , son of Barnabas and Mary 
(P'ife) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., on the old Samuel Brig- 
ham farm, 27 March, 1837; married 7 May, 1861, Mary, daughter 
of John and Selecta (Gould) Estabrook of Westminister, Mass. 

He was educated in the schools of Marlboro. In 1864 he enlisted 
in Co. E. 5th Mass. Inf. and was stationed in Baltimore and 
vicinity during most of the service. Became a dairy farmer on 
the ancestral estate, which originally covered 175 acres. It has 
been occupied by Brighams ever since it was redeemed from the 
wilderness, having been owned by Samuel 3 who left it to his son 
George 4 , who left it to Ashbael Samuel 5 , who sold it to Dr. Daniel 5 , 
who was followed by Barnabas 6 , and who, in turn, was followed 
by Addington 7 . George, Ashbael Samuel and Addington, were all 
born there. Also, Ulysses 9 , grand-son of Addington. It was a 
garrison house as stated on p. 109 of the History of Marlboro. 
It is in the south part of the town, three quarters of a mile from 
Marlboro Junction. Addington has served the town as Road Com- 
missioner and the city of Marlboro as a member of the Common 
Council, of which he has also been president. He was a charter 
member of the Marlboro Grange and has held the leading offices 
in that and the District Grange. He is a member of the G. A. R. 
He has been Curator of the B. F. A., many years, and is a member 
of the Publication Committee of the Brigham Family History. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Abbie Alice 8 , b. 1 Feb., 1862; m. 15 March, 1893, George Fred 
Nichols. They live on the homestead of Thomas 2 , s. p. 
763 ii William Munroe, b. 24 Jan., 1864. 

iii Ella Amelia, b. 14 Aug., 1866; m. 19 June, 1895, William 
Aubrey, son of Harding and Annie (Lockhart) Porter of Marl- 
boro, b. 9 Jan., 1872. Ch. (Porter), b. in Marlboro: 

1 George Lockhart", b. 12 Aug., 1896. 

2 Aubrey Brigham. 1>. 30 Aug., 1897. 

3 Harding Lawton, b. 28 Dec, 1900. 

iv Cora Estabrook, b. 27 Oct., 1868; d. unm., 2 Oct., 1892. 

542 CHARLES AMORY 7 , son of Daniel 6 and Sarah (Bar- 
nard) Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 26 Sept., 1814; died 
in 1899, *• 84; married Eliza A. Fairbanks, born in Milford, Mass.. 
5 Sept., 1815; died 4 March, 1900. He resided in Nashua, N. H., 
where he was Street Commissioner. They celebrated their Golden 
Wedding. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 405 

Children, born in Nashua: 

! Corp. Charles L. 8 , b. 3 June, 1843; d. 22 Oct., 1864; enlisted 14 
Aug., 186s?, Co. F, 9th N. H. Vols.; wounded 30 July, 1864, 
in mine explosion before Petersburg, Va. ; 28 buckshot were taken 
out of his body. 
ii Corp. Edward "H., b. 27 March, 1845; d. 22 Oct., 1880; enlisted 
9 Dec, 1861, Co. M, 1st N. H. Vol. Cavalry; re-enlisted 1 Jan., 
1864; wounded and captured 29 June, 1864, in Ream's Sta., Va. ; 
released from Libby Prison, 30 June, 1865. 
iii George H., b. 28 Nov., 1846; d. 30 July, 1848. 
iv Frederick A., b. 21 Feb., 1848; d. 5 June, 1849. 
764 v George H., b. 1 March, 1851. 

vi Albert W., b. 2 Oct., 1853; m. Minnie Davis; res. a retired mer- 
chant in Weston, Mass. Ch. : 
1 John 9 ; 2 Paul. 
vii Frank M., b. 28 Jan., 1856; d. 1860. 

viii Ira S., b. 30 Dec, 1858; m. Anna Merrill; has been in Nashua 
City Council; a traveling salesman, and res. Dorchester, Mass. 

543 LYDIA MARIA 7 , daughter of Abraham Monroe 6 and 
Mindwell (Brigham) Brigham; born in Boston, Mass., 23 Nov., 
1824; married 23 Sept., 1850, Rev. Solomon, son of William Fay. 
They resided in Dayton, Ohio, for a number of years, and now live 
in Dorchester, Mass. 

Children (Fay), born in Dayton: 

i Henry Brigham 8 , b. 18 May, 1853. 
ii Ella Maria, b. 18 Nov., 1857. 
iii Louis Payson, b. 24 June, 1861. 

544 GEORGE OTIS 7 , son of Otis 6 and Abigail (Bates) Brig- 
ham; born in Westboro, Mass., 9 Nov., 1821; died 13 Feb., 1898; 
he never married. 

He was Treasurer of the Westboro Savings Bank for 24 years; 
cashier of the National Bank in Westboro for 26 years ; Town 
Treasurer 24 years; Representative to the General Court 1878 and 
1879- He was the leader of business life in the town and interested 
in all public works. The " Geo. Brigham Steamer Co." of the 
Fire Department was named for him. 



545 JOSHUA BATES 7 , son of Otis 6 and Abigail (Bates) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 28 Sept., 1828; died in Brook- 
line, Mass., 18 April, 1891; married (1) 27 Feb., 1862, Sarah 
M., daughter of James Abbot Lovejoy of Billerica, Mass.; born 
18 Sept., 1835; died Nov., 1866; married (2) 17 June, 1868, 
Helen M., daughter of Nathaniel and Marcia (Bowen) Burgess of 
Providence, R. I. She died in Brookline, 27 Feb., 1906. Mr. Brig- 
ham was a philosophical instrument maker. 



406 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Child (by first wife) : 

i Abbot Otis 8 , b. 19 Nov., 1863; d. ibid. 
Children (by second wife): 

ii Agnes Otis, b. 3 Jan., 1875; a teacher, 
iii Donald P., b. 4 Oct., 1877. 

546 DAVID SEWALL 7 , son of Rev. David 6 and Elizabeth 
(Durfee) Brigham; born in East Randolph, Mass., 17 March., 
1823; died in Fall River, Mass., Oct., 1873; married (1) 4 Dec, 
1845, Elizabeth Gardner, daughter of Samuel and Eunice (Hatha- 
way) Chace of Fall River; born there, 28 June, 1825; died there, 
3 Feb., 1853; married (2) 16 Feb., 1854, Mary Howland Wady, 
who died 5 Jan., 1864; married (3) 2 Feb., 1870, Elizabeth Wil- 
liams. He was a merchant in Fall River, Mass. 

Children (by first wife), born in Fall River: 

i Charles A. 8 , b. 18 Sept., 1846; d. 3 Jan., 1847. 
ii Charles A., b. 12 June, 1848; d. 23 Feb., 1850. 

iii Martha Chace, b. 3 April, 1850; m. 10 May, 1870, Herbert Chase 
of Newton, Mass. Ch. (Chase) : 
1 Merrill B.\ b. 22 Feb., 1872. 
Children (by second wife) : 

iv Elizabeth Gardner, b. 26 March, 1856; d. 9 Nov., 1902; m. C. 
F. H. White. Ch. (White) : 

1 Mary B.*, b. 8 Jan., 1884; m. 31 Dec., 1903, Robert B. M. 
Knight of Fall River. 

2 Sanford B., b. 4 May, 1888. 

v George Sewall, b. 10 July, 1858; m. 13 Oct., 1886, Mary E. Sheen; 

res. Fall River (Belmont St.). 
vi James Wady, b. 9 May, 1860; m. 27 Sept., 1887, Mary Elizabeth, 
daughter of James Kendall. Ch., b. in Fall River: 

1 James KendaW, b. 4 April, 1889. 

2 David Sewall, b. 11 Sept., 1891. 

vii Kate Sawin, b. 5 April, 1862; d. 14 March, 1863. 

547 CHARLES DURFEE 7 , son of Rev. David 6 and Elizabeth 
(Durfee) Brigham; born in Fall River, Mass., 21 July, 1831; 
married 9 Nov., 1851, Josephine H., daughter of Thomas F. Gibbs. 
He resides in Brockton, Mass. 

m 
Children : 

i Annie Josephine 8 , b. 1 April, 1855; m. 8 June, 1882, Edgar W., 
son of Rufus Davis; res. Fairhaven, Mass. Ch. (Davis): 
1 Alfred B.", b. 4 June, 1883; 2 Edna W., b. 25 Feb., 1888; 3 
Lena J., b. 28 April, 1893. 
ii David Foster, b. 3 June, 1859; m. Carrie W., dau. of Martin 
Kingman; res. Brockton. Ch.: 
1 Arthur Foster*, b. in Brockton, 18 May, 1884. 
iii Mary Agnes, b. 8 Nov., 1861 ; m. 25 Dec, 1888, Oscar, son of 
Warren Heath of Brockton. Ch. (Heath): 
1 Donald B.", b. 15 May, 1892. 
iv Charles Angier, b. 15 Feb., 1871. 




Addington M. Brigham, of Marlboro (541) 



SEVENTH GENERATION 407 

548 JANETTE HANNAH 7 , daughter of Hon. Elmer 6 and 
Betsey C. (Parker) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 9 Jan., 
1827; married 6 April, 1848, Archelaus M., son of Luther and 
Lucy (Brigham) Howe, (448), born in South Vernon, Vt, 21 
April, 1823; died 26 Dec., 1905. 

After engaging in the manufacture of sleighs in Westboro, Mr. 
Howe established the business of manufacturing cutting dies, which 
he transferred to Worcester, Mass. in I860; continued in this busi- 
ness until 1897, when he retired. 

Children (Howe), born in Westboro: 

i Arthur L. 8 , b. 27 Nov., 1848; d. 13 Oct., 1849. 
ii Elmer Parker, b. 1 Nov., 1851; lawyer in Boston; was grad. 
Worcester Polytechnic Inst., in 1871; Yale Univ., 1876. 

549 MERRICK PUTNAM 7 , son of Hon. Elmer 6 and Betsey 
C. (Parker) Brigham, born in Westboro, Mass., 9 March, 1829; 
died in Boston, 10 Dec, 1875; married in Boston, 21 May, 1851, 
Sarah E. Wellington, born 1 Dec, 1825, who resides in Attleboro, 
Mass. 

Children, the eldest and youngest born in Boston: 

i Edward M. 8 , b. 5 April, 1852; m. 24 Nov., 1874, Elizabeth C, 
dau. of Thomas Brightman; he is a marketman, and res. Attle- 
boro. Ch. : 

1 Elsie W. 9 , b. 4 April, 1877; m. 1899, Robert H. Self ridge. 
Ch. (Selfridge): Dorothy W. 10 

2 Clara E., b. 31 March, 1879. 

3 Fred M., b. 9 Jan., 1882. 

4 Sarah L., b. 24 May, 1892. 

ii Sabra L., b. in Illinois, 3 Nov., 1855; m. 4 Nov., 1876, George 
F. Cole, who d. 22 Oct., 1885. Ch. (Cole) : 
1 Ralph H.\ b. 5 Feb., 1878; 2 Edith L., b. 22 Aug., 1879. 
iii Walter M., b. in Westboro, 16 Dec, 1857; d. in Attleboro, 27 
Aug., 1882; m. 27 Feb., 1881, Julia, dau. of Darius Briggs; was 
a jeweler, and res. Attleboro. Ch. : 
1 Charles Wellington*, b. 9 Nov., 1881 ; a die cutter in Attleboro. 
iv Alfred W., b. 4 Oct., 1859; m. 24 June, 1883, Etta L., dau. of 
James Peckham; res. Attleboro. Ch.: 
1 Carl A. 9 , b. 5 May, 1884; 2 Clarence J., b. 1 Sept., 1886. 

550 CYRUS 7 , son of Capt. Holloway 6 and Frances (Read) 
Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 27 Dec, 1838; died in Boston, 
11 July, 1899; married in Boston, 6 Dec, 1865, Margaret A., 
daughter of Capt. John and Ann (Scott) Evans, of St. John, New 
Brunswick; born 5 Aug., 1847; she resides a widow in Brookline, 
Mass. 

Mr. Brigham was the head of the well-known firm of C. Brigham 
& Co., of Boston, milk contractors, said to be the largest distribu- 
tors of milk, butter and cheese in the U. S. He was a tenor singer 



408 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

and one of the founders of the " Apollo Club " in Boston. He 
resided in Roxbury, with summer home in Nantasket. 

Child, born in Boston: 

i Robert Otis 8 , b. 19 June, 1871; m. Vesta Stewart of Springfield 
Centre, N. Y. ; res. in Waban, Mass. Ch. : 
1 Margaret S.\ b. 1899; 2 Stewart Evans, b. 1903. 

551 HIRAM WRIGHT 7 , son of Sylvanus 6 and Amy (Cox) 
Brigham; born in Florida, N. Y., 29 Dec., 1799; died in Freeport, 
111. ; married Mary Zeriah Sutliff . Resided in Damascus, Pa., and 
removed to Freeport in 1869- 

Children, born in Damascus : 
i Joseph Brigham". 

ii Mary Ann, b. 21 May, 1827; m. 1 Sept., 1855, George T. Piersoi. 
Ch. '(Piersoi): 
1 Luther IF. 9 ; 2 Ida O. 
iii George. 

iv Amy S., b. 15 Oct., 1832; m. 25 Aug., 1874, William F. Preston, 
b. in Gallipolis, O., 19 June, 1819; was State Fish Warden for 
111.; res. retired, in Freeport. 
v Webster, 
vi Hiram Truman, 
vii Carrie. 

viii Hattie, b. 17 Sept., 1845; m. 6 April, 1871, Byron L. Pickard, b. 
in Elroy, 111., 28 July, 1844; a farmer, and res. Elroy. Ch. 
(Pickard): 
1 Charles N.°, b. 2 Feb., 1873; 2 Bert E., b. 3 July, 1877; 3 
Mamie E., b. 20 Jan., 1879. 
ix Luther A., b. 3 Feb., 1850; m. 17 Sept., 1872, Laura Luella Wil- 
liams; res. Freeport, 111. Ch.: 

1 Lillian Irene 9 , b. 28 July, 1873; d. 20 Nov., 1874. 

2 Ada V., b. 10 Dec, 1876. 

3 George Adelbert, b. 27 Sept., 1879. 

4 Hattie Jemima, b. 22 May, 1881. 

5 Margaret Lorena, b. 20 Dec., 1891. 

552 CYNTHIA M 7 ., daughter of Sylvanus 6 and Amy (Cox) 
Brigham; born 26 April, 1807; died 16 April, 1892; married 5 
Sept., 1827, Philander, son of Elisha Fox; born in New York, 
17 Feb., 1806; resided a carpenter, in Dryden, Mich., where he 
died 15 Sept., 1877- 

Children (Fox), the eldest born in N. Y. State: 

i Theodore B. 8 , b. 11 Nov., 1828; m. Lydia R. Sadler; res. Dryden. 
ii William V., b. 24 Jan., 1830; m. Ann Skinner; 3 yrs. in the 
Civil War, 12th Wis. Battery; res. a merchant in Kearney, Neb. 
iii Sarah Ann, m. Edwin R. Clark of Shelton, Neb. 

iv Ashbel C, b. 19 Feb., 1833; m. (1) Havens; m. (2) 

Skinner; res. Dryden. 

v Alexander Ervin, m. Sarah Soles. 

vi Amy Ann, m. Simon Hoenshett of Dryden. Ch. (Hoenshett): 
1 Albert'; > Elizabeth. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 409 

vii Sylvanus B., b. 10 Sept., 1838; m. Matilda Barnum; 3 years in 
Civil War, Corp. Co. H, 21st la. Vols.; res. a farmer, Akron, la. 
Ch.: 
1 Horace 9 , a dentist in Bessemer, Mich.; 2 Charles; 3 Laura. 

viii Laura A., b. 13 Feb., 1841; m. (1) Watson, who was 

killed in the Civil War; m. (2) Ellsworth, a J. P. in 

Dry den. 
ix Elisha G., m. Elizabeth Smith. 
x Louisa A., d. ae. 3 years. 

553 WILLIAM C 7 ., son of Sylvanus and Amy (Cox) Brig- 
ham; born in Florida, N. Y., 1 July, 1802; died in Lorraine, N. Y., 
June, 1879; married Polly, daughter of Thomas Cox. 

Children, born in Lorraine: 

i William Henry 8 , b. 2 Sept., 1820; killed in a mill, 20 April, 1866; 

owned a box factory in Lorraine, 
ii Jane Kate, b. 5 April, 1624; m. 1841, Joseph M. Pooler of 
Mannsville, N. Y. Ch. (Pooler), b. in Mannsville: 
1 Alsom H. 9 , b. 1842; res. Lorraine; 2 William J., b. 1846; 3 
Delancy E., b. 1849; 4 Delbert J., b. 1851; d. 1854; 5 Eddie 
J., b. 1856; d. 1859; 6 Martha J., b. 1853; d. 1873; 7 
Zelotus H., b. 1858; 8 Flora C. D., b. 1864; 9 James O., b. 
1866; d. 1868. 
iii Julia Ann, b. 4 Feb., 1827. 

765 iv Hiram N., b. 3 May, 1829. 

766 v Philip V. R., b. 27 Aug., 1831. 

vi Martin V., b. 13 Aug., 1834; m. 30 Dec, 1860, Terissa Watertown, 
b. in Lorraine, 23 Feb., 1843; res. Lorraine, and is a carpenter; 
was J. P. for 8 years. Ch., b. in Lorraine: 
1 Andrew J. 9 , b. 7 Nov., 1861; 2 Lillian B., b. 25 July, 1865; 3 
Frank E., b. 11 Sept., 1867; 4 Wallace E., b. 8 July, 1869; 
5 William W., b. 22 April, 1871; 6 Ernest N., b. 20 March, 
1876. 
vii Sylvanus, b. 12 March, 1836; m. Polly Moore. Ch.: 

1 Emery 9 ; 2 Edwin; 3 Charles; 4 William. 
viii John M., b. 5 Nov., 1838; m. 2 June, 1861, Ellen R.. dau. of 
Hermon Waterman. Ch., b. in Lorraine: 

1 Bosella B. 9 , b. 28 Feb., 1865; m. 1884, . 

2 Edith F., b. 23 July, 1871; m. 1893, William R. Taylor. Ch. 
(Taylor): i Iola M. 10 , b. 4 Sept., 1896; ii Herman, d. y.; iii 
Edwin, b. 1900; iv Leon, b. 1902. 

3 Musette A., b. 23 Dec, 1878; m. 30 Oct., 1895, James D. Miller. 
Ch. (Miller): i Carl J. 10 , b. 1896; ii Myrtle I., b. 1898; iii 
Royal E., b. 1901; iv Ellen I., b. 1902. 

554 PHILIP P 7 ., son of Sylvanus 6 and Amy (Cox) Brigham; 
born in Springfield, N. Y., 5 Sept., 1810; died 14 June, 1887; 
married 6 Dec., 1832, Jane A. Miller. Was a farmer and resided 
in Galilee, Pa. 
Children, born in Galilee: 

i James L. 8 , b. 13 Sept., 1833; m. 1 July, 1857, Statira V. Keesler; 
a farmer and lumberman in Damascus, Pa. Ch. : 
1 Clara J. 9 , b. 3 Nov., 1860 ; d. in Damascus ; a music teacher. 



410 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

2 Virgil O., b. 11 Sept., 1862; m. 12 Nov., 1888, Gertrude Mon- 
ington; a lumberman; res. Damascus. Ch.: Jay L. 10 , b. 25 
Jan., 1891. 
767 ii Aaron S., b. 10 Nov., 1834. 

iii Mary F., b. 16 Feb., 1838; m. Julius J., son of John Keesler; 
b. in Damascus, 4 May, 1837; res. Tylerville, Pa. Ch. (Keesler): 

1 Melville M.», b. Aug., 1859; d. 1871. 

2 Veruleigh A., b. 20 June, 1867. 

iv Orrin W., b. 20 Feb., 1840; m. 31 May, 1866, Ruth E. Marks; 
a farmer, res. Galilee. Ch.: 
1 Philip C.\ b. 15 Oct., 1877. 

v Virgil D., b. 11 Nov., 1842; enlisted in 1862, Co. I, 84th Pa. Vols.; 
taken prisoner at Petersburg, 1864; d. in prison, Salisbury, N. C. 

vi Maletta J., b. 1 Aug., 1847; m. 26 Dec, 1866, James S." Beattie 
of Rockland, N. Y. ; she was a teacher. 

vii Sophie E., b. 7 April, 1850; d. in Lestershire, N. Y., 18 March, 
1902; m. 18 March, 1884, John, son of Thomas Gregg of Lester- 
shire. 

555 ORRIN A 7 ., son of Sylvanus 6 and Amy (Cox) Brigham; 
born in Boylston, N. Y., 4 May, 1820; died in Damascus, Pa., 18 
Feb., 1890; married 1 Jan., 1842, Rachel E. Broadhead. He was 
a farmer and undertaker. 

Children, born in Damascus: 

i Orville S. 8 , b. 26 Nov., 1842; d. in Damascus, 16 June, 1864; m. 

24 Nov., 1861, Caroline, dau. of Charles Keesler; res. Damascus. 

Ch.: 

1 Jacob L?, b. 13 April, 1863; m. 19 Sept., 1882, Lauretta T. 

Terry; res. Hancock, N. Y. Ch.: i Emma M. 10 , b. 25 June, 

1884; ii Clarence L., b. 9 Nov., 1886; iii Nora A., b. 22 Dec., 

1888. 

ii Jacob W., b. 17 Aug., 1844; d. 1 Aug., 1864, from bullet wound 

in the Civil War. 
iii WiUiam Henry, b. 14 Feb., 1846; m. 2 Oct., 1867, Sarah A., dau. 
of Edward Rutledge; b. in Rutledgetown, Pa., 27 June, 1845; a 
farmer, and res. Damascus. Ch., b. there: 

1 Marvin N.\ b. 24 April, 1868; m. 19 Oct., 1892, Hattie L. 
Jackson, b. in Tylerville, Pa., 30 March, 1871. Ch.: Arthur 
Willard 10 , b. 4 Nov., 1895. 

2 Floyd T., b. 17 Oct., 1872. 

3 Viva E., b. 18 Jan., 1875. 

iv Mary C, b. 23 Dec, 1847; d. 11 Feb., 1883; m. 2 July, 1870, 
Peter K. Valentine. Ch. (Valentine), b. in Damascus: 
1 Alonzo H», b. 5 June, 1878; 2 Corwin H., b. 18 Dec, 1880. 

v Hiram Wright, b. 22 May, 1853; d. in Damascus, 7 Feb., 1893; 
m. 27 Sept., 1874, Hattie, dau. of Jacob Ross; b. in Callicoon, 
N. Y., 1 July, 1856; res. Damascus. Ch., b. there: 

1 Rose ES, b. 9 Sept., 1875. 

2 Frank V., b. 12 Sept., 1877. 

3 Mary Elizabeth, b. 7 Oct., 1879. 

4 Mamie C, b. 24 March, 1885; d. 13 Aug., 1886. 

5 Marguerite, b. 2 Dec, 1892. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 411 

556 CALVIN 7 , son of Asa 6 and Lavina (Bellows) Brigham; 
born in Milton, Vt., in 1805; married in 1830, Hannah Baker 
of Essex, Vt. He resided in Essex. 

Children, born in Essex: 

i Leonard 8 , res. Jericho, Vt. 

ii Hiram, b. May, 1837; d. ; m. June, 1859, Aletha P. 

Wheeler. Ch.: 

1 George S? 

2 Willis S., res. Essex. 

3 Eva, d. ; m. . Ch.: Mae 10 . 

4 Frank C, res. Essex Center. 

557 DANIEL MORGAN 7 , son of Rufus 6 and Lydia (Morgan) 
Brigham; born in Essex, Vt., 25 Sept., 1832; married 4 March, 
1861, Lydia P. Card, born in Painesville, O., 4 Oct., 1840. He was 
a merchant in Milwaukee, Wis., but now resides in Cleveland, O. 

Children, born in Wilwaukee: 

i Card 8 , b. 17 March, 1862; d. 1864. 

ii Daniel Rufus, b. April, 1865; d. in Denver, Colo., 19 Feb., 1902; 
m. 1 Sept., 1896, Lillian B. Rice; she res. in Peoria, 111. Ch., 
b. in Denver: 

1 Daniel Morgan 9 , b. 8 May, 1899. 

2 Caroline Bice, b. 1 March, 1901. 

iii Ann C, b. April, 1869; m. 5 April, 1899, Charles S. Britton; res. 
Cleveland. 

558 NELSON 7 , son of Silas 6 and Polly (Harding) Brigham; 
born in Harpersfield, O., 21 Oct., 1821; married (1) Oct., 1843, 
Roxana, daughter of Nathan Jennings; married (2) 11 June, 
1878, Mrs. Celia Edson, daughter of H. P. Castle. He resides in 
Star, Kas. ; is a farmer, mechanic, Justice of the Peace and a mem- 
ber of the Kansas Legislature. 

Children (by first wife), born in Geneva, O.: 

i Arthur Nelson 8 , b. 28 Oct., 1852; m. 4 Nov., 1873, Nettie M. 
Riley; a farmer, res. Star, Kan. Ch. : 
1 Ralph 9 , b. 22 Jan., 1875; d. 5 March, 1877; 2 Ross Jay, b. 22 
Oct., 1878; 3 Frank, b. 13 Sept., 1881. 
ii Jay P., b. March, 1869; d. 3 Nov., 1875. 

559 HIRAM 7 , son of Silas 6 and Polly (Harding) Brigham; 
born in Harpersfield, O., 14 Feb., 1823; died 21 April, 1897; mar- 
ried, 1850, Louisa, daughter of Nathan Jennings. Resided in 
Painesville, O., a farmer and carpenter. 

Children, born in Geneva, O.: 

i Louis Delos 8 , b. 22 Dec, 1850; m. 1 Jan., 1874. Osceola, dau. 
of R. C. Fugit; b. 8 March, 1853; res. Emporia, Kan. Ch.: 
1 Leo Jay 9 , b. 29 Jan., 1875; m. 1900, in Emporia, Carrie Sim- 
mons; res. Paola, Kan. Ch.: i Florence G., b. 16 April, 1901; 
ii Edna L., b. 23 Oct., 1902; iii Arian M., b. 29 Dec, 1904. 



412 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY' 

2 Ava II Irani . b. 9 Dec, 1876. 

3 Grace Louisa, 1>. 8 July, 1881. 

4 Ermie Belle, b. 11 Aug., 1883; m. David Love of Emporia. 

5 Mira N-, 1>. 24 Jan., 1889. 

6 Flossie V., b. 18 July, 1891. 

7 Arthur D., b. 25 Jan", 1894. 

ii George Henry, b. 8 May, 1855; m. 20 Oct., 1881, Mabel, dau. of 
D. Henry Gavlord; b. in Geneva, 6 Feb., 1861; res. Painesville, 
O. Ch.: 

1 Edith E. 9 , b. 23 March, 1883; d. 27 March, 1885. 

2 Lois M., h. 17 Nov., 1885; m. 1903, Lloyd A. Mcllvaine. 

3 Leon D., b. 9 Aug., 1887. 

4 Jay C., b. 20 March, 1889. 

5 Ralph E., b. 14 March, 1891. 
'■ Ruth M., 1). 23 .May, 1895. 

7 Philip E.. b. 6 Nov., 1899. 

560 ALBERT CRAWFORD 7 , son of Silas 6 and Polly (Hard- 
ing) Brigham; born in Harpersfield, O., 13 Nov., 1828; married 
4 Oct., 1855, Hannah R., daughter of Chauncey Sackett, born in 
Windsor, O., S Oct., 1830; died in Trumbull, O., 18 March, 1889. 
He is a farmer and teacher and was 10 years town clerk. Resides 
in Trumbull, O. 

Children, born in Trumbull : 

i Frederic Erwin 8 , b. 10 Oct., 1856; m. 17 Oct., 1889, Nettie Lenora, 
dau. of Irving Crandall; grad. Oberlin, 1878; a teacher and 
farmer; res. Trumbull. Ch. : 

1 Mary Ida", b. 17 Feb., 1892. 

2 Clair Crandall, b. 14 Nov., 1894. 

3 Albert Henry, b. 30 July, 1896. 

4 Harold Lynn, b. 9 June, 1898. 

5 Robert Nelson, b. 4 March, 1900. 

6 Estella Marcia, b. 14 Dec, 1902. 

ii Henry Albert, b. 12 Sept., 1861; d. 31 Aug., 1875. 

561 LIEUT. GEORGE WASHINGTON 7 , son of Silas and 
Polly (Harding) Brigham; born in Harpersfield, O., 22 Sept., 
1836; married (1) 3 May, I860, Arabella, daughter of William 
Marshall, who died in Oshkosh, Wis.; married (2) 16 July, 1887, 
Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Oscar Lee. Was 1st Lieut, and 
Quartermaster 103d O. Vol. Infantry, Civil War; a bookkeeper; 
resided Croton, O., Oshkosh, and Longmont, Colo. 

Children (by first wife), the 3 elder born in Croton, the youngest in 
Oshkosh: 

i Nellie Inez 8 , b. 28 July, 1861; m. and res. Perry, la. 
ii Leonard Earle, b. 12 June, 1867; photographer, res. Ogden, la. 
iii Harrv, b. 3 Dec, 1869. 
iv Edward, 1). 28 Feb., 1875. 

562 HON. MAVOR 7 , son of Dea. Sullivan" and Amanda 
(Spalding) Brigham; born 16 May, 1806, in a small log house on 
a farm in Westmoreland, Oneida County, New York, to which his 




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SEVENTH GENERATION 413 

father had recently moved from New Hampshire; died in Toledo, 
O., 8 Jan., 1897; married (1) 29 Sept., 1830, Clarissa, daughter 
of Oliver Bill, born in Booneville, N. Y., 5 June, 1801; died in 
Toledo, 9 March, 1842; married (2) 27 July, 1843, Malinda P., 
daughter of Jacob M. Merrell, born in Westmoreland, 21 Jan., 
1822. 

The farm on which he was born, as also the two others on which 
the family afterward lived, was chiefly uncleared land. With little 
schooling but a brilliant mind, he so fitted himself that he taught 
school for several years with great success ; learned the carpenter's 
trade and until 1835 was both carpenter and building contractor, 
teaching school winters ; he taught himself to play the bass viol 
and flute, sang well and taught singing school. In 1835, with wife 
and child, he removed to the new settlement in Ohio, afterward the 
city of Toledo, and resided there permanently except for a short 
return to New York State. Here, for 20 years, he was a builder 
and, at one time, a railroad constructor, etc. ; also bought land upon 
which he built houses for sale; was in the hardware business 1858- 
1868, when retired on account of ill-health but frequently acted 
as executor or assignee of estates, etc. He was Justice of the 
Peace 6 years, successively township clerk and treasurer, member 
of the City Council and in 1853, Mayor of Toledo; also Collector 
of canal tolls ; member of the first board of police commissioners 
by appointment of the Governor and , later of the Water Works 
Board; these positions of public trust came to him unsought. In 
1832 he organized one of the first Anti-Slavery societies in the 
United States and was long its secretary ; also he greatly assisted 
to form public opinion against slavery and to aid negroes who had 
secured their liberty. Always, in adult life, a devout Christian, 
he was 53 years deacon and clerk of the First Congregational 
Church of Toledo, holding both offices when he died. For many 
years was the choir-master of his church. With mental faculties 
unimpaired, he passed away in his 91st year respected and loved 
by all. 

Children (by first wife), the 2 elder bom in Vienna, N. Y.: 

i Harriet Eliza 8 , b. 4 July, 1831; m. 28 May, 1851, William A., 
son of Elisha Beach; b. in E. Bloomfield, N. Y., 22 April, 1822; 
d. in Toledo, 13 Dec, 1892. He was manager of the Western 
Union Telegraph Co., in Toledo, from its origin. Ch. (Beach), 
b. in Toledo. 

1 Helen L. 9 , b. 28 April, 1857; m. 23 Aug., 1892, Samuel W. 
Jones, who d. 12 July, 1904; res. in Toledo, where Mr. Jones 
was Mayor. Ch. (Jones), b. in Toledo: Mason 10 , b. 3 Oct., 
1897. 

2 Anna C, b. 10 Nov., 1861; m. 27 Dec, 1888, Selah R. Mae- 
Laren, who d. 29 Jan., 1905; res. Toledo. Ch. (MacLaren) : 
Harriet Christine 10 , b. 15 Oct., 1889; d. 8 April, 1901. 



414 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

ii Celina Emily, b. 19 March, 1833; d. 19 Dec, 1834. 
iii Sylvania Emeline, b. in Toledo, 17 Sept., 1835; d. 9 Aug., 1838. 

768 iv Charles Oliver, b. in Dundee, Mich., 9 Sept., 1838. 

v Frankb'n Sullivan, b. in Toledo, 9 Feb., 1842; d. 29 June, 1842. 
Children (by second wife), born in Toledo: 

vi Stanley Faber, b. 12 Dec, 1844; m. 22 June, 1871, Emma Hague; 

a clerk in Toledo, 
vii Helen Cornelia, b. 7 Aug., 1846; d. 28 March, 1853. 
viii George Mavor, b. 1 Feb., 1849; m. 10 Jan., 1883, Kate E. Mc- 
Cormick; he is a telegraph operator in Toledo. 

769 ix William Augustus, b. 21 Sept., 1853. 

x Edward Rollin, b. 28 Jan., 1856; d. 6 April, 1861. 

770 xi Frederick Merrell, b. 17 July, 1864. 

xii Harry Chase, b. 12 Oct., 1870; a wholesale druggist, Toledo. 

563 ORVILLE P 7 ., son of Dea. John 6 and Susan (Moore) 
Brigham; born in Ogden, N. Y., 10 Sept., 1818; died in Spencer- 
port, N. Y., 22 Oct., 1885; married 27 Jan., Delia Barnard, 
who died 11 March, 1904. He was a farmer and town officer and 
resided in Spencerport. 

Children, born in Spencerport: 

i Charles H. 8 , b. 30 March, 1843; m. 25 Oct., 1870, Cora C. Clark. 
Ch.: 

1 Elizabeth C. 9 , b. 30 Dec, 1875; m. Charles L. Mosher, in 1903. 

2 Clara, b. 3 July, 1878; d. 1887. 

ii Edward D., b. 16 June, 1845; m. 23 Feb., 1887, Marie A. Munn; 
he d. 20 June, 1896, in Palmyra, N. Y., where res.; hardware 
merchant. Ch. : 
1 Mildred C. B , b. 24 May, 1888. 
iii Frederick G., b. 18 Feb., 1849; unm., a traveling salesman from 

Batavia, N. Y. 
iv John C, b. 9 Sept., 1853; m. 2 March, 1898, Mary L. Merz; res. 

Spencerport. 
v Clara B., b. 15 Aug., 1856; m. 26 Feb., 1873, Adelbert W. Whit- 
tier; res. Spencerport. 
vi Elbert W., b. 15 Jan., 1863; m. 30 June, 1895, Hattie M. Chad- 
sey; a farmer in Sweden, N. Y. Ch.: 
1* William E. a , b. 2 Sept., 1900. 

564 JOHN D 7 ., son of Dea. John 6 and Susan (Moore) Brig- 
ham; born in Ogden, N. Y., 4 Dec, 1820; died 28 Oct., 1894; 
married 19 Feb., 1845, Sophia Malinda, daughter of Sylvanus and 
Malinda (Atchinson) Willey; born in Ogden, 31 Oct., 1824; died 
24 Nov., 1899- He was a farmer in Ogden and held town offices. 

Children, born in Ogden: 

i Alvan W. 8 , b. 25 Nov., 1845; m. June, 1888, Mary E. Girkin; 

a traveling salesman; res. Rochester, N. Y. 
ii Virginia Sophia, b. 7 April, 1852; m. 12 June, 1878, Allen B. 
Welch of Victor, N. Y. Ch. (Welch), b. in Victor: 

1 Faith Virginia", b. 27 Aug., 1879. 

2 Ruby Florence, b. 23 April, 1881; m. 30 Dec, 1903, Lewis M. 
Cole. 

3 Be mire May, b. 27 Sept., 1884. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 415 

iii Florence Adelia, b. 20 Feb., 1858; m. 19 Oct., 1880, Christie J. 

Pierce of Ogden. 
iv Ella May, b. 29 March, 1866; m. 19 Oct., 1887, Frank K. Austin 
of Owasco, N. Y. Ch. (Austin) : 
1 Florence 9 ; 2 Blanche. 
v Cora Miranda, b. 2 June, 186T; m. 29 Dec, 1892, Charles A. 
Decker of Owasco, N. Y. Ch. (Decker) : 
1 Gladys 9 ; 2 Delwin B. 

565 ALONZO 7 , son of Dea. John 6 and Susan (Moore) Brig- 
ham; born in Ogden, N. Y., 16 Nov., 1822; died Oct., 1859; married 
3 Jan., 1849, Mary F. Wyman, who died 1 Jan., 1886. Resided 
in Lafayette, Ind. 

Children, born in Ogden: 

i Mary Janette 8 , b. 11 Oct., 1849; d. 1 Jan., 1885; m. Charles 
Barton. Ch. (Barton): 

1 Howard S. 9 , b. Oct., 1869; d. 1882. 

2 Lillis A., b. 11 March, 1871; m. Fred. Castle. 

3 Charles A., b. 1 May, 1877. 

4 Alice H., b. 22 Jan., 1880. 

5 Evelyn F., b. 28 Feb., 1882. 

ii Frank A., b. 2 Sept., 1858; m. (1) 31 March, 1882, Bessie Smith, 
who d. 1892; m. (2) Laura Brash; res. Rochester, N. Y. Ch. 
(by 1st wife) : 
1 Harry 9 , b. 30 Jan., 1893; 2 Pearl. 

Ch. (by 2d wife): 
3 Laura. 

566 DEA. MILTON 7 , son of Dea. John 6 and Susan (Moore) 
Brigham; born in Ogden, N. Y., 18 June, 1825; died 20 Sept., 
1897; married 25 Oct., 1850, Mary A. Finch of Spencerport, N. 
Y.; born 19 July, 1830; residing in Spencerport, in 1905. Was a 
farmer and resided in Spencerport; held many town offices and was 
overseer of the poor; was deacon for 30 years. 

Children, the eldest born in Spencerport, others in Ogden, N. Y.: 

i Carrie Louise 8 , b. 3 July, 1855; m. 11 Jan., 1882, Willard Brower 
of Ogden, N. Y. Ch. (Brower): 

1 Milton Willard 9 , b. ID Aug., 1885. 

2 Chester Lewis, b. 1 May, 1892. 

3 Henry Somerset, b. 24 May, 1893. 

4 Roy Brigham, b. 15 Aug., 1894. 
771 ii Henry Martyn, b. 19 Nov., 1859. 

iii John Hazzard, b. 22 Sept., 1862; m. 19 June, 1895, Louise Bev- 
eridge Stevenson, b. in Edinboro, Scotland, 20 July, 1875; he is 
V. P. of the Rochester (N. Y.) Lamp Co., and Gen. Manager; 
res. N. Y. City. Ch.: 
1 Dorothy Louise 9 , b. and d. 1896. 

iv Minnie A., b. 20 Dec, 1864; m. 23 June, 187—, George Clement 
Card of Los Angeles, Cal.. Ch. (Card) : 

1 Don Brigham 9 , b. in Minneapolis, 8 March, 1888. 

2 Henry Harold, b. 1890; d. 1893. 

3 Louise Du Bois, b. in Spencerport, 27 Sept., 1892. 

4 Dorothy, b. 1898. 



41 6 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

567 CHARLES 7 , son of Dea. John 6 and Susan (Moore) Brig- 
ham; born in Ogden, N. Y., 15 March, 1827; married 7 June, 
I860, Hannah Bailey. Is a fruit-grower in Spencerport, N. Y.; 
Justice of the Peace doing much out-of-court legal work; ex-post- 
master. 

Children, born in Spencerport: 

i William A. 8 , b. 30 May, 1861; d. 21 April, 1900; a business man 

of West Superior, Wis. ; ex-postmaster, 
ii Alletta B., b. 16 April, 1863. 
iii Hattie, b. 14 March, 1866. 

568 LEWIS E. 7 , son of Elijah and Lydia (Richards) Brig- 
ham; born in Vernon Center, ^N. Y., 4 Dec, 1820; married, 1843, 
Sophia, daughter of Warren and Sophia (Catlin) Johnson of Clin- 
ton, N. Y., born 29 April, 1825. He died 22 Feb., 1907- 

Children, all but the eldest bom in Clinton: 

i Frank M. 8 , b. in Utica, N. Y., 29 Dec, 1845; m. in Syracuse, 
N. Y., 8 Feb., 1872, Antoinette, dau. of Thomas and Silna (Corbin) 
Allen of Mechanicsville, N. Y. ; b. 13 Sept., 1850; a salesman, 
res. Dorchester, Mass. Ch., b. in Utica: 
1 Maud Allen 9 , b. 8 July, 1873; res. Quincy St., Dorchester, 
ii Perry, b. 25 March, 1847; m. Nov., 1875, Julia, dau. of Nathan 
and Mehitable (Russell) Jewett of Amherst, Me.; b. 12 July, 
1857; res. s. p., a bookkeeper, in Los Angeles, Cal. 
iii Edward, b. 21 Nov., 1850; res. a farmer, in Clinton, N. Y. 
iv Walter Scott, b. 25 Feb., 1852; m. 26 March, 1890, Emma, dau. 
of Norman and Catherine (Smellie) Randall of New York City; 
b. 12 Oct., 1861; is a carpenter, in business for himself in N. Y. 
City, where res. Ch., b. in N. Y. City: 

1 Walter Dudley 9 , b. 29 July, 1893. 

2 Edna Randall, b. 2 Sept., 1896. 

v Newton J., b. 4 May, 1853; d. 1 Jan., 1883; m. in Utica, 13 May, 
1872, Mary Piatt of Jersey City, N. J., b. 21 Jan., 1850. Ch., the 
two elder b. in Utica: 

1 Perry N?, b. 6 Feb, 1874; d. in Utica, 12 Aug., 1874. 

2 Caroline M., b. 9 April, 1875; m. 5 June, 1895, Frank B., 
son of Robert Bishop of New Zealand; b. 5 March, 1872; 
res. San Francisco, Cal. Ch. (Bishop), b. in San Francisco: 
i Isabella 10 , b. 5 April, 1896; ii Carrie, b. 13 Nov., 1898. 

3 Isabella, b. in Detroit, Mich., 15 July, 1877; d. in Cal., 24 
Nov., 1894; m. 6 June, 1894, Augustus Haskins of Salt 
Lake City, b. 6 March, 1870; res. San Francisco. 

vi Caroline, b.' 22 March, 1858; d. 2 Dec, 1901; m. in Boston, 
Nov., 1884, James T., son of Gaylord D. Brown of Madison, 
N. Y.; b. 22 Aug., 1857; res. s. p., Somerville, Mass. 
vii Robert O., b. 23 May, 1861; m. 23 Jan., 1890, Minnie, dau. of 
James and Rebecca (Nicholson) McDonald of Quincy, 111.; b. 
27 Sept., 1870; he is an inventor, and res. Centralia, 111. Ch., 
b. in Denver, Colo.: 
1 Mabel 9 , b. 20 Oct., 1890. 
viii Frederick, b. 26 Nov., 1868; d. 18 Oct., 1897; in. 1 Sept., 1891, 



SEVENTH GENERATION 417 

Martha, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Binneh) Harris of Danville, 
Pa.; b. 11 June, 1873. Ch., b. in N. Y. City: 

1 Lewis", b. 15 July, 1892. 

2 Leroy, b. 29 April, 1895; d. 2 Sept., 1902. 

ix Benjamin, b. 8 June, 1871; a farmer, Clinton, N. Y. 

569 LYMAN FAR WELL 7 , son of Dea. David 6 and Catherine 
(Romaine) Brigham; born in Hartwick, N. Y., 26 Sept., 1828; died 
in Sedalia, Mo., 19 Nov., 1892 or 1896; married 4 July, 1850, 
Maria, daughter of James Boroughs; born in Green, N. Y., 14 
Feb., 1828. He was a builder, was Sergeant, Co. G, 15th N. Y. 
Vol. Engineers, Civil War. Resided in Dryden, N. Y. 

Children, born in Dryden: 

i Fred 8 , b. 11 July, 1853; m. (1) 3 Dee., 1873, at Castle Creek, 
N. Y., Sarah J., dau. of M. E. Bullock; d. 25 July, 1874; m. (2) 
20 Jan., 1877, Ella, dau. of R. Shevalin; b. in Harford, N. Y., 
11 July, 1856; is a farmer in Castle Creek. Ch.: 

1 Jane 9 , b. in Castle Creek, July, 1874; d. y. 

2 Mary, b. in Harford, 24 Sept., 1882. 

ii Frank, b. 20 May, 1855; m. Dec., 1874, widow Julia Porter; 
res. a blacksmith, West Saticoy, Cal. Ch., b. in Chester, Pa.: 
1 Frank 9 , b. 15 May, 1876. 
iii Mary Kate, b. 20 July, 1857; a teacher; res. unm., at Chenango 

Forks, N. Y. 
iv Mariah Elizabeth, b. 6 July, 1859; m. 1 Feb., 1882, Augustus, 
son of Otis Hall; b. 24 July, 1848; a farmer, res. Chenango 
Forks, N. Y. ; has been town assessor. Ch. (Hall), b. in Che- 
nango Forks: 
1 Lyman F 9 , b. 16 June, 1883; 2 Mary Jane, b. 8 Aug., 1886; 
d. 19 Sept., 1886; 3 Frank Brigham, b. 6 July, 1887; 4 
Benjamin H., b. 12 Oct., 1888; 5 Lucy M., b. 14 Feb., 1890; 
6 Guy, b. 2 Sept., 1891. 

570 NEWTON JOSIAH 7 , son of Dea. David 6 and Catherine 
(Romaine) Brigham; born in Hartwick, N. Y., 17 Sept., 1834; 
married 25 Dec., 1856, Mary, daughter of Philip Oliver, born in 
Dryden, N. Y., 22 April, 1838; died in Iola, Kas., 3 Jan., 1892. 
He is a farmer in Whitney's Point, N. Y. 

Children, born in Dryden: 

i William 8 , b. Jan., 1858; d. 19 April, 1858. 

ii Edwin Perry, b. 19 May, 1859; m. 6 Jan., 1886, Mary, dau. of 
Vencel Rowck, emigrated from Germany to Missouri; b. 11 Nov., 
1859; res. a merchant, in Iola, but formerly in Dodge City, Kan. 
Ch., the elder b. in D. C, others in Iola: 
1 Nettie A. 9 , b. 10 Oct., 1886; 2 Newton J., b. 10 May, 1888; 3 
Arthur Perry, b. 10 Jan., 1890; 4 May Adaline, b. 2 Nov., 
1891. 
iii Henrietta C, b. 29 Aug., 1861; m. 2 Dec, 1885, Alexander 
Stewart Ewart of Sedalia, Mo., b. in Pa., 10 Oct., 1856; res. Iola. 
iv Charles Arthur, b. 29 June, 1864; m. (1) 31 July, 1887, Pauline 
Harline, who d.; m. (2) 5 March, 1894, widow Mary Leet; res. 
Denver, Colo. 



418 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY! 

571 STEPHEN NATHANIEL .BROOKS 7 , son of Edmond G 
and Mary (Brooks) Brigham; born in West Boylston, Mass., 18 
July, 1811; died 6 June, 1856; married 30 March, 1842, Betsey 
Bathia Lee; born 12 Nov., 1822; died 20 Aug., 1902. 

Children: 

i Ellen Maria 8 , b. 26 Jan., 1844; d. ; m. Charles H. 

Damon; 2 ch. 
ii Silas Brooks, b. 11 Aug., 1845; d. 21 Oct., 1848. 
iii Eunice Delpha, b. 2 July, 1848; d. 6 Sept., 1904; m. Charles 

F. J. Kitchener; 3 ch. 
iv Sarah Emma, b. 29 April, 1851; m. 24 Dec, 1879, Walter E. 

Blanchard; res. s. p., Lynn, Mass. 
v George Henry, b. 23 Jan., 1853; d. 13 Oct., 185T. 
vi Herbert Irving, b. 28 Feb., 1855; d. 11 Aug., 1856. 

572 MOSES 7 , son of Jabez 6 and Nancy (Kingsbury) Brigham; 
born 10 May, 1798; died 8 Feb., 1866; married (1) 3 Dec, 1818, 
Chloe, daughter of Nathan Pond of Walpole, Mass. ; born 1 Feb., 
1798; died 30 May, 1846; married (2) in 1847, Sarah T. Huse, 
of Newburyport, Mass. He resided in Chicopee, Mass. 

Children, born in Worcester: 
772 i Charles Augustus Goodrich 8 , b. 3 Dec, 1823. 
ii Olivia Ann, b. 13 May, 1826; d. 1849. 

573 HOSE A 7 , son of Jabez 6 and Nancy (Kingsbury) Brig- 
ham; born in Worcester, Mass., 6 Dec, 1802; died 26 July, 1837; 
married 17 March, 1825, Mary, daughter Nathaniel Pond of Wal- 
pole, Mass.; born 24 Dec, 1805. 

Child, born in Worcester: 

i Harriet Maria 8 , b. 15 Oct., 1826; d. 1 Sept., 1850; m. 

Bates. Ch., b. in Worcester (Bates): 

1 Ella M.\ b. 26 Aug., 1846; d. 13 Aug., 1879; m. in Enfield, 
Conn., May, 1876, . 

2 Mary K., b. 13 July, 1850; m. 1 June, 1871, Henry H. Ellis 
of Springfield, Mass. Ch. (Ellis): i Henry B. 10 ; ii Leon T. 

574 MARGARET 7 , daughter of Jabez 6 and Nancy (Kings- 
bury) Brigham; born — , 1808; died 17 March, 1846; mar- 
ried 30 April, 1830, William Trowbridge, son of Alpheus and 
Mary (Trowbridge); Merrifield of Worcester, Mass.; born 10 April, 
1807. He married for his second wife, Maria C. Brigham, 414. 
He resided in Worcester. 

Children {Merrifield) : 

i Ann Brigham 8 , b. 6 Nov., 1831; d. 30 May, 1854. 
ii Caroline Amelia, b. 2 Jan., 1834; d. 11 June, 1858; m. 20 May, 

1857, Rev. Edward W. French of Bergen, N. J. 
iii William Frederic, b. 30 Aug., 1837; m. Susan B. Brigham, dau. 

of 409; res. s. p., Brookline, Mass. 
iv Henry Kingsbury, b. 21 July, 1840. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 419 

575 LUCY A. 7 , daughter of Stephen 6 and Lucy (White) Brig- 
ham; born in Boston, 8 Dec., 1811; died 9 Sept., 1896; married 20 
Sept., 1832, Benjamin Houghton of Ashland, Mass. Resided in 
Ashland. 

Children (Houghton), born in Ashland: 

i Henry Winslow 8 , b. 13 July, 1833; m. Josephine Howard; both 

deceased, 
ii Elizabeth, b. 1 April, 1835; d. 18 Sept., 1838. 
in George Francis, b. 14 Oct., 1837; and d. 

iv Elziabeth Brigham, b. 12 March, 1839; d. 23 Dec, 1874; m. 
Daniel Franklin Evans of Denmark, Me. Ch. (Evans) : 

1 George F.\ b. 28 April, 1859; d. 3 Oct., 1894; m. and had 1 
ch. 

2 Henry Winslow, b. 3 Aug., 1863; ra. Inez L. Ramsdell, 20 
March, 1893; 3 ch. 

3 Grace Darling, b. 6 Sept., 1867; d. 30 March, 1894; m. George 
Larrabee ; 1 ch. 

v Benjamin Wesley, b. 10 June, 1841; d. 12 June, 1897; m. 21 
Oct., 1863, Mary V. Jones of Ashland. Ch.: 

1 Carrie H. 9 , b. 2 Nov., 1874; d. 18 Sept., 1875. 

2 Margaret C, b. 18 Aug., 1877. 

vi Charles White, b. 9 Feb., 1843; d. in 1867. 

576 LEVI HENRY 7 , son of Levi 6 and Eunice (Monroe) Brig- 
ham; born in Boston, 27 Nov., 1811; died in New York City, 18 
April, 1881 ; married 27 Feb., 1849, Zenobia, daughter of John and 
Ann (Hunt) West of Bristol, Eng. ; born in Bristol, 29 Dec, 1827; 
died in Brooklyn, N. Y., 3 Jan., 1866. He was a merchant. The 
male line is extinct. 

Children, all bom in Brooklyn, except the fifth: 
i Harriet 8 , b. 11 Jan., 1850; d. 29 Oct., 1852. 
ii Zenobia West, b. 1 Dec, 1853; was grad. Vassar College, 1876; 

was class poetess; d. unm., 10 Dec, 1900. 
iii Emma Frances, b. 11 April, 1855; d. in Brooklyn, N. Y., 25 Feb., 
1881; m. 24 April, 1878, Eugene Winslow Durkee of Brooklyn; 
she was grad. Vassar College, 1877; was a successful sculptor; one 
work, a bust of Prof. Maria Mitchell, the astronomer, was cast 
in bronze, and given to her class; is now in Vassar College. 
Ch. (Durkee): 

1 Emma West", b. in Brooklyn, 17 Feb., 1879; res. New York, 
and E. Patchogue, L. I. 

2 Helen Winslow, b. in B., 26 Nov., 1880; res. N. Y., and E. P., 
L. I. 

iv Henry, b. 27 Nov., 1857; d. 16 March, 1859. 
v Ada Anne, b. in Orange, N. J., 5 July, 1860; res. unm., Brooklyn, 

N. Y., and Bennington, Vt. 
vi Caroline W., b. 26 Dec, 1865; d. 28 Feb., 1866 (?). 

577 JOSEPH DARWIN 7 , son of Joseph 6 and Hannah 
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 19 July, 1807; died 
in Princeton, Mass., 15 Jan., 1869; married 20 Dec, 1832, Ann, 



420 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY! 

daughter of Isaac Thompson; born in Princeton, 2 Dec, 1810. He 
was a carpenter and resided in Princeton. 

Children, bom in Princeton: 

i Henry 3 , b. 15 Oct., 1833; d. s. p., 29 Dec, 1890; m. 2 June, 
1869, Emma Donnell. He was a Ry. man, and res. Cambridge, 
Mass.; his widow res. Bath, Me. 
ii Elizabeth, b. 31 March, 1835; d. 16 Sept., 1835. 
iii Edward, b. 18 Aug., 1836; d. 15 Dec, 1836. 
iv Walter, b. 8 Dec, 1838; d. 1 Feb., 1839. 

v Harriet A., b. 31 July, 1840; d. 19 May, 1877; m. 4 Jan., 1865, 
Charles J. Cheney, who d. 6 Dec, 1872; a Ry. man, res. Cam- 
bridge, Mass. Ch. (Cheney): 
1 Grace A. e , b. 25 Jan., 1866; m. 1888, Walter Newbert of 
Worcester. Ch.: Helen F. 10 
vi Franklin D., b. 29 Dec, 1843; m. 6 Jan., 1870, Helen A. Bates, 
who d. ; m. (2) Frances, dau. of Philander Harlow of Hyde 
Park, Mass.; res. provision dealer, in Hyde Park, s. p. 
vii Maria J., b. 2 May, 1847; res. Hyde Park. 

578 WILLIAM BELKNAP 7 , son of Joseph and Hannah 
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 26 April, 1809; died 
in Springfield, Mass., 14 May., 1892; married 4 Dec., 1835, Susan 
Richardson, daughter of Samuel Willard; born in Sterling, Mass., 
24 Dec, 1815; died 22 July, 1892. He was a machinist and set- 
tled in Worcester, Mass. about 1836, thence to Springfield, in 1844. 

Children, all born in Worcester, except the youngest: 

i George William 8 , b. 25 June, 1838; d. in N. Y. City, 25 Sept., 
1892; m. (1) 1864, Josephine Pickens, who d. 1872; m. (2) 
Mary Lafond of New York, who survived him with 6 ch. Ch. 
(by first wife), b. in N. Y. City: 

1 William E. a , b. 2 Feb., 1865; d. 28 Oct., 1873. 

2 George F., b. March, 1868; d. Sept., 1870. 

3 Charles, b. May, 1872; d. June, 1872. 

ii Laura Susan, b. 6 Aug., 1841; m. 24 May, 1866, Louis J. 

Jenner of Springfield, Mass. 
iii Sarah Jane, b. 25 May, 1847; d. unm., 4 Oct., 1871. 
iv Charlotte E., b. 26 April, 1851; she adopted, 1894, Frederic 
Orrin (b. Flood, in Boston, 14 Feb., 1882; changed name by Act 
of Court to) Brigham. 
v Nellie Estey, b. in Springfield, 26 June, 1855; d. 7 May, 1863. 

579 CHARLES CORRIDEN, son of Joseph and Hannah 
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 1 Dec, 1812; died 
in Blackstone, Mass., 3 July, 1853; married, in Marlboro, Mass., 
29 Aug., 1840, Sabra Butler, daughter of Lebbeus and Mary 
(Eager) Cook, born in Marlboro, 26 Dec, 1819; died in Worcester, 
Mass., 2 March, 1905, at the advanced age of 85 years. (The 
Cook line has been traced back to Walter Cook who was at Wey- 
mouth, Mass., in 1643, and has been printed in comprehensive 
form in the Newport Mercury during 1901). Mr. Brigham was a 



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manufacturer of reeds, harnesses and other mill supplies. He was 
interred in Worcester and 25 years later the body was removed to 
Riverside Cemetery, Providence, R. I. 

Children, the second and third born in Worcester, and the fourth and 
fifth in Woonsocket, B. I.: 

i Laurietta Ella 8 , b. 28 June, 1841, in Grafton, Mass.; d. in 
Waterbury Cen., Vt., in 1896; m. in Marlboro, 12 Nov., 1864, 
Benjamin Corliss Hutchins, b. in Whitefield, N. H., 18 May, 
1835. Ch. (Hutchins): 

1 Ernest Eaton 9 , b. in Marlboro, 28 Aug., 1865. 

2 I la M., b. 11 June, 1868, in Westfield, Vt. 

3 Maranda Jane, b. 22 March, 1871, in Richford, Vt. 

4 Clytie, b. 23 Feb., 1879, in Waterbury. 

ii Charles Elwin, b. 26 Nov., 1844; d. 29 July, 1845. 

iii Charles Adalbert, b. 10 March, 1846; m. (1) 16 Feb., 1870, Alida 
Clarinelle, dau. of Lorenzo and Celia J. Wilmarth; b. in Victor, 
N. Y., 29 Jan., 1851; d. in Providence, R. I., 11 July, 1876; m. 
(2) 25 Dec, 1877, Mary Abbie, dau. of Abel Getchell of Water- 
ville, Me., b. 28 Feb., 1853. He is a carpenter and block-maker, 
res. Norwood, R. I. Ch. (by first wife), b. in Providence: 

1 Jennie Ballard 9 , b. 16 May, 1871; m. 23 June, 1897, Frank 
Edwin, son of Jeremiah W. and Felicia H. Andrews; b. 
in Woodstock, Conn. 

2 Florence Clay, b. 1 July, 1873; m. 16 Dec, 1896, Walter 
Sage, son of Edwin G. and Margaret Baker; b. in Providence, 
10 July, 1874. Ch. (Baker): Dorothy Deane 10 , b. in Provi- 
dence, 15 April, 1898. 

773 iv John Olin, b. 15 July, 1848. 

v Ethelyn Estella, b. 10 Oct., 1849; m. 14 Feb., 1871, William 
Richards, son of Samuel G. and Rhoda A. Howe; b. in West- 
boro, in 1850. Ch. (Howe), b. in Norwich, Conn.: 

1 Joseph Olin 9 , b. 16 Jan., 1875; m. 12 Jan., 1902, Anna Eliza- 
beth Lawlor. 

2 Winifred Eva, b. 31 Dec, 1876. 

3 William Brigham, b. 23 Sept., 1887. 

vi Angenette Cook, b. in Blackstone, 1 June, 1853; m. 18 Oct., 1877, 
John Thompson, son of George C. and Mary M. Wheeler; b. in 
Berlin, Mass. Ch., the 2 elder b. in Worcester: 

1 Daisy May 9 , b. 31 March, 1880; d. 10 May, 1880. 

2 Lois Mable, b. 14 Feb., 1882; m. 10 June, 1902, Dwight Alberty. 
Ch. (Alberty): Richard Dwight 10 , b. 23 Aug., 1903. 

3 George Brigham, b. in Marlboro, 1 Feb., 1888; d. 1 Jan., 
1889. 

580 OWEN BENJAMIN 7 , son of Benjamin 6 and Lucy 
(Hardy) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 27 May, 1812; died 
in Cambridge, Mass., 19 Jan., 1872; married 30 Nov., 1836, Mary 
Duncan, daughter of Wales Paine, born in Westboro, 22 March, 
1815. Resided in Worcester and other places and later in Cam- 
bridge. 
Children, the 2 elder born in Worcester: 

i Caroline Augusta 8 , b. 9 March, 1839; d. in Lyndonville, Vt., 
23 Dec, 1873; m. 10 May, 1866, Ira Wilmarth, son of J. T. G. 



422 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY' 

Cunningham of Lyndonville; b. there, 22 Feb., 1843. Ch. (Cun- 
ningbam) : 
1 Marion Brigham", b. in Lyndonville, 25 Dec., 1870. 
ii Henry Wales, b. 5 July, 1840; 3 yrs. in Civil War; res. unm., 

Cambridge, 
iii Frederick Abbe, b. in Roxbury, Mass., 25 Aug., 1845; m. 19 
July, IS?.">, Adelaide Maria, dau. of John Clark; b. in Waltharn, 
Mass., 26 June, 1853; res. Cambridge. Ch.: 

1 Caroline Adelaide 9 , b. 10 April, 1876. 

2 George Frederick, b. 9 Jan., 1879; d. 29 Dec, 18S1. 

3 Eva Jane, b. 28 July, 1883. 

4 Owen Benjamin, b. 11 March, 1885. 

5 Frederick Abbe, b. 24 Dec, 1887. 

iv Edwin Wetherbee, b. in Dorchester, Mass.. 10 April, 1848; m. 5 

June, 1878, Elizabeth Ann, dau. of William F. Mcintosh; b. 

in Montville, N. S., 15 April, 1859; res. Dorchester. Ch.: 
1 William Ira?, b. 3 May, 1886. 
v Walter Owen, b. 18 July, 1854; m. 3 Jan., 1890, Mrs. Caroline 

M. (Burrill), widow of E. J. Adams of St. Johnsbury, Vt.; 

res. Lyndonville, Vt. 

581 MARY M. 7 , daughter of Willard 6 and Betsey (Russell) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 Oct., 1804, (perhaps, 1809); 
died 1883; married Ebenezer Brown, born in Marlboro. 1 Oct., 
1802; died in South Boston, 1873. 

Children (Brown), order uncertain in some cases: 

i Mary Matilda 8 , b. 1824, in Ashland, Mass.; m. Samuel Pillsbury; d. 

S. p., in Boston, 
ii George Dana, b. in Marlboro, 15 May, 1830; m. 4 May, 1851, 
in Ashland, Josephine Merchants, b. 15 Oct., 1835, in Montague, 
Mass. Ch. : 
1 (Dr.) Eugene Merchants 6 , b. Saugus Centre, Mass., 19 Aug., 
1860; m. in N. Y., 14 Aug., 1891, Georgiana Armstrong, b. 
30 March, 1863, in Boston; res. there. Ch.: Harold Eugene 10 , 
b. 21 Oct., 1896. 
iii Frank Brigham, b. in Ashland. 
iv Emmons Augustine, b. in Ashland, 
v Sarah Abbot, b. in Marlboro. 

vi Samuel Ebenezer, b. in Marlboro; d. in Chicago; m. Sarah 
Moulton, who d. in So. Boston. 

582 *REV. LEVI 7 , son of Willard and Betsey (Russell) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 Oct., 1806; died in Marlboro, 
26 Dec., 1885; married 6 July, 18.38, Mary, daughter of Dea. 
Dexter Fay; born in Berlin, Mass., 21 Oct., 1804. 

He was graduated from Williams College 1833; Andover Theo- 
logical Seminary, 1836; was ordained pastor of the Evangelical 
Church in Dunstable, N. H., 15 March, 1837; dismissed in 1850, 
at his own request; was elected Trustee of Pepperell Academy. 1841 ; 
pastor in Troy, X. H., 8 years and supplied in Winehendon ; resided 
in Saugus, Mass., in later years. 

* Yi'lc Hist. Dunstable and Fay Family. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 423 

Children, born in Dunstable: 

i Eliza Catherine 8 , b. 11 Feb., 1839; m. 10 Oct., 1861, Rev. Geo. 

A. Beckwith; res. s. p., Saratoga, N. Y. 
ii Mary Louisa, b. 25 June, 1840; d. 23 May, 1851. 
iii Edward Dexter, b. 4 Oct., 1841; d. 1 May, 1859; a student in 
Williams College at time of death and stood second in class; the 
first in rank d. about the same time, and the class put up a 
monument to them. 
iv Abby Ann, b. 13 Oct., 1844; m. 20 Aug., 1872, Dr. Carl G. 
Metcalf of Marlboro, Mass., b. in E. Unity, >J". H., 21 April, 
1846; grad. of Albany Med. Coll., 1869; practiced in Troy, N. H., 
Middletown and Marlboro, Mass., where he d. s. p., 1 Nov., 1884. 

583 GEORGE 7 , son of Willard 6 and Betsey (Russell) Brig- 
ham, born in Marlboro, Mass., 12 Oct., 1808; died April, 1889; 
married, 1 May, 1832, Mary Ann, daughter of Thomas Hapgood 
of Marlboro, born 20 July, 1813; died 24 Nov., 1878. Resided on 
the homestead of his grandfather in Marlboro. 

Children, all but the eldest born in Marlboro: 

i Frances Augusta 8 , b. in Northboro, Mass., 27 March, 1833; d. 
in Westboro, 29 Jan., 1895; m. 1 July, 1849, John A., son of 
Ephraim Goddard; b. in Berlin, Mass., 11 July, 1827; was in 
the Mexican War and Regular Army, 1844-46, and 4th Mass. 
Heavy Art. in Civil War; res. Westboro, and d. there, 3 March, 
1905. Ch. (Goddard): 

1 John Edward 9 , b. 7 June, 1855; res. unm., Fitchburg. 

2 Ada Frances, b. 29 Jan., 1859; fine vocal teacher and church 
singer. 

3 George Emerson, b. 22 Oct., 1862; lost in wreck of City 
of Columbus off Gay Head, Mass., 18 Jan., 1884. 

ii Mary Eliza, b. 9 Dec, 1834; m. 1853, Francis L. Barnard of 
Marlboro. Ch. (Barnard): 

1 Mary Frances 9 , b. 19 Dec, 1853; m. George G. Douglas, 
b. in Malone, N. Y. ; res. Wollaston, Mass. Ch. (Douglas): 
i Stella 10 ; ii Grace, both d. y.; iii Carrie B., b. 1877; m. 
Edwin Stone; res. Winchendon, Mass.; iv George R. 

2 Martha, b. 30 April, 1855; m. 1891, Edward Webb, b. in 
Dorchester, Mass., 30 Nov., 1854; res. there, s. p. 

iii Caleb B., b. 14 Sept., 1836; m. 1879, Augusta Frye of Bolton, 

Mass.; res. s. p., Hudson, Mass. 
iv Willard Ebenezer, b. 9 April, 1839; d. 6 Nov., 1899; m. 25 

April, 1861, Abby Randall, b. Aug., 1841; a railway man, and res. 

Marlboro. Ch. : 

1 Fred 9 , d. y. 

2 Alice Elvira, b. Dec, 1866; m. Charles De Moyer. Ch. (De 
Moyer) : i Fred 10 ; ii Perry. 

3 Oliver Francfc, m. Ella . Ch.: Willard D. 10 , m. 1902, 

Kate Richie. 

4 Willard Dana, b. July, 1879; m. . 

v George W., b. 9 April, 1841 ; d. 23 June, 1843. 
vi Ellen S., b. 24 Dec, 1842; res. unm., Everett, Mass. 
vii Harriet Newell, b. in Hudson, 17 Aug., 1844; m. 2 June, 1864, 

Hiram W. Chase, b. in Holden, Mass., 21 July, 1840; d. ; 

res. Hudson. Ch. (Chase) : 



424 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1 Mabelle .X.'. b. 14 Nov., 1865; was grad. Smith Coll., 1888; a 
teacher in Everett. 

2 Aimee Florence, b. 26 Nov., 1870; m. 16 July, 1891, Charles 
F. Reed. Ch. (Reed): Marion G. 10 , b. 5 Oct., 1892; res. 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 

3 Ernest Leonard, b. 23 Jan., 1879. 

584 REV. WILLARD 7 , son of Willard 6 and Betsey (Russell) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Maj r , 1813; died in Winchen- 
don, Mass., 1 March, 1874; married (1) 4 May, 1843, Maria, 
daughter of Nathaniel and Zerviah (Maynard) Davenport; born 
in Boylston, Mass., 14 March, 1815; died 3 Sept., 1857; married 
(2) 23 Oct., I860, Laura Cleveland, born in Medfield, Mass., 7 
Feb., 1826; died 15 Jan., 1887. 

Was graduated from Williams College, 1836; Andover Theological 
Seminary, 1839; was pastor in Wardsboro, Vt., 12 years; also in 
Bernardston, Ashfield, Wendell, South Wellfleet and Winchendon, 
Mass,; was member of school committee in Wardsboro and Wendell, 
where he held the office of Town Clerk. 

Children (by first wife), born in Wardsboro : 

i Helen F. 8 , b. 27 Dec, 1844; attended the famous Sanderson 
Academy in Ashfield, where fitted for Mt. Holyoke Sem.^ which 
she attended in 1865; taught school chiefly in Boston, and retired 
after 35 years; res. in Cambridge, Mass., with a summer home 
at Brant Rock, Mass. Has been a loyal supporter of the B. F. A., 
and the History of the Brigham Family, 
ii Albert J., b. 14 Aug., 1846; d. in Denver, Colo., 22 Sept., 1888; 
he was a journalist, and unm.; had a remarkable memory, and 
keen mind; a noted wit; his untimely death cut short a life 
which early gave promise of a brilliant future, 
iii Herbert Willard, b. 10 Nov., 1848; m. 20 July, 1875, Emma B., 
dau. of William Pitt Brigham 397; b. in Marlboro, 24 Oct., 
1849; foreman in shoe factory, Marlboro. Ch.: 

1 Maud Lavinia 3 , b. 8 Dec, 1880. 

2 Oscar Willard, b. 28 June, and d. 30 July, 1887. 

iv Mary M., b. 20 July, 1854; taught school in Greenfield, Montague, 
Winchendon, and Cambridge, Mass., where res. and teaches; 
has been Asst. Secretary Brigham Family Assn. for several years, 
and she and her sister are among its most faithful supporters. 

585 AARON 7 , son of Willard 6 and Betsey (Russell) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 7 April, 1817; married (1) Salinda, 
daughter of Daniel Stratton of Bolton, Mass. ; born in Harvard, 
Mass., Nov., 1812; died 10 Aug., 1857; married (2) 20 March, 
1857, Mrs. Sarah (Messenger) Houghton, who died; married (3) 
14 Sept., 1887, Mrs. Betsey Holmes, who died; a farmer, and re- 
sided in Holliston, Ashland, and later in Milford, Mass. 

Children (by first wife), the 3 younger born in Holliston: 

i Delia Augusta 8 , b. in Oneida, N. Y., 17 Sept., 1838; d. in 
Holliston, 25 Nov., 1896; m. 15 March, 1865, Asa, son of Ellery 



SEVENTH GENERATION 425 

Allen of Holliston; b. in Franklin, Mass., 25 Dec., 1825; d. 1 
Jan., 1885. Ch. (Allen), b. in Holliston: 

1 Arthur Leon 9 , b. 21 Jan., 1866; m. 28 Oct., 1896, Annie Sinness; 
res. Pittsburg, Pa. 

2 Charles Vernon, b. 7 July, 1869; m. 1894, Abigail ; 

res. Mexico City. Ch.: i Howard Brigham 10 ; ii Helen Louise. 

3 Carlton Brigham, b. 3 Aug., 1880; res. unm., in Pittsburg. 

ii Daniel Stratton, b. in Ashland, 17 April, 1841; d. about 1898; 

was a piano dealer in Boston, and res there, unm. 
hi Martha Amelia, b. 12 Aug., 1845; d. in Holliston, s. p., 1893; 

m. Charles Batchelder; they adopted a son, C. Fred. 
iv Alma Salinda, b. 2 Jan., 1849; res. unm., a teacher in Los Angeles, 

Cal. 
v Alfred Aaron,' b. 23 Dec, 1850; m. 24 April, 1873, Lizzie Decker, 
b. Sept., 1848; res. Worcester, Mass. Ch.: 

1 Alfred Russell 9 , b. 1 June, 1874; res. unm., Worcester. 

2 Charles Vernon, b. 28 March, and d. 2 May, 1877. 

3 Ralph Willard, b. 24 Oct., 1879; res. unm., Worcester. 

586 ELIZABETH 7 , daughter of Willard 6 and Betsey (Rus- 
sell) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 Dec., 1821; married in 
Vienna, N. Y., Jonathan Randall, born in Stow, Mass., 1817; died 
6 Aug., 1853. 

Children (Randall), all born in Feltonville, Mass., except the eldest: 

i Lester V. 8 , b. in Vienna, 19 Nov., 1842; m. 1873, Ella S. Hunt. 
Ch. the 3 younger b. in Hudson, Mass.: 

1 Maud B. 9 , b. in Auburn, Me., Nov., 1877. 

2 Chester B., b. Nov., 1883. 

3 Christine V., b. 21 Jan., 1886. 

4 Bernice E., b. May, 1888. 

ii Herbert N., b. 21 Aug., 1846; d. 5 Sept., 1901, in Soldiers' Home, 
Chelsea, Mass.; m. Annie Rogers of Boston. Ch., b. in Wollaston, 
Mass.: 

1 Florence M. 9 , b. I Sept., 1878. 

2 E. Grace, b. 14 Dec, 1879. 

hi Charles C, b. 1 Oct., 1848; m. Henrietta O. Brown, in 1869; res. 

Corona, Cal. Ch., b. in Hudson: 
1 Clarence L. 9 , b. 3 June, 1870. 
iv Emma E., b. 24 Aug., 1851; m. 19 Dec, 1877, Frederick W. 

Trowbridge. 

587 MARTHA CHAMBERLAIN 7 , daughter of Caleb Jr. 6 and 
Martha (Brigham) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Oct., 
1803; died 20 Jan., 1883; married in Marlboro, 6 April, 1825, 
Matthias, son of Capt. Eli and Lucy (Brigham) Rice, (167), born 
in Marlboro, 10 July, 1802; went to Machias, Me., where he died, 
8 June, 1841. 

Child (Rice), born in Worcester, Mass.: 

i Elvira Brigham 8 , b. 23 July, 1827; m. Lewis G., son of Daniel 
and Rebecca (Burr) Tuttle of Fitchburg; b. 13 Feb., 1821; d. 
5 March, 1883. Ch. (Tuttle), b. in Fitchburg: 
1 George Lewis 9 , b. 17 Sept., 1847; d. 23 Sept., 1851. 



426 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY! 

2 Frederick Gould, b. 14 Oct., 1853; d. 22 Oct., 1903; m. 
25 Oct., 1877, Clara A. Cole of E. Somerville, Mass.; 3 ch. 

3 Ella Frances, b. 2 July, 1856; d. 23 Feb., 1859. 

4 Francis Dana, b. 14 Sept., 1861; m. 3 Nov., 1885, Amy L., 
dau. of Jos. T. Goodwin of Fitchburg; b. in E. Boston, 12 
Feb., 1859; 2 ch. 

588 TILESTON 7 , son of Caleb Jr. rt and Martha (Brigham) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 Aug., 1822; died 28 March, 
1896; married in Marlboro, 16 April, 1845, Maria Lovina, daughter 
of Otis and Lovina (Rice) Russell, born in Marlboro 31 Dec, 1825; 
died 13 Nov., 1887. 

He was a shoe-maker and farmer ; a member of the United 
Brethren Lodge F. & A. M. and a charter member of the Marl- 
boro Lodge I. O. O. F. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Frank Austin 8 , b. 11 May, 1849; d. 22 May, 1858. 
ii Alfred Winslow, b. 27 'Feb., 1851; m. 7 May, 1874, Clara L., 
dau. of Joseph Proctor of Marlboro; b. 15 Dec, 1841; res. 
Marlboro. Ch. : 

1 Alice Augusta 9 , b. 6 April, 1883; d. 15 Aug., 1883. 

2 Annie Howe, b. 8 Oct., 1884. 

iii Otis Tileston, b. 26 March, 1856; m. 1 June, 1881, in Dubuque, 
la., Nellie R., dau. of J. F. Conant of Dubuque; b. 29 Nov., 
1860; d. 28 Jan., 1900; res. Bancroft, la. Ch.: 

1 Gertrude M>, b. in Brainerd, Minn., 28 Jan., 1883; m. 13 
Nov., 1903, Wilfred T. Johnson of Bancroft, la., b. 6 Aug., 
1879. 

2 Frank O. J., b. in Tower, Minn., 19 March, 1885. 
774 iv Caleb Lewis, b. 12 March, 1858. 

v Benjie Ellsworth, b. 9 Sept., 1861; m. Leonetta F. Scruton; res. 

s. p., in Marlboro, 
vi Mabel Jeanette, b. 22 Dec, 1866; res. Pleasant Lake, Mass. 

589 MARY LANCASTER 7 , daughter of Benajah 6 and Sarah 
(Lancaster) Brigham; born in Boston, 28 Dec, 1808; died in Bos- 
ton, 1 April, 1882; married (1) 14 Oct., 1831, Rev. Charles G. 
Safford, D. D., (son of Dudley); born in Exeter, N. H.. 17 Nov., 
1804; died 1846; married (2) 1819. Charles H. Estabrock of Fitch- 
burg, Mass. Dr. Safford was a graduate of Dartmouth College 
and Andover Theological Seminary. 

Children (8a ford) : 

i Charles Benjamin Brigham 8 , b. 28 Aug., 1833, in Gilmanton, N. H.; 
d. in Malta, 111., 4 Oct., 1868; m. 25 Sept., I860. Clara, dau. 
of Oliver Safford; b. 6 Jan., 1845. Ch. 

1 Charles G.\ h. in Malta, III., 26 Feb., 1862; d. 14 June, 1904. 

2 (Rev.) George Brigham, Ph. D., b. in So. Grove, 111., 8 Aug., 
1866; m. 11 Aug., 1892, Luetta David; res. s. p., pastor 
52d Ave. Presbyterian Church, Chicago, III. 

3 Clara Eliza, h. 21 Sept., 1868; d. 29 Jan., 1869. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 427 

ii Edward Payson, b. in Gilmanton, N. H., 14 March, 1837; m. 
20 Dec, 1866, Sarah F., dau. of Henry Safford; b. 11 June, 
1844; a farmer, Sycamore, 111. Ch., all but the eldest b. in 
Mayfield, 111.: 

1 Mary E?, b. in So: Grove, 111., 20 Oct., 1868; res. Mayfield. 

2 Infant. 

3 Henry S., b. 29 July, 1872; res. Roswell, N. M. 

4 Charles H. E., b. 4 Oct., 1874, in Mayfield. 

5 Edward Brigham, b. 14 June, 1880; m. 11 May, 1905, Edna 
May Hammond; res. Albuquerque, N. M. 

6 Sarah Lancaster, b. March, 1882; res. Sycamore. 
Child (Estabrook) : 

iii Mary E., b. 1851; d. 1853. 

590 GEORGE 7 , son of Benajah 6 and Sarah (Lancaster) Brig- 
ham, born in Boston, Mass., 20 Sept., 1815; died in Bloomington, 
111., 12 May, 1878; married 5 Feb., 1837, Lydia, daughter of 
Joab Shinn, born in Cincinnati, O., 20 Aug., 1819. She is still 
living and has 33 living grand-children and 32 great-grand- 
children. He was a farmer and resided in Bloomington. 

Children, born in Bloomington: 

775 i Joab 8 , b. 23 Nov., 1837. 

ii Mary, b. 2 Feb., 1839; m. 25 Dec, 1866, Milton Weed of Union 
Springs, N. Y., b. 30 July, 1842; res. Cooksville, 111. Ch. (Weed): 
1 Charles Seth 9 , b. 30 June, 1871; m. 20 July, 1892, Ettie Mc- 
Cullom of Cooksville, b. 15 Feb., 1872; res. Cooksville. Ch.: 
i Seth George 10 , b. 15 May, 1893; ii Frank Milton, b. 31 July, 
1894; iii Charles Ray, b. 20 June, 1898; iv Fannie L., b. 12 
Feb., 1900; v Willis, b. 17 Feb., 1905. 

776 iii Benajah, b. 3 Nov., 1840. 

iv Elizabeth, b. 20 Dec, 1843; m. 25 Dec, 1879, James, son of 
Arnett Poindexter; b. 10 Sept., 1843; res. Bloomington. Ch. 
(Poindexter) : 

1 Janiesina Pearl 9 , b. 31 Aug., 1883; m. 28 Dec, 1904, John 
R. O'Neal of Bloomington. 

777 v Fletcher, b. 13 Jan., 1845. 

778 vi John, b. 16 April, 1847. 

vii Nancy, b. 26 April, 1849; m. 23 Feb., 1876, A. T., son of Robert 
T. Freeman of Monmouth, 111., b. 29 Dec, 1849; res. Bloomington. 
Ch. (Freeman), b. in Bloomington: 

1 C. Litney 9 , b. 27 March, 1877; m. 3 April, 1899, Emma Yoder, 
b. 5 Feb., 1876. Ch. Gladys 10 , b. 20 March, 1902. 

2 George Brigham, b. 4 April, 1879; d. 17 Aug., 1879. 

3 Asa, b. 16 Oct., 1882; m. 27 Oct., 1906, Muriel Van Scott. 

4 Theodore, b. 7 April, 1884; m. 1 July, 1905, Lita Martin, b. 
26 Nov., 1887. Ch.: Dartha B. 10 , b. 17 Oct., 1906. 

5 Ruth, b. 11 June, 1886. 

viii Charlotte, b. 1 Dec, 1851; d. 28 Aug., 1852. 
ix Asa, b. 30 May, 1853; m. 7 Sept., 1887, Sophia, dau. of J. H. 
Hoffman, b. 12 Feb., 1865; res. Bloomington. Ch., the 2 elder 
b. in Ellsworth, 111.: 

1 Lawrence 9 , b. 2 Dec, 1890; d. 6 Jan., 1891. 

2 Leonard, b. 30 Jan., 1892; d. 15 Dec, 1892. 



428 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

3 Asa, b. in Bloomington, 8 Feb., 1894. 

4 Thomas, b. in Sibley, 111., 9 Sept., 1899. 
x Eliza, b. 12 Aug., 1856; d. 27 Dec, 1856. 

xi Annie, b. 17 Aug., 1861; d. 24 Jan., 1897; m. 15 Dec, 1887, L. 

F. Robuck of Dayton, O., b. 14 Oct., 1861 ; res. Bloomington. 

Ch. (Robuck): 

1 Frank A.', b. 7 March, 1891; 2 Stella, b. 25 June, 1892; 3 

James L., b. 2 April, 1894; 4 Elmer Brigham, b. 7 Sept., 

1895; 5 Asa, b. 19 Jan., 1897; d. 1897. 

591 JOHN W. 7 , son of Ephraim 6 and Hannah (Twitchell) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 16 May, 1821; died in Boston, 
April, 1890; married (1) 22 March, 1845, Anna Dana Blake of 
Watertown, Mass., who died April, 1888; married (2) 10 June, 
1889, Merial L. Wilder of Maiden, Mass. He was an extensive 
shoe manufacturer in Worcester; resided in Boston, after 1836. 

Children (by first wife), born in Boston: 

i John William 8 , b. 16 April, 1850; m. 1 June, 1882, Frances E. 
Bowen of Newton Center, Mass.; was partner with his father 
23 years; then public accountant in Boston; res. Newton. Ch.: 

1 Florence", b. 7 Feb., 1886. 

2 Sylvia B., b. 28 Nov., 1897. 

ii Frederick Dana, b. 10 July, 1858; d. 10 Feb., 1876. 
iii Arthur F., b. 27 Aug., 1859; d. Jan., 1886. 
Child (by second wife), born in Boston: 
iv Harold W., b. Aug., 1890. 

592 WILLIAM AUGUSTUS 7 , son of Peter W.° and Lydia 
(Valentine) Brigham; born in Boston, Mass., on Hollis Street, 
29 August, 1808; died in Newton, Mass., 12 Oct., 1878; married 
(1) 15 April, 1830, Maria, daughter of Matthew and Millicent 
(Dickerman) Gray of Westboro, Mass.; born in Worcester, Mass., 
20 Oct., 1808; died 21 May, 1847; married (2) 3 May, 1848, 
Hannah Smith, daughter of Daniel C. and Nancy (Smith) Chap- 
man of Belchertown, Mass.; born there, 10 Sept., 1819; died in 
Boston, 7 Aug., 1899- 

He was a man of enormous energy, for years was with Samp- 
son, Davenport & Co., publishers of Boston and other directories; 
was noted for accomplishing more work than other men ; a statis- 
tician of note, and occupied many places of responsibility. He was 
in charge of the City Agricultural Grounds at Worcester from 
1855 till about 1861. 

Children (by first wife), the 3 elder born in Westboro, the 3 younger in 
Worcester: 

i Ann Maria 8 , b. 12 Aug., 1831; d. in Elmira, N. Y., 1902; m. 

26 April, 1854, George R. Bowman; res. Elmira. Ch. (Bowman), 

b. in Almond, N. Y.: 

1 Louis Wellington 9 , b. 13 April, 1860; m. 24 Oct., 1888, Lillie 

M. Buckhont, b. 25 Jan., 1869. Ch.: i Beatrix W. t0 , b. 30 

July, 1^90. 








Phineas Brigham, of Canton, Pa. (640) 



SEVENTH GENERATION 429 

2 Charles Augustus, b. 2 April, 1862; m. 29 Dec, 1886, Cora 
Hagadorn, b. in Elmira, 16 Oct., 1865. 
ii Augustus Appleton, b. 31 July, 1833; d. s. p., in Worcester, 23 
Jan., 1868; m. 1 May, 1860, Martha E. Jones of Stafford Springs, 
Conn, 
iii Sarah Waldo, b. 14 Feb., 1837; m. (1) 12 Sept., 1861, Stephen 
Fairfield Logee of Pascoag, It. I., b. 6 Aug., 1841; d. s. p., in 
Elmira, 6 March, 1868; m. (2) 24 Aug., 1871, Edward B. Boden, 
b. 17 March, 1841; res. s. p., Melrose Highlands, Mass. 
iv Susan Baker Davis, b. in Northboro, Mass., 25 July, 1839; m. 
9 June, 1864, Stephen J. Waite of Worcester, b. in Worcester, 11 
Sept., 1841. Ch. (Waite), b. ia W.: 
1 William Jennison 9 , b. 7 June, 1869. 
v Elizabeth Valentine, b. 9 Sept., 1841; d. 13 Aug., 1849. 
vi Mary Chapman, b. 30 Aug., 1844. 

vii Amelia Gray Perry, b. 15 March, 1847; m. 25 Dec, 1871, James 
O. Egerton, b. in Boston, 8 Oct., 1848. Ch. (Egerton), b. in So. 
Boston: 
1 Charles Ozro 9 , b. 14 March, 1880. 
Children (by second wife), born in Worcester: 

viii Hannah Augusta, b. 22 Feb., 1849; d. 29 Aug., 1849. 

779 ix William Valentine, b. 17 May, 1850. 

780 x Louis Kossuth, b. 30 Jan., 1852. 

xi Oliver Smith Chapman, b. 13 March, 1856; d. 22 Jan., 1876. 
xii Georgiana Nancy, b. 2 March, 1858; res. Boston. 
xiii Sylvia Augusta, b. 9 Jan., I860; d. 1 Feb., 1860. 

593 FRANKLIN 7 , son of Jabez 6 and Sophia (Hunt) Brigham; 
born in Lancaster, Mass., 19 July, 1805; died in Boston, Mass., 
27 Sept., 1883; married 18 March, 1830, Ann Whitman, daughter 
of John Taylor of Lancaster; born there, 3 March, 1808; died 
in Boston, 14 Aug., 1882. He had the military titles of Lieut., 
Capt., and Major. During his later years was Supt. of The 
Clinton Mfg. Co. of New Jersey. 
Children, born in Lancaster, except the 2 youngest: 

i Sarah Ann 8 , b. 7 Jan., 1831; m. Feb., 1847, Mial, son of David 

Cushman; b. in Duxbury, Mass., 19 June, 1819; d. in Winchester, 

Mass., 27 Nov., 1884. Filled many town offices. Ch. (Cushman) : 

1 Frank Brigham 9 , b. 1 Jan., 1859, in Methuen, Mass.; d. 1871. 

ii Almira Low, b. 27 April, 1832; m. 17 Oct., 1852; James Miller, 

son of John Morehead; b. in Marshfield, Mass., 21 Aug., 1818; 

res. N. Y. City; was a " 49r " in California. Ch. (Morehead): 

1 Annie Taylor 9 , an artist, N. Y. City. 

iii Francis Low, b. 22 July, 1833; accidentally killed, \u So. Orange, 

N. J., 15 Dec, 1859; C. E., Knight Templar, and Knight of 

Pythias. 

iv Harriet Augusta, b. 2 Sept., 1835; d. s. p., in Boston, 26 Feb., 

1897; m. 20 Dec, 1854, Daniel P. M. Cummings, b. in N. H., 

25 Aug., 1831; d. in Boston, 7 Oct., 1860; a piano manufacturer. 

v Abbie Elizabeth, b. 13 Aug.. 1878, Edwin Rice, b. in Brookfield, 

Mass, 11 April, 1814; d. ; was retired; owner of 

extensive estate; director Quincy Mining Co. Ch. (Rice), b. 
in Boston: 
1 Edwin Brigham 9 , b. 5 Dec, 1879. 



430 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY! 

781 vi Daniel Taylor, b. 30 May, 1840. 

vii Arthur Charles, b. in Somerville, Mass., 25 Dec, 1846; m. in 

Denver, Col., 14 March, 1883, Eliza Medora, dau. of Capt. William 

Tarkington; b. in Indiana, 19 Nov., 1850; agent for National 

Tube Works Co., and res. s. p., Pittsburg, Pa.; Knight Templar. 

viii Ella Josephine, b. in Cambridge, Mass.; res. Boston. 

594 ABIGAIL 7 , daughter of Jabez 6 and Sophia (Hunt) Brig- 
ham; born in Grafton, Mass., 24 Oct., 1807; died in Worcester, 
Mass., 1901 ; married 12 May, 1830, Ezra K. Pratt of Grafton. 

Children (Pratt), born in Grafton: 

i Hon. Francis B. 3 , b. 19 April, 18.'J1; went to California early; 
was then a planter in Madison Co., Miss., till 1871; lawyer in 
Canton, Miss., where res.; J. P., Prest. Co. Board of Supervisors; 
Dist. Atty. 14th Dist., Miss.; St. Senator, 1875. 
ii Jerome G., b. 1 Jan., 1834. 
" iii Adelia M., b. 27 April, 1836. 
iv Henry H., b. 12 Aug., 1840. 
v George D., b. 16 Aug., 1842. 

595 PHEBE 7 , daughter of Jabez and Sophia (Hunt) Brig- 
ham; born in Boston, 2 Aug., 1810; married William Holden of 
Grafton, Mass. She was living in 1904 with daughter, Mrs. J. L. 
Bacon, in Roxbury, Mass. 

Children (Holden), the 4 elder born in Grafton, the others in Tem- 
ple ton, Mass.: 

i George W. s , b. 25 Jan., 1835; m. Mary Whitney. Ch.: 

1 Mary L. 9 , m. George Bemis. 
ii James A., b. 15 May, 1837; d. Oct., 1837. 
iii Jane A., twin to James; d. Oct., 1837. 

iv Jane A., b. 29 Sept., 1838; m. Joel Bacon of Itoxbury, where 
they res. Ch. (Bacon): 
1 'Nellie 9 , d. y.; 2 Lillian. 
v Rozeba V., b. 17 Feb., 1843; d. 14 April, 1888; m. Albert T. 
Milliken of Boston. Ch. (Milliken): 
1 Lyman 9 . 
vi Electa A., b. 25 June, 1848; d. 22 April, 1891; m. James K. P. 
Wood. Ch. (Wood): 
1 Ida 9 ; 2 Edward; 3 Herbert; 4 Ethel. 
vii Harrison A., b. 22 March, 1853; m. Rosella Gault. 

596 SARAH ELIZABETH 7 , daughter of Jabez 6 and Sophia 
(Hunt) Brigham; born in Grafton, Mass., 9 Sept., 1822; married 
6 June, 1849, James Allen of Putnam, Conn.; born 26 Dec., 1815; 
died 23 April, 1883. He was a farmer. She resides with her son 
in Boston. 

Children (Allen), born in Putnam: 

i Charles Edgar 8 , b. 7 Oct., 1857; m. 1 Jan., 1890; Mary Elizabeth 
Willcox of Sheffield, Mass.; was grad. LL. B. from Boston Uni- 
versity, 1887; is a practicing lawyer in Boston. Ch. : 
1 Raymond W.'; 2 Ralph C; 3 Robert B., d. y. 
ii Mary Louise, b. 11 June, 1863; res. in Boston. 



SEVENTH GENERATION • 431 

597 ELISHA WARREN 7 , son of Leonard Warren 6 and Polly 
(Wilcox) Brigham; born in Roxbury, Vt., 15 Nov., 1814; died 
13 Oct., 1848; married 9 April, 1840, Elizabeth L., daughter of 
Joseph Faunce; born in Enfield, N. H., June, 1814; died 10 Oct., 
1900. He was a farmer and resided in Brookfield and Northfield, 
Vt. 

Children, the second and third born in Brookfield, Vt.: 

782 i Leonard Warren 8 , b. in Elmore, Vt., 25 May, 1841. 

ii Ellen Manora, b. 25 June, 1843; m. 14 Feb., 1863, James O. 
Bemies, b. 11 March, 1808, at Littleton, N. H.; res. Springfield, 
Mass. Ch. (Bemies), the two elder b. in Northfield: 

1 William H. 9 , b. 7 June, 1864; m. March, 1889, Emma Sanders. 

2 Charles 0., b. 19 March, 1867; m. 14 Aug., 1891, Lena Stracke. 
Ch.: Carl 10 , b. in Beaver Falls, Pa., 24 July, 1893. 

3 /. F., b. in Springfield, 9 Jan., 1873. 

iii Mary Elizabeth, b. 26 March, 1846; m. 1 Jan., 1870, James N. 

Glover, who d. s. p., 10 Dec, 1902. 
iv Elisha Newell, b. Northfield, 4 Aug., 1848; m. 14 June, 1880, 

. Ch.: 

1 Joseph Walter 9 , b. 26 Feb., 1882; m. 30 Aug., 1899, . 

2 Nelson Elisha, b. 9 March, 1884. 

598 DR. GERSHOM NELSON 7 , son of Elisha" and So- 
phronia (Ryder) Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 3 March, 1820; 
died in Chicago, 111., 21 June, 1886; married (1) in Fayston, 23 
Aug., 1846, Laura Elvira, daughter of Merrill and Zelinda (Whit- 
comb) Tyler; born in Fayston, 25 Oct., 1823; died in Montpelier, 
Vt., 11 March, 1873; married (2) 12 Feb., 1875, Agnes Ruth, 
daughter of Ephraim Walker; born in Springfield, Vt., 26 Oct., 
1845; died in Rogers Park, 111., 18 April, 1894; she was early a 
Preceptress of Vt. M. E. Female Seminary in Montpelier, and 
in other schools. 

Dr. Brigham had large ambitions from boyhood. Prevented 
from entering college, he studied medicine, with Dr. D. C. Joslyn 
of Waitsfield, Vt. ; was graduated from the Vt. Medical College at 
Woodstock, in 1845. Later in life he became a practitioner of 
the Homeopathic School. Was one of the founders of the Vt. 
State Homeopathic Society of which he was President. He pub- 
lished medical works, one on "Phthisis" and one on "Catarrh"; 
also a volume of poems entitled " The Harvest Moon and Other 
Poems " ; was also a frequent contributor to Medical Journals and 
the secular press. He practiced medicine in Vermont for 30 years 
and in 1875 removed to Grand Rapids, Mich., where he built up a 
large practice and resided until death. 
Children {by first wife) : 

i Julia Estelle 8 , b. 29 July, 1847; d. ibid. 
ii Julia Lena, b. 10 Nov., 1848; res. Lowell, Mass. 

783 iii Homer Colby, b. in Waitsfield, 10 July, 1851. 



432 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY] 

iv Ida Leonore, b. 16 Nov., 1854; d. 13 Aug., 1856. 
784 v Willard Irving Tyler, b. in Montpeher, 31 May, 1859. 

Children (by second wife), all but (he youngest born in Grand Rapids, 
Mich. : 

vi Miriam Allyn, b. 15 Nov., 1875; m. Harry Rindge of Grand 

Rapids, 
vii Ruth Rayder, b. 20 Dec, 1876; m. Dr. Frank D. Harter of Grand 

Rapids, 
viii Gershom Walker, b. 1 Sept., 1883; d. ibid. 
ix Beulah Evangeline, b. 5 Aug., 1885. 
x Breta Manning, b. in Rogers Park, 111., 5 March, 1887. 

599 ELISHA ALDIS 7 , son of Elisha 8 and Sophronia (Ryder) 
Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 22 Dec, 1821; died in Chippewa, 
Mich., June, 1899; married 20 June, 1849, Celia, daughter of Hon. 
Eber H. Baxter, born in Moretown, Vt., 16 March, 1826; died in 
Chippewa, 17 Jan., 1897. 

He was Justice of the Peace and town clerk; prominent in the 
M. E. church where was a class leader; an occasional writer of 
prose and verse; Mrs. Brigham often contributed to the papers, 
and her brother has collected 200 of her poems. 

Children, born in Fayston: 

i Ziba Whittier 8 , b. 8 May, 1850; m. 27 May, 1877, Mattie J., dau. 
of Perry Clark; b. 1 Oct., 1850; res. Chippewa. Ch., b. there: 

1 Edwin Perry 9 , b. 10 Oct., 1880. 

2 Emily Blanche, b. 10 July, 1882. 

3 Herbert Guy, b. 13 Sept., 1883. 

4 Clarence Elisha, b. 22 June, 1885. 

5 Albert Glen, b. 11 July, 1887. 

6 Irma Celia, b. 7 Jan., 1890. 

ii Elisha Kossuth, b. 23 Dec, 1851; m. 25 Dec, 1876, Maria C. 
Green, b. in Pa., 10 Dec, 1857; res. Chippewa, and thence to 
Bayfield, Wis. Ch., first 5 b. in Chippewa, last 3 in Bayfield: 

1 Ernest JerroW, b. 6 Aug., 1877. 

2 Elisha Earl, b. 19 Aug., 1879. 

3 Celia May, b. 18 May, 1883; d. 8 Sept., 1887. 

4 Aldis Leonidas, b. 25 Aug., 1884. »- 

5 Son, b. and d. 1886. 

6 Nelson, b. 11 Oct., 1887. 

7* Hazel Laura, b. 1 March, 1890. 

8 Lloyd, b. 18 Sept., 1891. 
iii Edwin Baxter (Dr.), b. 1 Oct., 1857; ra. 27 Sept., 1885, Nina 
F., dau. of H. C. Denison; b. in Cascade, Vt., Feb., 1864; res. 
and practiced in Hartwick, and Rose Lake, Mich., and Indianapolis, 
Ind. Ch., the 2 youngest b. in Rose Lake: 

1 Fred M.", b. in Hartwick, 15 Aug., 1886. 

2 Helen, b. 21 Sept., 1889. 

3 Marshall H., b. 3 July, 1891. 

iv Rosina, b. 4 April, 1859; d. 5 June, 1878, unm. 

600 EUSEBIA .MIRANDA 7 , daughter of Elisha 8 and So- 
phronia (Ryder) Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 23 Oct., 1826; 



SEVENTH GENERATION 433 

married 1 Jan., 1844, John Chaffee of Fayston, who died in Day- 
ton, Mich., Sept., 1886. 
Children (Chaffee): 

i Ewin or Edwin Elisha s , b. in Chelmsford, Mass., 26 May, 1846; m. 
Oct., 1885, Mary E. Perry; res. Maysville, Mich. Ch.: 
1 Edwin", b. in M., 1889; 2 Ada, b. 1893; 3 Altha, d. y. 
ii Oscar Herbert, b. in Fayston, 13 Sept., 1848; m. (1) 1872, Annie 
Grigor; m. (2) 26 May, 1886, Emma M. Chaffee; res. Mays- 
ville. Ch. (by 1st wife): 
1 Geo. A. a ; 2 Charles A., twins, b. 1873, d. 1875. 

3 Arthur, b. 1874; d. 1875. 

4 Mary M., b. Feb., 1876. 
Ch. (by second wife) : 

5 Cara A., b. 10 Feb., 1891. 

iii John Julius, b. in Fayston, 15 Aug., 1850; res. unm., Dayton, 

Mich. 
iv Arthur Ernest, b. in Ogdensburg, N. Y., 21 July, 1852; d. 14 

April, 1884; m. 1883, Emma M. Worth, 
v Alice Florence, b. in Ogdensburg, 5 Feb., 1855; m. William 
H. Ormsbee, Oct., 1876. Ch. (Ormsbee) : 
1 John C.\ b. 1877; 2 Mabel L., b. 1879; 3 Florence L., b. 
1881; 4 Jessie E., b. 1883; 5 Alice, b. 1886. 
vi Mary Frances, b. 17 Oct., 1857, in Flint, Mich.; d. 17 Oct., 1888; 

m. June, 1886, Avery Worth; res. Watertown, Mich, 
vii Henry Lincoln, b. in Flint, 21 Dec, 1864; m. April, 1887, Ida A. 
Worth; res. Dayton, Mich. Ch.: 
1 Mary 9 , d. y. 

601 REV. LEANDER HOWE 7 , son of Elisha and So- 
phronia (Ryder) Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 17 April, 1828; 
married 14 Nov., 1850, Loraine A., daughter of Amasa Russ. 
They reside in Warren, ,Vt. 

In early life he was a farmer on the old homestead. At the 
age of 45 he began preaching, his work being largely that of a 
missionary in central and northern Vermont. He was President, 
for 10 years, of a State undenominational Christian Union Asso- 
ciation. The male line is extinct. 

Children, bom in Fayston, except the second and youngest: 

i Mary L. 8 , b. 20 July, 1851; m. 10 Feb., 1869, Orlando S. Davis; 
res. in Montpelier, Vt., and for a time in Randolph, Vt. Ch. 
(Davis) : 

1 George M?, b. in Fayston, 16 Aug., 1870; m. in M., Aug., 
1892, Lilla White; designer and engraver of granite. Ch.: 
Harold W. 10 , b. in Montpelier, 13 May, 1893. 

2 Clairon A., b. in Randolph, 6 Feb., 1872; unm.; res. Montpelier. 

3 Viola M., b. in Fayston, 6 April, 1873; m. 10 March, 1889, W. 
R. Granfield. Ch. (Granfield) : i Raymond E. 10 ; ii Daphene 

L. 

4 Hermon O., b. in Randolph, 28 Sept., 1877; m. 2 July, 1901, 
Evelyn Emerson Staples; b. 30 Sept., 1882; electrician. Ch.: 
Alfred Hermon 10 , b. in Montpelier, 23 Feb., 1904. 

5 Florence E., b. in Fayston, 17 Nov., 1886. 



434 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

ii Sarah F., b. in Waitsfield, Vt., 26 Feb., 1853; m. in Fayston, 10 
Feb., 1869, Edgar A. Davis of No. Fayston. Ch. (Davis), b. in 
Fayston: 

1 Merton E.\ b. 7 July, 1870; m. 1 May, 1896, Minnie C. Morse 
of Duxbury: Ch.: i Frank Brigham 10 , b. in F., 31 May, 1900; 
ii Laura S., b. 21 June, 1904. 

2 Gertrude M., b. 17 Jan., 1872; m. 30 April, 1889, Charles 
Granfield of Fayston. Ch. (Grandfield) : i Estella G. 10 ; ii 
Ralph E. 

3 Ina L., b. 22 Sept., 1885; m. 13 Aug., 1902, Walter Lester 
Johnson of Waterbury, Vt. Ch. (Johnson) : Ray Edgar 10 , b. 
20 Sept., 1903. 

iii Sophronia A., b. in Fayston, 24 Jan., 1857; m. 1 Jan., 1873, 
George H. Camp of Randolph, Vt. Ch. (Camp), b. in Randolph: 
1 Winifred E?, b. 2 Oct., 1873; m. 12 Feb., 1898, George Green- 
slit of Warren, Vt. Ch. (Greenslit), b. Warren: i Ruth I."; 
ii Evelyn Loraine, b. 15 Aug., 1901 ; iii Ivan Leander, b. 24 
April, 1903; iv Ila May, b. 6 June, 1904. 
iv Charles L., b. 1 Dec, 1859; d. 8 Dec, 1859. 
v Hattie M., b. in Waitsfield, 22 Sept., 1864; m. 31 Dec, 1881, 
William A. Collins of Lowell, Mass. Ch. (Collins) : 
1 Grace C, b. 6 April, 1882 (adopted). 

602 REV. ALBERT 7 , son, of Elisha 6 and Sophronia (Ryder) 
Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 17 Oct., 1832; married, 12 Nov., 
1853, Almira M. Durkee of Fayston, Vt. He is a farmer, but 
also preaches; is a Second Adventist; moved from Fayston to 
Grant, Mich. 

Children, born in Fayston: 
i Daughter 8 , d. y. 

ii Albert Erwin, b. 24 Feb., 1855; m. 4 July, 1874, Almeda Har- 
per of Grant, Mich.; a farmer and dealer in pine lands, and res. 
Grant. Ch., b. in Grant: 

1 Dora Almeda 9 , b. 17 Sept., 1875; m. 21 July, 1899, Joseph T. 
Bell; res. Manistee, Mich. 

2 Harvey Pierson, b. 5 Oct., 1877. 

3 Clarence, b. 28 Jan., 1880. 

4 Ralph, b. 2 Jan., 1882. 

5 Gordon, b. 19 April, 1884. 

6 Ellsworth, b. 8 March, 1889. 

iii Glen Alcott, b. 15 Jan., 1862; m. 6 June, 1889, Kate Coates of 
Grant, Mich.; a farmer and dealer in pine lands. Ch., b. in Grant: 

1 Ethan Kinley 3 , b. 15 April, 1896. 

2 Gerald Hobart, b. 29 July, 1897. 

603 SARAH 7 , daughter of Elisha 8 and Sophronia (Ryder) 
Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 17 Oct., 1836; died in Lebanon, 
N. H., 15 April, 1898; married 12 April, 1855, Martin Mansfield, 
born in Fayston, 24 May, 1834; died in Lebanon, 20 March, 
1903. She was an occasional contributor to periodicals, in prose 
and verse, and wrote the " Roxbury " chapter in the Vermont 
Gazetteer. They resided in Lebanon. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 435 

Children (Mansfield), born in Fayston: 

i Kate M. s , b. 6 Dec, 1856; m. 12 Sept., 1874, Alverton Waterman; 
res. Burlington, Vt. Ch. (Waterman) : 

1 Dr. Vance W.", b. 9 April, 1876. 

2 Bex A., b. 1884; d. 1888. 

ii Bessie I., b. 15 Sept., 1858; m. (1) 27 Nov., 1872, George A. 
Marsh; m. (2) 1890, Willard H. Crozier. Ch. (Marsh): 
1 Nina?, b. in Roxbury, Vt., 9 Nov., 1874; d. in Lebanon, 7 
Jan., 1899. 
iii William R., b. 3 Oct., 1860; m. (1) Alice Bowers of Montpelier, 
Vt. ; 1 ch., d. y. ; moved to Mexico, where m. (2); has dau.; 
Ry. Supt. in San Luis Potosi. 

604 LAURA ARTEMESIA 7 , daughter of Elisha 6 and So- 
phronia (Ryder) Brigham; born in Fayston, Vt., 27 Feb., 1840; 
married 22 Nov., 1855, George O. Boyce of Fayston. He is a 
farmer who resided on the old Boyce homestead and then^oved to 
Montpelier, Vt. She is an occasional writer of prose and verse and 
has written poems and hymns for the Brigham Family Association 
meetings. 

Children (Boyce), bom in Fayston: 
i Leonore 8 , b. and d. Sept., 1856. 

ii Ida Lucinda, b. 22 Nov., 1857; m. . 

iii Alice Minerva, b. 2 Sept., 1859; d. unm., 9 April, 1803. 
iv Ada Leonore, b. 5 Sept., 1861 ; killed in Kirksville, Mo., by 
cyclone, 27 April, 1899; m. 8 Aug., 1884, Dr. Herman K. Sher- 
burne. Ch. (Sherburne) : 
1 Theodore 9 , d. y. 
v Lucy Lillian, b. 6 Feb., 1865; m. April, 1892, Frank A. Hayden; 
res. Montpelier. Ch. (Hayden): 
1 Philip Sherburne 9 , b. 7 Feb., 1897. 
vi Clayton Brigham, b. 27 Aug., 1876; unm., in 1901; res. Mont- 
pelier. 

605 WILLIAM BAXTER 7 , son of Alvin Lucas 8 and Flora 
H. (Baxter) Brigham; born 17 Nov., 1826; married 1 May, I860, 
Sarah B., daughter of Washington Wardner; born 30 Dec, 1840. 
He is a farmer and resides in Roxbury, Vt. 

Children : 

i George W. 8 , b. 7 June, 1862; Ry. sta. agt, and telegrapher; res. 

Matlock, la. 
ii Effie F., b. 27 Dec, 1863; m. 3 May, 1893, Elmer E. Chase. Ch. 
(Chase) : 

1 Hazel Irene*, d. young, 
iii Lovette E., b. 30 Aug., 1868; d. 13 Jan., 1885. 
iv Eunette A., b. 30 Aug., 1868; d. 12 March, 1884. 
v Flora A., b. 26 Aug., 1870; a teacher, 
vi Ozro Don, b. 3 Nov., 1874; d. 10 Nov., 1874. 

vii Blanche L., b. 25 June, 1878; was a teacher, Lowell, Mass.; m. 
William A. Ellis, A. M., Northfield, Vt., Librarian Norwich 
University. 



436 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

606 SARAH 7 , daughter of Alexander 6 and Sarah (Whitten) 
Brigham; born in Buckland, Mass., ,11 Sept., 1796; died 19 Jan., 
1867; married 1819, Elisha Wright; born in Williamstown, Mass., 
1784; died 6 March, 1852. 

Children (Wright): 

i Lucy B. 8 , b. 23 Feb., 1820; m. Norman Matteson; res. Plain- 
field, N. Y. Ch. (Matteson): 
1 Delia 9 ; 2 Elisha; 3 Mary. 

4 Guy, m. Clara Chapman; res. Des Moines, la. Ch.: i Grace 
Ivon 10 ; ii Gertrude; iii William; iv Agnes. 

5 Eliza; 6 Etta; 7 O. J.; 8 Theodore. 
ii Rachel, b. 15 Sept., 1821. 

iii George, b. 15 July, 1823. 

iv Martin W., b. 23 March, 1825. 

v Josiah, b. Jan., 1827. 
vi Sarah, b. May, 1828; d. 2 July, 1830. 
vii Levantia, b. 23 Feb., 1830. 
viii Leticia, b. 1833. 
ix Elizabeth, b. 31 March, 1836. 

x Menzo Deforest, b. 13 March, 1839; d. 22 Jan., 1861. 
xi Fanny, b. 1847. 

607 GEORGE 7 , son of Alexander and Sarah (Whitten) Brig- 
ham; born in Richfield, N. Y., 6 March, 1808; died in Clayton, 
N. Y., 7 Nov., 1897; married Almena, daughter of Abner Smith 
of Perch River, N. Y. ; born 26 Aug., 1813; died 1868. He kept 
the first hotel in Limerick, N. Y., and was a pioneer of the town. 

Children : 

785 i Theodore S. 8 , b. 25 March, 1833. 

ii William Jasper, b. April, 1839; d. Sept., 1859. 

608 LEWIS 7 , son of Don Ferdinand and Lois (Palmer) 
Brigham; born in Coventry, Conn., 22 March, 1809; died in Mans- 
field, Conn., 17 Jan., 1873; married (1) 19 Feb., 1833, Louisa 
Tilden, who died 20 June, 1849; married (2) 12 Jan., 1851, 
Lucy Starkweather, who died 26 Jan., 1883. 

Children (by first wife), born in Mansfield: 

i Walter Tilden 8 , b. 26 July, 1834; d. 23 April, 1861; m. (1) 13 
April, 1858, Caroline Bethia, dau. of Austin Pearl of Willington, 

Conn.; m. (2) Warren, and res. E. Brookfield, Mass.; 

was a Ry. man and merchant, Mansfield Depot. Ch.: 
1 Ann Elizabeth 9 , b. 4 April, 1859; m. Walter Linley, 1886; 
res. Spencer, Mass. 

786 ii Don Ferdinand, b. 5 Jan., 1839. 
iii Lewis Henry, d. y. 

Children (by second wife), born in Mansfield: 

iv Lewis Starkweather, b. 27 July, 1852; in. 9 Nov., 1885, Hattie 
Childs Spafford; res. Sturgis, So. D. Ch.: 
1 Lucy S.*, b. 16 Dec, 1888; 2 Alice F., b. 15 Feb., 1892; 3 
Pauline. 




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SEVENTH GENERATION 437 

v Dr. Lucy Louise, b. 27 April, 1854; d. unm., Hartford, Conn., 

1901 ; she was a practicing Homeopathic physician. 
vi Nathan, b. 26 Feb., 1856; m. 9 July, 1889, Lena Huntington, 
b. in Eagleville, Conn., 11 Nov., 1867; he is a lumberman, and 
res. Whitewood, So. Dakota. Ch.: 
1 Lillian 9 , b. 4 March, 1890; 2 Ruth 8., b. 26 July, 1893; 3 
Ralph H., b. 11 Sept., 1894; 4 Howard N., b. 19 Sept., 1896; 
5 Lewis H., b. 30 Oct., 1902. 
vii Ida Celestia, b. 13 Jan,, 1858; d. s. p., 7 Aug., 1903; m. Frederick 

E. Miller of Brooklyn, Conn, 
viii Lillian Estelle, b. 12 Aug., 1860; d. unm., 2 April, 1886. 
ix Dr. Walter Irving, b. 17 Feb., 1863; m. 25 June, 1890, Clara 
B. Taylor; a dentist, So. Framingham, Mass. Ch.: 

1 Ferdinand 9 , b. 23 April, 1891. 

2 Philip Taylor, b. 1892; d. 1893. 

609 ROYAL 7 , son of Royal 6 and Hannah (Tracy) Brigham; 
born in Coventry, Conn., 17 July, 1805; died in Randolph, Vt., 
22 Sept., 1878; married 5 Dec., 1832, Eliza West, born 1803, 
died 1866. 

i Charles West 8 ,, b. 20 Sept., 1833; at the age of 19 went to 
Brazil, S. A., to oversee a large plantation, and d. in Bahia, 15 
June, 1854. 
ii Hannah Tracy, b. in Strafford, Vt., 21 Sept., 1836; d. in W. 
Randolph, Vt., 7 Dec, 1899; m. 1861, Norman Nichols, b. in 
1832. Ch. (Nichols): 

1 Janette E. 9 , b. 1862; d. 1890; m. David Dyer. 

2 Charles H., b. 1864; m. 1889, Isa Dyer; res. N. Y. City. Ch.: 
i Lucy 10 ; ii Norman; iii Charles H. 

3 Martha A., b. 1867; m. 1891, Edward H. Nichols of Brain- 
tree, Vt. Ch. (Nichols): i Royce 10 ; ii Ralph; iii Ray. 

4 Anna M., b. 1869; d. 1875. 

5 Ruth M., b. 1871; m. 1894, Frank C. Angell, M. D., of 
Randolph. Ch. (Angell): i Cyril 10 ; ii Wilmer. 

6 Hannah L., b. and d. 1873. 

iii William Henry, b. 31 Oct., 1843; d. 28 Oct., 1862, in U. S. 
Hospital. 

610 POLLY 7 , daughter of Dr. Thomas 6 and Polly (Dana) 
Brigham; born in Norwich, Vt., 21 July, 1794; died ; mar- 
ried, 11 Jan., 1815, Willard Hutchinson of Norwich, born in 
Braintree, Vt., 22 Aug., 1792; died in Windsor, Vt., Jan., 1845. 

Children (Hutchinson) : 

i James Dana 8 , b. 18 April, 1817; d. in Boston (Roxbury), ; 

m. 11 Aug., 1852, Louise, dau. of Otis French of Pawtucket, 
R. I.; a merchant in Boston; res. Roxbury. Ch.: 

1 Fannie B. 9 , b. 22 May, 1853; d. in girlhood of consumption. 

2 Henry Dana, b. 6 March, 1855. 

3 Alice, m. William M. Seavey, who d. 
ii Thomas B., b. 16 June, 1821; d. jr. 

iii Henry A., b. 16 March, 1826; d. y. 



438 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iv Mary M., b. 1 May, 1829; m. Charles E. Blaisdell of Norwich. 
Ch. (Blaisdell): 

1 Charles WillarcP, b. 29 Dec, 1848. 

2 Emma L-, b. 22 Aug., 1852. 

v Martha A., b. 22 Feb., 183—; d. y. 

611 LUCIA 7 , daughter of Dr. Thomas S. 6 and Polly (Dana) 
Brigham; born in Norwich, Vt., 8 March, 1796; married, 17 Feb., 
1819? John Warner, son of Alexander L. Leslie, born 18 Aug., 
1791? in Londonderry, N. H.; a descendant of the Scotch who 
settled there. Mr. Leslie became a lumber dealer and later engaged 
in farming. 

Children {Leslie) : 

i Charles Brigham 8 , b. in Wells River, Vt., 5 Nov., 1819; m. 15 

Jan., 1845, Harriet Heaton, dau. of Smith Skinner; b. in Thet- 

• ford, Vt., 9 May, 1822; Judge of Probate for several years; 

res. Wells River. Ch., b. in Wells River: 

1 Julius Hoyden*, b. 7 Nov., 1845; 2 Elizabeth Butler, b. 7 

Sept., 1847; 3 Charles Edward, b. 3 July, 1854. 

ii Elizabeth B., b. 19 Oct., 1822; m. 31 Aug., 1843, Julius Hayden 

of St. Louis; she d. s. p., 5 March, 1845, in Memphis, Tenn. 
iii Lucia Ann, b. 17 April, 1835; res. (in 1903) unm., in Wells 
River. 

612 JAMES DANA 7 , son of Dr. Thomas S. 6 and Polly (Dana) 
Brigham; born 10 Oct., 1806; died 2 March, 1900; married Oct., 
1850, Maria R. Grant of Bath, Me. 

Children : 

i Carlton Baxter 8 . 

ii Franklin Pierce, m. Laura E. Hamilton of Breckenridge, Mo. 
Ch.: 
1 Fred H. 9 ; 2 Curtis D.; 3 Harry H. 
iii Frederick Howard. 

iv Laura Etta, m. Edward T. Hodgsdon of Phippsburg, Me. Ch. 
(Hodgsdon) : 
1 Viola M? 
v Ellen Augusta, m. Frank E. Williams; res. Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Ch. (Williams): 
1 Edith A. 9 

613 PAUL WOOSTER 7 , son of Paul Wooster 6 and Mary 
(Ayers) Brigham; born in Sharon, Vt., 2 Nov., 1802; died in 
Norwich, Vt., 4 Nov., 1898; married 3 April, 1826, Louisa M. 
Slack; born 20 Sept., 1806; died 17 Jan., 1894. 

Children, born in Norwich: 

i Louisa Ann 8 , b. 11 July, 1827; m. Jan., 1845, Stillman C. 
Armstrong of Norwich, b. Aug., 1820. Ch. (Armstrong), b. 
in Norwich: 

1 Charles A?, b. Sept., 1847; m. 1872, Arabell Grub; res. Minn. 

2 Byron D., b. April, 1849; m. 1883, Nellie Church; res. 
Worcester, Mass. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 439 

3 Clara E., b. Feb., 1852; m. 1872, W. M. Swan of Tunbridge, 
Vt. 

4 Frank B., b. June, 1856; m. 1885, Nellie Huntington; res. 
Lebanon, N. H. 

5 Andy A., b. Feb., 1858; m. 1886, Lou Nye; res. San Jose, 
Cal. 

6 Willie E., b. June, 1863; m. 1884, Addie Blair. 

7 Nellie A., b. June, 1863; m. 1885, John Hull; res. Lebanon, 
N. H. 

787 ii George C, b. 1 Jan., 1831. 

iii Mary A., b. 23 May, 1830; d. unm., 23 March, 1885. 
iv Elizabeth, b. 27 March, 1834; d. 3 Oct., 1851. 
v Ellen C, b. 3 June, 1838; d. 19 March, 1856. 

788 vi James M., b. 11 May, 1843. 

vii Alma J., b. 27 Feb., 1846; m. George Brown; res. Tunbridge, Vt. 

614 WILLIAM 7 , son of Paul W. 6 and Mary (Ayers) Brig- 
ham; born in Norwich, Vt., 20 March, 1808; died there, 18 April, 
1888; married 26 Sept., 1832, Ann F., daughter of John and 
Lydia (Lord) Proctor; born in Norwich, 7 June, 1812; died there, 
31 March, 1887- He resided on the Governor Paul Brigham 
homestead at Norwich. 

Children, bom in Norwich: 

i Charlotte E. 8 , b. 10 Aug., 1833; d. unm., 30 June, 1859. 
ii Ellen A., b. 6 Oct., 1835; d. unm., 2 April 1857. 
iii John P., b. 5 Jan., 1838; d. 11 Jan., 1840. 
iv Francis A., b. 12 March, 1840; d. 16 Oct., 1856. 
v Louisa A., b. 18 Feb., 1843; res. unm., 1903, on the old Gov. 
Brigham homestead. 

789 vi Andrew William, b. 31 Jan., 1847. 

vii Albert Carlton, b. 23 Sept., 1849; m. (1) 23 Sept., 1872, Alice 
M., dau. of William Maxham; b. in Worcester, 5 Oct., 1850; 
d. 4 Jan., 1889; m. (2) 11 May, 1897, Mrs. Jennie F. Camp, 
dau. of Rowell Bryant; b. Hanover, N. H., 2 May, 1848; res. 
on the old Gov. Brigham estate, a farmer. Ch., b. in Norwich: 
1 Mary A.*, b. 13 March, 1875; res. Norwich. 

615 JAMES A. 7 , son of Paul Wooster 6 and Mary (Ayers) 
Brigham; born in Norwich, Vt., 24 June, 1816; died in Man- 
chester, N. H., where he resided, 31 Jan., 1901; married April, 
1841, Mary Wheeler who died 6 Dec, 1878. 

Child, born in Manchester: 

i Emily A. 8 , b. 29 May, 1842; m. 5 Sept., 1867, Jasper P. George, 
and res. Manchester. Ch. (George) : 
1 Milton Brigham 9 , b. 7 Aug., 1874; m. Emma L. Furney. Ch.: 
i Walter B. 10 ; ii Jasper. 

616 CHARLES FREDERICK 7 , son of Charles 6 and Betsey 
(Royce) Brigham; born in Woodstock, Vt., 13 Nov., 1825; died in 
White River Junction, Vt., 30 Dec, 1903; married (1) 23 June, 
1856, Caroline A. Havens; who died 3 June, 1862; married (2) 



440 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

15 June, 1868, Mary Antoinette Dow, who died 15 April, 1897- 
Was a bookkeeper and resided in Tampa, Fla. 

Child (by first wife) : 

i Charles Norman 8 , b. 30 Dec, 1858; m. 4 Feb., 1885, Eva B. Gibson; 
he is a merchant and bookkeeper; res. Tampa, Fla. Ch.: 
1 Anna C.*, b. 3 July, 1886; d. 23 Aug., 1886; 2 Norman H., 
b. 25 Dee., 1888; 3 William Ernest, b. 23 Jan., 1892; 4 
Frederick H., b. 23 Jan., 1895. 
Children (by second wife): 

ii Carrie Augusta, b. 28 June, 1869. 
iii Herbert Dow, b. 30 April, 1871 ; res. unm., in South Woodstock, 

Vt. 
iv Frederick Newton, b. 14 Nov., 1873; unm. 

617 CAPT. GEORGE NEEDHAM 7 , son of Daniel R. 6 and 
Eliza (Needham) Brigham; born in South Coventry, Conn., 2 
May., 1831; died in Rockville, Conn., 25 March, 1896; married 
(1) 25 Oct., 1854, Sarah P., daughter of Henry Bodge; born in 
Lebanon, Conn., 27 Aug., 1831; died 22 Oct., 1878; married (2) 
27 Nov., 1879, Mary E. Bodge (sister of first wife); born 20 
Feb., 1834. He learned the trade of the weaver. Was two years 
in California, during the gold excitement; enlisted 20 Aug., 1862, 
as Sergeant of Co. D, 14th Conn. Vol. Infantry, and became 
Capt. Co. B same Regt. ; discharged because of ill health 8 Dec, 
1864; wounded at Gettysburg, Morton's Ford and Reams Station. 
Was Postmaster in Rockville 1866-86; tax collector and member 
of the School Board; prominent in the Congregational Church. 

Children (by first wife), born in Rockville: 

i Charles Henry 8 , b. 22 Oct., 1855; d. unm., in New Haven, Conn., 

25 June, 1893. 
ii Frank Markham, b. 20 Feb., 1858; res. Rockville, where a lead- 
ing clothier; m. 16 Nov., 1887, Minnie C, dau. of Isaac Sill. 
Ch.: 

1 Persis E. e , d. 

2 Christine Sill, b. 26 Dec, 1889. 

3 Marion Francis, b. 19 March, 1891. 
4>.Teressa Marjorie, b. 4 Sept., 1894. 

5 George Newton, b. 13 Feb., 1896. 

6 Lucille Markham, b. 18 June, 1897. 

7 Frances Minnie, b. in Ellington, Conn., 18 Feb., 1904. 
iii Martyn E., b. 21 May, 1870; d. 23 May, 1870. 

iv Mary E., b. 21 May, 1870; d. 14 June, 1870. 

618 ABEL 7 , son of Joel 6 and Elizabeth (Brown) Brigham; 
born in Sudbury, Mass., 11 Jan., 1814; died in Troy, Wis., 14 
Feb., 1884; married Emeline Hibbard, born in North Hadley, 
Mass., 23 Aug., 1824; died in Troy, 2 June, 1902. A farmer and 
moved to Troy. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 441 

Children, the first 5 born in N. Hadley : 
i Maria 8 , b. and d. 1841. 

790 ii Truman E., b. 3 March, 1842. 

iii Emma Salina, b. 14 April, 1844; d. 1885; m. James Hooper; 

res. Troy. 
iv Emerson Abel, b. Nov., 1847; m. Rose Meecham of Troy; res. 

Darien, Wis. 
v Susan Emeline, b. 1849; m. Emory Atkins; res. Troy, 
vi Clara Levina, m. Charles Finch; res. Lincoln, Neb. 

vii Allen C, b. in Troy, 1861; m. ; res. Troy. 

viii Frank M., b. in Troy, 1868; m. at North Adams, Mass., Hattie 
Buck; res. Lincoln, Neb. 

619 CHARLES WILLIAM 7 , son of Danforth Phipps 6 and 
Hannah (Walcott) Brigham; born in Lowell, Mass., 12 Aug., 
1834; married 22 June, 1870, Annie Maria, daughter of Ransom 
E. Cady; born 16 June, 1850. Three years in the Civil War, 
in the 7th Mass. Artillery, and Richardson's Infantry; has been 
for many years in the Fire Marshall's Office, State House, Boston; 
resides in Lowell. 

Children, born in Lowell: 

i Albert Danforth 8 , b. 13 Dec, 1870. 
ii Edward William, b. 9 Jan., 1873. 
iii Charles Richardson, b. 29 April, 1885. 

620 WILLIAM 7 , son ( of John 6 and Mary (Leveritt) Brigham; 
born in Georgia, 19 July, 1819; died in Girard, Ga., 2 June, 1893; 
married 10 April, 1844, Caroline M. T. White of Georgia, who 
died 24 Feb., 1883. He succeeded to the ownership of his father's 
plantation in Girard, where he resided. 

Children, born m Girard: 

791 i John Christopher 8 , b. 16 June, 1846. 

792 ii William Henry, b. 23 July, 1848. 

793 iii Thaddeus Rudolf, b. 25 Aug., 1849. 

iv Mary Ann Ebzabeth, b. 12 April, 1851; m. 30 June, 1873, 
Matthew M. Daniel of Ga. Ch. (Daniel): 

1 William Morgan", b. 21 May, 1874. 

2 Nina Thayer, b. 13 Feb., 1876. 

3 James Cochrane, b. 17 Feb., 1878. 

4 Charles, b. 17 May, 1880. 

5 Ethel, b. 17 March, 1882. 

v Sarah Martha Jane, b. 10 Nov., 1853; m. April, 1886, Howard 
S. Royal of Ga. Ch. (Royal): 

1 Irene 9 , b. 16 July, 1887. 

2 William B., b. 2 Oct., 1889; d. July, 1890. 

3 Howard Seaborn, b. 2 Oct., 1891. 

4 Warren B., b. 27 Dec, 1895. 

vi Erasmus Horatio, b. 17 April, 1854; d. 14 May, 1864. 

794 vii Clarence Russell, b. 6 Sept., 1856. 

viii Infant, b. 7 Sept., 1858; d. 2 Nov., 1858. 

795 ix Charles, b. 3 Oct., 1860. 



442 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

796 x Walter Breckenbridge, b. 25 June, 1863. 

xi Caroline, b. 3 Jan., 1865; d. 20 May, 1875. 

xii Harry White, b. 21 Dec, 1871; m. 5 April, 1896, Bessie Lee 
Cochrane. Ch.: 
1 Caryl Bessie 9 , b. 7 Feb., 1897. 

621 ELIZABETH ANN EUNICE 7 , daughter of John 6 and 
Mary (Leveritt) Brigham; born in Girard, Ga., 15 Jan., 1824; 
died in Watertown, Mass., 20 March, 1857; married 6 May, 1846, 
Artemas B. Rogers, a merchant in Watertown, born in Newton, 
Mass., 19 April, 1817; died in Watertown, 17 July, 1901. 

Children (Rogers), born in Watertown: 

i Frank 8 , b. 3 April, 1847; d. 14 Nov., 1873. 
ii George Leveritt, b. 24 April, 1849; d. 15 Dec., 1875. 
iii Frederick W., b. 15 Sept., 1851; m. 18 Aug., 1874, Ella L. Frost; 
res. Waltham, Mass. Ch.: 
1 Artemas Bixby 9 , b. 8 Feb., 1876. 
iv John Brigham, b. 25 April, 1854; res. unm., in Watertown. 
v Lucy Maria, b. 17 April, 1856; m. 24 Aug., 1885, Albert C. 
Wright, b. 13 Aug., 1857; d. in Waltham, 19 June, 1888; she 
res. Watertown. 

622 JOHN 7 , son of John 6 and Mary (Leveritt) Brigham; 
born in Burke County, Ga., 13 Feb., 1827; died in Watertown, 
Mass., 20 Dec, 1871; married 5 Jan., 1852, Mary Elizabeth, 
daughter of Capt. William C. Tainter of Boston; born 3 Jan., 
1830. Was in business as a lumber merchant in Watertown. with 
his father. 

Children, born in Watertown: 

i Cora E. 8 , b. 7 Oct., 1852; d. 12 Oct., 1860. 
ii Nellie Maria, b. 11 Oct., 1857; d. 27 Sept., 1858. 
iii Harry Webster, b. 12 Jan., 1869; m. 12 March, 1894, Ella May 
Leavitt, b. in Newtonville, Mass., 21 March, 1869; res. Water- 
town. 

623 WILLIAM THEODORE 7 , son of William 6 and Adeline 
(Cole) Brigham; born in Watertown, Mass., 12 Sept., 1835; mar- 
ried 2 Feb., 1864, Marion Billings Cole of Baltimore, Md. 

He went to Baltimore in the employ of his uncle, a prominent 
hat manufacturer; later succeeded to the business and upon its in- 
corporation became President of the Brigham-Hopkins Company; 
retired in 1899 and resides in Shelter Island, Suffolk County, 
N. Y. 
Children, born in Baltimore : 

i Charles Pliny 8 , b. 3 Feb., 1867; m. 11 July, 1900, Man' Lapham 
Walker of Glens Falls, N. Y.; was grad. A. B., Johns Hopkins 
Univ., 1888; Ph. D., 1891; is secy, and treas. of the Greenport 
Basin & Construction Co., Greenport, L. I.; res. s. p., Shelter 
Island. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 143 

ii Walter Cole, b. 11 Jan., 1870; at Johns Hopkins Univ., 1888-91; 
an artist, res. unm., Shelter Island. 

iii Theodore William, b. 5 Jan., 1876; studied naval architecture at 
Institute of Technology, Boston; is a naval architect, in the 
employ of the Greenport B. & C. Co.; res. unm., Shelter Island. 

624 CHARLES 7 , son of William 6 and Mary (Crafts) Brig- 
ham; born in Watertown, Mass., 21 June, 1841; married 13 Dec., 
1892, Rebecca S., daughter of George V. Jordan of Saco, Me. 

He entered the office of an architect in Boston, to study his 
chosen profession. The war coming on, he served nine months in 
Co. K, 5th Regt. Mass. Vol. Infantry, at New Berne, North 
Carolina. Returned to Boston, finished his architectural course, 
and formed a partnership under the firm name of " Sturgis & 
Brigham." After the death of the senior partner, the firm be- 
came " Brigham & SpofFord." Many Boston buildings and 
numerous buildings in other parts of New England and the United 
States have been built after their designs. After a competition 
between the leading architects of the United States Mr. Brigham 
was awarded the work of building the large extension to the Massa- 
chusetts State House on Beacon Hill, Boston, which work occupied a 
decade, from 1890 to 1900. He resides in Watertown, a highly 
respected and honored citizen; has filled the office of selectman 
many times, and served on the school board. He has no children. 



625 ABEL 7 , son of Samuel 6 and Alethina (Howe) Brigham; 
born in Boylston, Mass., 26 Oct., 1815; died there, 6 May, 1893; 
married, 21 June, 1843, Charity Brewer, born in Boylston, 10 
Aug., 1819; died 21 May, 1886. Was a farmer of Boylston and 
his house still stands. 

Children, born in Boylston: 

i Walter A. 8 , b. 29 Feb., 1844; m. 13 Oct., 1869, Julia A., dau. 
of Robert Andrews, b. in Boylston, 7 May, 1847; res. Worcester, 
Mass., where a fruit grower. Enlisted in 1861 in Co. D, 25th 
Mass. Vol. Inf. and served 3 years, and was in 24 engagements. 
Ch.: 

1 Frederick W?, b. 23 Dec, 1870; m. Vanna King. Ch.: i 
Dorothy 10 ; ii Hazel; iii Walter. 

2 Lucy J., b. 1872; d. 1874. 

3 Robert A., b. 1879; d. 1903. 

4 Flora G., b. 4 Sept., 1875; m. J. A. Carter; res. Winthrop, 
Mass. Ch. (Carter) : Kenneth Cranston 10 . 

5 Ralph H., b. 6 April, 1886. 

ii Josephine C, b. 7 Sept., 1847; d. 1853. 

iii Leland N., b. 4 Nov., 1850; m. 17 June, 1874, Jennie Bradley 
of Dickerson, N. Y. ; res. Clinton, Mass., where shipping agent 
of Clinton Wire Cloth Co. Ch.: 
1 Lilian Mae', b. 20 Oct., 1879. 



444 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iv Orrison W., b. 11 Feb., 1854; d. s. p., 12 Aug., 1903; m. Mary 

Eliza Ftobshaw. He was a merchant of Worcester. 
v Carrie J., b. 25 March, 1857; m. 18 May, 1876, William A. Taylor 
of Clinton. Ch. (Taylor): 

1 Mabel F. 9 , b. 1 July, 1877. 

2 Clara N., b. 2 Aug., 1879; m. 30 Sept., 1903, Clifton W. 
Cheney. Ch. (Cheney), Barton Taylor 10 , b. 1 April, 1905. 

3 Herbert D., b. 6 Sept., 1681. 

4 Leland B-, b. 4 Nov., 1884. 

5 Mildred J., b. 25 Sept., 1890. 

626 DOLLY 7 , daughter of Samuel 6 and Alethina (Howe) Brig- 
ham; born 30 Oct., 1817; died 21 May, 1882; married, 5 Oct., 
1842, James F. Maynard, of the old firm of Maynard, Skinner & 
Co., Wholesale Grocers, State Street, Boston. 

Children (Maynard) : 

i Ellen 8 , b. 27 Aug., 1843; m. 27 June, 1869, William H., son of Dr. 
Hartshorn. Ch. (Hartshorn): 

1 Edward H?, b. 17 July, 1870; a physician. 

2 Harry, b. 1 Nov., 1874. 

ii Calvin, b. 5 Nov., 1845; m. (1) Laura Hunt; m. (2) Mary 
Stickney of Williamstown, Mass. He is a farmer in So. Lan- 
caster, Mass. Ch. (by first wife) : 

1 Charles A. 9 , b. 27 Aug., 1867. 

2 Nellie F., b. 15 March, 1870. 
Ch. (by second wife) : 

3 Nahum A., b. 3 Nov., 1880. 

4 James Forrest, b. 6 Jan., 1888. 

5 Stanley, b. 14 Oct., 1890. 

6 Raymond, b. 6 April, 1898. 

627 SAMUEL DAVIS 7 , son of Samuel 6 and Alethina (Howe) 
Brigham; horn 22 March, 1821; died about 1893; married Sarah 
Read of Machias, Me., where he settled for a time; returned to 
Clinton and went west; was the seventh Samuel in regular succes- 
sion. 

Children : 

i Frances 8 , d. ; ii Samuel, eighth in regular succession, d.; iii 

Caroline, d. ; iv Josephine, d. ; v Austin, 
vi Faustina, b. in Clinton, Mass., 20 Sept., 1859; m. 28 April, 1880, 
Alexander Robertson; res. Clinton. Ch. (Robertson): 
1 Tina", b. 7 July, 1881; m. 10 April, 1902, John Holden of 
Gardner, Mass.; 2 James, b. 3 Nov., 1882; 3 Alix, b. 12 
Feb., 1883; 4 Una, b. 6 Sept., 1886; 5 William, d. y.; 6 
Caroline, b. 16 Dec, 1894; 7 Grace, b. 7 July, 1898. 
vii and viii Infants, d. y. 

628 LEVI EDWIN 7 , son of Samuel 6 and Alethina (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Lancaster, Mass., 17 Jan., 1825; died in Clinton, 
Mass., 26 Oct., 1895; married 30 March, 1850, Ann Janette Barnes 



SEVENTH GENERATION 445 

of Berlin, Mass. Resided in Jaffrey, N. H. from about 1863 to 
1873. 

Children : 

i Edmund L. 8 , b. 18 Sept., 1851; m. 18 Sept., 1880, Julia Paupau, 

who d. 30 Oct., 1887. 
ii Webster D., b. 1 Jan., 1853; d. 14 March, 1853. 
iii Daniel W., b. 7 July, 1854; m. 22 Sept., 1904, Mrs. Caroline Steb- 

bins. 
iv Ella J.,' b. 28 Oct., 1856; m. at Clinton, 24 Oct., 1888, Albert 
S. Stuart of Stowe, Mass., b. 5 April, 1849. Ch. (Stuart), the 
3 younger b. in Sterling, Mass., where she resides: 
1 Leon E- 9 , b. in Clinton, 9 April, 1890; 2 Harold A., b. 16 
Dec, 1893; 3 Walter L., b. 22 Sept., 1896; 4 Amos E., b. 30 
June, 1898. 
v Isadore, b. 14 July, 1858; d. 21 June, 1882; m. 5 Jan., 1881, 
Fred. Bagster; res. Clinton. Ch. (Bagster): 
1 Nellie 9 , b. 26 Oct., 1881. 
vi Dolly A., b. 13 July, 1860; m. 3 Oct., 1883, at Clinton, William 
J. Melvin, a compositor, for many years with the Boston Daily 
Globe; b. in Scotland. Ch. (Melvin) : 

1 Robert Levi 9 , b. in Boston, 22 Dec, 1889. 

2 William Prescott, b. in Greenwood, Mass., 4 Nov., 1902. 

vii Lizzie J., b. 25 April, 1863; m. 5 Dec, 1883, Dean S. Moulton of 
Charleston, Vt., b. 1859. Ch. (Moulton), all but the eldest b. in 
Clinton: 

1 Vera L?, b. in W. Burke, Vt., 20 May, 1886; m. 23 Nov., 
1904, Newell W. Wilson; res. Derby, Vt. 

2 Ralph, b. 22 April, 1888; d. Aug., 1888. 

3 Ray, b. 22 April, 1888; d. Sept., 1888. 

4 Elsie, b. 11 July, 1890. 

5 Martha, b. 2 Jan., 1893. 

6 Ruth, b. 9 Jan., 1897. 

7 Ada, b. 15 May, 1899; d. 18 Oct., 1901. 

8 Lizzie, b. 15 May, 1899. 

9 Harry E., b. 27 Sept., 1902. 

viii C. Herbert, b. 30 May, 1867; d. 14 June, 1868. 

629 ' JOHN D. 7 , son of Samuel 6 and Alethina (Howe) Brig- 
ham; born in Machias, Me., 5 Aug., 1834; died in Clinton, Mass., 
27 Feb., 1900; married Oct., 1863, Betsey J. Cutting of Vermont, 
who died in Clinton, suddenly, in the street, of heart disease, 22 
Feb., 1897. He was in the Civil War and was taken prisoner; 
after his release he settled in Clinton. 

Child, born in Clinton: 

i Mabel A. 8 , b. 25 July, 1864; res. Clinton, unm. 

630 WILLIAM EUSTIS 7 , son of John Gott 6 and Lucy 
(Howe) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 14 April, 1823; died 
in Jamaica Plain, Mass., 8 May, 1896; married 10 May, 1855, 
Eliza Ann, daughter of Jeremiah G. and Nancy C. (Parker) 
Shattuck of Pepperell, Mass.; born there 12 Dec, 1830. 



446 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY, 

He was Superintendent and Manager of the Jamaica Pond Ice 
Co. until consolidation with the Boston Ice Co., and a member 
of that firm until death. He was treasurer of the Forest Council 
of the Royal Arcanum and a 32d degree Mason. He was highly 
esteemed in business and private life. 
Children : 

i George Edward 8 , b. in Pepperell, 17 Feb., 1856; m. 28 Oct., 
1885, Ada, dau. of Alexander and Susannah (May) Dickson of 
Jamaica Plain; he is treasurer of Simpson Bros. Corporation, 
Boston; res. Jamaica Plain. Ch:: 
1 Margherita", b. 23 April, 1887. 
ii Will Ellsworth, b. 11 Aug., 1864. Is in business with the Boston 
Ice Co. 

631 ALONZO HOWE 7 , son of John Gott 6 and Lucy (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Concord, Mass., 16 April, 1826; died there, 
5 Jan., 1892; married 4 Jan., 1863, in Neponset, Mass., Mary, 
daughter of Armory M. Parmenter of Marlboro, Mass., born 17 
June, 1836. Was a farmer and resided in Concord. 

Children, bom in Corcord: 

i Frank A. 8 , b. 15 Dec, 1863; d. 5 Aug., 1866. 
ii Lucie Howe, b. 3 June, 1865; m. 3 April, 1888, Frank, son of 
Edwin Wheeler of Concord; b. 3 April, 1855. Ch. (Wheeler), 
b. in Concord: 
1 Hilda", b. 15 July, 1889; 2 Esther Howe, b. 26 July, 1891; 3 
Priscilla, b. 8 March, 1894; 4 Elizabeth Bice, b. 26 March, 
1899; 5 Irene, b. 18 April, 1901; 6 Frances Brigham, b. 5 
Dec, 1904. 
iii John Burt, b. 18 Dec, 1866; m. 7 Aug., 1904, Flora Stuart of 
E. Boston, b. 20 May, 1884; res. s. p., Boston; been ten years in 
the Militia, 
iv Harry Winthrop, b. 22 Dec, 1868; a farmer, res. Concord; 

member of the Militia, 
v Amy Belle, b. 11 Jan., 1871 ; d. 25 Dec, 1871. 

vi Alice May, b. 14 Sept., 1877; m. 25 March, 1897, Harry Sidney, 

son of George P., son of Josiah Walcott; b. in Concord, 27 May, 

1871. Ch. (Walcott), b. in Concord: 

1 George Brigham", b. 11 April, 1898; 2 Roger Nelson, b. 4 

Oct., 1899; 3 Mary Elizabeth, b. 19 May, 1901; 4 Malcolm 

Lester, b. 31 Dec, 1903. 

632 MARTHA ANN 7 , daughter of Nathaniel Phillips 6 and 
Martha (Gates) Brigham; born in Barre, Mass., 22 Oct., 1811; 
married 22 Oct., 1835, Horatio H. Wheelock. 

Children (Wheelock), born in Barre: 

i Frances E. 8 , b. 1 Dec, 1836; d. s. p., 5 Oct., 1863; m. 1858, 

Lyman W. Adams, 
ii George Nelson, b. 2 May, 1838; killed at Gettysburg; was in 

Co. G, 15th Mass. Vol. Infantry; unm. 
iii Nancy M., b. 24 Jan., 1840; m. 1859, Elliot Howe, a farmer, 
res. Barre. Ch. (Howe): 
1 Martha"; 2 Nelson; 3 Henri/. 




Hon. Lewis Alexander Brigham (654) 



SEVENTH GENERATION 447 

iv Harriet A., b. 8 April, 1842; m. James E. Holden; res. Barre. 
Ch. (Holden), b. in Barre: 
1 Dr. George Walter 9 , b. 17 Sept., 1866; m. 1896, Elsie L. 
Greene of Boston; was grad. M. D., Univ. of Vt., 1895; ex- 
Prof, of Clinic. Med. U. Denver Med. Coll.; Supt. and Med. 
Director Agnes Memorial Sanatorium, Denver, Col. 
v Olivia M., b. 9 May, 1843; m. 1872, George N. Harwood; res. 
Barre, where he is selectman and overseer of the poor. Ch. 
(Harwood) : 
1 Ethel 9 . 
vi Everett B., b. 26 March, 1846; m. 1881, Alice Leland; a broker, 
and res. Willamette, 111. Ch.: 
1 Harold 9 ; 2 Alice; 3 Mabel; 4 Earl. 
vii Seymour A., b. 20 April, 1848; m. 26 March, 1872, Fannie, dau. 
of Henry E. Rice; a Com. Merchant, res. Willamette, 111. Ch.: 
1 Bertha C. 9 , b. in Barre, 9 Jan., 1873; 2 Seymour E., b. 15 
July, 1879, in Chicago; 3 Bessie E., b. 30 Dec, 1882, in Chi- 
cago; 4 Grace, b. 30 March, 1885, in Willamette; 5 Raymond, 
b. 25 June, 1887, in Willamette, 
viii Edward C, b. 10 May, 1850; a marble dealer, res. Hiawatha, 
Kan. 

633 WILLIAM HARRISON 7 , son of Nathaniel Phillips 6 and 
Martha (Gates) Brigham; born in Barre, Mass., 16 Dec., 1814; 

died there, ; married (1) 14 Nov., 1838, Hannah Nash 

of Warnick, born 1818; died 7 July, 1879; married (2) 1 Sept., 
1884, Lydia F. Hodge of E. Jaffrey, N. H., born 24 Nov., 1829; 
died s. p. 

Children (by first wife), born in Barre: 

i Clarissa M. 8 , b. 12 July, 1841; m. 22 Oct., 1867, Albert Rice of 
Barre; b. there, 4 Oct., 1840; res. there. Ch. (Rice), b. in Barre: 

1 Franklin Harrison 9 , b. 27 April, 1873. 

2 Frederick Dexter, b. 13 June, 1875; d. y. 
797 ii Henry H., b. 8 Dec, 1846. 

iii Martha Eva, b. 22 May, 1852; m. 11 May, 1875, John S. Roper, 
b. 11 Dec, 1851; d. in Barre, 31 Oct., 1887. Ch. (Roper), b. in 
Barre: 
1 H. Louise 9 , b. 10 May, 1879; 2 Alice E., b. 27 Jan., 1882; 3 
Grace E., b. 19 April, 1884; 4 Charles H., b. 1 June, 1887. 

634 ORLANDO SIBLEY 7 , son of Nathaniel Phillips 6 and 
Martha (Gates) Brigham; born in Barre, Mass., 16 Dec., 1816; 
died in Springfield, Mass., 11 Feb., 1901; married 31 Dec, 1840, 
Lucy A., daughter of William and Rebecca (Allen) Rice, born in 
Hubbardston, Mass., 23 Oct., 1818; died in Springfield, July, 1895; 
Resided in Hubbardston and Springfield. The male line is ex- 
tinct. 

Children, born in Springfield: 

i Louisa A. 8 , b. 12 June, 1842; m. 3 May, 1864, Edward Bigelow 
of Rutland, Mass. Ch. (Bigelow): 
1 Robert Edward?, b. 18 July, 1868; m. Amelia S. Gulick; res. 
Worcester. Ch.: Lenox E. 10 



448 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

ii Lucy Agnes, b. 4 Sept., 1843; d. 1887; m. George W. Stowe. 
Ch. (Stowe): 

1 Gertrude L?, b. 1869; m. Wm. H. Sanford; res. Worcester. 
Ch. (Sanford): Agnes B. 10 

2 George, b. 1871; m. Nellie M. James. 

iii Stella J., b. 7 Aug., 1845; m. William G. Pond of Springfield, 
Mass. Ch. (Pond): 
1 Lucy A. 9 , b. 28 Sept., 1876. 
iv Ella S., b. 25 Dec, 1848; d. 1899; m. Leroy W. Brown of 
Springfield. Ch. (Brown): 
1 Ernest L. 9 , d. y. 
v Carrie Maria, b. 1 March, 1855; m. 6 June, 1877, Frank P. Frost 
of Springfield. Ch. (Frost): 
1 Douglas B. 9 , d. y. 

635 LAWSON SIBLEY 7 , son of Henry 6 and Sally (Sibley) 
Brigham; born in Rutland, Mass., 15 Oct., 1820; died there, 28 
March, 1898; married 7 Nov., 1844, Martha Jane, daughter of 
Capt. Asa Bigelow,* born in West Boylston, Mass., 3 April, 1826. 

Children, born in Rutland: 

i Eliza Jane 8 , b. 7 Sept., 1846; m. 30 Nov., 1869, Freeland S., son 
of Andrew Gleason of Hubbardston, Mass. Ch. (Gleason), b. 
in Hubbardston: 

1 Mabel Frances 9 , b. 3 June, 1871; m. 1899, Harry H. Roper 
of E. Hubbardston. Ch. (Roper): i Sarah E. 10 ; ii Howard 
G.; iii Harold B. 

2 Alice Estelle, b. 7 Feb., 1873. 

ii Edna Augusta, b. 15 Dec, 1848; d. 2 Sept., 1850. 
iii Frances Ann, b. 12 Aug., 1852; m. 4 Jan., 1881, Charles M., 
son of John Hartwell of Barre, Mass. Ch. (Hartwell), b. in 
Barre: 
1 Hattie Lilian , b. 23 April, 1884; 2 Edith Myrtle, b. 1 Aug., 
1886. 
798 iv Herbert Elliot, b. 10 Jan., 1857. 

v Henry Lester, b. 19 May, 1859; d. 22 Aug., 1861. 
vi Hattie Olivia, b. 27 Jan., 1864; m. 28 June, 1893, Allen Sherman, 
son of Lyman Woodward of Hubbardston, Mass. Ch. (Wood- 
ward), b. in Hubbardston: 

1 Gladys Sherman 9 , b. 13 Dec, 1897; 2 Everett Brigham, b. 
26 Jan., 1899; 3 Marion Ella, b. 20 Aug., 1900. 

636 MONROE BOWMAN 7 , son of Henry 6 and Sally (Sib- 
ley) Brigham; born in Rutland, Mass., 8 Sept., 1822; died in 
Danvers, Mass., 2 May, 1874; married 15 Aug., 1845, Eliza Smith, 
born 25 Aug., 1825, in Chester, Vt. Was a market-gardener 
of Danvers, Mass., and deacon in the First Baptist Church. 

Children, born in Danvers: 

i Henry Artemas 8 , b. 17 Aug.. 1847; d. 19 Feb., 1849. 
ii Henrietta L., b. 1 Jan., 1852; d. 24 Feb., 1871. 
iii Harriet E., b. 1 Nov., 1856; m. 1 Nov., 1877, Dr. I. H. Bascom, 
b. in Hinsdale, N. H., 1846; res. in Hinsdale. Ch. (Bascom), 
b. in Hinsdale: 
* Vide Bigelow Genealogy. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 449 

1 Harold Irving 9 , b. 12 Oct., 1886; d. 4 Jan., 1887. 

2 Harold Earle, b. 6 Dec, 1887; d. 14 Feb., 1888. 

iv George Monroe, b. 15 Nov., 1860; m. 10 April, 1890, Lydia A. 
Balster, b. 21 May, 1863, in Peabody, Mass.; a market gardener, 
and res. s. p., Danvers, Mass. 
v Walter Seymour, b. 11 Oct., 1862; d. 5 Aug., 1873. 

637 ALBERT GALLATIN 7 , son of Josiah Fay 6 and Sylvina 
(Hall) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 12 March, 1836; mar- 
ried (1) 16 April, 1856, Marietta, daughter of Josiah Houghton; 
married (2) 26 Oct., 1869, Celina S., daughter of George Larrabee 
of Berkshire, Vt. ; born 18 May, 1846. Resides in Bakersfield, 
where a farmer, selectman, etc.; in 1853 moved to Boston, for 
two years, where he was in business. 

Children (by first ivife), born in Bakersfield: 

i Charles William 8 , b. 25 Sept., 1860; m. 1 Nov., 1893, Mary 
Darrow, b. in E. Plymouth, O., 1863; a farmer in St. Albans, Vt. 
ii Fred Hamilton, b. 1 Dec, 1862; m. 23 Sept., 1890, Minnie Chaffee 
of Berkshire, b. 1869; a farmer, res. Waterbury, Vt. Ch.: 

1 Mary Chafee 9 , b. in Berkshire, 19 July, 1892. 

2 Frank A., b. 10 Nov., 1901. 
Children (by second wife), born in Bakersfield: 

iii George Fay, b. 25 July, 1874; farmer, and res. Bakersfield. 

iv Cynthia Jennie, b. 22 April, 1876; was a teacher; was grad. Brig- 
ham Academy, Bakersfield; m. 4 Oct., 1900, Harvey A. Churchill 
of Bakersfield. Ch. (Churchill): 
1 Winston 9 , b. 1901. 



638 EBENEZER DAMON 7 , son of Timothy 6 and Patty 
(Damon) Brigham; born in Granville, Pa., 15 Feb., 1808; died 
; married Mary Aldrich, born 4 June, 1816. 

Children, bom in E. Smithfield: 

i Harriet Amanda 8 , b. 12 March, 1836. 
799 ii Alasco De Lancey, b. 9 March, 1838. 

iii Dwight William, b. 6 Sept., 1842; d. s. p., in Florida, in 1901; 

m. Abbie Carpenter, 
iv Mary Rosaile, b. 2 Aug., 1848; m. 16 Aug., 1869, John A. Murray, 
b. in Geneva, N. Y., 12 April, 1847; res. Detroit, Mich. Ch. 
(Murray) : 

1 John Alexander 9 , b. 2 March, 1871; d. 14 March, 1873. 

2 Herbert De Lancey, b. 21 April, 1876; m. 1 Sept., 1904, Clara 
Aline Harshaw. 

v Frank Clifford, b. 2 June, 1851; m. Lucy Taggart; res. s. p., 
in the West. 

639 GEORGE 7 , son of Timothy 6 and Patty (Damon) Brig- 
ham; born in Smithfield, Pa., 16 Oct., 1809; died in Villa Ridge, 
111., 20 Sept., 1872; married 5 May, 1831, Amy Stockwell of 
Granville, Pa., born 20 Feb., 1810. Resided in Granville. 



450 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children, born in Granville: 

800 i Reader Smith 8 , b. 16 June, 1833. 

ii Urania, b. 9 May, 1834; m. 18 Aug., 1854, Lathan Andrews, 
iii Wallace, b. 8 Oct., 1837; d. 2 May, 1864; m. 15 April, 1860, 

Matilda Thompson, 
iv Helen, b. 7 April, 1840; m. (1) 11 Jan., 1862, Hiram Shriver; 

m. (2) 5 April, 1869, Rush Robinson, 
v Mary A., b. 10 Nov., 1843; d. 9 Sept., 1880; m. 7 April, 1866, 

Joseph Kendall, 
vi Eaton (twin to Mary), m. 14 March, 1869, Fanny Ferguson; 

was a drummer in the 31st O. Infantry; res. in Danville, 111. 
vii Lucina, b. 10 April, 1846; m. 6 Sept., 1870, Henry Goe of Villa 

Ridge, 111. 
viii Luman P. (twin to Lucina), d. 3 March, 1846. 
ix Luman P., b. 8 Dec, 1848; d. 
x Julia A., b. 15 May, 1850. 
xi Juliette (twin to Julia), d. 5 Oct., 1850. 

640 PHINEAS 7 , son of Timothy 6 and Patty (Damon) Brig- 
ham; born in Smithfield, Pa., 22 Jan., 1815; died in Canton, Pa., 
20 May, 1889; married (1) 10 Oct., 1838, Eliza, daughter of 
Ezekiel Johnson, born 10 Feb., 1822; (divorced soon after the 
war and married (2) 1877, P. C. Stone of Round Grove, 111., 
whom she survives, residing with her son in Des Moines, la.) ; 
married (2) Jan., 1872, Myra, daughter of ,David Andrews, born 
Leroy Township, Bradford Co., Pa., 15 April, 1836; died in 
Philadelphia, 8 July, 1902. 

His parents dying early, when a mere child he was placed in 
the family of William Baldwin, proprietor of " Old Fountain Inn " 
near Wellsburg, Pa., where he lived for several years. He ran 
away after a severe flogging, returned, and at last set out for the 
home of his uncle Salmon Brigham in Madison County, N. Y., 
working for his food and lodging on the way. He intended to 
prepare for the Methodist ministry, but after a brief experience 
as an exhorter, he abandoned the idea. He became state agent 
of an insurance company and later a retail shoe merchant in 
Elmira and Watkins, N. Y. After his second marriage he lived 
at Canton, Pa., where he is interred. He enlisted in the Civil War 
in Co. B of the 153d N. Y. Infantry and served three years, the 
last months of his term in the Veteran Reserve Corps. 

Children (by first wife), born in Cherry Valley, N. Y.: 

801 i Mary Louise 8 , b. 11 Nov., 1839. 

ii William, b. 1 June, 1841; d. 2 Jan., 1842. 

802 iii Johnson, b. 11 March, 1846. 

iv William Loomis, b. 14 Feb., 1851; d. Jan., 1853. 
Children (by second wife), born in Canton, Pa.: 
v Elizabeth, b. 28 May, 1873; res. Philadelphia. 

vi Anna, b. 10 April, 1875; m. in Philadelphia, 20 April, 1904, 
George B. Somerville, b. in Dumferline, Scotland, 24 March, 1875; 



SEVENTH GENERATION 451 

was grad. Dickinson Law School, Carlisle, Pa., 1897; member of 
the Philadelphia bar, with res. there; she taught the vioUn and 
mandolin before marriage. 

641 HENRY C 7 ., son of Timothy 9 and Abigail (Mason) Brig- 
ham; born in Granville, Pa., 24 March, 1825; died in Smithfield, 
Pa., 31 Jan., 1892; married 6 Jan., 1848, Sally Kingsley, born 
in Smithfield, 1 April, 1828; died 26 Nov., 1892. Was a farmer 
of Smithfield. 

Children, born in Smithfield: 

i Marian 8 , b. 12 Oct., 1848; d. 2 May, 1850. 
ii Howard T., b. 26 July, 1851; m. 11 Oct., 1871, Lauretta Phelps; 

a farmer, and res. No. Dakota, 
iii Almeron S., b. 28 Dec, 1852; m. 20 Aug., 1879, Eva M. Snyder; 

a farmer, and res. Smithfield. 
iv Evangeline, b. 4 March, 1855; d. 3 Feb., 1874. 
v Emma J., b. 19 May, 1858; m. L. A. Courttenden of No. Dakota. 

642 HORACE A. 7 , son of Timothy 6 and Abigail (Mason) 
Brigham; born in Granville, Pa., 29 May, 1828; died 14 Feb., 
1900; married 1 May, 1853, Sarah C. Young, born in Middle- 
town, Conn., 15 Oct., 1834. Was a farmer of East Smithfield, Pa. 

Children, born in E. Smithfield: 
803 i Clarence Elmer 8 , b. 24 July, 1854. 

ii Helen Augusta, b. 19 April, 1856; d. in E. Smithfield, 15 Nov., 
1895; m. 24 Oct., 1877, Orpheus Bird Sumner of E. Smithfield, 
b. 8 April, 1846. Ch. (Sumner), b. in E. Smithfield: 

1 Louise 3 , b. 6 Aug., 1878; m. 27 Oct., 1903, E. K. Drake. Ch. 
(Drake) : Charles Sumner 10 , b. 4 Nov., 1904. 

2 Jesse, b. 29 Aug., 1882. 

3 Burt, b. 24 July, 1886. 

4 Fred, b. 21 Feb., 1892. 

iii Harriet Louisa, b. 29 April, 1859; m. 17 Feb., 1886, Calvin Van 
Kirk Woodworth, b. in Cohocton, N. Y., 1 Jan., 1856; res. 
Minco, Ind. Territory. Ch. (Woodworth) : 
1 Marvin Brigham 9 , b. 25 Dec, 1889; 2 Ernest Fenwick, b. Aug., 
1895; 3 William Alexander, b. Aug., 1898. 
iv Horace J., b. 23 April, 1861; d. 21 April, 1864. 
v Ida May, b. 16 May, 1865; m. 15 May, 1890, Ernest Wood, b. 
26 July, 1865; d. 20 June, 1892, in Elmira, N. Y.; she lives in 
East Smithfield, s. p. 
vi Fred Russell, b. 10 Nov., 1868; m. 5 Sept., 1890, Lena Chapel, 
b. 5 Nov., 1872; a R. R. man, and res. St. Louis, Mo. Ch.: 
1 Helen Francis 9 , b. 17 April, 1892; 2 Anna, b. 3 Jan., 1894. 

643 LUCY 7 , daughter of Phineas 6 and Susan (Ames) Brig- 
ham; born in Southboro, Mass., 18 Nov., 1810; died in Madison, 
N. Y., 20 May, 1855; married 2 April, 1829, Leonard Homes, 
a farmer of Madison. He married (2) Aug., 1856, Emily, (sister 
of his first wife) who was born in Eaton, N. Y., 16 Nov., 1819; 



452 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

died 18 Dec, 1904; she resided a widow in Syracuse, N. Y., for 
some years. 

Children (Homes), by first wife, born in Madison: 

i Mary 8 , m. Rev. E. P. Bond, Baptist clergyman and army chap- 
lain; editor and teacher. Ch. (Bond): 
1 Infant", d. ; 2 Ella, missionary to Assam, Asia; 3 Alfred, 
was grad. from Brown Univ., became a teacher, and d. in Mt. 
Pleasant (?), Pa. 
ii Chester, was a farmer, and d. in Detroit, Mich. Ch.: 

1 Elvin*, res. Detroit, 
iii Sarah Ann, m. Asa Hartshorn, a farmer of Lebanon, N. Y. Ch.: 

1 Son", d. se. about 20. 
iv Eliza Ann, m. Rev. Hardin Wheat, a grad. of Colgate Univ.; 
she d. in Palmyra, N. Y. Ch. (Wheat) : 

1 Leonard H.*, photographer, Newark, N. J. 

2 Lena, m. George Eveland, editor and postmaster, Franklin, 
N. Y. 

3 Mary E., teacher; m. Prof. Elmer G. Frail of Erie, Pa. 

4 Carrie, d. ae. 16. 

5 Helen, m. Prof. M. Multer of Perry, N. Y. 

v Fidelia, d. in North East, Pa.; m. Rev. Marcus C. Mason, Bap- 
tist missionary, Assam, Asia. Ch. (Mason) : 
1 (Rev.) Walter*, was grad. Colgate Univ. and Rochester Theol. 
Seminary; missionary with father in Assam, 
vi Ella, m. Rev. E. G. Phillips, a graduate of Colgate Univ., and 
missionary, Tura, Assam, Asia. 
Child (Homes), by second wife: 

vii Arthur L., m. Amy Homes; machinist, res. Syracuse, N. Y. 
Ch.: 
1 Horace L. 9 , student at Syracuse Univ.; 2 Newell, architect; 3 
Harold; 4 Ella; 5 Dau. 



644 LUCIUS 7 , son of Phineas 6 and Susan (Ames) Brigham; 
born in Eaton, N. Y., 25 July, 1812; died in Syracuse, N. Y., SO 
June, 1881; married, 1 Feb., 1840, Prudence Merchant, born in 
Fenner, N. Y., 25 Aug., 1817; died 13 Aug., 1889. Was pro- 
prietor of a restaurant and hotel in Syracuse. The male line is 
extinct, but the children of a daughter have assumed the name of 
" Brigham." 

Children : 

i Emma L. 8 , b. in Fenner, 22 Sept., 1841; m. Tyler Mason of 

Indianapolis, Ind., who d. ; res. in Syracuse. 
ii Alice A., b. in Syracuse, 20 Oct., 1844; m. Frank Roraback, 
from whom divorced; has assumed her maiden name of "Brig- 
ham," as her children have also done; res. in Syracuse. Ch., 
b. in Syracuse: 

1 Frederick Lucius', b. 7 Jan., 1865; m. ; res. 

Syracuse. Ch.: i Lucius W. 10 , b. 9 Feb., 1893; ii Donald F., 
b. 29 Aug., 1894; iii Howard B., b. 24 June, 1896; iv George 
K., b. 6 Jan., 1898. 

2 Emma, b. 20 Oct., 1867. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 453 

645 HORACE AMES 7 , son of Phineas 6 and Susan (Ames) 
Brigham; born in Eaton, N. Y., 14 Oct., 1817; died, 16 March, 
1904; married 1 May, 1845, Julia Perry of Wyoming, N. Y., 
born 31 Jan., 1819; died 30 July, 1870. Was a farmer of Perry, 
N. Y. 

Children, born in Perry: 

i Ellen A. 8 , b. 12 April, 1846; d. 17 Sept., 1875, unm. 
ii Mary, b. 17 Aug., 1849; m. George H. Bemus; she is an 
artist. Ch. (Bemus) : 
1 Albert"; 2 Walter, twins, b. 1878; 3 George, b. 1883. 
804 iii Albert Perry, b. 12 June, 1855. 

646 REV. EDWIN PIERSON 7 , son of Phineas 6 and Susan 
(Ames) Brigham; born in Morrisville, N. Y., 11 Aug., 1828; mar- 
ried (1) Mary Hopkins; married (2) Calista Hazen; married (8) 
1 Sept., 1870, Mrs. Hannah (Halloway) McDermott, born 17 Jan., 
1837; died 9 Feb., 1875; married (4) Mrs. Lucina (Armstrong) 
Buck. 

He was graduated from Hamilton College A. B. 1856; Theologi- 
cal Seminary 1857; has had many charges in New York State and 
is now preaching in Conklin Center, N. Y.; been in active service 
in ministry for 46 years in 1903. 

Children (by third wife) : 

i Edwin 8 , b. in LeRoy, N. Y., 31 Aug., 1872; he is an invalid, 
ii Mary Hannah, b. 9 Feb., 1875; m. 20 Oct., 1897, Clarence V. 
June, photographer of Addison, N. Y.; she was graduated from 
Vassar College, A. B., 1897; res. Addison. Ch. (June): 
1 Lawrence B." 

647 ORLANDO L. 7 , son of Salmon 6 and Mary Ann (Sumner) 
Brigham; born in Eaton, N. Y., 19 Dec, 1835; married (1) 8 
Sept., 1862, Abigail Elizabeth, daughter of Sidney Putnam of 
Madison, N. Y., born 26 Aug., 1836; died 7 Feb., 1868; married 
(2) 12 Jan., 1870, Sarah Rebecca Cole, who died 15 July, 1899. 
Resides in Madison. 

Children (by first wife), born in St. Louis, Mo.: 

i Elizabeth Gardner 8 , b. 22 Nov., 1863; res. Madison, 
ii Arthur Putnam, b. 18 Oct, 1865; m. 24 Feb., 1898, in St 
Louis, Sidney, dau. of Lucien M. Chipley of St. Louis; res. 
there. Ch. : 

1 Lucien Morris 9 , b. 13 Feb., 1899. 

2 Arthur Putnam, b. 10 July, 1902. 

648 JOHN BAKER 7 , son of Artemas 6 and Mary (Arnold) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 11 Aug., 1835; married 6 May, 
I860, Ann Mary, daughter of Amos Gleason Jr., born in Groton, 
Mass., 16 May, 1841. He enlisted in 1862, in Co. D, 35th Mass. 



454 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY' 

Vols.; served 3 years, and came back with broken health; resided 
for a time in Wayland and Weston and West Newton, Mass., 
and now resides in Greendale, Worcester, Mass. 

Children, the 3 elder born in Wayland, 7 youngest in West Newton: 
i Minnie Elizabeth 8 , b. 25 March, 1861; d. 1 April, 1861. 
ii Emma F. S., b. 23 May, 1862. 
iii Arthur L., b. 5 March, 1866; m. 1890, Nellie G. Brown; res. 

Melrose, Mass. 
iv Oscar Everett, b. in Weston, 27 March, 1867; m. 1895, Lizzie 
Corliss; employed by Laconia Car Co., Laconia, N. H., where 
res. Ch. : 
1 Gertrude E.*, b. 9 Dec, 1896; 2 Allen E., b. 18 Nov., 1898; 3 
Lilian E., b. 1 Aug., 1900. 
v Minnie F., b. in Weston, 22 March, 1868; d. 15 April, 1887. 
vi Eugene C, b. 23 May, 1871. 

vii Alden B., b. 30 Jan., 1873; farmer, and res. Worcester, 
viii Ada G., b. 7 June, 1875; m. 1902, Henry Jackson; res. Chelsea, 
Mass. 
ix Charles L., b. 9 Feb., 1878; res. Worcester. 
x Walter E., b. 22 Nov., 1880; d. 22 March, 1888. 
xi Lizzie M., b. 7 Oct., 1882; res. Boston; m. 1901, John Sargent. 
xii Frank W., b. 13 Feb., 1887. 



649 RUFUS H. 7 , son of Capt. Francis 6 and Sophia (Gleason) 
Brigham; born in Hudson, Mass., 9 June, 1837; died there, 2 
March, 1899; married 7 Nov., I860, Basha A., daughter of Moses 
Mossman, born in Searsport, Me., 14 July, 1844. She resides 
with her son, Gen. Brigham, in Hudson. 

He was the senior member of the firm of F. Brigham & Co. at 
the time of his death, having succeeded, with his brothers, to his 
father's business of shoe manufacturer in Hudson; was a conserva- 
tive and honorable business man. A member of the Doric Lodge A. 
F. & A. M. ; the Houghton R. A. Chapter, Trinity Commandery and 
Allepo Temple M. N. S. Was interested in the Fire Department 
and a member of the Massachusetts State Firemen's Association. 
Was Chief of Hudson's Fire Dept. and for many years foreman 
of the famous Eureka Engine Co. 

Child, born in Hudson: 
805 i William H. 8 , b. 1 Feb., 1863. 

650 WALDO B. 7 , son of Capt. Francis 6 and Sophia (Gleason) 
Brigham; born in Hudson, Mass., 23 June, 1841; married Ruth 
A. Pedrick, born in Marblehead, Mass. Mr. Brigham succeeded 
with his brothers to his father's shoe manufacturing business, but 
has been retired for some years. He is a resident of Cambridge, 
Mass., in the coal business. 

Children : 

i Frank Ellsworth 8 , b. in Hudson, 31 July, 1861; m. 31 July, 
1884, Eva Miranda Whitney, b. in Ludlow, Vt., 16 May, 1866. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 455 

Ch., b. in Hudson: 

1 Persis Eva 9 , b. 11 April, 1885. 

2 Alice Ruth, b. 28 Jan., 188T. 

3 Mabel Florence, b. 11 July, 1888. 

4 Cora Miranda, b. 29 April, 1890. 

5 Rachel Whitney, b. 31 Oct., 1898; d. 9 April, 1899. 
ii Florence, b. April, 1864; d. 17 June, 1866. 

iii Alice, twin to Florence, d. 28 May, 1868. 
iv Julia S., b. April, 1868; d. 9 Aug., 1870. 
v Waldo D., b. Dec, 1869; d. 31 Aug., 1871. 
vi Wilbur B., b. April, 1872; d. 9 March, 1877. 
vii Maud, b. April, 1875; d. 20 Oct., 1876. 
viii William P., b. Dec, 1876; d. 23 Aug., 1877. 
ix Annie. 

x Evelvn R., m. William R. Pedrick, Jr., of Hudson; res. Hudson. 
Ch. (Pedrick): 
1 Laurena M. 9 , b. 24 Feb., 1903. 

651 EDWIN W. 7 , son of Artemas Ward 6 and Sophia (Phelps) 
Brigham, born in Westmoreland, N. Y., 4 Feb., 1825; died there, 
1884; married 14 Dec, 1845, Louisa Hulbert of Yates County, 
N. Y. 

Children, born in Westmoreland: 

i Fannie S. 8 , b. 10 Nov., 1846; m. 13 Oct., 1869, Park M. Bardin 
of West Winfield, N. Y. Ch. (Bardin): 

1 Edith L. 9 , b. 2 May, 1871; m. Clayton E. Clark of West Win- 
field. Ch. (Clark): i Valeria 10 ; ii Hazel B. 

2 Earl C, b. 13 April, 1873; m. Rena M. Button of West Win- 
field. Ch.: Dorothy 10 . 

3 Ward N., b. 15 March, 1875; m. Blanche E. Lamb of Utica, 
N. Y. 

ii Ellen L., b. 13 Nov., 1850; m. 3 Sept., 1883, Irwin C. Ruth of 
Westmoreland. Ch. (Ruth): 
1 Irma M?, b. 25 Oct., 1884; 2 Edwin Brigham, b. 26 Jan., 
1886; 3 Vincent E., b. 27 July, 1887; 4 Irwin H., b. 11 
June, 1889; 5 William H., b. 13 Nov., 1892. 
iii Origen S., b. 8 Nov., 1853; m. 26 Jan., 1876, Clara E. Stone of 
Utica, N. Y., b. 1855. Ch.: 
1 Ward E 9 , b. 10 Feb., 1878; 2 Laura L., b. 5 Sept., 1880; 3 
Clarence A., b. 5 Sept., 1880. 
iv Carrie H., b. 18 April, 1860; m. 13 Oct., 1886, Henry D. Stebbins 
of W. Winfield. Ch. (Stebbins): 
1 Reba E 9 , b. 15 July, 1887; 2 Millie E., b. 7 Aug., 1888. 

652 WALTER EVERTSON 7 , son of Rev. John Clark 6 and 
Maria E. (Evertson) Brigham; born in New York City, 14 March, 
1845; married, near Evansville, Ind., 15 May., 1877, Frances 
Bryant Armistead, born in Henderson, Ky., 11 Sept., 1855. He 
is an illustrator and engraver and resides in Evanston, 111.; re- 
ceived an academic education. 

Children : 

i Elizabeth 8 , b. in Evansville, Ind., 30 Nov., 1878. 
ii Eloise, b. in Des Plaines, 111., 3 Sept., 1883; m. 25 July, 1895, 
in So. Evanston, III. (where they res.), Carl Forster. 



456 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

653 AMARIAH WARD 7 , son of Rev. John Clark 6 and Maria 
E. (Evertson) Brigham; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 14 Oct., 1850; 
married there, 9 Oct., 1873, Emma Jocelyn Wilde, born 9 Sept., 
1851, in Brooklyn; died in East Orange, N. J., 24 Nov., 1904. 
He is a manufacturer, doing business in New York City and re- 
sides in East Orange, N. J.; received an academic education. 

( hildren: 

i Lowell Irving 8 , b. in Rutherford, N. J., 14 June, 1875; church 

organist, and res. with father, 
ii Florence, b. in Brooklyn, 6 Dec, 1880. 

654 HON. LEWIS ALEXANDER 7 , son of Harry 6 and Sarah 
(Bowman) Brigham; born in Chatham, N. Y., 2 Jan., 1831; died 
in Bergen, (Jersey City) N. J., 19 Feb., 1885; married 6 Nov., 
1855, Elizabeth Ann, daughter of Jacob Van Winkle, born in 
Bergen, 4 Oct., 1835; died in Jersey City, 20 Sept., 1881. He 
was graduated A. B. from Hamilton College 1849; taught school in 
Albany and Monticello, N. Y. ; had a private school in Bergen 
while studying law; lawyer in New York City, Member of Con- 
gress from New Jersey in 1878-1880. 

Children, born in Bergen: 

i Louis Francis 8 , b. 29 Aug., 1857; d. April, 1892; m. 26 May, 
1881, Lavina Frost; civil engineer and surveyor. Ch. : 
1 Jennie Louise", b. 29 Aug., 1882. 
ii Charles Frederick, b. 16 Aug., 1859; d. 30 Oct., 1862. 
iii Harry Van Winkle, b. 9 Aug., 1861; res. unm., Jersey City; 

with " Hudson Co. Gas Co." 
iv Bertie, b. 12 March, 1864; d. 6 May, 1864. 
v Margaret S., b. 3 Sept., 1865; unm.' 1903. 

vi Arthur, b. 19 Jan., 1868; m. 30 Oct., 1890, Ella Woodhull Brown; 
connected with " The Provident Institution for Savings " in Jersey 
City, where res. Ch. : 
1 Arthur , b. 12 June, 1892; 2 Litla Brown, b. 25 Jan., 1898. 
vii William Clarence, b. 8 May, 1872; m. 30 Oct., 1893, Anna Chapin; 
connected with the Inspection Dept. of U. S. " Rural Free 
Delivery"; res. Trenton, N. J. Ch.: 
1 William C, Jr. 9 , b. 1 Aug., 1895; 2 Harold Frederick, b. 25 
May, 1897; 3 Leu-is Maitland, b. 24 Oct., 1900. 

655 JOHN CALVIN 7 , son of Harry 6 and Sarah (Bowman) 
Brigham; born in Chatham, N. Y., 15 Aug., 1833; died in New 
York City, 21 Jan., 1869; married 15 Jan., 1856, Anna E. Titus 
of Brooklyn, N. Y. He enlisted on the 8th of June, 1861 in 
the 9th N. Y. Vols., and was honorably discharged 16 July, 1862; 
raided in New York City. The male line is extinct. 

(hildren, born in Neiv York City: 

i Catherine A. 8 , b. 24 Oct., 1856; d. in Newburgh, N. Y., 14 July, 
1903; m. 1879, Francis F. Chirk. Ch. (Clark): 
1 Frank Brigham 9 , d. y. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 457 

ii Phoebe Elizabeth, b. 8 Jan., 1859; m. 1887, Rev. William E. 
Scofield of the M. E. Church) of Greenwich, Conn.; she taught 
12 years in the public schools of Brooklyn. Ch. (Scofield) : 

1 Alice Brigham 9 , b. 20 Feb., 1890. 

2 Gertrude E., b. 3 Aug., 1894. 

iii Anna R., b. 22 Dec, 1861; d. — ; m. 1884, Benj. 

W. Martin of Brooklyn, N. Y. Ch. (Martin): 
1 Edna Q. 9 , b. 1884; 2 Harold W„ b. 1891; 3 Herbert 8., b. 
1897. 

656 ELIZABETH ANN 7 , daughter of Rufus 6 and Elizabeth 
(Duncan) Brigham; born in Ackworth, N. H., 18 March, 1819; 
died there, 10 Dec, 1865; married, 11 Sept., 1849, Daniel A. 
Ryder, born 24 July, 1821; died in Ackworth, 8 Dec, 1868; he 
married (2) Mrs. Harriet Dunham and had a daughter who died 
young. Was a farmer of Ackworth. 

Children (Ryder), born in Ackworth: 

i Herbert Daniel 3 , b. 12 Nov., 1850; m. 30 Nov., 1881, Margaret 
E. Ball, b. 3 July, 1861, in Springfield, Vt.; was grad. Dartmouth 
Coll., 1876; A. D. Phi.; Principal of High Schools in Spring- 
field and in Bellows Falls, Vt., 1876-1887; studied law and 
practiced in Bellows Falls, where res.; has held many town 
offices; is County Examiner of Schools. Ch., b. in Bellows Falls: 

1 Jessie Elizabeth 9 , b. 18 Feb., 1884. 

2 Margaret Sarah, b. 26 April, 1885. 

3 Helen Winifred, b. 27 June, 1887. 

4 Charlotte Divoll, b. 4 Sept., 1889. 

5 Katherine Foster, b. 26 July, 1895. 

6 Daniel Franklin, b. 9 Jan., 1900. 

7 Mary Scott, b. 18 June, 1904. 

ii Elizabeth, b. 7 Aug., 1852; m. 6 April, 1880, James E. White 

of Springfield, Vt. ; he is a farmer, and owns 600 acres; has 

been St. Representative; does a large probate business, and has 

held various town offices. Ch. (White) : 

1 Ralph Herbert'", b. 1 Jan., 1884; d. 1 Sept., 1895. 

iii Clarence Delmere, b. 9 Feb., 1855; d. in Abingdon, 111., 19 Sept., 

1878. 
iv Helen Maria, b. 17 Feb., 1857; m. Osman S. Ellison of Spring- 
field, Vt., who d. May, 1888; she res. Worcester, Mass. Ch. 
(Ellison) : 

1 Edith Helen 9 , b. 30 May, 1878; m. William E. Putnam; res. 
Birmingham, Ala. 

657 MARTHA LUCINA 7 , daughter of Rufus 6 and Elizabeth 
(Duncan) Brigham; born in Ackworth, N. H., 23 Jan., 1831; mar- 
ried 8 June, 1854, David C. Anderson of Windham, N. H., born 
26 June, 1826. He is a farmer. 

Children (Anderson), born in Ackworth: 

i Mary Estelle 8 , b. 9 Nov., 1855; m. James F. Dickey, a merchant 
of Holyoke, Mass. Ch. (Dickey) : 
1 Christine E. 9 , b. 1887. 
ii Walter Harvey, b. 7 Nov., 1857; d. 13 May, 1859. 



458 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iii Emma Elizabeth, b. 19 Sept., 1859; m. Herbert N. Harding, a 
merchant of Little Falls, Minn. Ch. (Harding): 
1 Bertha A 9 ; 2 Glen S.; 3 Ruth A. 
iv George Weston, b. 1 Sept., 1861 ; m. Minnie E. Mitchell of 
Boston, where he res.; was grad. Williams Coll., 1886; is a brilliant 
lawyer in Boston, where he was six years on the school board. 
Ch.: 
1 Clara M?; 2 Robert D. 
v Alice Lucinda, b. 29 Jan., 1864; unm.; res. Windham. 

658 WILLARD PROCTOR 7 , son of Capt. Aaron and Susan 
(Proctor) Brigham; born in Alstead, N. H., 25 Aug., 1835; mar- 
ried 5 Feb., 1865, Mary J., daughter of Lucius and Cynthia 
(Clay) Taft of Keene, N. H., born in Putney, Vt., 14 March, 
1842; died 6 Jan., 1895. Was a farmer of Marlboro, N. H., 
thence to Surrey, N. H., and now resides with his son. 

Children, born in Marlboro, N. H.: 

i Albert W. 8 , b. 17 June, 1869; m. 19 Oct., 1892, Clara M. Stone 
of Bellows Falls, Vt, b. in Keene, N. H., 20 Nov., 1872; in 
1905 res. Walpole, N. H.; fireman on the Fitchburg Ry. Ch.: 

1 Mary Louise 9 , b. 17 Sept., 1898. 

2 Albert Stone, b. 13 April, 1902. 

ii Belle E., b. 31 March, 1874; m. 8 May, 1901, Selwyn I. Carter, 
b. 20 Oct., 1869; res. Laurel, N. H. Ch. (Carter): 
1 James Brigham". 

659 MARY ELIZABETH 7 , daughter of William 6 and Alethea 
(Bream) Brigham; born 29 Jan., 1823, in Virginia; married 5 Sept., 
1841, Rev. Stuart Robinson, D. D. In 1903 she resided a widow 
in Louisville, Ky. 

Children (Robinson) : 

i Martha Porter 8 , b. 2 Sept., 1846; d. 2 Dec, 1891; m. Bennet H. 
Young. Ch. (Young) : 

1 Mary P. 9 , b. 7 April, 1867; m. 12 Oct., 1892, Burt McVay 
Allison, b. 7 Oct., 1864; d. 25 Jan., 1905; she res. s. p., 
a widow, in Cincinnati, O. 

2 Stuart Robinson, b. Aug., 1868; d. 26 Nov., 1901; m. Eliza- 
beth Wymond; s. p. 

3 Lawrence Andrew, b. 23 May, 1870; m. 11 Jan., 1894, Mabel 
Wheeler, b. 2 Sept., 1872; res. Chicago. Ch.: i Henry 
Wheeler 10 , b. 2 Dec, 1894; ii Alice, b. 23 May, 1898; iii 
Lawrence Robinson, b. 8 Feb., 1903. 

4 Josephine, b. 10 July, 1873; d. 4 June, 1892. 

ii Lawrence Carr, b. 15 March, 1845; d. 2 Oct., 1869; m. Amelia 
Owsley. Ch.: 
1 Lalla R. 9 , m. Embry L. Swearingen; res. Louisville, Ky. Ch. 
(Swearingen) : i Amelia 10 ; ii Lalla; iii George, 
iii Elizabeth, b. 7 Feb., 1855; m. John G. Cecil. Ch. (Cecil): 
1 Mary 9 ; 2 Stuart; 3 Martha; 4 Russell; and 2 who d. y. 

660 LAVINIA VIRGINIA PATRICK 7 , daughter of William* 
and Alethea (Bream) Brigham; born in West Virginia, 22 April, 



SEVENTH GENERATION 459 

1825; died in Denver, Colo., 30 Sept., 1894; married 17 June, 
1845, William Chauncey Brooks of Charleston, West Va., Frank- 
fort and Louisville, Ky. 
Children (Brooks), the 8 younger born in Louisville: 

i Walter Boone 8 , b. in Charleston, 1 May, 1846; m. Money Blat- 
terman; res. Charleston. Ch.: 
1 George B*; 2 Eleanor; 3 Walter. 
ii Alethea 8 , b. in Frankfort, 20 Oct., 1848; m. 1873, Charles H. 
Small of Charleston, b. 1842; res. in Denver. Ch. (Small), b. 
in Charleston: 

1 Lavinia Alethea Brigham Brooks 2 , b. 14 Aug., 1876; a teacher 
in Denver. 

2 Charles H., b. 28 Oct., 1879; d. 13 Sept., 1904. 
iii Lavinia, d. in infancy. 

iv Fanny Oden, b. 26 Feb., 1854; m. Benjamin L. James; res. 

s. p., Denver; author of several books. 
v Mary, d. in infancy. 

vi William Brigham, b. 1 Jan., 1858; unm., res. Chichuachua, Mex. 
vii Chauncey, d. in infancy, 
viii Nona Lovell, b. 22 March, 1861; unm., res. Denver; an ordained 

minister. 
ix Frederick, d. y. 
x Henry Frederick, b. 12 April, 1866; m. Louise McNamara; res. 

s. p., Denver, 
xi Hallie, d. in infancy. 

661 BETSEY M. 7 , daughter of George 6 and Betsey (Morse) 
Brigham; born in Groton, Mass., 10 May, 1811; died 21 Feb., 
1836; married 12 April, 1834, Jonathan Preston of Boston. 

Children (Preston), born in Boston: 

i George Brigham 8 , b. 15 Feb., 1836; m. (1) 28 April, 1859, Annie 
E. Merrill, who d. 17 Oct., 1867; m. (2) 24 July, 1871, Mary F. 
(Bowen) Merrill (sister of first wife) ; res. Medford, Mass. 
Ch. (by first wife) : 

1 Edith 9 , b. 20 Sept., 1860. 

2 John M., b. 9 Feb., 1863; m. 1889, Carrie Barker; 3 ch. 

3 Jonathan, b. 29 May, 1865; m. 1891, Mary L. Waggott; 
s. p., 1903. 

4 Fannie, b. 10 Sept., 1867; unm., 1903. 
Ch. (by second wife) : 

5 Ethel, b. 16 March, 1874. 

6 George B., b. 30 July, 1876. 

7 Charles W., b. 16 Dec, 1881. 

662 GEORGE DEXTER 7 , son of George 6 and Betsey (Morse) 
Brigham; born in Groton, Mass., 2 May, 1813; died there, Dec., 
1892; married 23 April, 1837, Mary Jane, daughter of Isaac and 
Nancy (Edgell) Brigham, of Groton, who died in 1895; was 
town clerk and J. P. in Groton many years. 

Children, born in Groton: 
i Betsey 8 , 
ii Emily, b. 12 Oct., 1840. 



460 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

iii Emily Jane, res. Washington, D. C. 

iv Ellen M., m. Col. Daniel Needham of Groton. 
v George E., res. Boston. 

vi Dexter, 
vii Ida. 
viii William K., res. Meriden, Conn. 



663 EMELINE 7 , daughter of George 6 and Betsey (Morse) 
Brigham; born in Groton, Mass., 18 April, 1815; died 7 Aug., 
1903; married, 29 Nov., 1838, Johnson Carter, son of Josiah and 
Ruth (Kilburn) Burrage of Leominster, Mass., born there, 20 
Jan., 1816; died 6 April, 1881. Was a merchant of Boston of 
the old firm of J. M. Beebe & Co., in which business he acquired 
a fortune. 

Children (Burrage): 

i Frances Morse 8 , b. 18 Dec, 1839; m. Benjamin J. Lang of 8 
Brimmer St., Boston, who is at the head of the musical profes- 
sion in Boston; he is an organist, composer, director, etc. Ch. 
(Lang) : 

1 Margaret Rosamond ; 2 Malcolm. 
ii Edward Carter, b. 13 June, 1841; m. Julia L. Severance; is 
with the Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Co. Ch.: 

1 Severance", Prof, of Sanitary Science in Purdue Univ., La- 
fayette, Ind., and an author. 

2 Caroline; 3 Timeline; 4 Bessie, d. y. 

iii Herbert Emery, b. 14 Dec, 1845; m. Ruby M. Childs; res. 
Boston. Ch.: 

1 Francis 9 , with Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co. 

2 Harry, Prest. Eliot National Bank, Boston. 

3 Alice; 4 Eleanor. 

iv Helen, b. 10 July, 1847; m. John W. Carter. Ch. (Carter): 

1 Lucy"; 2 Richard; 3 Margaret; 4 Philip. 
v Emma, b. 8 Dec, 1850. 

vi Marion, b. 18 Jan., 1853; m. 12 Jan., 1887, Charles T. 8 Morse, 
son of 664. 

664 MARY LORING 7 , daughter of George 6 and Betsey 
(Morse) Brigham; born in Groton, Mass., 2 Nov., 1823; died 28 
Feb., 1856; married 20 Dec, 1843, Gardner Morse, a prominent 
citizen of New Haven, Conn. 

Children (Morse) : 

i Elliot Howe 8 , b. 31 July, 1846; m. 15 April, 1879, Grace Adele 
Bowns. Ch.: 

1 John M?, b. 22 Feb., 1881; 2 Gardner W., b. 30 Nov., 1883; 3 
Dorothea H., b. 1 Sept., 1887. 
ii Mary Adelaide, b. 5 June, 1848. 

iii Joseph Bulkeley, b. 3 Oct., 1850; m. (1) 14 Sept., 1875, Annie 
Basset, who d. 19 April, 1881; m. (2) 18 May, 1898, Bessie 
May Jones. Ch. (by first wife) : 

1 Stephen 9 , b. 20 July, 1879; d. 27 July, 1886. 

2 Julia A., b. 26 March, 1881. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 461 

Ch. (by second wife) : 
3 Joseph B., b. 26 April, 1899. 
iv Charles Theodore, b. 4 April, 1853; m. 12 Jan., 1887, Marion 

Burrage, dau. of 663. 
v Reginald Brigham, b. 9 Aug., 1854; d. 5 March, 1855. 

665 THEODORE 7 , son of George 6 and Betsey (Morse) Brig- 
ham; born in Groton, Mass.; 29 June, 1833; killed by a cyclone, 
27 April, 1899; married, 2 Jan., 1868, Sarah F. Terry of Kings- 
ton, N. Y. 

He enlisted in the United States Navy in 1857 and went to the 
Mediterranean; enlisted in the Civil War in the 6th Mass. Vols, 
and was in the Baltimore Riot. After the war was a merchant 
at Napanock, N. Y. and in 1872 removed to Kirksville, Mo., 
where was city alderman, and County Treasurer. He resided 
finally in Kansas City, Mo. ; was a very religious man. 

Children : 

i Stella F. 8 , b. 15 Oct., 1868; d. 27 Sept., 1888. 
ii Harriet E., b. 12 Aug., 1872; d. 1 Aug., 1873. 

iii Edwin Terry, b. 12 Feb., 1874; m. Bessie Sheets of Paris, 111.; 
Asst. Supt. of Helping Hand Inst., Kansas City, Mo. Ch.: 
1 Ralph 9 ; 2 Lawrence. 
iv Herbert D., b. 4 Oct., 1876; m. Maud G. Wing, 
v Theodore V., b. 17 April, 1881; at Denver Univ. 
vi Mabel J., b. 10 Jan., 1883; d. 20 Jan., 1898. 

666 CHARLES SUMNER 7 , son of George 6 and Betsey 
(Morse) Brigham; born in Groton, Mass., 15 Sept., 1835; mar- 
ried, 17 Aug., 1859, Caroline Eliza Seymour, born in Salem, N. 
Y., 2 Jan., 1840. Is a business man of Napanock, N. Y. 

Children, born in Napanock: 

i Florence Margaret 8 , b. 12 Sept., 1860. 

ii Ralph Sumner, b. 25 March, 1862; m. 1 Feb., 1888, Ellen Cush- 
ing Ransom of Tonawanda, N. Y. ; is a designer in Topeka, 
Kan. Ch.: 
1 Helen Ransom 9 , b. 28 May, 1890. 
iii Jennie Seymour, b. 23 May, 1866; m. 12 June, 1888, Ellis L. 
Martling; res. Atchison, Kan. Ch. (Martling) : 
1 Merrifield G?, b. 11 Oct., 1890. 
iv Ernest Shattuck, b. 1 June, 1868; theater manager; res. Atch- 
ison, 
v Archibald Rutherford, b. 17 Dec, 1869; theater manager; res. 
Fremont, Neb. 

667 HENRY 7 , son of Capt. Daniel 6 and Nancy (Gates) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Oct., 1811; died in Savannah, 
Ga., 8 Jan., 1883; married (1) 6 Nov., 1843, Mary H. Bemis, 
who died 15 Sept., 1849; married (2) 22 Sept., 1851, Mary Cath- 
erine O'Brien, who died 4 June, 1887. Resided in Savannah. 



462 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY, 

Child (by first wife): 

i Sarah Warren 8 , b. 2 Sept., 1845; d. 17 May, 1903. 
Children (by second wife): 

ii Henry Hartstene, b. 16 July, 1855; m. 22 Oct., 1879, Minnie 
Louise Day; res. E. Orange, N. J. Ch. : 
1 Henry Day 9 , b. 2 June, 1881 ; 2 Mary Lester, b. 4 March, 1886. 
iii Mary Harcourt, b. 17 Jan., 1858; d. Aug., 1866. 
iv Nancy Gates, b. 28 July, 1860. 
v James Harcourt, b. 28 June, 1862; d. Jan., 1866. 
vi William Sinclair, b. 1 May, 1864; d. 23 May, 1906; m. 26 
April, 1894, Heda Forster Schultz; res. Murray Hill, N. J. 
Ch.: 

1 Gertrude Louise 9 , b. 29 Jan., 1895. 

2 Helen Sinclair, b. 10 Nov., 1898. 

vii Clayton Harcourt, b. 17 Jan., 1866; d. 28 July, 1897. 
viii Kate O'Brien, b. 15 Sept., 1869. 
ix Harcourt, b. 29 Aug., 1873. 

668 DENNISON 7 , son of Capt. Daniel 6 and Nancy (Gates) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 23 May, 1816; died there, 
26 April, 1874; married 3 May, 1844, Sarah, daughter of Jona- 
than and Sarah (Clark) Weeks, born in Marlboro, 19 Dec., 1819; 
died in Maiden, Mass., 23 June, 1883. Resided on the tannery site 
of Samuel in Marlboro. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i George Henry 8 , b. 26 Feb., 1846; m. 11 Feb., 1868, Sarah E. 

Rockwood; res. Marlboro, 
ii Charles Dennison, b. 25 Jan., 1848; m. 16 May, 1870, Ellen 

Christian; res. Marlboro, 
iii Sarah Elizabeth, b. 25 Nov., 1849; d. 13 Jan., 1874. 
iv Mary Bemis, b. 8 Sept., 1851; d. 13 Aug., 1877, s. p.; m. 20 

Dec, 1871, James V. Schermerhorn. 
v Kate Hartwell, b. 16 June, 1853; d. 21 July, 1867. 
vi Nellie Gates, b. 13 Feb., 1857; m. 13 March, 1879, James V. 
Schermerhorn, widower of her sister Mary; res. Maiden, Mass. 
Ch. (Schermerhorn): 
1 Mary Gates 9 ; 2 Lyman Gibbs. 
vii Charlotte Warren, b. 2 Feb., 1859; m. 6 Oct., 1881, Arthur A. 
Brigham, son of 670. 



669 EUGENE WINSLOW 7 , son of Winslow 6 and Elizabeth 
(Larkin) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 Dec, 1833; mar- 
ried 29 Nov., 1855, Caroline Frances, daughter of Elijah Stearns. 
He is a merchant in Marlboro and Manchester, N. H. 

Children : 

i Edward Winslow 8 , b. 25 Jan., 1857; d. 19 Sept., 1858. 
ii Eugene Carroll, b. 16 Dec, 1860; m. 12 Sept., 1892, Fannie 
Bell, dau. of Holmes Pettee, b. in Manchester, 9 July, 1861 ; d. 
23 Aug., 1901 ; a commercial traveler, and res. Manchester, 
iii Martha Alice, b. 24 April, 1865; m. 28 Feb., 1901, Charles G. 
Ranno; res. Manchester. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 463 

iv Ella Frances, b. 18 May, 1867; m. 26 June, 1889, Nathaniel Doane, 
Jr., a merchant of Manchester. Ch. (Doane) : 
1 Allen N. a , d. jr.; 2 Ray Winslow, b. 11 Sept., 1893; 3 Na- 
thaniel, b. 20 June, 1894. 

670 JOHN WINSLOW 7 , son of Col. Aaron 6 and Sally (Fay) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Sept., 1825; died 9 Oct., 
1901; married 4 July, 1852, Mary Rebecca, daughter of Samuel 
Putnam of Worcester, Mass.; born 25 Sept., 1828; died 9 March, 
1885. Was a farmer and ice dealer of Marlboro. 

Children, bom in Marlboro: 

i Arthur Amber 8 , b. 6 Oct., 1856; m. 6 Oct., 1881, Charlotte W. s 
Brigham, dau. of 668; b. in Marlboro, 2 Feb., 1859; he was grad- 
uated Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1878; Professor of 
Agriculture in Imperial Agric. Coll. Sapporo, Japan, 1888-1893; 
studied in George Augustus Univ., Gottingen, Ger., 1894. Ch., 
the eldest b. in Marlboro: 
1 Reuben", b. 13 Dec, 1887; 2 Ruth, b. 12 Sept., 1892. 
ii John Putnam, b. 4 Aug., 1859; d. 27 Sept., 1859. 
iii Walter Irving, b. 10 Oct., 1863; d. 30 Sept., 1864. 
iv Lottie Maria, b. 25 Jan., 1865; m. 16 Sept., 1891, Edward N. 
Stratton, b. 18 Aug., 1866; grad. Mass. Agricul. Coll.; a farmer 
of Marlboro. Ch. (Stratton): 
1 Edward Winslow 9 , b. 16 Dec, 1900. 
v Anna Rebecca, b. 9 May, 1867; d. 5 May, 1886. 

671 HUMPHREY 7 , son of Ashley 6 and Mary (Bigelow) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 5 Jan., 1830; died Dec, 1902; 
married 1 Jan., 1863, Ellen, daughter of Benjamin F. Gleason. 
Was a shoe manufacturer in Hudson, Mass. 

Children, the eldest bom in Rockbottom, Mass.: 

i Frank L. 8 , b. 2 April, 1864; d. 22 March, 1894. 
ii Whitney Gleason, b. 3 July, 1868; m. 21 June, 1894, Gertrude L., 
dau. of John Peters, b. in Hudson, 26 Dec, 1868; was grad. Dart- 
mouth Coll., B. S., 1892; is a C. E. in Hudson, Mass. Ch.: 
1 Dorothy A. 9 , b. 14 Feb., 1897; 2 Alfred G., b. 9 Dec, 1900. 
iii Louisa F., b. 25 Jan., 1872; m. 25 Jan., 1894, John Melvin Lewis, 
b. in Maine, 11 Dec, 1870; res. Hudson. Ch. (Lewis): 
1 Franklin Brigham*, b. 2 Oct., 1894. 

672 HARRIETTE AUGUSTA 7 , daughter of William Pitt 6 
and Lavinia (Baker) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Jan., 
1836; married 1 Jan., 1857, Hon. S. Herbert, son of Samuel Howe, 
born in Marlboro, 21 Dec, 1835. 

He is a shoe manufacturer in Marlboro; has been selectman, 
Representative to the General Court, member of the Governor's 
Council, and was the first mayor of the city of Marlboro. 
Children (Howe), born in Marlboro: 

i Alice Baker 8 , b. 19 Dec, 1857; d. 19 Oct., 1858. 
ii Louis Porter, b. 29 May, 1858; m. 1 Jan., 1887, India Howe 
Arnold; Supt. of a shoe manufactory; is a Knight Templar. 



464 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY' 

iii Charlotte Adelaide, b. 9 May, 1861; m. Oscar H. Stevens, a 
dentist; res. Marlboro. Ch. (Stevens): 
1 Herbert H. a ; 2 Oscar L.; 3 Louis W. 
iv Annie Brigham, b. 15 June, 1871; d. 7 Sept., 1887. 

673 HENRIETTA AUGUSTA 7 , daughter of William Pitt 9 
and Lavinia (Baker) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 Jan., 
1836; married 30 Nov., 1854, Freeman, son of William Holyoke, 
born in Marlboro, 18 Aug., 1818; died there, 24 April, 1876. He 
was a carpenter and a market-man, and they resided in Marlboro. 

Children (Holyoke), born in Marlboro: 

i Charles Freeman 8 , b. 27 Dec., 1855; m. Blanche E., dau. of 
Thomas Corey, and gr.-dau. of 408; is Treas. of Marlboro Sav- 
ings Bank. Ch.: 
1 Thomas C. 9 ; 2 Charles F. 
ii Frank Henry, b. 6 Jan., 1857; d. 15 April, 1865. 
iii Adaline Lavinia, b. 25 June, 1862; m. 31 March, 1885, Walter 
P., son of John A. Frye; b. 7 Feb., 1863; he is a shoe mfr. in 
Marlboro; a Knights Templar. Ch. (Frye): 
1 John F.\ b. 6 April, 1886; 2 Robert P., b. 18 Aug., 1887; 3 
Russell Brigham, b. 6 June, 1889. 

674 HENRY AUGUSTINE 7 , son of William Pitt 6 and La- 
vinia (Baker) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 21 Aug., 1837; 
married Mary Plank. Is an engineer and mining expert, and re- 
sides in California. 

Children : 

i Emma Louise 8 , b. in Nevada City, Cal., 22 Sept., 1862; m. Walter 
S. Bigelow of Oakland, Cal., b. 19 Nov., 1859 Ch. (Bigelow), b. 
in Oakland: 
1 Ethel Lavinia 9 , b. 16 Jan., 1885; 2 Ruth, 
u Charles Francis, b. in Sweetland, Cal., 24 March, 1864; m. Ida 
B. Campbell; is Supt. of a shoe factory in Marlboro. Ch., b. 
in Marlboro: 
1 Eleanor M. a , b. 7 May, 1887; 2 Henry, b. 2 Sept., 1888; 3 
Carl, b. 4 May, 1890; 4 Robert, b. 1 Dec, 1894. 
iii Edward Bigelow, b. in No. San Juan, Cal., 26 Nov., 1870; m. 

1895, ; res. Baker City, Ore. 

iv William P., b. in No. Columbia, Cal., 7 March, 1875. 

675 ALFRED ADAMS 7 , son of William Pitt 8 and Lavinia 
(Baker) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 12 March, 1848; 
married, Eliza D. Marsh. Is a foreman in a shoe factory in 
Marlboro, where he resides. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Frank LeRoy 8 , b. 21 Nov., 1869; m. Nellie A. Stephenson. Ch.: 

1 Dorothy L.*, b. 17 Feb., 1891. 

2 Kenneth Stephenson, b. 30 April, 1896. 

ii Gertrude A., b. 16 Sept., 1872; m. 1 June, 1896, Reuben Leonard; 
res. Sutton, Mass. 




William Dexter Brigham, of Boston (676) 



SEVENTH GENERATION 465 

676 WILLIAM DEXTER 7 , son of James Madison 6 and Mary 
F. (Sawin) Brigham; born in Boston, Mass., 17 Oct., 1851; mar- 
ried in Dorchester, Mass., 7 Oct., 1885, Lizzie, daughter of Francis 
and Rebecca C. (Greene) Fuller of Boston; born 17 Oct., 1856. 

Mr. Brigham was born in Bumstead PI., Boston, but has lived 
in Dorchester for the last 40 years ; has been connected with the 
Dennison Mfg. Company for 37 years, and has been a member 
of the firm since its incorporation, in 1878. Is deeply interested 
in religious work; for the last 27 years has been clerk of the old 
historic Second Church in Dorchester; is a member of the Boston 
Congregational Club and an ardent Republican. 

Children, born in Dorchester: 

i Ernest Fuller 8 , b. 11 Oct., 1886; d. 24 Aug., 1887. 
ii Arthur Dexter, b. 16 Dee., 1890. 
iii William Winthrop, b. 9 May, 1893. 
iv Stanley Fuller, b. 8 Jan., 1895. 

677 LINCOLN LAFAYETTE 7 , son of Martin 6 and Mary 
(Barnes)* Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 March, 1829; died 
1899, &■ 69 years and 10 mos.; married 1851, Emily C. Perham, 
born 1833. 

Children : 

i Samuel 8 , b. 17 Aug., 1854; m. 13 June, 1884, Anna E. Holcomb, 
b. 18 Feb., 1866; a salesman; res. Hartford, Conn. Ch.: 

1 Alfred H. 9 , b. 19 April, 1885. 

2 George H. O., b. 26 March, 1887. 

3 May B., b. 26 May, 1889; d. 30 Sept., 1889. 

4 Nettie May, b. 1 Feb., 1893. 

5 Clarence D., b. 3 July, 1898; d. Feb., 1899. 

6 Addie L., b. 19 Feb., 1902. 

7 Robert E., and 8 Ada, twins, d. y. 

ii Walter E., b. in Amherst, Mass., 1856; m. Harriet , 

b. 14 Oct., 1863; res. W. Hartford. Ch.: 
1 Lucy", b. 2 Feb., 1884; 2 Myrtle Edna, b. 18 Nov., 1892. 
iii Ernest A. E., res. Albany Ave., Hartford, 
iv Emma L., m. Charles Morgan of Brooklyn, N. Y. 

678 COL. HENRY HOB ART 7 , son of Henry 6 and Mary 
(Hobart) Brigham; born in Abington, Mass., 22 Jan., 1813; died 
in Whitman, Mass., 16 June, 1879; married (1) 16 Oct., 1834, 
Mary Ripley, daughter of John and Joan (Phillips) Corthell, 
born in Abington, 19 Dec, 1816; died in Whitman, 14 July, 1847; 
married (2) 12 April, 1854, Drusilla B., daughter of Daniel Keen, 
born in Maine, 17 June, 1824. 

Mr. Brigham was Lieut.-Col. of the 3d Regt. 1st Brigade, 5th 
Div. Mass. Militia, from 1836-1839; was early a prominent anti- 

* Or Eunice Gates. 



4,66 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY! 

slavery man, and for a long time Secretary of Plymouth Co. Anti- 
Slavery Society; in 1855 became a manufacturer of tacks and nails 
and built up a large business ; retired after 30 years. 

Children (by first wife), born in Whitman: 
806 i Andrew Corthell 8 , b. 5 May, 1837. 

ii Joseph Henry Hobart, b. 22 June, 1844; d. s. p., 17 Jan., 1866; 
m. Eliza Ann Cood. 

679 CHARLES HASTINGS 7 , son of Hastings 6 and Nancy 
(Spear) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 1 June, 1822; died 
there, 16 Jan., 1877; married (1) Nov., 1849, Jane B., daughter 
of William Felton, born in Marlboro, 25 Feb., 1822; died there, 
10 Oct., 1869; married (2) 1 June, 1870, Mrs. Kessie, daughter 
of John Wood and widow of Joseph P. Johnson; born 17 Oct., 
1838. By her first marriage she had a son and daughter. Mr. 
Brigham was a shoemaker, and took out several patents in the 
leather business. 

Children (by first wife), b. in Marlboro: 

i Charles H. 8 , b. 3 Aug., 1852; m. June, 1879, Hattie A. Blodgess; 

res. Leominster, Mass. 
ii Eugene O., b. 25 July, 1855; m. April, 1878, Annie F., dau. of 
Dea. John F. Cotting of Marlboro; is Asst. Depot-master and 
tax collector in Marlboro. Ch. : 
1 Charles H.», b. in Marlboro, 9 Feb., 1880. 
iii Morrill F., b. 5 April, 1857; committed suicide, 16 April, 1895; 
m. Jan., 1883, Mary E. Grant; one child. 
Children (by second wife), born m Marlboro: 
iv Elbert I., b. 12 July, 1871. 
v Ruth M., b. 28 March, 1874. 

680 WILLIAM EUSTACE 7 , son of Hastings and Nancy 
(Spear) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 10 Oct., 1823; died 
6 Sept., 1894; married Lydia Russell Tobey of Sandwich, Mass., 
born 17 Oct., 1834. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Mary E. 8 , b. 23 June, 1855; m. Mark Wesley Fay; a banker in 

St. Paul, Minn., where they res., s. p. 
ii Martha T., b. 5 Feb., 1858; m. C. F. Whitney, 
iii Eustace Hastings, b. 11 March, 1860; m. 8 April, 1885, Carrie 
M. Whitney in Marlboro, b. 20 Sept., 1861, in Marlboro; res. 
Winthrop, Mass. Ch., b. in Marlboro: 

1 Alice Whitney 9 , b. 3 Aug., 1886. 

2 Xancy Sophia, b. 31 July, 1892. 

iv Nancy Sophia, b. 29 Sept., 1862; m. 6 Sept., 1892, Herbert E. 
Murdock. Ch. (Murdock): 
1 Russell B. 9 , b. 7 Sept., 1893; 2 Phyllis, b. 15 Nov., 1895; 3 
Marjorie, b. 3 Aug., 1897. 
v Anna E., b. 28 Feb., 1868; m. Charles H. Buckley of Delhi, 
N. Y.; res. St. Paul, Minn. Ch. (Buckley): 
1 Fay 9 , b. 13 April, 1890; 2 Lydia, b. i- 1 May, 1903. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 467 

681 NANCY SOPHIA 7 , daughter of Hastings 6 and Nancy 
(Spear) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 12 Sept., 1825; died 
31 March, 1891; married, 25 June, 1850, Thomas Emerson, son 
of Thomas Hapgood, born in Marlboro, 11 May, 1824. 

Mr. Hapgood established the firm of Hapgood & Phelps, one 
of the first shoe factories in Marlboro; in 1862 removed to Pro- 
vidence, R. I. to employ convicts in shoemaking; thence, in 4 
years to Sing Sing, N. Y. for the same business, where he was 
also an alderman for 6 years, when he declined further service. 
He was chairman of the Board of Education, etc. 

Children (Hapgood), the 4 eldest born in Marlboro: 

i Alice Sophia 8 , b. 29 April, 1851; m. George Washington Kiff of 
Sing Sing. Ch. (Kiff) : 
1 Howard H. B , was grad. Wesleyan Univ.; 2 Dorothy. 
ii Frank Emerson, b. 29 April, 1856; d. 8 July, 1858. 
iii Fred Hastings, b. 12 March, 1859; d. 30 March, 1859. 
iv Ben Andrew, b. 12 June, 1860; m. Emma E. Layley of New 

York City. 
v Annie Yerington, b. in Providence, 22 July, 1863; m. Hiram R. 
Reynolds; res. Williarasport, Pa. Ch. (Reynolds): 
1 Katherine*. 
vi Edward Thomas, b. in Providence, 8 Dec, 1866; m. Elizabeth M. 

Smith, 
vii William Henry, b. in Sing Sing, 29 Dec, 1870; was grad. Cornell 
Univ.; res. Sing Sing. 

682 MA J. HENRY 0. T , son of Hastings 6 and Nancy (Spear) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 2 Sept., 1830; died in Detroit, 
Mich., 22 Jan., 1868; married 30 May., 1852, Mahala Jane, 
daughter of Lucas Bigelow, born in Marlboro, 4 Aug., 1833; died 
there, 11 May, 1886. 

Major Brigham was educated at Norwich, Vt., Military Academy. 
He was a drummer boy in the Mexican War at 16 years of age; 
then became 1st Lieut.; then government clerk at Washington; 
in 1861, a paymaster in volunteer service; at the head of the Pay 
Dept. of the Gulf from 1863 to 1865; then in Regular Service, 
stationed at Detroit. 

Child, born in Marlboro: 

i Hattie Josephine 8 , b. 21 Aug., 1860; m. 13 Jan., 1887, Edward 
C. Hawkes of Newton Center, Mass., where resides. Ch. 
(Hawkes): 
1 Frances B. a ; 2 Jennie E.; 3 Marjorie A. 

683 DR. CHARLES BROOKS 7 , son of William 6 and Mar- 
garet Austin (Brooks) Brigham; born in Boston, Mass., 17 Jan., 
1845; died in San Francisco, Cal., 24 Aug., 1903; married 26 
April, 1879, Alice W. Batcock of San Francisco. 

Dr. Brigham was graduated from Harvard College A. B., 1866; 



468 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY, 

A. M., 1872; Nov., 1866, matriculated at the Harvard Medical 
School; April, 1869 was House Surgeon of the Boston City Hos- 
pital; M. D. Harvard, 1870; studied in Europe. Aug., 1870, 
was Surgeon-in-Chief " Ambulance Internationale Francaise de 
l'Ecole Forestiene de Nancy " and through 7 months of the Franco- 
Prussian War. President Thiers decorated him with " Legion of 
Honor " and the Emperor of Germany with the " Iron Cross," 
for his distinguished services. Also presented with cross of " In- 
ternational Society " and diploma for exceptional services. He 
published numerous surgical cases in France and England. In 
1872 he removed to San Francisco, where he was surgeon to 
the French Hospital. 

Children, the 2 youngest born in San Francisco: 
i Alice 8 , b. in Paris, France, 1880. 
ii William B. 
iii Katherine. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 



EIGHTH GENERATION 

684 CHARLES BREWSTER 8 , son of Col. Bela Brewster 7 and 
Abby (Whitney) Brigham; born in Delaware, Ont., 10 Aug., 1827; 
died in Chicago, 111., 25 Dec., 1899; married 11 Nov., I860, Sarah 
Ann, daughter of Job Galloway; born in Penn., 20 April, 1831. 

He was an early settler of Chicago, where he dealt in real estate. 
He was a photographer by trade, and also musical. Was President 
of the Union Dispatch Co. before the fire of 1871. 

Children, born in Chicago: 

i Gustavus Brewster 8 , b. 30 May, 1863 ; m. Catherine, dau. of Dr. 
William Holton of Mt. Vernon, Ind. He was the leading bari- 
tone in the Hess Opera Co. in 1883; was with the Lillian Russell 
Opera Co. in 1884; author and librettist of the comic opera 
Marcella, and three other musical comedies which have had pro- 
fessional presentation; also Kafoozalaarn, which was recently given 
in Chicago; another comic opera will be produced in the spring 
of 1907, The Unkissed Son, dealing with Dowie and Zion City. 
He occupies the position of superintendent of Agencies and 
Branch Stores with the Strohber Piano Co. in Chicago. Ch.: 
1 Charles David 10 , b. 24 Aug., 1897; d. 3 March, 1899. 
ii Charles Frank, b. 11 May, 1867; m. 15 Sept., 1895, Annie E., dau. 
of Watson D. Crocker, Prest. and founder of Crocker Chair 
Co. of Sheboygan, Wis.; res. Superior, Wis., where he is secy, 
and treas. of Webster Mfg. Co. of Superior. Ch.: 

1 Marion 10 , b. 9 Jan., 1897. 

2 Jean, b. 17 March, 1898. 

3 Watson Crocker, b. 30 Sept., 1901. 

iii Samuel Fred, b. 27 Jan., 1873; m. Ada, dau. of Frank G. Springer. 
He is of the firm of Brigham & Emrich in Chicago. Ch.: 

1 Florence 10 , b. 23 Dec, 1897. 

2 Frank Brewster, b. 15 March, 1901. 

685 CAPT. HENRY GUSTAVUS 8 , son of Col. Bela Brewster 7 
and Abby (Whitney) Brigham; born in Delaware, Ontario, 13 
Sept., 1836; married, 13 Sept., 1871, Fanny M., daughter of Theo- 
dore Hazlett; born in Zanesville, O., 7 Nov., 1849. Was Capt. in 
the 107th N. Y. Vol. Regt., in the Civil War. A business man in 
Florida. 

Children, born in Chicago: 

i Robert Seymour*, b. 5 Sept., 1874; res. Des Moines, la,; m. 
ii Harry, b. 12 June, 1882. 

686 ALDEN 8 , son of Phineas 7 and Lydia (Wilkins) Brigham; 

471 



472 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY, 

born in Marlboro, Mass., 25 June, 1809; died ; married 

Asenath Hastings. 

Child, born in Marlboro: 

i Thomas B. 9 , b. 4 June, 1840; d. 20 March, 1901; m. 28 Nov., 
186T, Madeline, dau. of Martin Kirwan; b. 19 April, 1848. Ch., 
b. Marlboro: 

1 Charles Alden 10 , b. 1 Oct., 1868; res. unm., Whitman, Mass. 

2 Clifton John, b. 6 Sept., 1870; m. 14 May, 1896, Mary Bour- 
gious, b. 1875; he res. in Marlboro. Ch.: i Clifton William 11 , 
b. 17 Feb., 1898; ii Herbert Joseph, b. 4 Nov., 1898; iii 
Ethel, b. 11 Dec, 1900; iv Evelyn, b. 19 Jan., 1903. 

3 Madeline Gertrude, b. 13 Dec, 1874; is m. and res. Marlboro. 

4 Gerald Nelson, b. 25 Nov., 1877; res. Marlboro, unm. 

5 Mary Elizabeth, b. 16 July, 1881; m. and res. Marlboro. 

6 Annie Veronica, b. 1 Aug., 1883; res. Marlboro. 

7 Effie Amelia, b. 20 July, 1886; res. Marlboro. 

8 Thomas Benton, b. 1 Aug., 1888; res. Marlboro, unm. 

9 Asenath Hazel, b. 27 April, 1895. 

687 SIDNEY 8 , son of Phineas 7 and Lydia (Wilkins) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Aug., 1817; died in Richwood, 
Minn., 30 April, 1878; married 8 June, 1839, Fanny N., daughter 
of Richard Hemmingway; born 8 July, 1818; died in Spokane, 
Wash., 24 Jan., 1892. Moved to Richwood in 1872, where he was 
town treasurer and supt. of a shoe factory ; was a temperance worker 
and sung in the church choir. The male line is extinct. 

Children, the elder born in Stow, Mass.; the 3 younger in Marlboro: 
i Lucy Sophia 9 , b. 2 July, 1840; d. 2 June, 1844. 
ii Sidney Eugene, b. 4 June, 1842; d. 23 Sept., 1844. 
iii Clara Jane, b. 19 March, 1844; res. unm., Spokane, 
iv Amelia Rebecca, b. 10 Jan., 1846; m. 1 Jan., 1875, John H. 

Sutherland; s. p. 
v Mary Lucy, b. 9 Nov., 1848; d. 29 May, 1854. 
vi Richard Eugene, b. 17 Jan., 1851 ; d. 13 Sept., 1854. 
vii Hattie Marion, b. 2 Dec, 1853; m. 19 Dec, 1875, William A., 
son of William Norcross; moved from Richwood to Spokane. 
Ch. (Norcross), b. in Minn.: 

1 Mildred Carlton 1 ", b. 2 Oct., 1876; m. 1898, Leon H. Graham 
of Spokane; she is a literary worker. 

2 Marion Brigham, b. 11 Oct., 1880; d. 9 Feb., 1893. 

viii Nellie Frances, b. 27 Nov., 1855; m. 1876, Charles H., son of 
J. A. Potter of Detroit, Mich.; moved to Spokane. Ch. (Potter): 

1 Sidney Brigham 10 , b. in Minn., 10 Nov., 1882. 

2 Millie Sutherland, b. in Wash., 29 March, 1885. 

3 Fred Dart, b. 24 Sept., 1886; d. 18 Aug., 1887. 

ix Angie Sophia, b. 11 Nov., 1859; m. 1887, Curtis H. Dart of 
Spokane. 

688 CYRUS 8 , son of Phineas 7 and Lydia (Wilkins) Brigham; 
born in Marlboro, Mass., 9 June, 1820; died there, 22 Dec, 1895; 
married 17 Dec, 1840, Cynthia M., daughter of Lewis Bemis; born 




Martyn Freeman Brigham, of Boston (693) 



EIGHTH GENERATION 478 

in Billerica, Mass., 5 Oct., 1824; died in Marlboro, 19 Jan., 1892. 
Resided in Marlboro. 

Children, born in Marlboro: 

i Sarah Paulina 8 , b. 21 Feb., 1841; in. 3 April, 1884, George 

Balcom; res. Marlboro, 
ii Cynthia E., b. 13 Jan., 1843; m. 15 Sept., 1865, Albert H., son 
of Asa D. Perry; b. in Natick, Mass., 19 May, 1840; res. in 
Marlboro. Ch. (Perry) : 
1 Lillian Brigham 10 , b. 28 Feb., 1874. 
iii Lydia F., b. 3 Oct., 1844; m. Jan., 1867, Timothy C, son of Eben 
Ordway of Marlboro. Ch. (Ordway), b. in Marlboro: 

1 Frank Irvin 10 , b. 17 June, 1869. 

2 Cyrus, b. 11 March, 1883. 

3 Maud Frances, b. 26 Aug., 1886. 

iv Martha Edwina, b. 19 Jan., 1847; m. Ashley Brigham, son of 
395. 

v Mary Deborah, b. 1 Jan., 1849; m. 22 Feb., 1875, Samuel Alex- 
ander; res. Philadelphia. 

vi Cyrus Waldo, b. 17 Dec, 1850; m. Ellen N. Winch, b. in Framing- 
ham, Mass., 15 Oct., 1849; res. Marlboro. Ch.: 

1 Archie Waldo 10 , b. 29 March, and d. 27 Sept., 1870. 

2 Cyrus Harrison, b. 7 Jan.',"" 1880. 

3 Lester Eugene, b. 29 Sept., 1881. 

4 George William, b. 10 June, 1885; d. 16 May, 1889. 

vii William Henry, b. 11 Dec, 1852; m. Margaret Cosgrove; a 
musician; res. s. p., Marlboro. 

viii Sidney Eugene, b. 28 March, 1855; m. 24 Dec, 1885, Nettie, 
dau. of Charles I. Forbush; is a musician and formerly the leader 
of the "Brigham Band"; res. Marlboro. Ch.: 

1 Cynthia Mary 10 , b. 25 Jan., 1887. 

2 Sydney Eugene, b. 16 July, 1889. 
ix Caroline E., b. 28 April, 1857; unm. 

x George Albert, b. 11 June, 1859; m. 17 March, 1885, Kate 

Lavalle; a musician; s. p. 
xi Harrison Ellsworth, b. 18 May, 1861; m. 1 Jan., 1882, Annie 
E., dau. of Willard Pond. Proprietor of " Harry E. Brigham 
Band " ; res. Marlboro, s. p. 
xii Irvin, b. 19 April, 1864; d. 1 Aug., 1866. 
xiii Edith, b. 23 March, 1867; and d. 24 March, 1867. 



689 ELIZA J. 8 , daughter of Willard 7 and Betsey (Sherman) 
Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 8 Oct., 1813; died in W. Boyls- 
ton, Mass., 28 Aug., 1894; married 4 March, 1839, Lyman, son of 
Abijah and Betsey (Burden) Putnam of Sutton, Mass.; born there, 
28 Jan., 1813; died in Uxbridge, Mass., 24 May, 1902. A farmer 
and lived in Sutton. 

Children (Putnam), born in Sutton: 

i Sarah J. 9 ., b. 4 Jan. 1840; d. in Warwick, R. I., April, 1900; 
m. 1860, Van Buren Dorr. Ch. (Dorr): 

1 Henry L. 10 , res. Warwick, R. I. 

2 George E., m. Emma Morrell; res. Warwick; 3 ch. 



474 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

3 Frederick F., m. Ellen Graves; res. Sutton; 3 ch. 

4 Amy J., m. Eben Crowell; res. Warwick; 6 ch. 

5 Julia A., m. William Sprague; res. Warwick; 1 ch. 

6 Minnie I., m. Charles Austin; res. Warwick; 1 ch. 

ii Julia M., b. 31 Dec, 1846; m. Dec. 1867, William R. Foskett; 
res. a widow, in Uxbridge. Ch. (Foskett): 
1 Albert L>\ b. 4 May, 1871; res. Uxbridge. 
iii Laura A., b. 12 April, 1848; m. 21 April, 1870, Stephen C. Hall; 
res. a widow, in Greendale, Worcester, Mass. Ch. (Hall) : 

1 Walter A. 10 , b. 10 Aug., 1871; res. Worcester. 

2 Arthur C, b. 4 Sept., 1873; res. W. Boyleston; m. 9 March, 
1898, Lena Hurtle; 2 ch. 

3 Robert T., b. 23 Aug., 1875; res. Worcester. 

4 Charles C, b. 4 July, 1878; res. Worcester. 

5 Lucius S., b. 8 April, 1880; res. Worcester. 

6 Frank E., b. 27 Feb., 1889; res. Worcester. 

iv Orison L., b. 17 Dec, 1850; d. 19 Sept., 1869. 
v Emma A., b. 27 Nov., 1859; m. 20 June, 1883, Horace Porter 
Whipple; res. Whitinsville, Mass. Ch. (Whipple): 
1 Amos Earle 10 , b. in W., 9 Nov., 1889. 



690 ELI A. 8 , son of Willard 7 and Betsey (Sherman) Brigham; 
born in Westboro, Mass., 1 July, 1820; died in Russell, Mass., 20 
Feb., 1892; married (1) 28 Nov., 1844, Satira B., daughter of Stiles 
Stearns; born in Northbridge, Mass., 28 Feb., 1821; died in Bland- 
ford, Mass., 16 March, 1859; married (2) 17 Oct., I860, Isabella, 
daughter of Patrick Gillespie; born in Camohy, Ireland, 6 Nov., 
1836. He was a tanner and currier, and resided in Montague, 
Worcester, Blandford, and Russell, Mass. 

Children (by first wife), the 3 younger born in Blandford: 

i Pliny Stearns 9 , b. in Montague, Mass., 15 Oct., 1845; d. in 

Chicago, 111., 12 Jan., 1881; m. 2 Dec, 1875, Sarah Elizabeth, 

dau. of Simeon Mayo; b. in Worcester, Mass., 21 Oct., 1853; 

res. Chicago, where a paying-teller in a bank. Ch., b. in Chicago: 

1 Frank Pliny 10 , b. 24 'March, 1877; m. 17 Sept., 1900, Fanny 

G. Paschal; res. E. St. Louis. Ch.: i Marjorie E. u , b. 

18 June, 1901; ii Frances E., b. 1903; d. ibid. 

ii Serviland Theodore, b. in Worcester, 28 Feb., 1847; d. 13 July, 

1847. 
iii Edwin Eli, b. 6 Sept., 1850; d. in Springfield, Mass., 2 Nov., 
1904, where interred; m. 16 July, 1876, Lizzie, dau. of William 
Foye; b. in Lockport, N. Y., 16 Feb., 1852; res. Chicago, Russell 
and E. Longmeadow, Mass.; a bookkeeper. Ch., the 2 elder b. 
in Chicago, 2 younger in E. Longmeadow: 

1 Eli Edwin 10 , b. 18 April, 1877; m. 28 May, 1900, Ella C. Col- 
lins ; res. Springfield. 

2 Maud Mabel, b. 18 Aug., 1881; m. 26 April, 1905, Frank T. 
Tate; res. Springfield. 

3 Fred Willard, b. in Russell, Mass., 27 Oct., 1883. 

4 Franklin, b. 24 Dec, 1885; d. 1885. 

5 Grace Estella, b. 12 Nov., 1887. 

6 Viola Jessie, b. 30 April, 1892. 






EIGHTH GENERATION 475 

iv Emma Satira, b. 12 June, 1853; m. 25 Dec, 1873, Sylvanus W., 
son of Ansel E. Brooks; res. Westfield, Mass. Ch. (Brooks), 
b. in Chicago: 

1 Cora Bell 10 , b. 2 Sept., 1874; m. 1894, William Burlingame; 
res. Westfield. Ch. (Burlingame) : Emma 11 . 

2 Judson Oliver, b. 30 Sept., 1876; m. Blanche H. Harding; 
res. Westfield. 

3 Frank Pliny, b. 25 Oct., 1882; m. Jennie E. Williams. 

4 George Henry, b. 29 Sept., 1887. 

5 Elsie Irene, b. 15 Feb., 1891. 

v Agnes Louise, b. 29 June, 1857; d. 19 Sept., 1857. 
Children (by second wife), born in Russell, Mass.: 

vi Henry Oscar, b. 31 July, 1861; m. Milhe B., dau. of William 
Holmes; b. in Russell, 30 June, 1864; res. a mfr., in Westfield. 
vii Mary Isabella, b. 1 Nov., 1863; m. George Murphy; res. Westfield. 
viii Kate Elmira, b. 2 June, 1867; m. Homer B. Fletcher, b. Hamlin, 
Pa., 8 Feb., 1871; res. in Chicopee Falls, Mass. Ch. (Fletcher): 
1 Henry B. 10 
ix Florence Gertrude, b. 20 Feb., 1870; d. 9 July, 1870. 
x Cora Adelaide, b. 6 Oct., 1872; d. 14 June, 1893. 
xi Nellie Ethel, b. 28 Sept., 1875; m. Everett Bogardus; res. in 
Chicopee Falls. 

691 HANNAH L. 8 , daughter of Willard 7 and Betsey (Sher- 
man) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 6 Feb., 1827; married 
10 April, 1848, Joseph R. Danforth of Hardwick, Mass.; born 
1819; died in Worcester, Mass., 4 Sept., 1880. She resides a widow 
in Morgan Park, 111. 

Children (Danforth) : 

i Susan W. 9 , b. in Montague, Mass., 14 April, 1850; m. 20 Oct., 
1873, Frank N. Wilder, Bank Cashier of Worcester, Mass.; b. 
8 Aug., 1850. Ch. (Wilder): 

1 Ralph E. w , b. 23 Feb., 1875; m. Charlotte White of Tracy, 
111., 20 Sept., 1900; a cartoonist on the Chicago Record- 
Herald; 1 ch. 

2 E. Josephine, b. 4 Nov., 1879. 

3 Roland D., b. 23 May, 1888. 

ii Ella J., b. in Worcester, Mass., 19 May, 1853; d. 3 Nov., 1856. 
iii George L., b. in Ft. Wayne, Ind., 19 Nov., 1855; m. Catherine 
De Kay of Toledo, O.; res. Toledo. Ch.: 
1 Frederick E. 10 , b. 3 Nov., 1883. 

692 JOSEPH THOMAS 8 , son of Joseph Clarendon 7 and Han- 
nah C. (Lincoln) Brigham; born in Taunton, Mass., 1 Nov., 1829; 
died in Northfield, Mass., 12 Feb., 1904; married 17 Nov., 1854, 
Sarah Emily, daughter of Willard Stratton. 

Children, born in Northfield: 

i Infant 9 , b. 6 Sept., 1857; d. 14 Sept., 1857. 
ii Herbert Lincoln, b. 20 March, 1860; d. 1905; m. 31 Jan., 1900, 

Harriet M. Moody of Fitchburg, Mass. 
iii Clara Elizabeth, b. 27 March, 1863; d. 23 July, 1894; m. 3 



476 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Aug., 188T, Edward E. Gallup of North Adams, Mass. Ch. 
(Gallup) : 

1 Ruth Brigham 10 , b. 9 June, 1891. 
iv Walter Joseph, b. 16 May, 1866; res. unm., in Northfield. 
v Anna Augusta, b. 4 Feb., 1869; d. 21 Aug., 1894. 
vi Alfred Clarendon, b. 28 Oct., 1872; d. 23 Jan., 1880. 
vii Albert Sherman, b. 10 May, 1875; m. 10 May, 1899, Cora B. 
Lee; res. Dorchester, Mass. Ch.: 
1 Sherman L. 10 , b. 16 Nov., 1903. 
viii Paul Printess, b. 26 March, 1884; in business in Boston. 

693 *MARTYN FREEMAN 8 , son of John 7 and Rebecca 
(Smith) Brigham; born in Whitinghain, Vt., 19 Oct., 1809; died in 
Boston (Dorchester), 17 Oct., 1897; married 12 Jan., 1836, Eliza- 
beth Maria, daughter of Gamaliel and Elizabeth (Kendall) Smith 
of Phillipston, Mass.; born there, 22 April, 1810; died in Boston 
(Roxbury), 8 May, 1876. 

He established the first tannery in Wilmington, Vt. ; removed to 
Cambridge, Mass. about 1844, thence to Boston where he was in 
business in partnership with his brother, John Addison (under the 
firm name of M. F. & J. A. Brigham), and also for himself, over 
25 years. He lived longer than any of his Brigham ancestors save 
one, Lieut. Nathan 4 , who reached the age of 91- He was a man 
of sterling character with a wonderfully sweet spirit, and was 
greatly beloved. Was a member of the Roxbury M. E. church for 
over 40 years, and one of the official board nearly all of that time. 

Children, the 2 elder bom in Wilmington, Vt., the youngest in Boston: 
i Francis Henry 9 , b. 19 July, 1837; d. s. p., in Boston (Dor- 
chester), after years of invalidism, which were borne with courage 
and patience, 23 May, 1904; m. 8 July, 1862, Harriet A., dau. 
of Adna Buxton; b. in Salem, Mass., 2 Nov., 1835; d. in Boston 
(Dorchester), 4 Sept., 1870. 
807 ii Ellen Maria, b. 3 Oct., 1841. 

iii Emma Elizabeth, b. 12 Jan., 1852; res. in Boston. Was secre- 
try of the B. F. A. during the reconstruction period, 1896-1900; 
treasurer, 1900-02, and 1904 to present time. A member of the 
Publication Committee of the History of the Brigham Family, 
she was appointed by that Committee to compile the manuscript 
left by the late Willard I. Tyler Brigham, and in collaboration 
with William E. Brigham of Somerville, Mass., one of the Com- 
mittee, has edited this book. She is now (1907), compiling the 
Tyler Family manuscript left by Mr. Brigham at the time of Ills 
decease. 

694 HARRIET 8 , daughter of John 7 and Rebecca (Smith) 
Brigham; born in Whitingham, Vt., 2 Sept., 1814; died there, 29 
Jan., 1872; married 4 Jan., 1840, Luke Wolcott, son of Thomas 

* He was descended from Constant Freeman the emigrant and ancestor of the 
Freeman family in America, and from Richard Martyn of Portsmouth, N. H., an 
early settler. 




Emma E. Brigham (6*93) 
Editor of "The History of the Brigham Family" 



EIGHTH GENERATION 477 

Farnsworth; born in Halifax, Vt., 1 Oct., 1808; died in Hyde Park, 
Mass., 12 Aug., 1890. 

Children (Farnsworth), born in Whitingham: 

i Charles Luke 9 , b. 24 Nov., 1840; m. 15 Jan., 1868, Nellie D., 
dau. of John and Ruth (Woodbridge) Clifford; b. in No. Edge- 
comb, Me., 19 July, 1838; in business in Hyde Park; for 35 
years a director in the B. F. A. Ch., all but the eldest b. in Hyde 
Park: 

1 Harrie Clifford 10 , b. in Boston, 9 Nov., 1868; m. 12 June, 
1894, Florence Gordon Page of Hyde Park. Ch. i Augustus 
Page 11 , b. 15 March, 1895; ii Charles Wolcott, b. 8 May, 1899. 

2 Edith May, b. 16 March, 1873. 

3 Nettie Maud, b. 4 Oct., 1874; m. 29 Sept., 1896, Frederick 
Whitney of Charlestown, Mass. Ch. (Nason) : Edith Farns- 
worth 11 , b. 14 Feb., 1898. 

4 Alice Brigham, b. 12 Feb., 1882; res. Hyde Park. 

ii Sophia Harriet, b. 25 Aug., 1843; m. Charles E. Chase, son of 
695. 

iii Eliza Rebecca, b. 25 July, 1845; m. 19 Oct., 1880, Trueworthy 
Heywood; res. s. p., Boston. 

iv John Addison, b. 13 Jan., 1851; m. 21 Dec, 1881, Hannah Eliza- 
beth, dau. of Thomas J. Jordan; b. in Rural, 111., 3 June, 1857; 
res. Hyde Park. Ch.: 

1 Nellie May 10 , b. in Western, 111., 9 May, 1886. 

2 Mildred Arlene, b. in Hyde Park, 18 April, 1892. 

3 Myron Addison, b. in Hyde Park, 18 April, 1892; d. 19 April, 
1895. 

v Laura E., b. 9 May, 1856; m. 12 May, 1875, Cyrus W. Boyd 
of Whitingham, who d. Nov., 1900. Ch. (Boyd): 

1 Clinton 10 , d. 

2 Ethel Jane, b. 21 March, 1885. 

3 Alice May, b. 29 Dec, 1890. 

vi Ellen Maria, b. 16 May, 1859; m. 5 June, 1889, Fred W., son 
of Woodbridge Clifford of No. Edgecomb, Me.; b. 21 Sept., 
1856. Ch. (Clifford), b. in No. E.: 

1 Ruth IF. 10 , b. 29 June, 1890. 

2 Esther F., b. 16 April, 1893. 

3 Woodbridge K., b. 27 Dec, 1895. 

4 Rebecca E., b. 12 Feb., 1900. 

695 SALLY MARIA 8 , daughter of John 7 and Rebecca (Smith) 
Brigham; born in Whitingham, Vt., 12 Aug., 1816; died in Orion, 
111., 16 Feb., 1897; married 11 Sept., 1835, Merrick, son of Benja- 
min Chase; born in Douglas, Mass., 13 Dec, 1811 ; died in Orion, 3 
Jan., 1887. He was Deputy Co. sheriff; moved from Vt. to N. Y. 
State, and thence to Orion. 

Children (Chase), the 4 elder born in Whittingham, the 3 younger in 
Somerset, Mass.: 

i Sylvester S. 9 , 3 Sept., 1836; m. (1) 1859, Maria B., dau. of Benj. 
Seaver of Boston; d. 1863; m. (2) Sophia Eddy; res. Chit- 
tenden, Vt. Ch. (by first wife), adopted by mother's family, 
and name changed to " Seaver " : 



478 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1 {Judge) Henry E. w , b. in Boston, 1860; d. in Canton, N. Y., 
23 May, 1898; m.; 1 ch.; was grad. Harvard Univ., 1881; ad- 
mitted N. Y. bar, 1885; had high reputation as a speaker. 
Ch. (by second wife) (Chase) : 

2 Hattie, m. Smith. 

ii Elvira Rebecca, b. 10 Feb., 1839; m. 3 April, 1856, Dr. Daniel 
A. Chase, b. 13 Jan., 1830, in Athens, Vt. ; was grad. Cincinnati 
Eclectic Med. Inst.; surgeon U. S. Navy, in Civil War; traveled 
extensively; a remarkable botanist and natural doctor; d. in 
Cambridge, N. Y., 7 April, 1899. Ch. (Chase): 

1 Maria P. 10 , b. 13 Aug., 1858; m. 22 Nov., 1876, Albert Holland; 
res. s. p., Chelsea, Mass. 

2 Es telle, b. 11 May, 1860; m. 12 Aug., 1880, Dr. Harry Black- 
fan; res. Cambridge, N. Y. Ch. (Blackfan): i Hallie M. u ; 
ii Kenneth D. ; iii Harry C. 

3 Mary Elizabeth, b. 3 April, 1862; d. in Davenport, la., 1880. 
iii John Brigham, b. 6 May, 1841; m. Ann Hay. Ch.: 

1 Elwin 10 ; 2 Clinton; 3 Hattie; 4 Francis; 5 Charles; b 

Herbert; 7 George; 8 Fred. 

iv Charles Emerson, b. 13 Jan., 1844; m. 26 Feb., 1874, Harriet 

Sophia Farnsworth, dau. of 694; a farmer and stock-raiser on 

a large scale in Orion, 111.; prominent in his township. Ch., b. in 

Orion : 

1 Arthur Francis 10 , b. 1 March, 1879; was grad. 1901, Knox Coll., 
Galesburg, 111.; joined father in extensive farm operations; 
res. Orion; m. 20 Aug., 1902, Etta Love of Orion. 

v Sarah Maria, b. 12 Oct., 1847; d. in Oakland, Neb., 30 Aug., 
1900; m. 19 Feb., 1879, at Orion, Valentine Neumann, b. 15 April, 
1841 ; a banker in Oakland, and one of the leading men of the 
community. Ch. (Neumann), the elder b. in Lynn, 111., the 
youngest in Oakland: 

*1 Ernest Valentine 10 , b. 9 Dec, 1879; m. 11 June, 1902, Nellye 
M. Lenton of Pender, Neb.; res. Pender. 

2 Clyde Chase, b. 18 May, 1881; res. Oakland. 

3 Cornelia Barnes, b. 6 Jan., 1884; m. 30 May, 1905, Joseph 
Harker of Mitchell, S. D. ; res. there. 

vi Addison Martyn, b. 30 Oct., 1856; m. 5 Oct., 1892, Bertha Callo- 
way of Orion, b. 17 Dec, 1869; res. a farmer and stock-raiser, in 
O.' Ch., b. in O.: 

1 Myron Forrest 10 , b. 29 Aug., 1894. 

2 Harold Addison, b. 10 Sept., 1896. 

696 REBECCA ELVIRA 8 , daughter of John 7 and Rebecca 
(Smith) Brigham; born in Whitingham, Vt., 23 March, 1820; died 
in Jamaica Plain, Mass., 14 April, 1893; married (1) 15 March, 
1843, Joseph Goodnow, Jr., of Whitingham; born there, 20 May, 
1815; died there, 14 Sept., 1847; married (2) 11 Sept., 1858, Na- 
thaniel Y., son of Gardner and Sarah (Smith) Lord of Athol, Mass., 
born there, 22 Sept., 1819; died there, s. p., April, 1876. 

Child (Goodnow), born in Whitingham: 

i Joseph Wilson 9 , b. 28 Dec, 1843; m. 22 April, 1869, Helen M. 
Colman; a successful business man; retired, res. in Jamaica 
Plain. Ch. : 



EIGHTH GENERATION 479 

1 Albert Wilson 10 , b. 29 April, 1871; m. Henrietta F. Barton. 
Ch.: Anna Hortense 11 , b. 16 Sept., 1894; res. in Jamaica Plain. 

2 Marion Colman, b. 8 Sept., 1876; was grad. Radcliffe Coll., 1900; 
m. 14 June, 1904, Deen L., son of ex-Lieut. Gov. Robinson of 
Mich.; res. Houghton, Mich. 

697 JOHN ADDISON 8 , son of John 7 and Rebecca (Smith) 
Brigham; born in Whitingham, Vt., 25 Jan., 1824; died in South 
Braintree, Mass., 12 Dec, 1902; married (1) 15 March, 1855, 
Emily Corinthia, daughter of Jeremiah Parmelee; born in Wilming- 
ton, Vt., 19 Jan., 1826; died in Boston, 8 Feb., 1865; married (2) 
7 June, 1866, Lydia Y., daughter of Paul R. Kendall; born in 
Phillipston, Mass., 1 May, 1829; died in Boston, two weeks after 
her marriage from a carriage accident, 23 June, 1866; married (3) 
Mrs. Mary Luvia E. Harvey, born in Burke, Vt., 4 Oct., 1839, who 
survives him. 

He was a business man in Boston about 35 years, retiring in 1884 
to a farm in So. Braintree. Was an Odd Fellow, a Knight Templar 
and a Knight of Malta, and belonged to the Roxbury Horse Guards. 
A member of the Roxbury Universalist church. Was administrator 
of his father's estate. 
Children (by first wife), born in Boston: 

i Carrie Emily 9 , b. 31 May, 1856; m. 19 Jan., 1881, Charles S. 
Chase, b. in Whitingham, 13 May, 1855; an official court reporter, 
lawyer, and State Senator, 1906-07; res. Whitingham. Ch. (Chase), 
b. in Whitingham: 

1 Robert Martyn", b. 22 Feb., 1883; m. 22 April, 1904, Kate 
J. Benjamin of Colrain, Mass., b. 21 July, 1882; res. Whit- 
ingham. 

2 Harrie Brigham, b. 9 Aug., 1889; student at Phillips Exeter 
Academy. 

3 Paul Addison, b. 13 Nov., 1895. 

ii Gilbert Addison, b. 22 July, 1858; d. 20 Nov., 1858. 
hi Addie Rebecca, b. 2 Jan., 1860; d. 17 Aug., 1882. 
iv Alice Corinthia, b. 9 Dec, 1861; d. 17 May, 1878. 
v John Martyn, b. 25 July, 1864; d. 9 April, 1881. 
Child (by third wife) : 

vi Ethel May, b. 18 April, 1878; m. 21 July, 1901, Nelson Everson 
Hayden, Jr., of So. Braintree, b. 25 Dec, 1874; res. So. Brain- 
tree. 

698 EMELINE MINERVA 8 , daughter of John 7 and Huldah 
(Wheeler) Brigham; born in Whitingham, Vt., 16 March., 1836; 
married (1) 20 Oct., 1857, Stephen H. Nelson; born in Wardsboro, 
Vt, 22 Oct., 1825; died 10 Dec, 1864, from the effect of treatment 
in Libby Prison; married (2) 29 Oct., 1879, Edwin Legate, a farmer 
of Halifax, Vt., born in Charlemont, Mass., 29 Aug., 1817. 
Children (Nelson) : 

i Charles H. 9 , b. in Wardsboro, Vt., 12 July, 1858; m. (1) 9 May, 
1888, Delia Roberts; m. (2) 30 March, 1904, Emma M. Benton, 
b. 27 June, 1850; res. Greenfield, Mass. 



480 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

ii George H., b. in Whitingham, 10 March, 1861; m. 21 Feb., 1893, 
Gertrude F., dau. of Joseph Martin, b. in Leyden, Mass., 27 July, 
1874; res. Winchester, N. H. Ch.: 

1 Herbert B. 10 , b. 18 July, 1894. 

2 Evelyn D., b. 5 June, 1902. 

iii Herbert S., b. in Newfane, Vt., 11 Nov., 1863; res. Cal. 
Child {Legate): 

iv Blanche, b. in Halifax, Vt., 20 March, 1881; m. Lewis Worden 
Sumner, b. 16 July, 1877. Ch. (Sumner), b. in Halifax: 
1 Mary E. 10 , b. 18 May, 1902. 



699 HON. HOSEA WHEELER 8 , son of John 7 and Huldah 
(Wheeler) Brigham; born in Whitingham, Vt., 30 May, 1837; mar- 
ried, 14 Sept., 1858, Florilla R., daughter of Joseph Farnham; born 
Whitingham, 4 June, 1841. 

His ambition was to study law, and in 1872 he was admitted to 
the Windham County, Vt., bar, and later to the Supreme and United 
States circuit and district courts. Postmaster in Sadawga, Vt., 
1872-78. In 1881, removed to Winchester, N. H., and is a member 
of the Keene, N. H., bar; was a member of the N. H. constitutional 
convention in 1889 and in 1904; State Representative, 1893-'94; 
chairman Board of Education for 15 years, and town clerk in Win- 
chester for 12 years; county commissioner for Cheshire Co. at pres- 
ent time and Justice of the Peace and Chancellor. Enjoys the con- 
fidence of all with whom he has contact, and is widely known over 
the State. Prominent in Masonry, and a member of the Royal Arch 
Council and a Knight Templar. 

Children, the eldest and youngest born in Whitingham: 

i Eva Corsella 9 , b. 14 Aug., 1861; m. 22 March, 1881, Edelbert J. 
Temple, b. in Wilmington, Vt., 3 June, 1856; a lawyer in Hinsdale, 
N. H. Ch. (Temple): 

1 Charles H. 10 , b. in Winchester, 19 Feb., 1882; was grad. Tufts 
College, 1905; student Theological School, and pastor Uni- 
versalist Church, Medford Hillside, Mass., in 1906-07. 

2 Mabel E., b. in Hinsdale, 9 Nov., 1883. 

3 Madelon M., b. in Hinsdale, 7 Aug., 1890. 

ii Ulric Ulysses, b. in So. Braintree, Mass., 15 Aug., 1865; m. 29 
June, 1889, Ada R., dau. of Lyman Dalrymple; b. in Whitingham, 
2 Dec, 1867; a pharmacist; res. Whitingham. Ch., b. Hinsdale: 

1 Christine A}\ b. 5 Oct., 1890. 

2 Fortice U., b. 17 March, 1894. 

3 Flora J., b. 4 Jan., 1896. 

iii Maude Flora, b. 22 March, 1879; was grad. Smith College, 1903. 



700 CHARLES EDWARD 8 , son of Edward 7 and Laura (Cum- 
mings) Brigham; born in Heath, Mass., 4 June, 1833; married 27 
Aug., 1855, Sarah A. Lake; born in Halifax, Vt, 4 Feb., 1837; died 
3 Jan., 1892. Resided in Whitingham, Vt., and later in Fitchburg, 




Hosea W. Brigham, of Winchester, N. H. (699) 



EIGHTH GENERATION 481 

Mass.; moved to Longwood, Fla., and now resides there winters, 
returning summers to No. Attleboro, Mass. 

. Children, the 2 elder born in Whitingham : 

i Mervin 9 , b. 4 July, 1856; d. 20 Dec, 1858. 

ii Murray Edward, b. 18 Dec, 1862; m. 1 Jan., 1888, in Kansas 
City, Mo., Hatty, dau. of Bethnel Roberts; an accountant; res. 
s. p., Maywood, 111. 
iii Arthur Henry, b. in Ashburnharn, Mass., 13 April, 1867; m. 24 
Dec, 1896, Eva G., dau. of Dr. Francis Prince; b. in Bessemer, 
Alabama, 11 Oct., 1870; a photographer, res. No. Attleboro. Ch.: 

1 Sarah Marguerite 10 , b. 17 Feb., 1900. 

2 Edward F., b. 9 Nov., 1901. 

701 *EDMUND MONIS 8 , son of Lewis 7 and Martha (Hagar) 
Brigham; born in Templeton, Mass., 21 Feb., 1837; married 11 Jan., 
1863, Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Francis and Adeline (Stearns) 
Dodge; born in Newcastle, Me., 29 Oct., 1843. Mr. Brigham came 
to Boston in early life and entered the employ of his cousins, M. 
F. & J. A. Brigham; continued with the latter until he retired, and 
has since remained in active business in the city. 

Children, born in Boston: " 

i Martha Adeline 9 , b. 4 Sept., 1864; m. 29 Oct., 1889, Walter G., 
son of James S. and Amelia (Corey) Crowther; b. in Concord, 
N. H., 3 Feb., 1866; res. Dorchester, Mass. Ch. (Crowther), 
b. in Boston: 
1 Ralph Frank 10 , b. 2 Feb., 1892; 2 Frederick Stewart, b. 21 
March, 1894; 3 Roland Lewis, b. 21 March, 1898; 4 Merton 
Warren, b. 7 May, 1900. 
ii Abbie Swallow, b. 28 June, 1867; m. 22 July, 1890, Arthur F., 
son of Isaac Richardson; b. in Orland, Me., 8 March, 1868. 
Ch. (Richardson): 
1 Albert B. 10 , b. 22 Aug., 1899; 2 Hazel E., b. July, 1902. 
iii Otis Albert, b. 5 June, 1869; m. 31 Aug., 1899, Elsie May, dau. 
of Frank Thayer of Medford, Mass.; b. 24 Feb., 1880; he is 
clerk in Boston P. O.; res. Dorchester. Ch.: 
1 Marion M. 10 , b. 22 March, 1901 ; 2 Mildred, b. 25 May, 1904. 
iv Frank Edgar, b. 30 May, 1872; m. 26 Aug., 1896, Lulu Agnes, 
dau. of Horace W. Littlefield; b. in Prospect, Me., 13 April, 
1876; he is a bookkeeper in Boston; res. Dorchester. Ch., b. 
in Boston: 
1 Raymond L. 10 , b. 20 June, 1897; 2 Ruth E., b. 28 Sept., 1901. 

702 HARRISON FAY 8 , son of Dea. George Ball 7 and Nelly 
(Fay) Brigham; born in Water ford, Me., 10 June, 1817; died in 
Westboro, Mass., 18 Sept., 1877; married in 1838 or '39, Susan 

* The name of Monis came into the Brigham family because of a friendship, 
formed in Harvard College, between the Rev. John Martyn (ancestor of Edmund a 
Brigham's descendants), and Rabbi Judah Monis, the young Hebrew Instructor 
of 1722, who retired from the college to live with Mr. Martyn, in Northboro, in 
his old age. Mr. Monis married a sister of Rev. Mr. Martyn's wife, became a 
Christian, and is buried in the Martyn lot in Northboro. Gifts of communion silver 
from him are in the possession of the old church in Northboro. 



482 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Neat; born 19 June, 1822; died in Lynn, Mass., 9 Dec., 1906. She 
resided in Westboro. 

Children, the 4 elder bom in Boston, the youngest in Westboro: 

i Charles R. 9 , b. 1839; d. 15 Dec, 1886; m. 18 Aug., 1865, Mary 
E. Kirkup; was in the 13th Mass. Regt. Band, Civil War; moved 
to Wampum, Wis., where overseer in the State Prison. Ch.: 

1 Charles Augustus 10 , res. Pa.; m. , and has 1 ch. 

ii Samuel Neat, b. 15 Nov., 1843; d. in Westboro, 28 Jan., 1872; 
m. 31 Oct., 1865, Nellie A. Budd, who d. 1875, ae. 32; a midship- 
man in the Navy, with a res. in Westboro. Ch.: 
1 Walter II. 10 , b. 1869; d. in Westboro, 1887. 
iii Harrison Fay, b. 10 Sept., 1847; d. 10 Feb., 1896; m. 15 June, 
1871, Mary Jennie Sullivan; res. Brockton, Mass. Ch.: 1 boy 
and a girl, adopted by persons unknown, 
iv George Cushing, b. 1849; d. in Brockton, 1889; Corporal in 

the Civil War; m. (1) Etta ; m. (2) . 

Ch. (by first wife) : 

1 Georgie Etta 10 , b. in Worcester, Mass.; m. Shaw; 

res. Pomfret, Conn.; ch.: 3 boys and 1 girl. 

Ch. (by second wife): 

2 Infant, d. y. 

v Susan Torrey, b. 23 March, 1854; d. 27 May, 1891; m. 23 March, 
1874, Andrew Noble, son of Thomas Hewitt; b. 23 June, 1852; 
res. Westboro. Ch. (Hewitt), b. in Westboro, except the sixth: 

1 Mabel Olive 10 , b. 4 Feb., 1875; m. George K. Sarness of Lynn, 
b. in Harpoot, Turkey, 1870. Ch. (Sarness) : Hortense Brig- 
ham 11 , b. in Haverhill, Mass., 15 June, 1900; res. Lynn, Mass. 

2 Bertha Adelaide, b. 28 Jan., 1877; m. James R. Lowe, b. 
18 March, 1845. Ch. (Lowe): Mary Elizabeth 11 , b. in Leo- 
minster, Mass., 8 June, 1901 ; res. L. 

3 Arthur Noble, b. 24 July, 1878; res. Westboro. 

4 Mary Etta, b. 12 Nov., 1879; res. Worcester, Mass. 

5 Flora Abbie, b. 10 Sept., 1881; res. Westboro. 

6 Harvey Leroy, b. in Templeton, Mass., 12 Oct., 1888; res. 
Lynn. 

7 Irvin Gay Brigham, b. 23 Dec, 1889. 



703 GEORGE BALL 8 , son of Dea. George Ball 7 and Nelly 
(Fay) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 5 Oct., 1818; died there, 
27 Jan., 1891 ; married (1)10 April, 1814, Caroline Jones, daughter 
of John and Sally (Bickford) Leland, of Sherburne, Mass.; born 
10 Oct., 1818; died 7 Feb., 1858; married (2) Mary Phipps, daugh- 
ter of Michael and Susan (Phipps) Homer of Hopkinton, Mass., 
born 25 Feb., 1838. 

For 50 years the leading boot and shoe manufacturer of West- 
boro, he employed two or three hundred people. In 1843, he entered 
the grocery and produce business in Boston; 1849-'57 was supt. of 
Newton's Shoe Factory, also in the lumber business; 1858, manu- 
facturer of shoes, later taking in his sons John and Horace under 
the firm name of George B. Brigham & Sons. Held town offices 



EIGHTH GENERATION 483 

and was Representative, 1887; was chosen one of the Committee 
for publishing the town history ; very active in the Baptist Church. 

Children (by first wife), the 2 elder born in Sherburne, the others in 
Westboro: 

i Ella Lucile 9 , b. 18 Jan., 1845; d. 22 Nov., 1858. 
ii Atherton Fontenelle, b. 16 Oct., 1846; d. 4 Sept., 1852. 
iii Carrie Georgiana, b. 14 Dec, 1853; m. 29 June, 1886, H. O. 
Barr, and res. Westboro. Ch. (Barr) : 
1 Ella C. 10 
iv John Leland, b. 11 Sept., 1855; m. 25 Dec, 1884, Aldusta Hard- 
ing; boot and shoe mfr., and bank president; res. Westboro, 
s. p. 

808 v George Bickford, b. 8 Oct., 1856. 

vi Bertram Fay, b. 7 Feb., 1858; m. 22 Dec, 1884, Nellie M. Brew- 
ster; was grad. Andover Academy, 1878; R. E. agent; res. Brock- 
ton, Mass. Ch.: 
1 Herbert B. w , b. 9 Feb., 1887. 
Children (by second wife), born in Westboro: 

809 vii Frank Fontanelle, b. 15 Oct., 1859. 

viii Horace Eugene, b. 27 Aug., 1862; m. 20 Oct., 1885, Sarah Crocker; 
boot and shoe mfr.; was grad. Brown Univ., 1885; res. s. p., West- 
boro. 
ix Lillie Josephine, b. 26 Sept., 1864; unm. 

x Marion Homer, b. 27 Aug., 1867; m. 24 Dec, 1891, William M., 
son of Lucius R. and Martha (Matthews) Bates; b. 15 Sept., 
1867; res. Westboro. Ch. (Bates): 
1 Lucius Bay 10 , b. 21 Oct., 1894; 2 George Brigham, b. 3 Dec, 
1897; 3 Marion, b. 22 Sept., 1900. 
xi Ernest Phipps, b. 14 July, 1871 ; a dentist in Westboro. 

704 DEA. CURTIS, JR. 8 , son of Dea. Curtis 7 and Lydia 
(Woodbury) Brigham; born in Charlestown, Mass., 13 April, 1821; 
died in Lenville, Idaho, 8 Jan., 1888; married in Sylvan, Mich., 8 
Nov., 1849, Esther, daughter of Moses Metcalf ; born in Ohio, 15 
May, 1830; died in Washington Co., Cal., 11 Jan., 1875. 

He moved from Shutesbury Mass., to Plainville, Mich., in 1834; 
moved to California in 1854, via the Isthmus; tried mining then 
farming in Alameda Co.; in 1880 became an Idaho pioneer in Latah 
Co., where he took up a homestead of 160 acres and was a deacon in 
the Baptist Church. 

Children, the 3 younger born in Washington, Cal.: 

i Alfred Curtis 9 , b. in Orangeville, Mich., 19 May, 1851; m. 18 
Oct., 1887, Mrs. May M. Sigler; a farmer; went to Placer Co., 
Cal., 1856; moved to Genesee, Latah Co., Idaho, 1878, where has 
a homestead and is a fruitgrower. Ch., all d. y.: 

810 ii Ervin Frank, b. in Sylvan, Mich., 16 April, 1853. 

iii Hon. John Warren, b. in Niles, Cal., 22 March, 1857; m. 31 Dec, 
1893, Nellie Wilson. He went to Lenville, Idaho, 1876, where res. 
s. p.; has 320 acres of orchard and farm land. Is a member 
of the Legislature of Idaho, and was member of Textile Com- 
mittee (Senate), and introduced the bill locating the State Uni- 



481 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY, 

versity in Moscow; member of the Constitutional Convention of 
1889; member of the 1st State Senate, 1890; 5th and 7th Leg- 
islatures, and President pro tern of the Senate of the 7th Legis- 
lature; acting Lieut. Gov., 1904. 

iv Ella Caroline, b. 7 Sept., 1859; m. 7 April, 1885, Rev. James 
Berreman, a farmer and preacher for the United Brethren; res. 
Philomath, Ore. Ch. (Berreman) : 
1 George™, b. in Cameron, Idaho, 7 May, 1886; 2 Hattie; 3 
Dora; 4 James W.; 5 Frank B.; 6 Joel; 7 Daughter. 

v Eddie, b. 29 April, 1866; m. 24 July, 1887, Belle Sigler; a 
fruit grower, res. Genesee, Idaho. Ch. : 
1 Lienella 10 ; 2 Edna,; 3 Bessie. 

vi Burnice B., b. 12 Nov., 1871; m. 13 Nov., 1892, Minnie Sigler; 
inherited his father's homestead, Lenville, Idaho, where a farmer. 
Ch.: 

1 Caddie E. 10 , b. 24 March, 1894. 

2 Boyd L„ b. 22 July, 1897. 

705 LYSCOM 8 , son of Dea. Curtis 7 and Lydia (Woodbury) 
Brigham; born in Shutesbury, Mass., 31 Jan., 1827; married (1) 
29 Jan., 1852, Mary, daughter of Theron Norton of Cooper, Mich., 
who died 6 Nov., 1869; married (2) 26 Jan., 1870, Calista, daugh- 
ter of Erastus Cressy of Prairieville, Mich. 

He studied at Olivet College, Mich. ; resided in Orangeville, Mich., 
thence to Decatur, 111., where a prominent citizen and the largest 
mint distiller in the state; has a 520 acre farm. He patented a 
marsh shoe for horses to work in the swamp. 

Children (by first wife), born in Decatur: 

i Curtis L. 9 , b. 3 April, 1855; m. Kate Lindsey; res. Plainwell, 
Mich. Ch.: 
1 Olive 10 . 
ii Lydia M., b. 12 Sept., 1860; res. unm., with father. 
811 iii Dexter E., b. 14 May, 1862. 

iv Charles W., b. 29 June, 1867; m. Lucy Cady; res. Decatur, 
Mich., where a grower and distiller of mint. Ch.: 
1 Geneva i?. 10 
Children (by second wife), born in Decatur: 

v Arthur E., b. 28 Nov., 1871; m. Mabel Culverhouse; res. De- 
catur. Ch. : 
1 Thomas A. 10 
vi John F., b. 29 Nov., 1877; m. Allie Willson; mint grower, 

Decatur, 
vii Frank M., b. 11 Feb., 1880; unm. 
viii Alfred C, b. 29 Jan., 1883. 
ix Leslie A., b. 31 Aug., 1886. 

706 DEXTER HAMMOND 8 , son of Benjamin Fay 7 and Abi- 
gail (Hoar) Brigham; born in Shutesbury, Mass., 17 June, 1826; 
died in Springfield, Mass., 14 Dec, 1898; married 6 Nov., 1849, 
Lomira Cheever Forbush; born in Westboro, Mass., 17 Jan., 1829- 
Resides in Springfield, Mass. 

Mr. Brigham moved early to Westboro where, at 18, he was in 




Dexter H. Brigham, of Springfield, Mass. (706) 



EIGHTH GENERATION 485 

the firm of Fay, Brigham & Co. ; at 23 he moved to Springfield, and 
opened a gentleman's clothing store ; made uniforms during the Civil 
War; in I860 was the pioneer in the paper collar industry; from 
1888 he dealt exclusively in ladies' wardrobes. He had 80 people 
on his pay-roll. He was a gentleman of the old school, courteous 
and refined. He took a great interest in the movement to publish a 
history of the Brigham family and his untimely death was a great 
loss to the Association, with which he had closely allied himself. 
He traveled abroad and at the first meeting of the Association in 
Marlboro, in 1894, he presented to each person at the banquet, a 
beautifully prepared copy of a picture of the old church in Brig- 
ham, Cumberland Co., Eng., with a delightful note of explanation. 

Children, born in Springfield: 

i Emma Cheever 9 , b. 26 May, 1852; d. in Springfield, 15 June, 1898; 
m. 15 Oct., 1873, Frank May, son of D. Leverett Bugbee; b. 
in Hartford, Conn., 9 Aug., 1849; d. in Springfield, 25 March, 
1892. He was a clothier in Springfield. Ch. (Bugbee), b. in 
Springfield: 

1 Ernest Dexter 10 , b. 10 July, 1874; m. 27 Oct., 1897, Maud M. 
Blaisdell. 

2 Harold Sprague, b. 26 Aug., 1877; d. 29 July, 1878. 

3 Florence May, b. 21 May, 1879; m. 22 May, 1901, Irving 
Sprague Russell. 

4 Harwood Chapin, b. 4 May, 1881; d. 8 Feb.* 1889. 

5 Frank May, b. 20 Aug., 1883; d. 19 Jan., 1889. 

ii Ella Eliza, b. 4 Dec, 1856; m. 14 Jan., 1880, Willard Morgan, 
son of Joseph P. White of Springfield. Ch. (White), b. in 
Springfield: 

1 Howard Morgan 10 , b. 20 May, 1881. 

2 Edith Muriel, b. 16 March, 1890. 

707 ELLIOTT FAY 8 , son of Edmund Fay 7 and Hannah F. 
(Temple) Brigham; born in West Boylston, Mass., 13 Jan., 18p39; 
married 1 May, 1859, Jane E., daughter of Benjamin Wadsworth 
of W. Boylston. He enlisted as a private in the 4th Mass. Cavalry; 
became 1st Lieut., and served until Nov., 1865. Is supt. in a boot 
and shoe factory. 

Children, born in West Brookfield: 
i Clifford H. 9 , b. 8 Nov., 1859. 

ii Elliott Wadsworth, b. 18 Aug., 1861; m. (1) 1890, Minnie M. 
Wheeler, who d. s. p.; m. (2) her sister, Carrie Wheeler. Ch.: 

1 Lester H. 10 , b. 6 March, 1895. 

2 Dorothy W., b. 2 March, 1897. 

iii Harry L., b. 30 Sept., 1863; m. 16 Oct., 1886, Hattie L. Peck 
of No. Brookfield, Mass.; res. Bridgeport, Conn. Ch.: 
1 Francis 10 ; 2 Minnie May. 
iv Jennie T., b. 1 Feb., 1867. 

v Edmund Fay, b. 15 March, 1872; m. 1895, Eva Burr of Wor- 
cester, Mass.; res. Boston. Ch.: 
1 Wesley Joseph 10 , b. 3 April, 1898. 



486 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY, 

708 ELI HOWARD 8 , son of Edmund Fay 7 and Hannah F. 
(Temple) Brigham; born in West Boylston, Mass., 5 Sept., 1847; 
married 6 April, 1876, Augusta, daughter of Dea. William Rich- 
ardson of Sterling, Mass., Mr. Brigham is a basket manufacturer 
and resides in Medford, Mass. Mrs. Brigham is a newspaper cor- 
respondent. 

Children: 

i Gertrude Rebecca", b. 1 Nov., 1876; was grad. Normal Art School, 
Boston; supervisor of drawing in the public schools for several 
years ; res. Boston, 
ii Howard Richardson, b. 27 Feb., 1878; res. Brooklyn, N. Y. 
iii Frances Augusta, b. 14 Jan., 1880; res. Westboro, Mass. 
iv Florence Margery, b. 28 Aug., 1881 ; res. Sterling, 
v William Burpee, b. 29 Jan., 1883; res. Boston, 
vi Helen Blanche, b. 27 March, 1884; res. Boston, 
vii Hattie Idelle, b. 26 July, 1886. 

709 LORAON 8 , daughter of William Chamberlain 7 and Lydia 
B. (Rice) Brigham; born in Wardsboro, Vt., 16 Feb., 1829; mar- 
ried 14 March, 1847, Rev. Silas G., son of Silas Kellogg; born in 
Oswegatchie, N. Y., 24 March, 1823; died in Hudson, N. H., 21 
Dec, 1891. He resided in Wardsboro, Vt., Norwich, New Ipswich, 
Claremont, N. H., and Croydon, N. Y. 

Children {Kellogg), born in Wardsboro : 

i (Rev.) George Newell 9 , b. 2 July, 1848; was grad. Tilton Sem., N. 
H.; m. 1873, Alice J. Anthony; res. Morrisville, Vt. Ch.: 
1 Maud 10 ; 2 Charles; 3 Nellie. 
ii (Hon.) William Channing, b. 11 July, 1850; m. Emma J. Lewis; 
was grad. Middlebury Coll.; a lawyer and Judge in Yonkers, N. Y. ; 
has office in N. Y. City. Ch.: 
1 Lewis 10 ; 2 Ruth. 
iii Charles Prescott F., b. 24 Oct., 1856; m. Nellie B. Burnham; 
was grad. from Tilton Sem.; wholesale merchant; res. Dorchester, 
Mass. Ch.: f 

1 Grace 10 ; 2 Priscilla. 
iv (Rev.) Frederick Brigham, b. 9 July, 1866; was grad. Boston Univ., 

and Union Theol. Sem., N. Y. 
v Florence Sophia, b. 27 Aug., 1877 (adopted). 

710 ALFRED MILO 8 , son of Ephraim 7 and Sophia (Howe) 
Brigham; born in Natick, Mass., 21 Oct., 1828; killed by a shell, 
before Petersburg, Va., 15 June, 1864; married Caroline, daughter 
of Sewell Damon; born in Wayland, Mass., 12 April, 1828; died in 
Auburn, Mass., 5 June, 1892. Mr. Brigham was a shoe manufac- 
turer of Natick, and held town offices; Postmaster, 16 years; Adju- 
tant 4th Regt., Colored Troops; also served in Co. I, 39th Mass. 
Vols. 

Children, born in Natick: 

812 i Walter Damon 9 , b. 4 Sept., 1853. 

813 ii Nathaniel Maynard, b. 8 March, 1856. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 487 

iii Helen Sophia, b. 28 Dec, 1858; hi. 1 Aug., 1877, Irving E. 
Glidden; res. Natiek. Ch. (Glidden) : 
1 Helen Hall 10 , b. 31 Aug., 1878; m. 19 Nov., 1902, William 
Howland Bassett of Bridgewater, Mass. 

711 LAURA SOPHIA 8 , daughter of Ephraim 7 and Sophia 
(Howe) Brigham; born in Natiek, Mass., 26 Dec., 1830; died in 
Winstead, Conn., 26 June, 1905; married 16 Oct., 1853; Gilbert 
Park, son of Park Fay; born in So. Framingham, Mass., 6 March, 
1826; died in Chelsea, Mass., 9 May, 1893. 

Children (Fay), all but the eldest bom in Natiek: 

i Martha Fuller 9 , b. in Boston, 15 Sept., 1854; m. July, 1885, John 

Eastman Clark; res. s. p., Winsted, Conn, 
ii Brigham Park, b. 31 Jan., 1855; m. Ida M. Hemenway of 
Wayland, Mass.; res. Everett, Mass. Ch.: 
1 Park S. 10 ; 2 Lloyd W., d.; 3 Olive M.; 4 Carl G. 
iii (Dr.) Irving Wetherbee, b. 30 Nov., 1861; m. Aug., 1897, Eliza- 
beth Schoefel; res. Brooklyn, N. Y. Ch.: 
1 Ernestine 10 , b. Aug., 1898. 
iv Janet Williams, b. 24 Nov., 1866; m. Sept., 1888, Clarence E. 

Cozzens; res. Indianapolis, Ind., s. p. 
v Alfred Chase, b. 21 April, 1868; m. Henrietta Martin; res. 
Bridgewater, Mass. Ch. : 
1 Eliot Gilbert 10 , b. 20 Jan., 1902. 
vi Harrison Gilbert, b. 10 May, 1869; m. 31 March, 1900, Ella 
C. Colt; res. Nashua, N. H.; Principal of High School. Ch.: 

1 Henry C. w , b. 26 Jan., 1901. 

2 Priscilla Brigham, b. 22 Feb., 1902. 

712 ALGERNON SIDNEY 8 , son of Col. Sidney 7 and Eliza B. 
(Stevens) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 13 March, 1826; 
married 1 May, 1849, Matilda M. Hayden, born 25 July, 1828; 
died 10 Jan., 1899. He is a shoe manufacturer and resides in Marl- 
boro. 

Children, bom in Marlboro: 

i Ida Matilda 9 , b. 15 Aug., 1850; d. 23 Aug., 1854. 
814 ii Ernest Algernon, b. 29 July, 1852. 

iii Percival Hayden, b. 16 Nov., 1855; m. Laura G. Hicks of New 
York, 13 April, 1886; mining engineer; went to So. Africa, 
where d. of yellow fever, 28 Dec, 1887. 
iv Clarence Hale, b. 23 Aug., 1857; m. (1) 18 Sept., 1879, Cora 
Maria Curtis of Marlboro, who d. 3 June, 1886; m. (2) 11 
Nov., 1889, Annie Louise Forbush of Marlboro, where res. Ch. 
(by first wife), b. in Marlboro: 

1 Cora Elsie 10 , b. 30 May, 1886. 

Ch. (by second wife), b. in Marlboro: 

2 Harold Lewis, b. Feb., 1893. 

3 Algernon Raymond, b. 31 Aug., 1895. 

v Laurie Stanton, b. 30 Nov., 1861; m. 23 Aug., 1888, Mary A. 
Talcott of Dorchester, Mass.; res. s. p., Columbus, Ga., a 
druggist. 
vi Elsie Hudson, b. 14 April, 1867; res. Marlboro. 



488 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

vii Shirley Keeler, b. 29 May, 1870; m. 14 Sept., 1892, Susie Elvira 
Clough of So. Londonderry, Vt.; res. in St. Johnsbury, Vt. Ch., 
b. in So. Londonderry: 

1 Dorothy Matilda 10 , b. 5 Nov., 1894. 

2 Eda Sarette, b. 11 Feb, 1900. 

713 LORIMAN STEVENS 8 , son of Col. Sidney 7 and Eliza B. 
(Stevens) Brigham; born in Francestown, N. H., 30 Jan., 1832; 
died in Marlboro, Mass., 18 Dec., 1903; married (1) 25 Nov., 1855; 
Caroline, daughter of Lyman Howe; born in Westboro, Mass., 13 
June, 1837; died in Marlboro, 28 Oct., 1865; married (2) 22 Nov., 
1869, Emma Sophia, daughter of Franklin Field of Northfield 
Farms, Mass., died 20 Jan., 1871, se. 26; married (3) 9 Jan., 1873, 
Mary Snow, daughter of John Percival, a noted pharmacist of Bos- 
ton; born in Cohasset, Mass., 20 June, 1847. She was a well- 
known singer in her youth. 

He went to Marlboro after the death of his parents, and lived 
with his uncle Winslow Stevens; he learned the jewelry and watch- 
repairing business and in 1857 purchased a jewelry store in Marl- 
boro; when he died he was the oldest merchant in the city, senior 
member of the firm of Brigham and Eager, and had a handsome 
fortune. For many years was President of the People's National 
Bank of Marlboro; trustee, vice-president, and later, president 
of the Marlboro Savings Bank, and member of the Board of Invest- 
ment for 31 years. He was a very successful organist and choir 
director. His cheerful and kind disposition and love of fun rendered 
his home life very happy. Though tendered him, he always refused 
town offices. He crossed the continent several times. He belonged 
to the Trinity commandery of Knights Templar of Hudson, and the 
United Brethren Lodge, A. F. and A. M., and Houghton Royal 
Arch chapter of Marlboro. 

Children (by third wife), born in Marlboro: 

i Loriman Percival 9 , b. 24 Oct., 1878; m. 21 Oct., 1903, Ethel 

Annie, dau. of Charles H. and Anna G. (Barnes) Stone; b. in 

Northboro, 19 Oct., 1877; was grad. Amherst Coll., 1900; in jewelry 

business in Hudson, Mass. Ch.: 

1 Loriman Stone 10 , b. 7 Feb., 1906. 

ii Lilla May, b. 7 Feb., 1881; m. 7 June, 1905, Russell B. Tower 

of Cohasset, Mass. 
iii Drusilla Percival, b. 14 Sept., 1883. 

714 ELIJAH 8 , son of Rev. Elijah 7 and Mary (Locker) Brig- 
ham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 12 May, 1828; died in Worcester, 
Mass., 2 March, 1889; married (1)3 Oct., 1850, Fanny Augusta, 
daughter of John Norcross; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 19 Jan., 
1832; died in Sutton, Mass., 17 Jan., 1878; married (2) 29 Oct., 
1884, Hassie Melissa, daughter of Richard Ware; born in Buckland, 
Mass., 14 April, 1839. 




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At 17 he went around Cape Horn, on a 3 years' cruise. Was 
Sergt. Co. H, 10th Mass. Infantry, Civil War; disabled and hon- 
orably discharged; re-enlisted Co. C 1st Mass. Cavalry March, 
1864, and served through the war. Resided in Wayland, Mass., and 
then moved to Sutton. 

Children (by first wife), born in Wayland: 

i Anna Augusta 9 , b. 3 Jan., 1852; d. 26 March, 1852. 
ii Anna Frances, b. 15 July, 1853; m. 14 June, 1873, John A., 
son of Enoch Hammond of Douglass, Mass., from whom divorced; 
res. unm., s. p., Spencer, Mass. 

715 MARY LOUISA 8 , daughter of Rev. Elijah 7 and Mary 
(Locker) Brigham; born in Fitchburg, Mass., 20 Oct., 1831; died 
in Milford, Mass., 26 Jan., 1879; married (1)18 Feb., 1849, George 
Taft, son of John Daniels of Holliston, Mass.; born 14 March, 
1822; died 24 Oct., 1874. He was a boot manufacturer, selectman, 
assessor, and a prominent 32d degree Mason. She married (2) 21 
June, 1876, Stephen Mathewson of Milford, Mass. (first wife Har- 
riet W. Day of Attleboro) ; born in Rhode Island, 26 July, 1820, 
and died . 

Children (Daniels), b. in Holliston: 

i Emma Genevieve 9 , b. 6 Dec, 1849; m. 1870, Albert P. Pond; 

a prominent hotel man who d. in Chicago, 1892. 
ii Mary Louise, b. 16 Dec, 1851; d. 15 Oct., 1887; m. Edwin 
M. Battles, who was in the Civil War; he res. Boston. Ch. 
(Battles) : 
1 George E. 10 , res. Philadelphia, Pa. 
iii George Dexter, b. Aug., 1860; d. Jan., 1863. 

716 ANNA DOROTHY 8 , daughter of Rev. Elijah 7 and Mary 
(Locker) Brigham; born in Fitchburg, Mass., 31 Aug., 1833; died 
in Mt. Vernon, la., 26 June, 1863; married 22 Aug., 1855, Rev. 
Denison Gage, Jr., of Lynn; born in Maiden, Mass., 1829; died in 
Mt. Vernon, 25 July, 1862. Mrs. Gage taught languages in Amenia 
Seminary, N. Y., and drawing and painting in Cornell College, Mt. 
Vernon. Mr. Gage was graduated from Wesleyan College in 1855; 
was Principal of Stanstead Academy, P. Q. ; Principal Amenia 
(N. Y.) Seminary; Prof. Latin, Cornell College. 

Ch ildren ( Gage ) : 

i Anna Frances 9 , b. 17 Feb., 1857; m. William H. Sylvester, who 
was grad. from Harvard Univ., 1879. Ch. (Sylvester) : 
1 Harold 10 , d. y. 
ii Minnie Adaline, b. 3 May, 1859; m. Rev. Edgar E. Davidson of 
Newtonville, Mass. Ch. (Davidson) : 
1 Helen W. x ", b. 1887. 

717 DR. JOHN WESLEY 8 , son of Rev. Elijah 7 and Mary 
(Locker) Brigham; born in Fitchburg, Mass., 11 March, 1835; 



490 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

died in Sutton, Mass., 14 Sept., 1898; married 14 Sept., 1856, Betsey 
Ann, daughter of Capt. Alonzo Jelleff (a pioneer of Fon Du Lac, 
Wis.) and widow of John A. Delancey of Ripon, Wis.; she was born 
in Columbia. Pa., 11 Dec., 1828. Dr. Brigham was educated in 
Wilbraham Academy and practiced medicine in Massachusetts, Wis- 
consin, and Iowa; later resided in Sutton where he held town offices. 

Children, the second and third born in Green Lake, Wis.: 

i Dea. Dexter Alonzo 9 , b. in Rushford, Wis., 30 July, 1857; m. 2 
March, 1881, Jennie Abbie, dau. of John S. Burnap; b. in Sutton, 
4 Dec, 1857; res. Sutton, where selectman, etc.; a farmer and 
mechanic. Ch. : 

1 Mary Ethel 10 , b. 13 May, 1884. 

2 Alice Minerva, b. 8 Sept., 1887. 

3 Minnie Ann, b. 6 Sept., 1889. 

4 Mabel Louise, b. 3 May, "1891. 

ii Alphonso Gilderoy, b. 5 April, 1860; m. 16 April, 1884, Sarah 
Elizabeth, dau. of John S. Burnap; b. in Sutton, 1 Jan., 1865; 
res. Fisherville, Mass.; with bro. Sidney; did business as con- 
tractor and builder until 1893. Ch., b. in Sutton: 

1 Ralph Bertram™, b. 2 Sept., 1886. 

2 Bertha Gertrude, b. 30 Dec, 1891. 

iii Sidney D., b. 26 Aug., 1862; m. 6 Jan., 1885, Fannie Ellen, dau. 
of Pierre Chabotte; b. in Grafton, Mass., 16 April, 1867; res. 
Whitinsville, Mass.; head of firm S. D. Brigham & Bros, until 
1893, when dissolved. Ch.: 

1 Wallace Grover 10 , b. 1887; d. 1888. 

2 Carl Sidney, b. 3 Dec, 1889; d. 15 May, 1895. 

iv Curtis Mortimer Jelleff, b. in Whitewater, Wis., 14 Aug., 1868; 
m. Lillian W. Ferry, b. in Northboro, Mass., 17 Oct., 1868; a 
contractor and builder; res. Fisherville. 

718 MAJOR CHARLES OLIN 8 , son of Rev. Elijah 7 and Mary 
(Locker) Brigham; born in Fitchburg, Mass., 1 Dec, 1836; died, 
s. p., in Derby Line, Vt., 24 June, 1890; married Clara A. Spald- 
ing; born in Province of Quebec, 4 April, 1842. 

Major Brigham had a fine war record. He was in Wesleyan Col- 
lege, Middletown, Conn., when he enlisted, in 1861, in Co. G, 4th 
Conn. Infantry; was in the Army of the Potomac until his dis- 
charge in 1865; was 1st Sergt., 2d and 1st Lieut., Capt., and finally 
breveted Major for bravery before Petersburg, Va. He resided in 
Derby Line, Vt., where was a prominent lawyer. 

719 REV. CHARLES HENRY 8 , son of Dennis 7 and Roxor- 
enna (Fay) Brigham; born in Boston, Mass., 27 July, 1820; died 
in Brooklyn, N. Y., 19 Feb., 1879- 

He was graduated, Harvard College, A. B., 1839, receiving the 
Bowdoin prize of $40; was graduated Cambridge Divinity School, 
1843, in which year he received the degree of A. M. from Harvard 
College. Ordained in Taunton, Mass., 1844, he remained there many 



EIGHTH GENERATION 491 

years. Later was Prof, of Biblical Archaeology and Ecclesiastical 
History in Meadville (Pa.) Theological Seminary. In 1865 he 
organized the United Society at Ann Arbor, Mich., and remained 
there until obliged from ill health to retire. He traveled ex- 
tensively through the East and Europe, and wrote tirelessly for 
periodicals, and published many sermons and lectures. Was Secy. 
Board of Trustees Bristol Academy 15 years. He was correspond- 
ing secretary of the Old Colony Historical Society for 5 years, and 
was on the Executive Committee of the American Unitarian Asso- 
ciation for 2 years. Before his fortieth year he had accomplished 
more than many men in a lifetime. 

720 LUCIEN FAY 8 , son of Dennis 7 and Roxorenna (Fay) 
Brigham; born in New York City, 9 Aug., 1842; married (1) 7 
Dec, 1870, Louise, daughter of G. W. Alexander, who died in Potts- 
ville, Pa., 26 June, 1890; married (2) 18 Oct., 1892, Laura Sher- 
brooke, daughter of Dr. John T. Carpenter of Pottsville, where he 
resides. 

Children (by first wife), the 2 elder born in Brooklyn, N. Y., the third 
and fourth in Plainfield, N. J.: 

i Alexander Fay 6 , b. 21 Feb., 1872 ; m. in Capetown, So. Africa, 
2 Sept., 1902, Helen A. Pruner; is a mining engineer; res. 
Kimberly, So. Africa. Ch., b. there: 

1 Fay 10 , b. 5 Aug., 1903. 

2 Patricia, b. 12 Sept., 1904. 

ii Lucien Maxwell, b. 6 June, 1874; a business manager in New 

York City, where he res. 
iii Charles Henry, b. 15 March, 1877; res. New York City. 
iv John Gardner, b. 9 Nov., 1880; d. 9 April, 1902, unm. 
v Celia Louise Caroline, b. in Pottsville, 21 June, 1890. 
Children (by second wife), born in Pottsville: 
vi Edward Carpenter, b. 22 Aug., 1893. 
vii Adelaide Hill, b. 9 July, 1895. 
viii Robert Hill, b. 23 Nov., 1896. 
ix Laurence Fay, b. 4 Oct., 1903. 

721 CAPT. ALFRED WILLARD 8 , son of Trowbridge 7 and 
Sarah F. (Morse) Brigham; born in Southboro, Mass., 19 June, 
1837; married 30 May, 1876, Annie H., daughter of Col. Ruel 
Hough of Boston; she was educated in the Ursuline Convent, Co- 
lumbus, O. 

Capt. Brigham enlisted on the eve of the firing on Fort Sumter, 
as Corp. Co. B, 1 3th Mass. Vols ; was wounded at Antietam and dis- 
charged; re-enlisted as 1st Lieut. Co. C, 3d Mass Heavy Artillery, 
1863; A. A. Q. M. 3d Brigade Hardin's Div., 22d A. C. from April 
to Oct., 1864; Capt. Co. C, 3d Mass. Art., Oct., 1864; Judge Advo- 
cate Gen., Court Martial in Fort Stevens, D. C, June and July, 
1865; commanded Fort Mahan, D. C, fall to spring, 1864-'65; 



492 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

mustered out, Oct., 1865; retired, disabled by wounds. Resides in 
Boston. 

Children, born in Boston: 

i Mary Worcester 9 , b. 25 April, 1879; m. 20 April, 190-1, Burt W., 
son of Samuel Emmes; res. Brookline, Mass. Ch. (Emmes): 
1 Arthur Bertram 10 , b. in Brookline, 15 Aug., 1905. 
ii Helen Adelia, b. 23 Nov., 1882. 

722 DR. EDWIN HOWARD 8 , son of Elijah Sparhawk 7 and 
Sarah J. (Rogers) Brigham; born in Boston, 27 Sept., 1840; mar- 
ried in Watertown, Mass., Jane Spring, daughter of Moses and 
Mehitable (Nye) Peirce; born in Medford, Mass., 5 Sept., 1845. 

During the Civil War he was in the 13th Mass., Vols., Co. A, 
from 20 July, 1861 to 24 Feb., 1864, when he became Hospital 
Steward, U. S. A. He was graduated from Harvard Medical Col- 
lege in 1868; in 1875 became Asst. and Resident Librarian of the 
Boston Medical Library, and is head of the Nurses Directory for 
Medical Library; in 1884, became Librarian of the Mass. Medical 
Society. 

Children, born in Boston: 

i Percy 8 , b. 14 July, 1874; d. in Boston, 2 June, 1875. 
ii Ethel, b. 23 June, 1878; m. 15 Oct., 1901, Albert Thompson, son 
of Andrew F. and Florence (Thompson) Leatherbee; b. in Bos- 
ton, 20 Dec, 1876; res. Allston, Mass. 
iii Edwin Howard, b. 9 Dec, 1883; d. 25 Dec, 1883. 
iv Ralph Peirce, b. 10 June, 1888; student in Mass. Inst. Technology. 



723 WILLIAM HARTWELL 8 , son of Stowell 7 and Elizabeth 
(Bowen) Brigham; born in Madrid, N. Y., 4 Oct., 1853; married 
(1) in Watertown, N. Y., 1875, Margaret Hickey, who died 19 
Aug., 1881; married (2) in Troy, N. Y., 1884, Mary F. Wallace, 
who died s. p., 8 Dec, 1904. 

He resides in Washington, D. C, where he is in the Government 
Printing Office; is President of the Royal Arcanum Hospital Bed 
Fund Association. 

Children (by first wife): 

i George J.», b. 21 April, 1876; m. 17 Sept., 1899, Mary J. Mety 
of Long Island City, N. Y.; b. 1 April, 1877. He is in the 
R. E. and Ins. business; res. Blissville, L. I. City. Ch.: 

1 Gertrude M. 19 , b. 25 Aug., 1900. 

2 John W., b. 10 June, 1902. 

3 Helen, b. Sept., 1903. 

ii John, on the death of his mother lived with his maternal uncle 
in Watertown, N. Y., and has assumed the family name of his 
mother, " Hickey " ; m. Angelina Cooper of Perth Ontario, Can- 
ada. He res. New York City. Ch. (Hickey): 
1 Elizabeth M. 10 , b. Aug., 1905. 




Seth E. Brigham, of Fitchburg (735) 



EIGHTH GENERATION 493 

724 DANA BULLARD 8 , son of Joseph Lincoln 7 and Sally 
Gay (Wheeler) Brigham; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 25 April, 1845; 
married 10 April, 1872, Frances, daughter of Edward Slade, a dry 
goods commission merchant of Baltimore, Md. ; born 1 March, 1853. 
Mr. Brigham is a commission merchant in New York City. 

Children, the 3 elder and the youngest born in New York City: 
i Joseph Lincoln 9 , b. 15 Jan., 1873; d. 20 Aug., 1873 
ii Dana Bullard, Jr., b. 16 Feb., 1874; a business manager; res. 

Flushing, L. I. 
iii Ellen Slade, b. 1 Dec, 1875. 
iv Edward Slade, b. in Flushing, N. Y., 22 Nov., 1877; d. 6 Aug., 

1878. 
v Sally, b. in Petersham, Mass., 20 Aug., 1880; res. Flushing. 
vi Francis Gorham, b. 27 Sept., 1882; in 1905 a student in Colgate 

University. 



725 JOSEPH LINCOLN 8 , son of Erastus Forbes 7 and Sophia 
De Wolf (Homer) Brigham; born in Brooklyn, N. Y., 3 Dec, 1840; 
married in Houghton, Mich., Feb., 1868, Elizabeth, daughter of 
Joseph Schnitzer of St. Paul, Minn.; born 17 Nov., 1847; died 10 
April, 1893. Mr. Brigham claims a residence in St. Paul, Minn., 
but he is engaged in business in New York City. 

Children, born in St. Paul: 

i Emeline Marie DeWolf 9 , b. 5 Dec, 1870; m. 26 Sept., 1899, Henry 
M., son of Niven Agnew; res. St. Paul. Ch. (Agnew): 

1 Elizabeth J. 10 , b. 8 Feb., 1901. 

2 Janet M., b. 1 Nov., 1903. 

3 Nell Brigham, b. 2 May, 1905. 

ii Lincoln Flagg, b. 21 March, 1878; unm., 1905. 

726 CAPT. EZRA 8 , son of Aaron 7 and Abigail (Maynard) 
Brigham; born in Charleston, Vt., 13 Sept., 1796; died there 20 
March, 1883; married 26 Aug., 1821, Mary Pierce of St. Johnsbury, 
Vt., who died 21 March 1888, ae. 83. He resided in Charleston, Vt., 
and was a carpenter. He was also Capt. in the militia. 

Children : 

i Levi P. 9 , b. 12 April, 1822; d. in St. Johnsbury, 7 July, 1854; 
m. 1844, Ann Sylvester of St. J. Ch.: 

1 Emma 1 ", m. Carlton "Woodbury, and d. 8 Feb., 1882, in St. 
Johnsbury. 

2 Ella M., m. Charles Perrigo of St. Johnsbury. Ch. (Perrigo) : 
i Lilla 11 ; ii Robert; iii Harry. 

ii Lucy, b. 14 April, 1824; d. 1 May, 1842. 

iii Lewis W. b. 12 Feb., 1827; d. 28 Feb., 1873; m. Ellen Garvin 
of Boston, Mass. Ch.: 
1 Ezra G. 10 , b. 1871; res. Irondale, O. 
iv Lucius T., b. 6 June, 1829; d. 27 March, 1830. 
v Lucian L., b. 20 Jan., 1831; d. in Dudley, Mass., 8 Dec, 1888; 
m. 1874, Nellie M., dau. of Richard and Mary (Ashworth) 



491 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY' 

Hargreaves of England; b. 4 Aug., 1842; she res. Peru, N. Y., 
before marriage. Ch.: 

1 Nellie A. 10 , b. 5 July, 1876; m. 17 Oct., 1904, Fred E., son of 
LaFayette W. and Lucia (Brigham) Stevens of Island Pond, 
Vt., where they res. 

2 Nettie L., b. 20 Oct., 1881 ; m. 30 Oct., 1900, Ralph W. Nichols 
of Saundersville, Mass. Ch. (Nichols): Corydon R. u , b. 18 
Feb., 1904. 

vi Loren M., b. 6 Sept., 1842; d. on field of battle at Gettysburg, 

3 July, 1863; he was in Co. F, 1st Vt. Cavalry, 
vii Lucia A., b. 2 Sept., 1845; m. 1872, Lafayette W. Stevens, b. 
14 Aug., 1850; res. Island Pond. Ch. (Stevens): 
1 Fred E. w , b. 3 Sept., 1872; m. Nellie A., dau. of Lucian L. 
Brigham. 

727 ABIGAIL M. 8 , daughter of Aaron 7 and Abigail (Maynard) 
Brigham; born 30 Dec, 1798; died 28 Oct., 1876; married 27 Nov., 
1845, Leonard Gilson of East Burke, Vt. ; born 8 May, 1795; died 
24 Oct., 1869- 

Children (Gilson), probably born in E. Burke: 

i Lucinda 8 , b. 24 Oct., 1821; m. 27 Nov., 1845, John Graves, 
ii David, b. 30 April, 1824; d. 21 Dec, 1897; m. 21 Oct., 1850, 

Fanny Phippen. 
iii Clara, b. 16 June, 1826; m. 14 Feb., 1851, Hollis Shorey. 
iv Daniel B., b. 18 July, 1828; m. 22 Aug., 1858, Harriet E. Hill; 
res. E. Burke, Vt. Ch., b. there: 

1 Fred O. 10 , b. 7 June, 1859; d. 7 Oct., 1863. 

2 Alvah D., b. 28 March, 1863; m. 20 Jan., 1885, Mary E. Brown. 

3 George A., b. 21 Aug., 1867; m. 7 June, 1899, Lettie B. 
Stearns. 

4 Eda M., b. 13 Aug., 1872; d. 29 Sept., 1883. 

v Lemon, b. 21 Oct., 1830; m. Emily Kimball, 2 May, 1858; d. 11 

Aug., 1863. 
vi Abigail M., b. 18 Jan., 1834; d. 13 Sept., 1867. 
vii Mary, b. 24 April, 1836; d. 27 July, 1852. 

728 THOMAS 8 , son of Aaron 7 and Abigail (Maynard) Brig- 
ham; born in Charleston, Vt., 1816; died in Lawrence, Mass., 1873; 
married (1) in St. Johnsbury, Vt., 1843, Abigail Pierce, who died 
in 1861; married (2) 1866, Phoebe Watson. Was a marble cutter 
in St. Johnsbury ; thence moved to Lawrence. 

Children, born in St. Johnsbury : 

i Charles W. 8 , b. 2 Oct., 1845; m. 1870, Abbie Harvey of Burke, 
Vt.; res. Pelham, N. H. Ch., b. in Concord, Vt.: 
1 Sidney L. w , b. 1875. 
ii Helen, b. 1851 ; m. 1872, in St. Johnsbury, Almon N. Bryant, 
who d. in Lawrence, 1896; she res. there, a widow. Ch. (Bryant), 
b. in St. Johnsbury : 

1 Mary L. w , b. 1873; res. Lawrence. 

2 Seth P., b. 1875; res. Lawrence. 

iii Sidney H., b. 10 March, 1853; d. in Lawrence, 23 Nov., 1903; 
m. 1875, Sarah A., dau. of Eben Woodbury of Andover and 



EIGHTH GENERATION 495 

Lawrence, Mass.; b. in Andover, 1856; res. in Lawrence. He 
was connected with the Lawrence Post Office over 25 years. Was 
postmaster 1898-1902. Ch.: 
1 Helen 10 , b. in Lawrence, 1886; d. 1904. 

729 REV. AZEL PARKHURST 8 , son of Thomas 7 and Mary 
W. (Lacy) Brigham; born in Enosburg, Vt., 7 April, 1809; died in 
Plymouth (or Lebanon), N. H., 28 Sept., 1843; married 7 April, 
1834, Amanda Adams of Henniker, N. H. They resided in Hen- 
niker. Mrs. Brigham resided in Lebanon, N. H., in 1905. 

Children, bom in Henniker : 

i Carrie Augusta 9 , b. 6 Oct., 1835; m. 1 Jan., 1857, George W. C. 
Dudley of Hanover, N. H.; res. Lebanon. Ch. (Dudley): 

1 Sarah Amanda 10 , m. Eugene C. Chase of Lebanon. Ch. (Chase) : 
i Helen 11 ; ii Lyle; iii Eula; iv Lawrence. 

2 Emma Gertrude, m. William H. Jones of Nashua, N. H. Ch. 
(Jones): i Rae 11 ; ii Leon; iii Forest. 

ii Emma Amanda, b. 7 May, 1843; res. 1903, unm., Lebanon. 

730 WILLIAM LACY 8 , son of Thomas 7 and Mary W. (Lacy) 
Brigham; born in Enosburg, Vt., 30 Dec., 1810; died in 1893; 
married, in Bath, N. H., 24 Nov., 1831, Achsah, daughter of 
Enoch and Ann (Bedel) Blake (who were also married in Bath, 25 
Nov., 1799). 

Children, bom in Exeter, N. H., except the eldest : 

i Azel P. 9 , b. in Littleton, N. H., 7 Sept., 1832; res. Milford, N. H.; 

is m. and has a family. See No. 816. 
ii Atlanta Ann, b. 27 May, 1837; d. at Exeter, 3 Sept., 1838. 
iii Ephraim Thomas, b. 31 March, 1839; d. in Key West, Fla., 16 
Feb., 1894. See No. 816. 

815 iv William Henry Brewster, b. 13 Aug., 1841. 

816 v George Albert Draper, b. 29 Oct., 1843. 

vi Annie A., b. 28 March, 1847; d. in Tewksbury, Mass., 15 April, 
1903; m. (1) Jan., 1866, Daniel W. Dudley of Exeter; m. (2) 
10 May, 1877, John G. Atherton of Exeter. Ch. (Dudley) : 

1 Le'ola A. 10 , b. 16 Dec, 1866; m. 28 June, 1884, Charles A. 
Parker of Exeter. Ch. (Parker): i Dora I. u , b. in Exeter, 
13 July, 1887; ii Walter A., b. in S. Newmarket, N. H., 10 May, 
1889. 

2 George A., b. 28 Feb., 1868; m. 26 June, 1895, Grace B. 
Waldron of Portsmouth, N. H. Ch., b. in Exeter: i Ralph 
A. 11 , b. 21 March, 1896; ii Gertrude M., b. 7 May, 1897. 

817 vii Orange Scott, b. 15 Jan., 1852. 

731 WILLIAM 8 , son of Aaron 7 and Comfort (Valentine) Brig- 
ham; born in Northampton, Mass., 1 Oct., 1812; died in Westboro, 
Mass., 12 Aug., 1853; married (1) Jane C. Munroe of Boston, who 
died 16 May, 1838; married (2) in Concord, Mass., 14 June, 1839, 
Lucy Ann Merriam of Concord, who died 21 Jan., 1872. 



496 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children (by second wife), all but the eldest born in So. Boston: 

i William Cleveland 8 , b. in Boston, 2 Sept., 1840; d. 4 Dec, 1894; 
m. 2 Oct., 1867, Marcia W., dau. of Samuel and Anna (Marsh- 
bank) Sheppard; b. 24 Oct., 1844; d. 2 May, 1877; res. Concord, 
Mass. Ch., the 3d and 4th b. in Boston : 

1 Waldo 10 , b. in Salem, 16 June, 1869; d. 18 Nov., 1893. 

2 Emma S., b. in Cambridgeport, 27 June, 1871 ; d. 22 Oct., 
1871. 

3 Lucy M., b. 23 April, 1873; res. Boston. 

4 Louise A., b. 10 Jan., 1875; res. X. Y. 

5 Anna E., b. in Medford, Mass., 9 Feb., 1876; m. 29 Jan., 
1902, Edward M. Fisher; res. X. Y. 

ii Jane Munroe, b. 30 Aug., 1842; m. William Le Brun, 3 June, 

1866, in Hanover, Germany; he d. in York, Me., Aug., 1883. 
iii Charles P., b. 23 May, 1844; d. 28 July, 1846. 

iv Alice, b. 11 Aug., 1847; d. Jan., 1893; m. George S. Parsons, 
in Framingham, Mass., 31 Dec, 1868; he also d. Ch. (Parsons): 
1 Lucy Brigham 10 ; 2 Joseph L.; 3 Alice Munroe; 4 Ethel. 



732 LEVI SAMUEL 8 , son of Dea. Abel 7 and Mary (Bigelow) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 4 Aug., 1825; died in Ayer, 
Mass., 1 April, 1892; married (1)7 Sept., 1845, Sophronia, daugh- 
ter of Luke and Anna (Gleason) Rice of Marlboro; born 1 April, 
1828; died 16 May, 1848; married (2) 22 Jan., 1850, Elizabeth 
Davenport, born 11 Feb., 1826; died 10 Nov., 1891. Resided in 
Ashby and Ayer, Mass. 

Children (by first wife), born in Ashby: 

i Abel Rice 9 , b. 21i Xov., 1846; d. in Milford, Mass., 18 May, 
1906; m. 7 Oct., 1874, Addie, dau. of George Tabor of Rockville, 
R. I.j b. 7 Sept., 1844; he was in Co. B, 6th Mass. Infantry, 
Civil War, and member Post 22, G. A. R., Milford; a pattern 
maker; res. Milford. Ch., b. in Woonsocket, R. I.: 

1 Delia Adelaide 10 , b. 1 Aug., 1877; m. 26 Sept., 1900, Francis 
Ballou Follet. 

2 Everett Linwood, b. 24 Feb., 1880; res. Indianapolis, Ind. 
Children (by second xcife), bom Ashby: 

ii Edwin Davenport, b. 13 Xov., 1850; m. 23 Aug., 1876, Elis 
Wanstrom of Sweden; res. in Ashburnham, Mass., a coal and ice 
dealer. Ch. : 

1 Charles Edwin 10 , b. in Seekonk, Mass., 12 June, 1878; d. unm., 8 
April, 1902. 

2 Fred W ., b. in Ashburnham, 7 July, 1882; is a photographer, 
iii Orison Orlando, b. 1 Aug., 1852; d. s. p., March, 1901, in Gardner, 

Mass.; m. 1887, Edwina A. Chapman, 
iv Mary Alice, b. 12 June, 1854; d. 7 Aug., 1855. 
v Lizzie Jane, b. 15 June, 1856; d. 8 Sept., 1856. 
vi Lyra Sophronia, b. 5 Dec, 1857; d. 22 Jan., 1902, in Gardner; 
m. W. E., son of Samuel Knight of Harrisville, X. H.; res. 
Gardner. Ch. (Knight): 
1 Howard L. 10 ; 2 Flora M.; 3 Harry O.; 4 Lizzie. 
vii Lucien Elmer, b. 29 Dec, 1861 ; res. unm., a farmer in Gardner, 
viii Bertis Bigelow, b. 17 June, 1870; m. 24 June, 1891, Mary E., 



EIGHTH GENERATION 497 

dau. of Samuel R. Sprague of Malone, N. Y.; b. 21 March, 1871; 
res. a carpenter, Westboro. Ch., b. in Barre Plains, Mass.: 
1 Clara Estella 10 , b. 17 April, 1895. 

733 CATHERINE ELIZABETH 8 , daughter of Deacon Abel 7 
and Mary (Bigelow) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 27 Feb., 
1831; married 5 April, 1849, Alden Phelps; born 13 Dec., 1823; 
died 20 July, 1890. Resided Fitchburg, Mass. 

Children (Phelps) : 

i Samuel Dennis 9 , b. in Marlboro, 8 Dec, 1849; d. there, 19 Oct., 

1853. 
ii Mary Bigelow, b. in Sterling, Mass., 9 Nov., 1851; m. 30 March, 
1875, Edward M. Palmer, b. 2 Oct., 1854. Ch. (Palmer) : 

1 Battie E. 10 , b. 8 March, 1876; m. 4 March, 1899, Chas. W. 
Rumrill ; 1 ch. 

2 Almira E., b. 5 June, 1878; m. Herbert F. Rumrill. 

3 Adelaide C, b. 1 July, 1880; m. 6 Feb., 1901, Willis Whitten. 

4 Edna 31., b. 1 Jan., 1882. 

5 Frank H., b. 22 Oct., 1884. 

6 Kathie L., b. 2 Feb., 1886. 

7 Rufus A., b. July, 1888; d. Jan., 1890. 

8 Irene L., b. 29 Oct., 1890. 

9 Cecil E., b. 16 Dec, 1893; d. 17 Dec, 1896. 
iii Austin A., b. 22 July, 1854; unm. 

iv Lizzie Rebecca, b. 20 Jan., 1857; d. 4 Feb., 1905; m. 17 Feb., 1882, 
Stuart J. Park, b. 10 May, 1854; d. 13 Oct., 1900. Ch. (Park): 

1 Arthur Stuart 10 , b. 4 July, 1883. 

2 Bay Silas, b. and d. 1887. 



734 EDWARD 8 , son of Daniel 7 and Sophronia (Emerson) 
Brigham; born in No. Bridgton, Me., 24 Jan., 1826; died in West- 
boro, Mass., 14 June, 1868; married 9 June, 1859, Ellen, daughter 
of Nathan and Eliza (Stevens) Whitney; born in Bolton, Mass., 
11 Dec., 1838; died in Worcester, Mass., 3 June, 1887. 

Child, born in Westboro: 

i Merrill Draper 9 , b. 26 Jan., 1866; m. 9 Oct., 1889, Alice Gray 

Brown of Newburyport, Mass., b. 27 Nov., 1863; in business 

in Worcester, Mass., where he res. Ch.: 

1 Lawrence Whitney 10 , b. 17 Oct., 1890; 2 Ruth Montague, b. 

24 May, 1892; 3 Harold Kingsbury, b. 1 Feb., 1894; 4 

Ellenore A.; 5 Margaret; 6 Alden I. 

735 SETH E. 8 , son of Daniel 7 and Sophronia (Emerson) Brig- 
ham; born in Bridgton, Me., 2 June, 1834; married 12 Jan., 1859, 
Louisa M., daughter of George and Sophronia (Houghton) Fitch 
of Lancaster, Mass.; born 5 Dec, 1832; died in Fitchburg, Mass., 
after a lingering illness and great suffering, 22 Nov., 1902. He is 
a blacksmith and resides in Fitchburg. 



*98 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children, born in Fitchburg: 

i Helen Sophronia 9 , b. 22 Oct., 1859; res. unm., Boston, a book- 
keeper, holding a very responsible position. 
ii Everett Edward, b. 23 June, 1861; d. in Fitchburg, unm., 12 Dec, 

1884. 
iii William Emerson, b. 18 July, 1864; res. unm., Fitchburg; with 

the Fitchburg Ry. 
iv Melville Webb, b. 25 Feb., 1873; d. in California, unm., 16 Feb., 
1899. 

736 LOUISA 8 , daughter of Henry 7 and Mary (Estes) Brig- 
ham; born in Waterford, Me., 30 June, 1830; died in Minnesota, 
7 Jan., 1892; married May, 1849, Albert Valentine Hamlin of 
Waterford; born 16 June, 1821; died 17 Oct., 1864, drowned in 
White River, Arkansas, while going south to join his regiment. 
They removed to Wabasha Co., Minn., from No. Bridgton or Water- 
ford. 

Children (Hamlin) : 

i Florence L.°, b. in N. B., 10 Aug., 1850; m. 22 Dec, 1867, Hiram 
P., son of Minot Boyd; b. 19 Oct., 1841; res. Plainview, Minn. 
Ch. (Boyd): 

1 Eattie E. 10 , b. 21 June, 1870. 

2 Carrie G., b. 10 Dec, 1872; m. 26 June, 1895, Arthur Hale 
Davis; 4 ch. 

3 Olive B., b. 17 April, 1879; m. 8 March, 1900, William Drury; 
2 ch. 

4 Walton H., b. 16 Jan., 1886. 

ii Isabella M., b. in Smithfield, Minn., 31 July, 1858; d. 25 Feb., 

1891. 
iii Charles Lincoln, b. 27 June, 1864; m. 25 Dec, 1896, Isabelle 

Woods; res. Plainview. Ch.: 
1 Eva 10 , b. 27 Sept., 1897. 

737 ELIZA MARIA 8 , daughter of Loring 7 and Clarissa A. 
(Fay) Brigham; born in Northboro, Mass., 30 Oct., 1821; married 
15 April, 1840, Benjamin, son of Aaron Hastings; born in Boyls- 
ton, Mass., 27 May, 1817; died 28 April, 1892. They resided in 
Grafton, Shrewsbury, Northboro, and Boylston, Mass. She resides 
now in Boylston Centre. 

Children (Hastings), the 4 younger born in Boylston: 

i Charles Henry 9 , b. Grafton, 17 Jan., 1841; m. (1) 1868, Ellen 
O. Ball; m. (2) Mary I. Cooley. Ch.: 
1 Ellen 10 ; 2 Edward. 
ii John Edward, b. in Shrewsbury, Mass., 14 Dec, 1842; d. in 

Boylston, 25 Nov., 1860. 
iii Clarissa Augusta, b. in Northboro, 26 Aug., 1845; unm. 
iv Benjamin Eugene, b. in Boylston, 25 Jan., 1848; m. 1877, Carrie 
L. Frye. Ch.: 

1 Charles 10 ; 2 Carrie; 3 Benjamin; 4 William; 5 Frank. 
v Miriam Maria, b. in Northboro, 2 July, 1850; d. in Lewiston, 
Me.; m. Daniel Lvnch. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 499 

vi Nancy Sophia, b. 6 March, 1853; m. 1873, Charles F. Hale. Ch. 
(Hale): 
1 Ralph 10 ; 2 Charles; 3 George; 4 Marion. 
vii Walter, b. 20 Sept., 1856; m. 1889, Emma Harland. Ch.: 

1 Leslie 10 . 
viii George, b. 29 May, 1860. 
ix Ida Janette, b. 5 June, 1865; d. 1880. 

738 FREDERICK A. 8 , son of Dr. Adolphus 7 and Rebecca W. 
(Knowlton) Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 1 April, 1835; 
married 16 Oct., I860, Mary A. H., daughter of Stephen Flagg; 
born in Boylston, Mass., 16 Oct., 1842; died 5 Sept., 1894. 

Mr. Brigham is a real estate dealer in Topeka, Kansas. 

Children : 

i Arthur Alden 9 , b. 26 May, 1862; d. 12 Sept., 1863. 
ii Alice Rebecca, b. 10 Jan., 1865; m. 13 Sept., 1890, Prof. Horace 
E., son of Horace L. Horton; a grad. of Harvard University; 
a chemist; res. Waukegan, 111. Ch. (Horton): 

1 James E 10 , b. 2 July, 1891. 

2 Alice C, b. 22 Sept., 1892; d. 1 Oct., 1893. 

3 Margaret W., b. 13 Dec, 1895. 

4 Horace B., b. 9 Jan., 1899. 

iii Edward Franklin, b. 16 Oct., 1866; a singer (basso prof undo) of 
wide reputation; in 1903 he gave a recital before the B. F. A., and 
again in 1904. Res. New York City. 

739 DR. FRANKLIN WHITING 8 , son of Dr. Adolphus 7 and 
Rebecca W. (Knowlton) Brigham; born in Shrewsbury, Mass., 13 
Sept., 1841; died in Shrewsbury, 28 Feb., 1899; married 14 Sept., 
1869, Alice R., daughter of Joseph Bates of Providence, R. I.; 
born 10 Feb., 1850; died 3 Feb., 1872. 

Dr. Brigham was graduated from Harvard Medical School in 
1865, and after serving two years as Acting Asst. Surgeon, U. S. N. 
(1863-1865), settled in his native town, where he continued to re- 
side, one of its most beloved and useful citizens. His father had 
been known as " The Doctor of Shrewsbury," which applied with 
equal force to the son. Not only Shrewsbury, but all surrounding 
towns looked to him for health when ill. Probably no physician 
in central Massachusetts was so often sought in consultation; none 
have been more universally mourned. He was long conspicuous in 
the Massachusetts Medical Society and repeatedly at the head of 
the Worcester District Medical Society, always having been a close 
student. Without political aspirations, his opinions were sought, 
irrespective of party lines, upon all local improvements; chiefly to 
his influence the town owed its public library; to all the needy, he 
was a generous friend. His home, with its beautiful old-fashioned 
furnishings, was charming, and none who ever visited there will for- 
get it or the cordial greeting of the master of the house. 



500 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

He was one of the officers of the Brigham Family Association 
from its inception and was always present at the meetings until 
1898, and none gave it a heartier " God-speed." 

He was an occasional poet and essayist. The following verses, 
written by him, were sung at the funeral of his mother, and were 
rendered by the quartet of his choice, at his own obsequies : 

" Father of all, to Thee returns my soul, 

Worn with the travail of the earthly strife; 
Henceforth, Thy mansions blest shall be my goal, 
And the glad leisure of celestial life. 

" Friends of my heart, I will not say adieu, 
For you shall follow me, ere many days ; 
Impatient I shall there be waiting you, 

Where funeral dirges change to songs of praise." 

Child, born in Shrewsbury: 

i Estella", b. 29 March, 1871 ; d. 12 Sept., 1871. 



740 REV. SIDNEY S. 8 , son of William D. 7 and Lucy (Doane) 
Brigham; born in St. Albans, Vt., 15 Feb., 1836; married 27 May, 

1861, Anna Beals. He is a retired minister of the M. E. Church, 
and resides in Underhill, Vt. He enlisted as a private, Co. H, 3d 
Vt. Vols., and was mustered out Capt., July, 1864, having been in 
27 battles and skirmishes. 

Children : 

i William Sidney 9 , b. in Swanton, Vt., 6 Dec, 1863; m. 8 June, 
1892, Lulu V. Crowell; res. a merchant in Westfield, Mass. Ch.: 
1 Wesley C. 10 , b. 12 Dec, 1894. 
ii Fannie Ainsley, b. 24 Dec, 1871 ; m. 30 Oct., 1895, R. C. Ballard, 
a farmer of Fairfax, Vt. Ch. (Ballard): 
1 George Kenneth 10 , b. 31 Oct., 1898. 
iii Winona L., b. 10 July, 1877; m. 16 Dec, 1901, R. W. Taft of 
Burlington, Vt. Ch. (Taft): 
1 Robert Brigham 10 , b. 4 Oct., 1902. 

741 SANFORD J. 8 , son of William D. 7 and Lucy (Doane) 
Brigham; born in St. Albans, Vt., 31 Jan., 1838; married 4 Nov., 

1862, Sarah J. Bronson, who died 20 March, 1901. He is a farmer 
and resides in St. Albans. 

Children, born in St. Albans: 

i Henry S. B , b. 20 July, 1864; m. Dec, 1892, Carrie A. Holyoke; 
res. St. Albans. Ch.: 
1 Marion S. 10 , b. 24 Aug., 1893; 2 And-ce S., d. y.; 3 Dorothy, b. 
30 Aug., 1899; 4 John H., b. Jan., 1901. 
ii Lummus, b. 28 Nov., 1865; d. while a student at Dartmouth 

Coll., 13 March, 1891. 
iii Elbert S., b. 19 Oct., 1887; was grad. B. S., Middlebury Coll., 1903. 




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EIGHTH GENERATION 501 

742 IRA 8 , son of Joel 7 and Nancy (Brigham) Brigham; born 
in Berlin, Mass., 12 Jan., 1809; died 11 Feb., 1892; married Betsey, 
daughter of Luther Carter; born 20 March, 1814; died 12 April, 
1856. They resided in Berlin but died in Northboro. 

Children, born in Berlin: 

i George L. B , b. 5 Dec, 1835; d. y. 
ii Louisa E., b. 3 March, 1838; d. 

iii George Henry, b. 5 Dec, 1841; m. 5 Aug., 1863, Elizabeth Hast- 
ings; res. Northboro. Ch., b. in Northboro: 

1 George E. 10 , b. 9 Oct., 1864; m. Lillian Hastings, Boston. 

2 Bessie E-, b. 31 May, 1868; m. 11 Sept., 1889, Frank A. 
Hadley. Ch. (Hadley): i Mildred W. a , b. 29 Aug., 1892; ii 
Walter C, b. 6 Feb., 1894; res. Greendale (Worcester), Mass. 

3 Grace V., b. 5 Dec, 1872; m. 1 Feb., 1893, Maitland D. Bailey. 

743 ABRAHAM 55 , son of Joel 7 and Nancy (Brigham) Brigham; 
born in Northboro, Mass., 23 Jan., 1816; died in Chicago, 111., 
23 Nov., 1857; married 2 Dec, 1840, Hannah A. Stone of West- 
boro, Mass.; born 15 Sept., 1822; died in Berlin, 26 Dec, 1857. 
He resided for a time at Berlin (Carterville) from 1852, where he 
manufactured shoes under the firm name of " Brigham & Stone." 
The male line is extinct. 

Children, born in Northboro: 

i George A. 9 , b. 8 Sept., 1841 ; d. from fright, 26 Jan., 1856. 
ii Marion S., b. 25 Nov., 1843; married 1 July, 1860, Charles B. 
Rathbun of Berlin. Ch. (Rathbun), b. in Berlin: 
1 Alice M. 10 , b. 3 Oct., 1867; m. 3 Oct., 1893, Dr. Frank L. 
Harvey of Leominster, Mass.; res. Milford, Mass.; he has a 
private hospital, 
iii Annie Louisa, b. 22 March, 1845; m. 18 April, 1861, Benjamin 

F. Seymour; res. Ohio, 
iv Henrietta D., b. 7 June, 1848; m. 28 May, 1867, Edward S. 
Bryant from Hyde Park, Vt., to Berlin, Mass.; removed to 
Sullivan, N. H., 1885, where he d. 23 Aug., 1889; he was in the 
Civil War. After his death she returned to Berlin. Ch. (Bryant), 
b. in Berlin: 
1 Edith L. 10 , b. 19 May, 1869; 2 Eva E., b. 19 May, 1869; m. 
Lester, son of Rufus Wheeler; res. Sullivan, N. H.; 3 George 
E., b. 15 March, 1873; 4 Lillian E., b. 26 Aug., 1877; 5 Car- 
roll W„ b. 28 May, 1884. 

744 JOHN 8 , son of Joel 7 and Nancy (Brigham) Brigham; 
born in Northboro, Mass., 1818; died there 1 June, 1893; married 
22 April, 1842, Mary S., daughter of Edward Bemis; born in West- 
boro, Mass., 5 Jan., 1820; died 19 Sept., 1892. He was a farmer 
and resided in Northboro. 

Children : 

818 i Charles L.», b. in Berlin, 22 April, 1844. 

819 ii Walter Augustus, b. in Boylston, 22 May, 1846. 

iii Ellen M., b. 3 March, 1850; m. March, 1870, Alvin Wheeler of 
Marlboro; d. s. p., 3 Dec, 1872. 



502 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY! 

iv Delia F., b. 16 Sept., 1858; m. in Baltimore, Md., 3 Dec, 1884, 
Edwin S., son of T. F. Corey; b. 31 Dec., 1861, in Brighton, Mass.; 
she was grad. State Normal School; res. Northboro. Ch. (Corey), 
b. in Northboro: 
1 Florence E. w , b. 1 Oct., 1885; 2 Marjorie M., b. 30 July, 1889; 
3 Dorothy Brigham, b. 6 Nov., 1899. 
v George A., b. 17 Nov., 1859; m. 29 June, 1880, Sarah A., dau. of 
Rev. Edward A. Goddard; b. 9 Sept., 1858; a farmer in North- 
boro. Ch. : 
1 Ellen Marion} , b. in Boylston, 27 Aug., 1883; res. in North- 
boro; 2 Robert Goddard, b. in Northboro, 18 April, 1892. 
vi Florence A., b. 3 Oct., 1862; m. 21 Feb., 1884., William J., son of 
Cyrus Potter; res. Northboro. Ch. (Potter): 
1 Raymond B. 10 , and 2 Norman B., twins b. 5 July 1886. 

745 SAMUEL 8 , son of Joel 7 and Nancy (Brigham) Brigham; 
born in Berlin, Mass., 5 April., 1822; died 9 "Oct., 1878; married 3 
Nov., 1857, Mrs. Sarah E. Bemis, daughter of Asa P. and Hannah 
(Pierce) Miller; born in Westboro, Mass., 25 Jan., 1826. Mr. 
Brigham was a teacher of the violin in early life, and later became 
a farmer. Resided in Northboro, Mass. 

i Emma L. 9 , b. in Berlin, 27 Sept., 1860; m. 27 June, 1876, Clarence 
W., son of Daniel Rowland of Boston; b. 18 Feb., 1853; was grad. 
Amherst Agricultural College; d. 10 June, 1886. Ch. (Rowland): 

1 Caroline 10 , b. 3 Sept., 1879; m. 21 June, 1906, Robert, son of 
Robert MacKenzie of Auchinines-Dalbeattie, Scotland, and 
of Barre, Vt.; she is a soloist and church singer in Boston. 

2 Ethel, b. 9 Dec, 1883; was grad. from Boston Normal School, 
1904. 

ii Lilla E., b. in Northboro, 13 Aug., 1866; m. 7 Oct., 1885, Herbert 
A. Smith of Bridgewater, Mass.; s. p. 

746 CHARLES H. 8 , son of John Swarrow 7 and Parmelia 
(Brace) Brigham; born near Rochester, N. Y., 30 June, 1830; mar- 
ried (1) Phalla House, who died 22 April, 1873; married (2) Lelia 
P. Wheeler, in 1876. He has resided in Somnauk, 111., Hamilton, 
Mich., and Page Co., la. 

Children (by first wife): 

i Charles W. 9 , b. 27 Sept., 1858; m. 31 Dec, 1880, Elizabeth Cain; 
res. St. Joseph, Mo. Ch.: 

1 Oscar Leroy 10 , b. 27 Nov., 1881; m. Charlotte . Ch.: 

Oscar Denton", b. 1 Dec, 1901. 

2 Robert, b. 22 Oct., 1883; 3 Kenneth, b. 7 Oct., 1887; 4 Charles, 
b. 7 Jan., 1889. 

ii Frank, b. 8 June, 1860; m. 15 Feb., 1881, Nellie L., dau. of 
A. E. Ames of Somnauk, 111.; b. 17 April, 1863; res. in Fostoria, 
la. Ch., the 2 younger b. in Mason City, la.: 

1 Wesley Duam w , b. in Wedron, 111., 21 Jan., 1882; d. 16 Oct., 
1890. 

2 Alice May, b. in Sandwich, 111., 21 April, 1884; m. 4 Jan., 
1905, Archibald Cutler of Langdon, la., b. 11 Dec, 1882. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 503 

3 Henry Arthur, b. in Primghar, la., 24 Dec, 1887; 4 Leslie 
Harold, b. 29 Dec, 1895; 5 Harriet Dorris, b. 11 Oct., 1897. 
820 iii Edward D., b. 22 Feb., 1863. 

iv Ellen M., b. 29 July, 1865; d. s. p., 1 Dec, 1903; m. 29 June, 

1899, Ezra H. Stevens, 
v Nelson J., b. 6 Dec, 1870; d. 6 Sept., 1886. 

vi Oscar Duane, b. 23 Nov., 1873; m. Rachel Mackie; res. Chicago, 
111. Ch.: 
1 Mildred M. 10 , b. 6 Aug., 1896; 2 Marjorie M.; 3 Arthur 
Brigham. 
vii Mae, b. 7 March, 1879; m. 6 Jan., 1899, William W. Shannon. 
Ch. (Shannon) : 
I Lloyd}", b. 3 Aug., 1900; 2 Earl, b. 29 Sept., 1902; 3 Infant, b. 
18 Feb. 1905. 
viii Grace, b. 6 April, 1880. 
ix Harry, b. 12 May, 1881. 

x Elroy C, b. 21 Feb., 1884; d. 12 Sept., 1904. 
xi Flora, b. 1 Oct., 1887. 

747 CHARLES FIDELIO 8 , son of Wesley Hervey 7 and Har- 
riet N. (Smith) Brigham; born in Youngsville, Pa., 18 April, 1848; 
married (1) 1869, Mary Keller, born 9 June, 1851; died 23 Dec, 
1884; married (2) 7 Feb., 1887, Margaret Jack, born 29 April, 
1851 ; died in New York City, 4 March, 1899; married (3) 14 Sept., 
1905, Electa Groger, born 3 April, 1847. He has been employed 
on the Pa. Ry. for more than 30 years, and has won meritorious 
distinction. He resides in Oil City, Pa. 

Children (by first wife): 

i Harry Risky", b. in Alexandria, Va., 5 Nov., 1869; m. 24 July, 
1889, Cora Blakeley, b. in Corry, Pa., 7 June, 1870; Ry. Engineer. 
Ch., b. in Oil City: 

1 Edward L. w , b. 10 May, 1891; d. 5 Oct., 1891. 

2 Florence E., b. 9 Oct., 1892. 

ii Harriet Louisa, b. 27 May, 1877; d. 15 Nov., 1877. 
iii Harriet Louisa, b. in Oil City, 12 Nov., 1878; m. 12 Sept., 1905, 
Oliver M., son of Rev. O. C. Sherman of Plum, Pa. 
Children (by second wife), b. in Oil City: 
iv Charles Fidelio, b. 27 April, 1888. 
v Samuel Jack, b. Feb., 1890. 
vi Richard Douglass, b. 5 May, 1892. 

748 EDMUND DOUGLASS 8 , son of Rev. George French 7 and 
Aurilla E. (Douglass) Brigham; born in Dunkirk, N. Y., 29 Dec, 
1856; married, 12 Aug., 1879, in Republic, Mich., Edith, daughter 
of Prof. John Northmore (a well-known educator in Northern 
Michigan) . 

He is General Freight Agent for the Chicago and North-Western 
Railway and largely interested in successful gold mining properties 
in Sonora, Mexico, and California. Resides in Glencoe, a suburb 
of Chicago. 



501 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

children, the 2 younger born in Chicago: 
822 i George Samuel", b. in Ishpeming, Mich., 27 May, 1880. 

ii Edmund Douglass, Jr., b. in Fond du Lac, Wis., 13 June, 1884; 

a student in Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Col. 
iii John Northmore, b. 1 Sept., 1887; a student in Yale University, 
iv Fanny, b. 29 Sept., 1890. 

749 GEORGE FRENCH, JR. 8 , son of Rev. George French 7 
and Aurilla E. (Douglass) Brigham; born in Fredonia, N. Y., 12 
Jan., 1863; married in Kansas City, Mo., 14 Jan., 1891, Nellie 
Carrie, daughter of James Watkins. 

He is General Agent for the Freight and Passenger Department 
of the C. & N. W. Ry., St. Louis., Mo., and resides there. 

Children, the 2 younger born in St. Louis: 

i James Watkins 9 , b. in Kansas City, 20 Oct., 1891. 
ii Aurilla Douglass, b. 10 May, 1895. 
iii Godfrey Macdonald, b. 15 Dec, 1897. 

750 HENRY HANSON 8 , son of Rev. George French 7 and Au- 
rilla E. (Douglass) Brigham; born in Sharon, Wis., 31 Aug., 1868; 
married in Burlington, Wis., 27 Nov., 1894, Ethelyn Belle, only 
daughter of Adams J. Hanna. 

He is General Traffic Manager for the Booth Company of 
Chicago, 111., and of the Booth Line of Lake Superior Steamers. 
Resides in Glencoe, 111. 

Children, bom in Chicago: 

i Frances Elizabeth 8 , b. 22 Jan., 1896; d. 9 Oct., 1896. 
ii Erwin Risley, b. 9 April, 1897. 
iii Edith, b. 10 Jan., 1902; d. 12 Feb., 1902, 
iv Edith Margaret, b. 21 Jan., 1903. 

751 COL. JOSEPH HENRY 8 , son of Winfield Scott 7 and 
Mary E. (White) Brigham; born in Lodi, Ohio, 12 Dec, 1838; 
died in Delta, O., at the home of his son Roy, 30 June, 1904; mar- 
ried 1 Dec, 1863, in Wauseon, O., Edna Allman, who died 20 Nov., 
1903. 

He enlisted as a private in Co. F, 12th O. Infantry, in 1861, for 
three months, and re-enlisted in Co. A, 69th O. Infantry, of which 
he became Captain; was promoted to be Lieut.-Col. of the regi- 
ment and later was brevetted Colonel, but not mustered out as such 
because there were too few men left in the regiment. He com- 
manded a brigade on Sherman's March to the Sea. In 1873 he joined 
the order of Patrons of Husbandry ; was Master of the State Grange 
for 10 years; Master of National Grange in 1888 and for 9 years; 
3 t"rms sheriff of Fulton Co., O. ; State Senator 1 term; trustee of 
State University; member of Board of Control of Ohio Experi- 
ment Station; member of Board of Managers of Ohio State Peni- 




Colonel Joseph H. Brigham, of Delta, O. (751) 



EIGHTH GENERATION 505 

tentiary, 6 years, appointed by Gov. McKinley; member of Ohio 
State Board of Agriculture of which president 1 term; appointed 
U. S. Asst. Secretary of Agriculture by Pres't. McKinley, 22 March, 
1897, by whom appointed Chairman Board of Management of 
Trans-Miss, and International Exposition at Omaha; also of the Pan 
American Exposition at Buffalo and of the Louisiana Purchase Ex- 
position, St. Louis. He was 6 ft. 6 in. in height, and weighed 250 
pounds. He was noted as being the tallest man in official life in 
Washington, D. C. He resided in Delta, O., when not in Washing- 
ton. 

Children : 

i Kate 9 , b. 14 Nov., 1865; m. 18 March, 1887, William Leist. Ch. 
(Leist) : 
1 Henry 10 , 
ii Georgie, d. y. 

iii Bessie M., b. 12 Jan., 1873; m. Sept., 1893, Prof. R. H. Dunbar, 
Prin. of School, Delta, O. Ch. (Dunbar): 
1 Fred D. 10 ; 2 Marguerite. 
iv Roy S., b. 2 July, 1874; m. April, 1896, Carrie E. Mason; he is a 
farmer. Ch. : 
1 Helen 10 . 
v Harry H., b. 26 April, 1876; m. Mabel Coffin; res. Portland, Ore. 
vi Mary M., b. 12 Aug., 1879 ; m. S. S. Cline ; res. Washington, D. C. 
vii Josephine, b. 22 Nov., 1882; res. with sister, Mrs. Cline, in Wash- 
ington. 

752 JOEL SEBASTIAN 8 , son of Winfield Scott 7 and Mary 
E. (White) Brigham; born in Chatham, O., 28 Oct., 1850; married 
(1) 1875, Everna E. Overman of Pleasant Hill, Neb.; married (2) 
27 Sept., 1880, Carrie A. Kellogg. He resided in Welles Point, 
Texas, and Toledo, O.; is an extensive gardener in Bowling 
Green, O. 

Child ( by first wife ) : 

i Erie W. 9 , res. Lincoln, Neb. 
Children (by second wife), the 2 elder born in Welles Point, the younger 
in Texas: 

ii Joel Winfield, b. 22 Jan., 1883. 
iii Stella May, b. 1 Dec, 1885. 
iv Helen M., b. 10 July, 1887. 
v Haven A., b. 13 July, 1893. 

753 WALTER SCOTT 8 , son of Joel 7 and Betsey (Lyon) 
Brigham; born in Lodi, O., 6 Aug., 1843; died in Wauseon, O., of 
apoplexy, 1 Jan., 1906; married (1) April, 1864, Julia, daughter 
of Warren Williams of Huron Co., O., who died 18 Jan., 1865; 
married (2) 13 Dec, 1866, Ellen, daughter Harvey Buchanan of 
Norwalk, O. 

He enlisted 27 May, 1862, at the age of 18, as private; Co. I, 
87th O. Vols. Inf., and was honorably discharged 3 Oct., 1862, a 



506 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

paroled prisoner, having been captured in Harper's Ferry. He was 
14 years Ry. P. O. clerk, between Detroit and Cincinnati; Pres't. 
McKinley, in 1897, appointed him Postmaster in Wauseon, where 
he resided. It was through his influence that the first Rural Free 
Delivery was established in Fulton Co. He was highly esteemed 
in the community. 

Children (by second wife), born in Wauseon: 

i Etta B. 9 , b. 7 Feb., 1869; was grad. 1888, N. W. Coll Inst.; m. 3 
July, 1891, Bert W. Crissey; res. Oak Park, 111. Ch. (Crissey), 
b. in Wauseon : 
1 Lucel 10 , b. 7 Nov., 1893; 2 Mildred, b. 4 Sept., 1895; 3 Joel 
Brigham, b. 8 Oct., 1898. 
ii Richard J., b. 2 Dec, 1870; d. 18 Jan., 1871. 

ill Ralph W., b. 11 Jan., 1874; expert electrician; m. Fanny Par- 
sons; res. Wauseon. Ch.: 
1 Walter Pearson 10 , b. 29 July, 1904; 2 Joel Harvey, b. 8 July, 
1906. 

754 HAVEN T. s , son of Joel 7 and Betsey (Lyon) Brigham; 
born in Lodi, O., 7 May, 1846; married 28 Sept., 1876, in Madison, 
N. Y., Elizabeth Harriet, daughter of John S. and Julia (Coe) 
Lucas; born in Madison, 3 Oct., 1852. At 16 he enlisted as a 
private in the Civil War, and served for six months; was honorably 
discharged. Early in life he was a partner in a book and stationery 
store; afterward became interested in telephone plants in Ohio and 
Iowa. Resides in Wauseon, O. 

Children, born in Wauseon: 

i Laurence*, b. 7 Jan., 1880. 
ii Helen, b. 6 April, 1883. 

755 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN 8 , son of Samuel 7 and Emily 
Ann (Sweet) Brigham; born in Bainbridge, N. Y., 26 Aug., 1840; 
married (1) 22 Feb., 1866, Elizabeth J., daughter of Syrenus Luce; 
born in Orange, O., 1845; died in Chardon, O., 30 July, 1887; mar- 
ried (2) 17 June, 1891, Lynda B., daughter of H. J. Cleaves; born 
in Orwell, O., 15 July, I860. He is a farmer and resides in 
Chardon. 

Children (by first wife), born in Chardon: 

i Byron Franklin 9 , b. 9 Aug., 1867; m. 20 Dec., 1891, Lucy Harold; 
res. Windsor, O. Ch.: 
1 Zelda J. 10 , b. 29 April, 1893; 2 Walter, b. 5 Nov., 1894. 
ii Rudolph Clayton, b. 28 Dec, 1869; d. 4 May, 1886. 
iii Samuel Adrian, b. 3 July, 1877; m. 13 Feb., 1897, May D. Griffin; 
res. Chardon. Ch.: 
1 Jesse Franklin 10 , b. 5 Aug., 1902; 2 Mildred, b. 9 June, 1904. 
iv Benjamin Forest, b. 5 Dec, 1880. 

756 SARAH ELIZABETH 8 , daughter of Luther 7 and Parmelia 
(Barrie) Brigham; born 27 Sept., 1825; died in Northampton, 



EIGHTH GENERATION 507 

Mass., 25 July, 1886; married 16 June, 1847, Sylvester J. Bos- 
worth of Northampton; born in 1818; died 14 Oct., 1886. 

Children (Bosworth), born in Northampton: 

i Mary Ella 9 , b. 11 April, 1848; res. Florence, Mass. 
ii Helen Josephine, b. 19 Dec, 1849; d. 16 July, 1860. 
ill Jennie Lind, b. 20 Oct., 1852; d. 25 Sept., 1865. 
iv Herbert Sylvester, b. 22 July, 1854; d. 30 April, 1898, s. p.; m. 

June, 1886, Kate Eager; res. in Florence, Mass. 
v Luther Henry, b. 22 Aug., 1857; m. 5 Sept., 1882, Lillie C. King; 
res. Florence. Ch.: 
1 Robert A. 10 , b. 26 May, 1883; 2 Nettie A., b. and d. 1886; 3 
Arthur K., b. 28 May, 1887. 
vi Emily Parmelia, b. 31 Oct., 1859; res. Florence, Mass. 
vii Jessie Fremont, b. 1 Feb., 1863; m. 13 Nov., 1886, Louis H. 
Bailey of Florence. Ch. (Bailey) : 
1 Henry S. 10 , b. 1 Nov., 1887; 2 Frederick L., b. 31 May, 1889; 3 
Irving, b. 8 May, 1894; 4 Helen L., b. 22 Jan., 1904. 
viii Anna Josephine, b. 12 April, 1866. 

757 ELIJAH 8 , son of Silvester 7 and Mary W. (Bingham) 
Brigham; born in Dover, 111., 14 March, 1843; married 5 March, 
1874, Julia P. Huntley. He was in the 134th 111. Regt., Civil War; 
educated University of Chicago; in Real Estate and Fire Ins. busi- 
ness, Trinidad, Colo., where he resides. 

Children, born in Trinidad: 

i Frank Elijah 9 , b. 27 Nov., 1877; d. 10 Jan., 1880. 
ii Eva Maud, b. 11 Oct., 1882. 
iii Dora M., b. 30 May, 1884. 
iv Leslie Elijah, b. 17 June, 1889. 

758 GEORGE 8 , son of Silvester 7 and Mary W. (Bingham) 
Brigham; born in Dover, 111., 9 Oct., 1846; married 26 Feb., 1874, 
Mrs. Martha E. (Canover), widow of William Lawrence. He is a 
farmer and resides in Elk Falls, Kans. 

Children, born in Elk Falls: 

i Hattie E. 9 , b. 8 Feb., 1875; d. 26 March, 1889. 
ii Clara C, b. 28 Dec, 1876; d. 3 April, 1877. 
iii Addie M., b. and d. 1878. 
iv Sylvester William, b. 24 Sept., 1879. 
v Charles M., b. 31 Dec, 1881. 
vi Clarence F., b. 16 Aug., 1884. 
vii Ray S., b. 11 Sept., 1886; d. 6 Feb., 1894. 
viii Arthur E., b. 24 April, 1889. 
ix Mary E., b. 25 Dec, 1891. 

759 HON. WILLIAM OAKLEY 8 , son of Samuel Sumner 7 and 
Mary (Powers) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 16 May, 1836; 
married (1 )17 February, 1864, Nella M., daughter of John Perkins; 
born in Bakersfield, 6 March, 1844; died 10 Dec., 1893; married 
(2) 22 Oct., 1895, Rilla (Field) Worthing; born 26 Aug., 1846. 



508 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

He was educated at Bakersfield Academy; from 1858-60 was in 
Illinois. Enlisted Sept., 1862, Co. G, 13th Vt. Vols.; was in the 
battle of Gettysburg; honorably discharged in 1863. Is a farmer 
and resides on his father's homestead in Bakersfield; he has held 
many town offices, selectman, etc.; 14 years overseer of the poor; 
Commander of the G. A. R. of Bakersfield; was in the Legislature 
in 1882. 

Children (by first wife), born in Bakersfield: 
821 i Clarence Sumner', b. 5 Feb., 1867. 

ii Clara S., b. 5 Feb., 1867; m. 23 Sept., 1896, Myron C. Boutwell; 
res. Shrewsbury, Mass. She was grad. from the Boston Art 
School; taught several rears in Brigham Academy, Bakersfield. 
Ch. (Boutwell): 
1 Doris Nella 19 , b. 21 May, 1898; 2 Charles M., b. 16 April, 1902. 
iii John P., b. 18 July, 1872; matriculated Univ. Vt, but did not 
take a degree; was grad. Boston Dental Coll.; m. 29 Dec, 1896, 
Mabel A. Powers; practices dentistry in Winchendon, Mass. 
Ch.: 
1 Muriel Adele 10 , b. 21 March, 1898. 

760 DR. GEORGE STANNARD 8 , son of Holloway Taylor 7 
and Eunice (Fay) Brigham; born in B;ikersfield, Vt., 16 June, 
1845; married 22 June, 1875, Mrs. Benjamin Farrar (Emily Cook 
Burr) ; born in Fairfield, Vt., 6 May, 1840. He is a physician with 
a large practice in St. Cloud, Minn. ; was graduated M. D., McGill 
Coll., Montreal, 1869, and M. D., Univ. Vt., 1870. 

Children, the 2 younger born in St. Cloud: 

i Charles Fay , b. in Lancaster, Mass., 29 April, 1876; was grad. M. 
D., Univ. Minn., 1901; in practice with father in St. Cloud; m. 11 
Nov., 1903, Frances A. Harmer of Minneapolis, Minn, 
ii Florence Louise, b. 11 March, 1878. 
iii Frank Taylor, b. 18 April, 1880; M. D., Univ. Minn., 1905. 

761 WILLIAM ERASTUS 8 , son of Moses 7 and Elmira E. 
(Fillebrown) Brigham; born in Boston, 16 Feb., 1865; married (1) 
6 Sept., 1888, Lettie Jane, daughter of Francis Mitchell; born in 
Hartland, Me., 19 Nov., 1863; died in Somerville, Mass., 3 Aug., 
1891; married (2) 21 Jan., 1899, Carrie Emerson, daughter of 
Jacob Everett Brown; born in Rye, N. H., 18 March, 1872. 

He was graduated from the Somerville High School, 1884; 7 
years on editorial staff of the Boston Globe; 2 years managing editor 
Lynn Daily Press; 3 years manager Somerville Citizen; in 1898 
attached to and later legislative and political writer Boston Tran- 
script; since 1902 private secretary to Eugene N. Foss ; is of musical 
tastes and education. He was President of the Brigham Family 
Association during the reconstruction period, 1896-1900; one of the 
Publication Committee, and associate editor of the History of the 




William E. Brigham (76l ) 
President of the Brigham Family Association, 1896-1900 



EIGHTH GENERATION 509 

Brigham Family; resided in Somerville since 1868. Was the chief 
instrument in preparing the present accurate history of the resi- 
dences of the Puritan Thomas in America, which has never before 
been published. 

Children (by first wife), born in Somerville : 
i Editha 9 , b. 3 Dec, 1889 ; d. 14 July, 1893. 
ii Son, b. and d. 3 Aug., 1891. 

762 CLARENCE LINCOLN 8 , son of Luther Ayres 7 and Helen 
Juliette (Temple) Brigham; born in Colrain, Mass., 6 April, 1866; 
married 26 Jan., 1887, Lizzie P., daughter of William P. March; 
born in Stuttgart, Germany, 17 April, 1866. He resides in Elm 
Grove, Mass., on the family place; is a musician and music dealer, 
also a band-master; has been in charge of music in the public schools 
of Colrain, Buckland, Shelburn, Leyden and Leverett for several 
years. 

Children : 

i Warren Luther 9 , b. in Brattleboro, Vt., 2 Dec, 1887; he is a 
professional violoncellist; he and his father gave their services 
at the meeting in 1904, of the B. F. A. 
ii Arthur Temple, b. 12 Jan., 1890. 
iii Rose Marie, b. 26 Dec, 1894. 

763 WILLIAM MUNROE 8 , son of Addington Munroe 7 and 
Mary (Estabrook) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 23 January, 
1864; married 21 June, 1889, Florence Rhoda, daughter of John 
and Catherine (Constable) Eyers; born in Northampton, Eng., in 
1866. 

He was graduated from Boston University, College of Liberal 
Arts, A. B., in 1887; LL. B., in 1889; admitted to Middlesex Co. bar 
in 1889; practiced law in Marlboro; appointed Associate Justice of 
Marlboro Police Court; served as Representative from 21st Middle- 
sex Dist. (which includes the city of Marlboro and the towns of Sud- 
bury and Wayland), 1899-1907, inclusive. Was on Recess Com- 
mittee for Revising Pub. Statutes; on Committee to receive Pres't. 
McKinley in 1899; chairman of Committee on Cities 6 years. 

Children, the first and third born in Marlboro: 
i Ulysses Addington 8 , b. 31 Aug., 1890. 

ii Alfred Estabrook, b. in Belchertown, Mass., 3 Aug., 1892. 
iii William Munroe, Jr., b. 12 Dec, 1894. 

764 GEORGE H. 8 , son of Charles Amory 7 and Eliza A. (Fair- 
banks) Brigham; born in Nashua, N. H., 1 March, 1851; married 
Sarah M. Peaseley; born 15 Sept., 1857. 

He resides in Nashua where he has been Councilman, Alderman, 
State Representative, Street Commissioner, etc. In the '70s he 



510 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

carried the U. S. Mail across Nebraska; carried dispatches in the 
Sioux War; is a member of the Nashua Board of Trade; member of 
the Legislature of New Hampshire in 1907 and in previous years. 

Children, born in Nashua: 

i Sadie P. 9 , b. 3 June, 1879. 

ii Charles E., b. 29 Aug., 1882. 
iii Jessie P., b. 14 March, 1887. 
iv Rosalie, b. 31 July, 1895. 

v Mary E., b. 8 Jan., 1898. 
vi Kathryn, b. 16 May, 1900. 

765 HIRAM N. 8 , son of William C. 7 and Polly (Cox) Brig- 
ham; born in Lorraine, N. Y., 3 May, 1829; married 12 Oct., 1854, 
Amanda, daughter of Warren Horr; born in LeRoy, N. Y., 1 Jan., 
1835. Resides in Pilot Knob, Wis. 

Children, the first 7 born in Lorraine: 

i Wellington C. 9 , b. 12 Nov., 1855; m. 1881, ; a 

farmer, res. Pilot Knob, 
ii Annie, b. 15 June, 1857; d. 18 Oct., 1875. 

iii Ella J., b. 24 Jan., 1859; m. 1886, Byron T. Plugh; res. Rhine- 
lander, Wis., where town treasurer; 3 yrs. in 12th Wisconsin 
Hvy. Arty, in Civil War. Ch. (Plugh): 
1 Nellie D. 10 , b. 6 March, 1882. 

iv Etta, b. 5 Feb., 1861; m. 1885, Dimmock; res. Sackett 

Harbor, N. Y. 
v Orin, b. 6 March, 1863; res. Havre, Mont, 
vi Byron, b. Aug., 1865; res. Westfield, Wis., where he has a 

dairy farm, 
vii Henry, b. 15 June, 1868; a farmer, res. Pilot Knob. 

viii Minnie, b. Pilot Knob, 15 Sept., 1872; m. Farnsworth. 

ix Viola, b. 16 July, 1875; d. 2 Jan., 1876. 

766 PHILIP VAN RENSSELAER 8 , son of William C. 7 and 
Polly (Cox) Brigham; born in Lorraine, N. Y., 27 Aug., 1831 ; mar- 
ried, Mrs. Helen Cordelia, daughter of Clark Remington and widow 
of Lester Lawrence; born in Lorraine, 1830; died 1889. He resides 
with Lis daughter in Lake Forest, 111. The male line is extinct. 

Children, born in Lorraine: 
822 i Brayton A. R. 9 , b. 1 Jan., 1862. 

ii Nettie May Dora, b. 3 Dec, 1872; m. (1) 17 Sept., 1892, John 
D. Furlong; m. (2) John Hart; res. s. p., Lake Forest, 111. 

767 AARON S. 8 , son of Philip P. 7 and Jane A. (Miller) Brig- 
ham; born in Galilee, Pa., 10 Nov., 1834; married 10 Feb., 1858, 
Clarissa, daughter of Charles Keesler. 

Children, born in Galilee: 

i Melitta V. 9 , b. 29 May, 1862; m. 21 June, 1880, Jeremiah Can- 
field, a farmer, b. 21 June, 1856; res. Galilee. Ch. (Canfield) : 
1 Forest L. 10 , b. 15 March, 1881; 2 Bertha E., b. 22 July, 1883; 3 
William J., b. 26 Feb., 1885; 4 Frank A., b. 15 Oct., 1888. 



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ii Charles P., b. 22 May, 1869; m. 3 March, 1887, Jane Blackwell; 
res. Tobyhanna, Pa. Ch.: 
1 Howard L. w , b. 20 April, 1889; 2 Lulu M.j 3 Ernest James, 
b. 30 May, 1895. 
iii Rockwell L., b. 25 Oct., 1871; m. 7 June, 1888, Lucy Henderson; 

res. Galilee, 
iv Flora Musetta, b. 19 Sept., 1877; m. 16 July, 1895, Rev. Albert 

C. Brackenberry, from England to the U. S. ; res. Galilee, 
v Cora May, b. 28 May, 1880. 

768 CHARLES OLIVER 8 , son of Hon. Mavor 7 and Clarissa 
(Bill) Brighani; born in Dundee, Mich., 9 Sept., 1838; died in 
Toledo, O., of apoplexy, 2 May, 1906; married (1) 11 October, 
I860, Sarah M., daughter of Hosnier and Sarah A. (Goodman) 
Graham; born 10 Sept., 1840; died in Toledo, 9 Feb., 1870; mar- 
ried (2) 23 Nov., 1871, Mary L., daughter of Perez Porter and 
Clarissa (Goodman) Peck; born 21 Dec, 1834; died in Toledo, 25 
March, 1903. 

Mr. Brigham received the best education obtainable in a pioneer 
country; at 15 entered the telegraph service with the Erie and 
Mich. Telegraph Co., and upon the reorganization of the Western 
Union Co., entered the Toledo office, where he continued as Manager 
for 45 years, or until Oct., 1900. For 20 years he was corre- 
spondent of the Western Associated Press for Northwestern Ohio; 
for several years superintendent of the Toledo electrical system; 
was for 18 years trustee of Central Congregational Church. He 
gave time, thought, and money to charitable work in Toledo. A 
man of the highest integrity, he had a keen sense of honor in social 
and business life. His tastes were broad and refined. His favorite 
study was ornithology. He was a brilliant, magnetic public speaker, 
and his fine carriage and expressive face gave additional power to 
his eloquence. He was deeply interested in the Sons of the Ameri- 
can Revolution. Pres. of Anthony Wayne Chapter, he presided at 
a banquet given by himself to this chapter in Toledo, the night 
before his death, making one of his grandest addresses. Was the 
first President of the Brigham Family Association, elected in 1893, 
and serving until 1896; again elected in 1900 and continuing until 
his death; presided at meetings of 1893, '94, '95, '96, 1902, '04, 
always speaking eloquently. He was a cordial and generous sup- 
porter of the History of the Brigham Family, and without his 
active leadership and strong co-operation the History might not 
now be written. It is impossible to estimate fully the service which 
he has so freely given as President and as Chairman of the Publica- 
tion Committee. Those who have been associated with him know 
how large is the debt the family owes him. No finer character ever 
bore the Brigham name. 



512 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Child, born in Toledo: 

i Charles Graham , b. 24 Dec, 1869; m. IP Dec, 1894, Minnie 
Aldora, dau. of Adam Cully, b. 28 April 1874; res. Toledo. 
Ch.: 
1 Harriet Elizabeth 10 , b. 9 Dec, 1896. 

769 WILLIAM AUGUSTUS 8 , son of Hon. Mavor 7 and Malinda 
P. (Merrell) Brigham; born in Toledo, O., 21 Sept., 1853; married 
22 Sept., 1875, Cora Frances, daughter of Denison and Hetty (Cole) 
Steele. Mr. Brigham is Asst. Manager of the Woolson Spice Co., 
and resides in Toledo. 

Children, born in Toledo: 

i Cora Steele 9 , b. 3 Oct., 1876. 
ii Bessie Louise, b. 26 Aug., 1882. 

770 FREDERICK MERRELL 8 , son of Hon. Mavor 7 and Ma- 
linda P. (Merrell) Brigham; born in Toledo, O., 17 July, 1864; 
married in Ripon, Wis., 8 Sept., 1893, Alice Ballou, daughter of 
Gustavus F. and Anna (Ballou) Horner; born in Ripon, 19 Sept., 
1866. Mr. Brigham is a lawyer in Toledo. 

Child, born in Toledo: 

i Robert , b. 26 Aug., 1899. 

771 HENRY MARTYN 8 , son of Dea. Milton 7 and Mary A. 
(Finch) Brigham; born in Ogden, N. Y., 19 Nov., 1859; married 
in Huntington, L. I., 17 Aug., 1887, Marie Antoinette Whiting of 
Spencerport, N. Y.; born 2 June, 1857. 

Mr. Brigham was graduated from Rochester Univ., A. B., 1883. 
Studied law in New York City and admitted to the bar in 1885; 
practices in New York City, and resides in Brooklyn. Has devoted 
his attention largely to patent and corporation law and has acted 
as counsel for the National Lead Company and other large corpora- 
tions; director Northern National Bank of New York; member of 
the Crescent Athletic Club, St. Maurice Club, and Clove Valley 
Rod and Gun Club. 

Child, born in Brooklyn: 

i Henry Whiting 9 , b. 19 Dec, 1890. 

772 REV. CHARLES AUGUSTUS GOODRICH 8 , son of 
Moses 7 and Chloe (Pond) Brigham; born in Worcester, Mass., 3 
Dec, 1823; resided and died in Enfield, Conn., 12 Oct., 1897; mar- 
ried in 1853, Eleanor M., daughter of John Smith, of Middlctown, 
Conn. He was graduated from Wesleyan University in 1847, and 
later from the Bangor Theological Seminary. 

Children, born in Enfield: 
i Nellie, d. y. 
ii Charles S.°, b. 1 May, 1854; m. 11 Jan., 1876, Hattie J. Ranney, 



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b. in Conway, Mass., 3 Feb., 1854; Ry. conductor, res. Hartford, 
Conn. Ch.: 

1 H. Eleanor* , b. 6 Oct., 1876. 

2 Edna L., b. 6 Feb., 1882; d. 3 Jan., 1883. 

iii William M., b. 15 Jan., 1857; m. 16 Sept., 1878, Josephine A. 
Deming, b. 13 May, 1858, in Middletown; res. Hartford. Ch.: 
I William C, 10 , b. 20 Sept., 1879; 2 Lillian H., b. 3 July, 1884; 3 
Charles, b. 18 Nov., 1889; d. ibid. 

773 JOHN OLIN 8 , son of Charles Corriden 7 and Sabra Butler 
(Cook) Brigham; born in Woonsocket, R. I., 15 July, 1848; married, 
14 October, 1874, Alice, daughter of Peleg and Keturah (Gavitt) 
Saunders, of Westerly, R. I.; born 6 July, 1854. 

In early life Mr. Brigham removed to Carolina, R. I., and 
at the age of 18 came to Providence, R. I., and accepted a position 
with his uncle, John Kendrick, manufacturer of harnesses. In 1873 
he entered the wholesale grocery business and in 1885 with Joseph 
H. Babcock established the firm of Babcock & Brigham. This firm 
was dissolved in 1890 and Mr. Brigham went into the real estate 
business in which he has continued to the present time. 

Children, born in Providence, R. I.: 

i Herbert Olin 9 , b. 15 Dec, 1875; entered Brown Univ. in 1895, but 
did not grad., owing to ill health. In 1899 became second asst. 
librarian in Brown Univ. Library, and in 1903 was appointed 
State Librarian of Rhode Island, which position he now holds. 
He is Secy, of the R. I. Library Assn. and a member of the Am. 
Library Assn. and of the Am. Hist. Assn. 
ii Clarence Saunders, b. 5 Aug., 1877; entered Brown Univ. in 1895, 
graduating in 1899; a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Soc. After 
a short service in Brown Univ. Library, he was appointed libra- 
rian of the R. I. Hist. Society in Jan., 1900, which position he 
still retains. Is a member of the Am. Antiquarian Soc, Am. 
Bibliographical Soc, Am. Hist. Assn., Am. Library Assn., and 
the R. I. Library Assn., and numerous local clubs. Is Archivist 
of Brown Univ., and an editor of Brown Alumni Monthly. 
His contributions to historical literature include the following: 
Memorial of Amos Perry, 1900; Records of Town of Ports- 
mouth, 1901; Hist, of R. I., 1902; Bibliog. of R. I. Hist, 1902; 
The Harris Papers, 1903; Roger Williams and Butler's Fourth 
Paper, 1903; 17th Cent. Place-Names of Providence. 1903; Re- 
port on the R. I. Archives, 1904, and is a contributor to historical 
and genealogical magazines. 

774 CALEB LEWIS 8 , son of Tileston 7 and Mary L. (Russell) 
Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 12 March, 1858; married in 
Hudson, Mass., 24 Sept., 1885, Anna Eliza, daughter of Charles 
H. and Ada J. (Bragdon) Robinson of Marlboro; born 7 Jan., 1865. 

Mr. Brigham is the fourth of the name of Caleb. Was graduated 
from the N. E. Conservatory of Music in Boston, 1876, and studied 
piano and organ in the Boston University College of Music. 



514 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Entered the Hudson National Bank as clerk and was appointed 
cashier, which position he now holds. Has been an organist for 
many years and is leader of the church orchestra in the Unitarian 
church of Hudson, where he resides. A member of the Doric Lodge 
F. & A. M., Rawson Council, R. A., and of the Corinthian Chapter 
Eastern Star. 

Children, born in Hudson: 

i Ada Maria , b. 12 Oct., 1887; ii Eva Belle, b. 20 Nov., 1888; iii 
Laura Grace, b. 27 Sept., 1891; iv Marion Robinson, b. 14 July, 
1896; v Everett Russell, b. 9 Aug., 1898; vi Doris Ruth, b. 
11 June, 1900. 

775 REV. JOAB 8 , son of George 7 and Lydia (Shinn) Brig- 
ham; born in Bloomington, 111., 23 Nov., 1837; married (1) 10 
Oct., 1866, Narcissa Quinn; married (2) 10 Sept., 1872, Mrs. 
Mildred, daughter of John McDonald and widow of William D. 
Doolittle. A minister of the Christian Church and resides in 
Padua, 111. 

Children (by second wife) : 

i George McDonald , b. 20 Sept., 1873; d. June, 1876; ii Hattie 
M., b. 24 June, 1875; iii P. Whitmer, b. 20 Sept., 1878; iv El- 
wood, b. 15 Nov., 1881; d. 15 May, 1892; v Emma J., b. 20 
Nov., 1884. 

776 BENAJAH 8 , son of George 7 and Lydia (Shinn) Brigham; 
born in Bloomington, 111., 3 Nov., 1840; married 25 Aug., 1868, 
Elizabeth, daughter of Jacob Sherer of Griggsville, 111. Five years 
in the Civil War, Co. C, 33d 111. Vols.; wounded at Vicksburg. 
Resides, a farmer, in Fletcher, 111. 

Children : 

i Edna M. 9 , b. 5 Feb., 1871; m. 15 April, 1890, Marion Parr of 
Cooksville, 111. Ch. (Parr): 
1 Leland W. 10 , b. 2 Nov., 1892; 2 Arthur E., b. 5 Feb., 1895; 3 
Edith L., b. 28 July, 1901. 
ii William B., b. 11 Aug., 1874. 

iii Alice G., b. 2 Nov., 1876; m. William C. Pickering, 19 April, 
1894. Ch. (Pickering): 
1 Ethel G. 10 , b. 19 April, 1895; 2 Elizabeth E., b. 28 Aug., 
1897; 3 Edna M., b. 31 Jan., 1900; 4 Wilbur L., b. 29 Sept., 
1903. 
iv Carrie H., b. 5 Oct., 1878; m. John W. Stipp, 23 Jan., 1901. 
Ch. (Stipp): 
1 Muriel E. w , b. 13 Dec, 1901; 2 Stanley, b. 22 Aug., 1903; 3 
Eveline, b. 10 June, 1905. 
v Myra P., and vi Mary B., twins b. 22 Sept., 1882. 

777 FLETCHER 8 , son of George 7 and Lydia (Shinn) Brig- 
ham; born in Bloomington, 111., 13 Jan., 1845; married 19 Dec, 
1872, Charlotte C, daughter of John Pray of Le Roy, 111.; was in 



EIGHTH GENERATION 515 

the Civil War, Co. C, 33d 111. Vols.; wounded in a railway wreck; 
a farmer and resides in Blooruington. 

" Children, born in Bloomington: 

i Dora May 9 , b. 5 Oct., 1873; m. (1) 16 Aug., 1893, John Woolums 
of Ohio; m. (2) 30 Aug., 1899, H. Nelson Harne of Maryland. 
Ch. (Woolums): 
1 Lydia Esther 1 ", b. 16 June, 1894. Ch. (Harne) : 2 Dora Mabel, 
b. 15 Oct., 1901; 3 Fletcher Brigham, b. 28 July, 1905. 
ii George W., b. 15 Jan., 1875; m. 20 Sept., 1899, Annie Pretzlaff 
of Sibley, 111. Ch.: 
1 Ruth Elizabeth™, b. 9 Aug., 1901; 2 Rachel Esther, b. 8 Aug., 
1903. 
iii Rachel E., b. 10 Oct., 1876; m. 19 Feb., 1896, William H. Foster. 
Ch. (Foster): 
1 William Lawrence™, b. 29 April, 1900; 2 Charlotte, b. 3 Dec, 
1902. 
iv Nora Mabel, b. 19 Oct., 1879. 

v Mary Esther, b. 22 Oct., 1881; m. 18 Feb., 1903, Fred Eastman, 
Jr., of 111. Ch. (Eastman): 
1 Edith Barbara™, b. 27 Jan., 1904; 2 Fred Fletcher, b. 19 Oct., 
1905. 
vi Annie, b. 29 Jan., 1885. 
vii Charlotte F., b. 28 June, 1888. 

778 JOHN 8 , son of George 7 and Lydia (Shinn) Brigham; born 
in Bloomington, 111., 16 April, 1847; married 2 March, 1871;, Louisa, 
daughter of L. Fossett of Blue Mound, 111. A farmer, and resided 
in McLean Co., 111., until 1892, when he removed to Tomora, Neb. 

Children : 

i John R. 9 , b. in LeRoy, April, 1874, and d. 1874. 
ii Gertrude, b. 20 Aug., 1876. 

iii Annie, b. 4 Jan., 1878; m. 16 Feb., 1898, F. C. Vawter, Jr., of 
Butler Co., Neb. Ch. (Vawter): 
1 Walter F. 10 , b. 22 Dec, 1898; 2 J. Wayne, b. 15 Nov., 1901. 
iv Bertram E., b. 12 Dec, 1880; m. 5 Feb., 1902, Pearl, dau. of 
John Wimberly; b. in Ulysses, Neb., 26 Dec, 1880. Ch.: 
1 Nadeen™, b. 3 Dec, 1903. 
v Byron D., b. 6 Feb., 1882. 
vi Walter L., b. 13 Oct., 1885. 

779 WILLIAM VALENTINE 8 , son of William Augustus 7 and 
Hannah S. (Chapman) Brigham; born in Worcester, Mass., 17 May, 
1850; married, 1868, Lillion Lillie of Willimantic, Conn.; born 
there, 14 May, 1846; died in Newton Highlands, Mass., 17 March, 
1892. A stock broker in Boston, where he resides. 

Children : 

i Louis Stanhope 9 , b. in Stanhope, N. J., 30 Aug., 1869; m. 8 
Aug., 1900, Edith May, dau. of Pliny Nickerson of Newton 
Highlands; b. in Boston, 14 Feb., 1873; is principal man in the 
Brigham Gelatine Co. in Newton Highlands. Ch.: 
1 Stanhope™, b. 18 Oct., 1903. 



516 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

ii Charles Lillie, b. in Brooklyn, X. Y., 1 Jan., 1871 ; d. 2 Jan., 1871. 
iii Oliver Henry Harrington, b. in Willimantic, 8 Oct., 1871. 

iv Charles Edwin, b. in Carmel, N. Y., 26 July, 1873; m. ; 

res. Lowell, Mass. 
v George Ernest, b. in Springvale (now Islington), N. Y., 13 May, 

L875. 
vi Lillie Chapman, b. in So. Boston, 23 March, 1877; d. 24 April, 

1877. 
vii Lotta May, b. 1 May, 1880; d. 4 Feb., 1881. 

viii Ruth Chapman, b. in Newton Highlands, 15 Dec, 1881; m. 
Leslie Briggs; res. Lowell, 
ix Lillian Estella, b. 5 Feb., 1884. 
x Harold Augustus, b. 22 Sept., 1887. 

780 LOUIS KOSSUTH 8 , son of William Augustus 7 and Han- 
nah S. (Chapman) Brigham; born in Worcester, Mass., 30 Jan., 
1852; married 5 Jan., 1876, Abbie Ware, daughter of John and 
Ellen (Cunningham) Richardson; born in Newton, Mass., 23 Sept., 
1853. A business man in Boston. 

Children, born in Newton: 

i Edmond Francis 9 , b. 13 April, 1878; res. Boston, 
ii Harriet Ellen, b. 18 March, 1881. 

781 DR. DANIEL TAYLOR 8 , son of Franklin 7 and Ann Whit- 
man (Taylor) Brigham; born in Lancaster, Mass., 30 May, 1840; 
married 22 Aug., 1867, Ellen Jane, daughter of James G. Brown; 
born in Hingham, Mass. Has been, for many years, a dentist in 
Boston with a large practice; resides in Dorchester, Mass. 

Children, born in Boston: 

i Percy Herbert", b. 14 June, 1871 ; a dentist in Boston, 
ii Arthur Winsor, b. 14 July, 1883. 

782 REV. LEONARD WARREN 8 , son of Elisha Warren 7 and 
Elizabeth L. (Faunce) Brigham; born in Elmore, Vt., 25 May, 
18-41; married 5 April, 1862, Henrietta M. Hubbard. 

Educated in Vermont; prepared for the ministry with clergymen 
in active service; licensed to preach about 1865; ordained in 1868; 
became a Universalist and settled in La Crosse, Wis., in 1874; held 
the position of superintendent of churches in Illinois for 7 years. 
For 18 years was director in an Insurance organization in Illinois, 
and also general supervisor for several years. Re-entered the 
ministry in 1905, which he left on account of throat trouble. A 
prominent I. O. O. F., he was grand patriarch in Vermont and grand- 
master in Wisconsin, 1882-83. Resides in Chicago. 

Children: 

i (Rev.) Leonard Ward 9 , b. 21 May, 1865, in Dover, Vt.; m. 15 May, 
1888, Emma Ballou; res. 1904, Brooklyn, N. Y. Ch.: 

1 Warren Ballou 10 , b. in Munda, 111., i7 May, 1889. 

2 Eva Marie, b. in Rochester, Minn., 3 July, 1901. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 517 

ii Bret Hugh, b. in Rutland, Vt., 6 May, 1871; m. 20 July, 1892, 
Mildred Woods; a lawyer; res. Milwaukee, Wis. Ch: 

1 Grace E. w , b. in Chicago, 8 Jan., 1894. 

2 Cecilia H., b. Simi, Cal., 31 May, 1897. 

iii Frederick Guy, b. 8 June, 1874; d. 1 Oct., 1874. 
iv Paul Laflin, b. 20 June, 1882; m. 8 Oct., 1904, Eleanor Hunt; 
a business man. Ch.: 
1 Donald Hunt 10 , b. 4 Oct., 1905. 

783 DR. HOMER COLBY 8 , son of Dr. Gershom Nelson 7 and 
Laura E. (Tyler) Brigharn; born in Waitsfield, Vt., 10 July, 1851; 
married (1) Nellie Atherton of Waterbury, Vt. ; married (2) Har- 
riet, daughter of Hon. Whitman Ferrin of Montpelier, Vt. 

Was graduated from the New York Homeopathic College in 1872, 
and has practiced in Montpelier, Vt., Grand Rapids, Mich., and New 
York City; has been President of the Vt. Homeopathic Society, and 
Vice-President of the Mich. State Homeopathic Society; also U. S. 
Pension Examiner; resides in Montpelier and New York City. 

Children (by first wife), born in Montpelier : 
i Roy 9 , d. ae. about 1 year. 

ii Conrad, d. se. about 1 year. 
Child (by second wife), bom in Montpelier: 

iii Laura, d. ae. about 1 year. 

784 WILLARD IRVING TYLER 8 , son of Dr. Gershom 
Nelson 7 and Laura E. (Tyler) Brigharn; born in Montpelier, Vt., 
31 May, 1859; died s. p. in Auburn, Cal., 26 Sept., 1904; married 22 
March, 1893, M. Hazel Morse; born in Concord, Vt., who married 
after his death, her cousin, Edwin E. Nelson, and resides in Texas. 

Willard was a natural leader in the local grammar school, and 
class orator of Grand Rapids, Mich., High School, 1878. He 
taught a year, then entered the University of Michigan, Class of 
'83 ; elected Freshman Historian, principal contributor to the 
Sophomore "Oracle," corresponding secretary Alpha Delta Phi; 
for his excellence in Greek and Natural History was advised by 
the professor of each to adopt that branch of teaching for his life 
work. Leaving college through ill health, he studied law in Grand 
Rapids, also a year with the leading practitioner of Petosky, Mich., 
where, for services rendered the Pottowatomie Indians, he was 
adopted by the tribe under the name of " Kenoshaus " (pickerel, 
big-mouth — hence orator). 

Long a student of Shakespeare and excelling as a reader and 
amateur actor, he now accepted a flattering offer from Thomas 
Keene, the tragedian. The next 5 years were spent in touring the 
United States with such eminent players as Booth, Barrett, Sheri- 
dan. Haworth, Marie Prescott, and under " the Frohmans." He be- 



518 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

came a B. P. O. E. and a recognized " leading heavy," with bright 
prospects; but finding the life too exacting for his nervous type, 
he returned to practice at Grand Rapids, incidentally writing the 
chapter, " Bench and Bar," for Baxter's History of Grand Rapids. 
In 1890 he removed to Minneapolis, where he continued in the law, 
and was a chief assistant in the preparation of Judge Atwater's 
excellent history of that city. He removed to Chicago in 1893 and 
continued there until 1901, when ill health sent him to Phoenix, 
Ariz. During this period he was attorney for the State Board of 
Dental Examiners and interested also in important cases, one being a 
division suit among minors of the real estate of his deceased father, 
valued at $100,000. He went to Auburn in Sept., 1904. 

Genealogically, he traced back, among others, to Richard Warren 
of the May flower and to those early governors of Massachusetts, 
Thomas Dudley and Simon Bradstreet; the latter the first public 
man who dared brave the savage furies of the Salem Witchcraft in 
1692 and his wife, Anne, the first American woman of letters, whose 
old mansion is still standing at Andover, Mass. Through his mother 
he was descended from John 2 Brigham, thus having 2 lines of de- 
scent from Thomas 1 Brigham. Always an eager student of history 
and genealogy, Willard turned naturally to literary work along 
these lines when failing health compelled him to abandon the law. 
Since 1893 he continued uninterruptedly the historianship of the 
Brigham Family Association, then organized (see Appendix) and 
published an official report of seven reunions filled with historical 
matter involving years of labor and invaluable to the family. In 
1901 he was formally engaged to write the History of the Brigham 
Family, and it was literally upon his dying bed that his final work 
upon the present volume was done. How generously and enthusias- 
tically he gave of his time and strength to the family without recom- 
pense, how uncomplainingly he later bore the indifference and 
discouragements incident to some phases of his work, how bravely 
he battled for life that he might finish his noble, his almost self- 
imposed task — all this can never be sufficiently known to his kins- 
men. His editors marvel at his erudition and his industry. He 
spent the summer of 1900 in Great Britain and France in re- 
searches. In fact, he contracted the disease from which he died 
while searching the archives in the damp stone buildings of London. 
He founded the Tyler Family Association (his mother's family), of 
5 of whose reunions he published complete reports ; and was en- 
gaged at the time of his death in tracing all the families of that 
name in this country. Mr. Brigham was a member of the New Eng- 
land Historic Genealogical Society, Southern History Association, 
Society of Colonial Wars, Sons of the Revolution, British Record 
Society; also corresponding member of the New Hampshire and 



EIGHTH GENERATION 519 

Maine Historical Societies. With all these his rank as a genealogist 
was established. He is buried in Montpelier. 

785 THEODORE SMITH 8 , son of George 7 and Almena 
(Smith) Brigham; born in Clayton, N. Y., 25 March, 1833; married 
3 July, 1859, Olivia Delight Porter; born 7 Nov., 1840. A farmer 
and resides in Clayton. 

Children, born in Clayton: 

i Laura Almena 9 , b. IT April, 1863; d. 28 March, 1872. 
ii William Jasper, b. 7 Dec, 1864. 
iii Rosa Belle, b. 24 Jan., 1871. 

iv George Asa, b. 30 March, 1874; m. Florence R. Graves, b. 30 
Jan., 1875. Ch.: 
1 Jasper Irvin 10 , b. 2 April, 1898; 2 Ronald Graves, b. 21 Sept., 
' 1899; 3 George Asa, b. 12 Oct., 1900; 4 Theodore William, b. 
5 Feb., 1902. 
v Maud Louisa, b. 26 Nov., 1876; d. 10 Oct., 1887. 

786 DON FERDINAND 8 , son of Lewis 7 and Louisa (Tilden) 
Brigham; born in Mansfield, Conn., 15 Jan., 1839; died 27 Feb., 
1888; married 26 Nov., 1863, Harriet Maria Storrs; resided in Hart- 
ford, Conn. 

Children : 

i Herbert Storrs 9 , d. y. 
ii Ernest Ward, b. 13 Feb., 1869; m. Edith Bennett. Ch.: 

1 Ferdinand B. 10 ; 2 Robert B. 
iii Clement Hugh, b. 20 June, 1873; m. Lilian Talcott. Ch.: 

1 Storrs Talcott 1 ". 
iv Alice, b. 9 Aug., 1876; was grad. Wesleyan Univ., 1900; a teacher, 
v Clara, b. 8 Oct., 1878; m. Arthur P. Bennett; he attended 
Amherst Coll., 1859-61; res. Oxford, N. J. Ch. (Bennett): 
1 David B 10 

787 GEORGE CARLETON 8 , son of Paul Wooster 7 and Louisa 
M. (Slack) Brigham; born in Norwich, Vt., 1 Jan., 1831 ; died there, 
18 Sept., 1900; married 28 Feb., 1858, Wealthy C, daughter of 
Joseph Rogers; born in Norwich, 1 Jan., 1832. Was a farmer and 
resided in E. Randolph, Vt. 

Children, born in Norwich: 

i George Edward 9 , b. 13 Oct., 1858; m. 28 Dec, 1880, Phena F. 
Burroughs; res. E. Randolph. Ch.: 
1 Phelina May 10 , b. 30 Aug., 1885; 2 Frank George, b. 27 Oct., 
1887; 3 Paul Andrew, b. 3 March, 1896; 4 Lillian M. Sprague, 
b. 15 June, 1898. 
ii Nellie Elizabeth, b. 10 June, 1865; m. 28 Dec, 1886, George 
Arthur Robinson of E. Randolph. Ch. (Robinson) : 
1 Nellie Ethel 10 , b. 20 May, 1888; 2 Jennie Welthea, b. 6 June, 
1894; 3 Ina May, b. 30 Sept., 1898. 
iii Jennie May, b. 13 Sept., 1872; m. 3 Jan., 1893, Gilbert Morrill 
Blaisdell of E. Randolph. Ch. (Blaisdell) : 
1 Ernest Gilbert 10 , b. 9 Oct., 1893; 2 Infant, b. and d. 1896. 



520 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

788 JAMES M. 8 , son of Paul Wooster 7 and Louisa M. (Slack) 
Brigham; born in Norwich, Vt., 11 May, 1843; married 25 Dec, 
1872, Harriet, daughter of L. S. Partridge; born in Norwich, 5 May, 
1854. A farmer and resides in Norwich. 

Children, horn in Norwich: 

i James B.», b. 6 June, 1873; m. 18 Nov., 1896, Mattie B. Hutchin- 
son; res. New London, Conn., where manager for Swift & Co. 
(packers), 
ii Paul W., b. 26 Sept., 1874; d. 4 April, 1881. 
iii Laughton E., b. 25 March, 1B78; res. Fitchburg, where manager 

for Swift & Co.; removed to Burlington, Vt. 
iv Elizabeth Ellen, b. 13 May, 1880; res. Medford, Mass. 
v Charles R., b. 4 July, 18*83; buyer for Swift & Co.; res. Man- 
chester, N. H. 
vi Frederick Lewis, b. 28 Aug., 1885. 
vii Nina Ethel, b. 26 Sept., 1887. 
viii Minnie Maud, b. 9 Oct., 1889. 
ix Bessie Edith, b. 4 Oct., 1891. 
x Lillian Margaret, b. 2 Feb., 1892. 
xi Vivian Rosetta, b. 21 Oct., 1895. 

789 ANDREW WILLIAM 8 , son of William 7 and Ann T. 
(Proctor) Brigham; born in Norwich, Vt., 31 Jan., 1847; married 
4 Feb., 1868, Abbie S., daughter of Edson Johnson; born in Straf- 
ford, Vt., 29 Nov., 1848. Resides (1903) on the Governor Brigham 
homestead in Norwich. 

Children, born in Norwich: 

i Annie A. , b. 3 Feb., 1869; m. 31 Dec, 1896, Arthur L. Douglass 

of Norwich; s. p. 
ii Grace L., b. 5 March, 1872; m. 21 Aug., 1895, Grant C. Thornton, 
who d. 15 May, 1898; res. Lawrence, Mass. Ch. (Thornton): 
1 Gladys 1 ", b. 6 Feb., 1896. 
iii William E., b. 12 June, 1875; m. 7 Jan., 1903, Myra Parrizo; 

a teacher and res. Lawrence, 
iv Paul A., b. 9 Feb., 1883; res. unm., in Norwich. 

790 TRUMAN ELBRIDGE 8 , son of Abel 7 and Emeline (Hib- 
bard) Brigham; born in North Hadley, Mass., 3 March, 1842; 
married 10 May, 1866, Harriet Newell Hibbard; born in North 
Hadley, 2 June, 1845. He resides in Amherst, Mass. 

Children, born in No. Adams, Mass.: 

i Laura Belle 8 , b. 23 Feb., 1867; d. 8 Feb., 1875. 

ii Clarence Truman, b. 4 Dec, 1869; m. 4 Oct., 1892, Estelle Wet- 
more; res. No. Adams. Ch.: 
1 Willard Clarence 10 , b. 2 Nov., 1893; 2 Ruth Estelle, b. 8 Aug., 
1895; 3 Carolyn, b. 14 May, 1898; 4 Proctor K., b. 5 Jan., 
1902. 
iii Allen Eugene, b. 27 Aug., 1872; m. 8 Oct., 1895, Helen Beatty; 
res. No. Adams. Ch.: 

1 Leonard Allen 10 , b. 22 Feb., 1898. 

2 Ralph Armond, b. 20 Feb., 1900; d. 8 April, 1901. 



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iv Harriet Emeline, b. 19 Feb., 1875; m. 19 Dec, 1900, Ransom P. 
Nichols; res. San Juan, P. R. Ch. (Nichols): 

1 Doris Adelaide 10 , b. in Amherst, Mass., 16 Oct., 1901. 

2 Ransom Brigham, b. in San Juan, P. R., 8 Dec, 1902. 
v Ethel Clara, b. 1 Aug., 1879; d. N. A., 29 July, 1881. 

vi Arthur Abel, b. 7 April, 1882; d. 1907. 
vii Ralph Hibbard, b. 10 Oct., 1883. 

791 DR. JOHN CHRISTOPHER 8 , son of William 7 and Caro- 
line (White) Brigham; born in Girard, Ga., 16 June, 1846; mar- 
ried 17 Oct., 1872, Julia D. Odom. He is a physician in Girard. 

Children, born in Girard: 

i William Randall 9 , b. 17 Jan., 1874. 
ii Annie Beulah, b. 2 Oct., 1875; d. 6 Feb., 1900; m. 11 Dec, 1895, 

George F. Brinson. 
iii John Christopher, b. 5 Aug., 1877; d. 22 June, 1885. 
iv Arthur Julian, b. 19 May, 1879; m. 28 Oct., 1902, Josie Parnell; 

res. a farmer, in Girard. 
v Jennie Freeland, b. 28 March, 1885. 
vi Savannah, b. 7 April, 1887. 
vii Ernest Talmadge, b. 11 July, 1889. 
viii Julia Pauline, b. 9 March, 1893. 

792 WILLIAM HENRY 8 , son of William 7 and Caroline 
(White) Brigham; born in Girard, Ga., 23 July, 1848; married (1) 
8 Feb., 1877, Mary E. Cochran; married (2) 7 April, 1881, Jennie 
F. Rutherford of Augusta, Ga. 

Child (by first wife), born in Girard: 

i James Cochran 9 , b. 31 Oct., 1877; d. 3 May, 1878. 
Children (by second wife), bom in Girard: 

ii Charles Stanley, b. 26 June, 1882; d. 25 Dec, 1887. 
iii William Henry, b. 13 June, 1883; d. 10 Oct., 1887. 
iv Constantia Louise, b. 27 Oct., 1884. 
v Eugenia B., b. 13 Nov., 1887. 
vi Grace, b. 20 Jan., 1891. 
vii Jennie Rutherford, b. 18 Aug., 1892. 

793 THADDEUS RUDOLF 8 , son of William 7 and Caroline 
(White) Brigham; born in Girard, Ga., 25 Aug., 1849; died 1 May, 
1898; married, 25 Jan., 1894, Mary Burton Powell of Georgia. 

Children : 

i Thaddeus Powell 9 , b. 11 Jan., 1895. 
ii Gladys, b. 23 March, 1896. 
iii Aramintha, b. 9 Nov., 1897. 

794 CLARENCE RUSSELL 8 , son of William 7 and Caroline 
(White) Brigham; born in Girard, Ga., 6 Sept., 1856; married 19 
Dec, 1878, Georgia V. Odom. 



522 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Children : 

i Carrie Maud 9 , b. 1 Feb., 1880. 
ii Infant, b. 12 Sept., 1882; d. y. 

iii Clarence Evans, b. 13 Sept., 1884; d. 1 March, 1887. 
iv Horace, b. 17 Feb., 1886. 
v Clifford, b. 24 Feb., 1889. 
vi Essie, b. 30 Oct., 1890. 
vii Harold, b. 17 Oct., 1892. 
viii Hazel, b. 18 Nov., 1894. 
ix Russell, b. 2 Nov., 1897; d. 24 April, 1899. 
x Infant, b. 25 April, 1900; d. y. 

795 CHARLES 8 , son of William 7 and Caroline (White) Brig- 
ham; born in Girard, Ga., 3 Oct., I860; married (1)6 May, 1886, 
Julia Rowland, who died 26 June, 1890; married (2) 15 Dec., 
1891, Ada Mariah Lewis, who died 10 May, 1896. 

Child (by first wife) : 

i Alma , b. 15 July, 1889; d. Sept., 1889. 
Children (by second wife) : 

ii Ada Ruth, b. Dec, 14, 1892. 

iii William Lewis, b. 19 June, 1893. 

iv Sarah Caroline, b. 20 Nov., 1895; d. 20 June, 1903. 

796 WALTER BRECKENBRIDGE 8 , son of William 7 and 
Caroline (White) Brigham; born in Girard, Ga., 25 June, 1863; 
married, 29 July, 1884, Lillie Ann Tabb of Georgia. He is a 
wholesale grocer in Augusta, Ga. 

Children: 

i Walter Breckenbridge , b. 26 May, 1885; m. 1 June, 1905, Susie 

Wood of Aiken, Ga. 
ii Eugene Foster, b. 4 Oct., 1886. 
iii Tulia Loween, b. 28 Dec, 1888. 
iv Lillie May, b. 29 July, 1890; d. 9 Aug., 1892. 
v and vi Twins, b. 15 May, 1892; and d. 
vii Mary Freeland, b. 12 July, 1893; d. 6 Sept., 1896. 
viii Lillian, b. 26 Nov., 1895.' 
ix John Christopher, b. 31 Dec, 1897. 
x Dorothea, b. 13 Oct., 1899. 
xi William Roscoe, b. 9 Feb., 1902. 

797 HERBERT ELLIOT 8 , son of Lawson Sibley 7 and Martha 
J. (Bigelow) Brigham; born in Rutland, Mass., 10 Jan., 1857; mar- 
ried 30 Nov., 1876, Olive Augusta, daughter of Homer M. and 
Olive (Houghton) Adams of Hubbardston, Mass.; born 27 July, 
1852. Is a farmer and resides in Hubbardston. 

Children : 

i Stella Hattie', b. in Hubbardston, 14 Oct., 1877; m. 29 May, 

1904, Anson E. Nutting, 
ii Edith Augusta, b. in Oakham, Mass., 3 Sept., 1879; m. 14 Oct., 
1897, Herbert A., son of Aaron Ware of Barre, Mass. 




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iii Jennie Henrietta, b. 21 Jan., 1881. 
iv Bertie Lawson, b. 21 June, 1884; d. 6 Oct., 1884. 
v Herbert Elliot, b. 17 Oct., 1891. 

798 HENRY HARRISON 8 , son of WiUiam Harrison 7 and 
Hannah (Nash) Brigham; born in Barre, Mass., 8 Dec, 1846; died 
there, 24 March, 1891; married 22 Oct., 1867, Olive, daughter of 
Henry E. and grand-daughter of Francis and Nancy (Brigham) 
Rice (339); born in Barre, 5 Jan., 1851. He was a farmer and 
resided in Barre where his widow now lives. 

Children, the eldest born in Hubbardston, Mass.: 

i Francis Henry 9 , Rev., b. 3 Nov., 1873; m. 6 May, 1899, Alice 
Shock of Sedalia, Mo., b. 1 March, 1872. 

He was grad. from Lawrence Univ., Wisconsin, in 1904; was a 
very noted football player and athlete; is 6 feet, 2| inches in height, 
and weighs 200 pounds. Was in charge of the gymnasium work 
and out-door athletics at Lawrence Univ. before graduation. 
Represented Mass. at the athletic event in connection with the 
31st International Convention Y. M. C. A. of No. America, in 
1895, at which he was the winner. In the mile run he "beat 
the field so badly he seemed to be running alone." He was or- 
dained an elder in the M. E. Church in 1903. He has been preach- 
ing 10 years. Ch.: 
• 1 Dorothy 1 ", b. in Green Bay, Wis., 21 May, 1900. 

2 Jean, b. in Appleton, Wis., 14 Sept., 1901. 

3 Ruth, b. in Kankanna, Wis., 8 April, 1904. 

ii Myron Pinkerton, b. 13 Aug., 1883; drowned in a lake in 
Waupaca, Wis., 9 July, 1906. He was a student at Lawrence 
Univ., and had completed the sophomore year; he excelled in 
athletics, oratory, languages and mathematics. Was in charge 
of an M. E. Church in Detroit Harbor, Wis., in the summer of 
1905, and in the spring of 1906 received a call to the Congre- 
gational Church in Chilton, Wis., where he preached the day before 
his death. His young life, so suddenly cut short, was full of 
promise in his chosen profession, and his loss is irreparable to a 
large circle. 

iii Henrietta Harrison, b. 21 June, 1891; res. Barre. 

799 ALASCO DE LANCEY 8 , son of Ebenezer Damon 7 and 
Mary (Aldrich) Brigham; born in E. Smithfield, Pa., 9 March, 
1838; died in New York City, 10 Nov., 1881; married 4 April, 1870^ 
Ella Eudora, daughter of William H. Grey; born in Geneva, N. 
Y., 9 Nov., 1849- He was editor of the "Weekly Underwriter," 
in New York City, where he resided. Was vestryman in St. Ignatius 
Church, W. 40th street. 

Children, born in Neio York City: 

i Rose Ella 9 , b. 28 April, 1871; m. 26 April, 1893, William F., son 
of William H. Coxford of New York City; b. in 1848; he is a 
manufacturer of firearms, and they res. s. p., in New York City. 
Mrs. Coxford has taken a great interest in the B. F. A., and with 
her mother has attended most of the meetings. 
ii Grey Mills, b. 8 Nov., 1873; d. 17 May, 1881. 



524 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

800 DR. READER SMITH 8 , son of George 7 and Amy (Stock- 
well) Brigham; born in Granville, Pa., 16 June, 1832; died in New 
Albany, Ind., 11 March, 1890; married, 10 April, I860, Man, 
daughter of John Goe; born in Ohio, 5 Oct., 1835. She resides a 
widow in New Albany. Dr. Brigham was one year in the U. S. N. 
as surgeon; practiced in Weston, Mo., Cairo, 111., and Indianapolis, 
Ind. 

Children : 

i Frank Payne 9 , b. 28 June, 1861 ; a druggist in Louisville, Ky. 
ii Birdie, b.*8 May, 1866; d. 18 April, 1870. 
iii Fred Lincoln, b. 22 Aug., 1871; a druggist in New Albany. 
iv Pearl, b. 30 July, 1873. 
v John Goe, b. 4 Sept., 1875. 

vi Lieut. Claude Ernest, b. 14 April, 1878; was grad. West Point 
Military Academy, 1901; thence to the Philippines, 31st Co., Coast 
Art. 

801 MARY LOUISE 8 , daughter of Phineas 7 and Eliza (John- 
son) Brigham; born in Cherry Valley, N. Y., 11 Nov., 1839; mar- 
ried 6 March, 1856, Norris M. Compton; born in Sullivanville, N. 
Y., 26 April, 1836. They reside in Horseheads, N. Y., and he is 
Deputy U. S. Marshal, West District, N. Y. ; is a veteran of the Civil 
War. 

Children {Compton) : 

i Ida Brigham 9 , b. 31 July, 1857, in Sullivanville; m. in Alpine, 
N. Y., 3 July, 1873, James Robert Fitzgerald, b. 1850; res. Sugar 
Grove, 111. Ch. (Fitzgerald), the 4 youngest b. in Oswego, 111.: 

1 Clifford Compton 10 , b. in Sullivanville, 23 Oct., 1876; res. 
Sugar Grove. 

2 Mary Belle, b. in W. Almond, N. Y., 4 Sept., 1881; res. 
Morgan Park, 111. 

3 Anna Maude, b. 19 Jan., 1885. 

4 James Robert, b. 8 Nov., 1892; d. 25 Aug., 1893. 

5 Wilbur Norris, b. 17 Dec, 1896. 

6 Harold Leon, b. 17 Dec, 1898. 

ii Hon. William R., b. 8 April, 1860; m. (1) Alice Forshea; m. (2) 
27 April, 1899, Helen R., dau. Samuel M. Tubbs, b. 8 Dec, 
1877; he is U. S. Marshal, West Dist. N. Y., and real estate 
dealer; res. Horseheads. Ch. (by first wife): 

1 Amy™, b. in Elmira, N. Y., 23 March, 1882; d. Aug., 1882. 

2 Isabelle, b. in E., 11 Jan., 1884. 

3 Leon, b. in Sullivanville, 25 Sept., 1886; res. Wichita, Kan. 

4 Fasset Brigham, b. 8 June, 1889. 
Ch. (by second wife) : 

5 William B., b. in Horseheads, 9 July, 1902. 

iii Johnson Brigham, b. 9 June, 1863; d. 4 March, 1886. 
iv Mary Edith, b. 1 April, 1875; m. 10 Oct., 1900, Lewis Henry 
Lent, b. in Tompkins Cove, N. Y., 27 July, 1871; res. New York 
City. Ch. (Lent): 
1 Worthington Compton 1 ", b. 14 Nov., 1902. 
v Lena May, b. 12 March, 1879; m. 1 Feb., 1898, Rev. John Ford 
Leffler, of Shelbyville, Ind., b. 28 Sept., 1867; he is a member 



EIGHTH GENERATION 525 

of the Genesee Conference of the M. E. Church; res. Niagara 
Falls, N. Y., in 1905. Ch. (Leffler) : 
1 Compton Alba 10 , b. 26 May, 1900. 

802 HON. JOHNSON 8 , son of Phineas 7 and Eliza (Johnson) 
Brigham; born in Cherry Valley, N. Y., 11 March, 1846; married 

(1) 1 Sept., 1875, Antoinette Gano, in Watkins, N. Y. ; married 

(2) 20 Dec., 1892, Lucy H., daughter of William W. Walker; 
born in Cedar Rapids, la., 17 Jan., I860; Mrs. Brigham studied at 
Wellesley College. 

In 1869, Mr. Brigham studied at Cornell University, where he 
was an organizer of A. D. Chapter and its first president; at 
Hamilton College in 1871. Became a journalist and was editor 
and proprietor of the Cedar Rapids Republican and founder 
and managing editor of the Midland Monthly. Was Collector of 
the Port of Brockport, N. Y., and one term U. S. Consul at Aix la 
Chapelle, Germany, under Pres't. Harrison. In 1898 became State 
Librarian of Iowa, with a residence in Des Moines, la., which posi- 
tion he now holds. Was Pres't. of the Iowa Library Com., 1890- 
04; Pres't. Iowa State Library Association, 1902-03; and Chair- 
man Iowa Fifth Congressional Committee and Pres't. of the Iowa 
State Republican League, 1892, etc., etc. Contributes both prose 
and poetry to the leading magazines of the country, and has pub- 
lished a novel, " An Old Man's Idyll," under a nom de plume. Mr. 
Brigham is now, 1907, editing the papers of the late Senator Harlan, 
of Iowa, at the request of his daughter, Mrs. Robert T. Lincoln, 
preparatory to writing the Senator's biography for the State His- 
torical Society. 

He is an occasional speaker before colleges and institutions and 
on public occasions; has contributed poems for the B. F. A. meet- 
ings; in 1895 delivered the address at the banquet of the Asso- 
ciation in Boston, and in 1904 delivered the address at the meeting 
in St. Louis. He has traveled extensively in America and Europe, 
and has resided at Elmira, Watkins, Brockport, and Hornellsville, 
N. Y., and Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, la. He has taken a 
deep interest in the family history. As first Vice-President of the 
Association he became, by the death of President C. O. Brigham, 
President of the Association and Chairman of the Publication Com- 
mittee. The following verses were written for the B. F. A. in 190P: 

THOMAS BRIGHAM, THE PURITAN 

I 

No " doubting Thomas " was our family's founder ; 
In faith he rode the wide Atlantic's waves. 
On yonder rock-ribbed shore he lived, expounder 
Of simple creed that Service only Saves.* 

* A free translation of our Brigham Family Association motto, " In Cruce Salus." 



526 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

II 

His name shall stand with us for strenuous living, 
For honest thinking, and for righteous laws; 

For humble doing and for noble giving 
Of self for conscience or for freedom's cause. 



Ill 

Soul calls to soul, by kinship's ties united; 

From out the past we hear a hale godspeed; 
Soul answers soul, by trials unaffrighted, — 

We, too, would serve, or bravely do the deed. 



IV 

Our course should mark the way of progress plainly, 

And bid the true and daring walk therein; 
Against it must detraction war but vainly, — 

Who strives for progress can but grandly win. 

Child (by first wife) : 

i Anna Gano 9 , b. 17 Jan., 1877; m. Charles P. Hartley, asst. in 
Physiology and Plant Breeding, Dept. of Agriculture, Washing- 
ton, D. C. 

Children (by second wife) : 

ii Ida Wilkinson, b. 22 Aug., 1895. 
iii Mary Walker, b. 27 Jan., 1898. 



803 CLARENCE E. 8 , son of Horace A. 7 and Sarah (Young) 
Brigham; born 24 July, 1854, in Smithfield, Pa.; married 19 Jan., 
1876, Ophelia M. Bourne; born in Burlington, Pa., 2 Aug., 1854. 
Is a farmer of Athens, Pa. 

Children, born in Athens: 

i Russell Elmer", b. 9 Dec, 1877; unm. 1905; res. a jeweler, 

Oneonta, N. Y. 
ii Alice May, b. 10 Jan., 1879; m. 21 March, 1904, Albert F. A. 
Schlotzhauer of Canajoharie, N. Y. ; res. Briarclif, Manor, N. Y.; 
he is manager of Dairy Dept. of Briarclif Manor. Ch. (Schlotz- 
hauer) : 
1 Grace Louise 10 , b. 13 Feb., 1905. 
iii Arthur Bourne, b. 13 Aug., 1880; m. 21 Jan., 1904, Charlotte 
Williams; res. Athens. Ch. : 
1 Ernest Lee 10 , b. 21 March, 1905. 
iv Clarence Ray, b. 25 Aug., 1885; d. 19 Dec, 1891. 
v Sarah Erne, b. 16 Oct., 1887; d. 22 Dec, 1891. 
vi Horace D., b. 30 Oct., 1888. 
vii Agnes Ora, b. 9 June, 1892. 




Hon. Johnson Brigham, of Des Moines, Ia. (802) 
President of the Brigham Family Association, 1906 — 



EIGHTH GENERATION 527 

804 REV. PROF. ALBERT PERRY 8 , son of Horace Ames 7 
and Julia (Perry) Brigham; born in Perry, N. Y., 12 June, 1855; 
married in Amsterdam, N. Y., 27 June, 1882, Flora Winegar of 
Amsterdam, born 1 July, 1861. 

Prof. Brigham was graduated from Colgate (then Madison) Uni- 
versity, A. B., 1879; from Hamilton Theological Seminary 1882, 
and received degree of A. M. Was ordained to the ministry in 
1882; was pastor of the Baptist Church in Stillwater, N. Y., 1882- 
1885; pastor Tabernacle Baptist Church, Utica, N. Y., 1885-1891; 
graduate student of Harvard University, 1891-1892, receiving de- 
gree of A. M. ; Prof, of Geology in Colgate University, 1892 to 
present time; Instructor in Geology, summer sessions, Harvard 
Univ., 1891, 1894, 1895, 1900; Prof, of Geology, Colorado Summer 
School, 1893; Prof, of Geology and Geography, Cornell Univ., 
summer sessions 1901-02-03-04; has been Chairman of the Com- 
mittee of Physical Geography, National Educational Association; 
Associate Editor Bulletin American Geographical Society; Pres't. 
N. Y. State Science Teachers' Assn. ; secretary and treasurer Asso- 
ciation of American Geographers; Follow of the Geological Soc. of 
America and of American Association for the Advancement of 
Science; member of the Association of American Geographers and 
of the National Geographic Society. Has contributed many papers 
to leading journals of a scientific and educational character, and is 
a contributor to the New International Encyclopaedia. He has 
published " Text-book of Geology "; " Introduction to Physical 
Geography "; " Geographic Influences in American History " ; 
" Student's Laboratory Manual of Physical Geography." 

Children : 

i Charles Winegar 9 , b. in Stillwater, N. Y., 22 Oct., 1883; d. 2 

Jan., 1899. 
ii Elizabeth, b. in Hamilton, N. Y., 3 Aug., 1895. 

805 GEN. and HON. WILLIAM H. 8 , son of Rufus H. 7 and 
Basha (Mossman) Brigham; born in Hudson, Mass., 1 Feb., 1863; 
married in Hudson, 25 Nov., 1884, Cora Belle, daughter of Benja- 
min Dearborn; born in Stowe, Mass., 1 March, 1863. ' 

Gen. Brigham is the Pres't. of the F. Brigham and Gregory Co., 
of Hudson and Boston, the oldest shoe manufactory in the U. S. 
He is a director in various banks and of the N. E. Shoe & Leather 
Assn. Was a member of the Mass. House of Representatives in 
1892-93, serving on the committee of Military Affairs and Banking. 
Was a member of the Mass. Senate in 1897-98 in the sixth Middle- 
sex Dist. and served on the committees for rules, towns, education, 
railroads and military affairs. Was a member of the Board of 
Selectmen of Hudson 1890-96, inclusive. Has been connected with 
the Mass. Militia for many years, as follows: 



528 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

First Lieut, of Co. M, 5th Infantry, 1887; Major and Asst. 
Inspector of Rifle Practice on staff of the first Brigade; was Lieut. 
Col. and Inspector Gen. Staff* of Gov. Crane, 1900; Brig. Gen. and 
Inspector General staff of Gov. Crane, 1901-03; Brig. Gen. and In- 
spector Gen., staff" of Gov. Bates, 1903 and 1904; staff of Gov. 
Guild, 1906. 

He resides in Hudson. 

Children, born in Hudson: 

i Mildred Ellen 8 , b. 29 April, 1888. 
ii William Mossman, b. 5 July, 1896. 

806 HON. ANDREW CORTHELL 8 , son of Col. Henry Ho- 
bart 7 and Mary Ripley (Corthell) Brigham, born in Whitman, 
Mass., 5 May, 1837; died there, 4 Feb., 1907; married, 23 Oct., 
1857, Helena Sophia, daughter of Martin L. and Maria P. (Bearse) 
Peterson; born 13 Nov., 1840. 

He was superintendent of a tack factory in Whitman, his father 
having been a manufacturer of tacks. Was in the Civil War, 4th 
Mass. Infantry. Was a member of the Mass. Legislature, and was 
on the board of selectmen for the town of Whitman for 7 years; 
always resided in Whitman, where he was greatly respected. 

Children, born in Whitman: 

i Albert Henry 9 , b. 25 Feb., 1860; m. 25 Feb., 1882, Hannah Jane 
Stevens, b. April, 1859; a tack maker and inventor; res. s. p., 
Whitman. 
ii Mary Hobart, b. 4 Jan., 1873; m. 4 Jan., 1894, Harry, son of 
George H. Stanley, b. in Manchester, Eng., 19 April 1870; res. 
Whitman. Ch. (Stanley): 

1 Henry Brigham 10 , b. 4 March, 1896. 

2 Donald Hobart, b. 14 Feb., 1901. 

iii Herbert Andrew, b. 8 Nov., 1876; d. 8 July, 1903. 
iv Stella, b. 16 June, 1881; d. 14 July, 1884. 



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NINTH GENERATION 

807 ELLEN MARIA 9 , daughter of Martyn Freeman 8 and 
Elizabeth M. (Smith) Brigham; born in Wilmington, Vt., 3 Oct., 
1841 ; married in Boston, 27 May, 1867, Thomas D., son of William 
and Mary (Watson) Cook of Scotland; born in East Boston, 1 July. 
1840; died in Dorchester, Mass., 26 Jan., 1906; a business man in 
Boston about 40 years; she resides in Dorchester. 

Children (Cook), bom in Boston: 

i Walter Freeman 10 , b. 20 July, 1868; m. 13 Aug., 1900, Minnie 
Louise, dau. of John A. Crotty of Boston; was grad. from the 
Institute of Technology, Boston, 1890; carries on the business 
and is administrator of the estate of his late father. Ch.: 
1 Frank Brigham 11 , b. in Dorchester, 1 July, 1901. 
ii Frank William, b. 20 July, 1870; d. 14 Jan., 18T6. 
iii Ernest Brigham, b. 31 Jan., 1875; d. 21 Sept., 1875. 
iv Marion Brigham, b. 9 Nov., 1877; m. 10 Sept., 1900, Benjamin 
Simpson, son of Thomas Frost of Boston; b. 21 June, 1873; of 
the firm of T. D. Cook & Co., Boston. Ch. (Frost) : 
1 Katherine 11 , b. in Dorchester, 1 Jan., 1902. 
v Emma Eleanor, b. 26 May, 1879; d. 4 Jan., 1880. 
vi Ellen Maria, b. 20 Aug., 1881; d. 13 Jan., 1882. 

808 GEORGE BICKFORD 9 , son of George Ball 8 and Caroline 
J. (Leland) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 8 Oct., 1856; mar- 
ried 30 Oct., 1884, Lottie B. Mathewson of Millbury, Mass. Was 
graduated from Brown University, A. M., 1881. Is a boot and shoe 
manufacturer in Ayer, Mass. 

Children : 

i George B. 10 , b. 1889. 
ii Flora B., b. 1886. 
iii Roger W., b. 1897. 

809 DR. FRANK FONTANELLE 9 , son of George Ball 8 and 
Mary Phipps (Homer) Brigham; born in Westboro, Mass., 15 Oct., 
1859; died in Lynn, Mass., 10 March, 1903; married 26 April, 1888, 
Ida McDonald. 

Dr. Brigham was graduated from Brown University in 1882, 
Harvard University, M. D., 1885; was house surgeon of Lynn Hos- 
pital 1885-86; member board of health of Lynn, 1887-91; School 
Board 1894-98. He was a practicing physician in Lynn until his 
untimely death, and prominently identified with the philanthropic 
and Christian movements of the city. 

Children, born in Lynn: 

i Ruth McD. 10 , b. 1889; ii Frank D., b. 1889. 

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532 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

810 ERVIN FRANK 9 , son of Dea. Curtis 8 and Esther (Met- 
calf) Brigham; born in Sylvan, Mich., 17 April, 1853; died in Len- 
ville, Idaho, 3 June, 1893; married in Moscow, Idaho, 5 Oct., 1880, 
Emma, daughter of William Overacker of Iowa; born 22 July, 
1859; she resides a widow in Kipling, Wash. Was a fruit-grower in 
Idaho. Justice of the Peace and Sunday School superintendent. 
He was 6 ft 1-J in. in height. 

Children, all but the eldest born in Lenville: 

i William Curtis 10 , b. in Moscow, 4 Sept, 1881; educated Univ. of 
Idaho; a teacher and medical student; in 1905 went to Des 
Moines, la., and thence to Los Angeles, Cal., to study Osteopathy, 
ii Frank Howard, b. 17 May, 1883; d. 17 July, 189-1. 
iii Harrison Benton, b. 11 Nov., 1888. 
iv Fleda Adaline, b. 18 Dec, 1891. 
v Ella Gladys, b. 20 Oct., and d. 14 Nov., 1893. 

811 DEXTER E. 9 , son of Lyscom 8 and Mary (Norton) Brig- 
ham; born in Decatur, Mich., 14 May, 1862; married 27 Jan., 1892, 
Clara W., daughter of William and Olive (Wait) Lindsey; born 
in Prairieville Township, Mich., 9 Sept., 1861. He resides in De- 
catur, Mich., where he is a grower and distiller of essential oils ; 
is a member of the Village Council. 

Children, born in Decatur: 

i Margaret Wait 10 , b. 15 Aug., 1893. 
ii Doris Mary, b. 15 June, 1895. 
iii Lyscom Dexter, b. 2 Oct., 1901. 

812 WALTER DAMON 9 , son of Alfred Milo 8 and Caroline 
(Damon) Brigham; born in Natick, Mass., 4 Sept., 1853; married 
in Manchester, N. H., 17 July, 1879, Carrie B., daughter of Charles 
Brigham; born E. Kingston, N. H., 2 Sept., I860. He resided in 
Willimantic, Conn., for many years, where he was superintendent 
in the factory of the Willimantic Linen Co. ; was also Postmaster 
and alderman. Removed to Plymouth, Mass. 

Children, all but the eldest born in Willimantic: 

i Abbie Wood 10 , b. in Lowell, Mass., 22 Oct., 1881. 
ii Helen Idora, b. 21 Septf, 1884. 
iii Barbara Louisa, b. 26 Nov., 1884. 
iv Paul Goodrich, b. 25 Sept., 1894. 

813 NATHANIEL MAYNARD 9 , son of Alfred Milo 8 and 
Caroline (Damon) Brigham; born in Saxonville, Mass., 8 March, 
1856; married 18 June, 1894, Mrs. Luella Cobb Young of Salt 
Lake City, Utah. 

He is a graduate of Harvard University in the famous class of 
1880 (Roosevelt) ; a member of the 'Varsity crews of 1877, '78, '79, 




Mr. and Mrs. Dexter E. Brigham (811) 



NINTH GENERATION 533 

'80, and celebrated as the tenor soloist of the Harvard Glee Club. 
His beautiful voice made him famous all over the country. Resided 
in Utah for 9 years, and for 4 years (1893-97) was United States 
Marshal for the territory and warden of the Territorial Peniten- 
tiary. For the last 5 years he has been on the illustrated lecture 
platform. Resides in Chicago. 

Children : 

i Nathalie Frances 10 , b. 10 Jan., 1896. 
ii Virginia Howe, b. 22 Nov., 1898. 

814 ERNEST ALGERNON 9 , son of Algernon S. 8 and Matilda 
M. (Hayden) Brigham; born in Marlboro, Mass., 29 July, 1852; 
married 2 Oct., 1870, Adeline Frances, daughter of Otis and Frances 
(Pond) Cole; born in Ashland, Mass., 22 Feb., 1853. Resides in 
Eos Angeles, Cal. 

Children, born in St. Louis, Mo.: 

i Archie Valentine 10 , b. 26 April, 1871 ; m. in Hot Springs, Ark., 
11 Nov., 1896, Elaine Bryant McCarter; is the Gen. Baggage 
Agt. in St. Louis for the Mo. Pacific Ry. Co., and res. there. 
Ch.: 

1 David Ralston 11 , b. 26 Oct., 1897; d. 29 Jan., 1899. • 

2 Elizabeth Townsend, b. 3 Aug., 1900. 

3 Natalie Adeline, b. 24 Sept., 1905. 

ii Ethel Percy, b. 5 Nov., 1873; res. Chicago, 
iii Amy Frances, b. 26 Feb., 1876; res. St. Louis. 

815 WILLIAM H. BREWSTER 9 , son of William Lacy 8 and 
Achsah (Blake) Brigham; born in Exeter, N. H., 13 Aug., 1841; 
married Aug., 1871, Mary E. Spead, born in New Market, N. H., 
3 May, 1847. See No. 81 6. In 1863-4 was on the U. S. S. Ohio. 
He resides in Wakefield, Mass. 

Children : 

i Annie Gertrude 10 , b. 3 May, 1877; d. 27 May, 1879. 
ii Harry, b. 13 Jan., 1881; res. Summersworth (Great Falls), 

N. H. 

816 GEORGE ALBERT DRAPER 9 , son of William Lacy 8 
and Achsah (Blake) Brigham; born in Exeter, N. H., 29 Oct., 
1843; married (1) April, 1868, Ida R. Albee, who died; married (2) 
Mrs. Mary E. Carver. Mr. Brigham and his 3 elder brothers enlisted 
as musicians in the Civil War, 27 April, 1861, in the 11th Mass. regi- 
ment. After the first Bull Run battle their regiment was formed 
into Hooker's Brigade. Saw service on lower Potomac at Budd's 
Ferry, Md., and then were in the Peninsula campaign under Mc- 
Clellan. They officiated at the Siege of Yorktown, battles of Wil- 
liamsburg, Seven Pines, Savage Station, Glendale, Malvern Hill, 
and lay at Harrison's Landing when discharged 8 Aug., 1862, under 



534- THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

a general order doing away with regimental bands. They came 
home and all re-enlisted ; Azel P. in the N. Y. Cavalry, and William 
H. B. in the 15th N. H. George then spent 2 years on U. S. S. 
Ohio, and then joined the army in front of Petersburg, 1 Oct., 1864, 
attached at headquarters of Gen. Mott's Div. of (the 2d) Hancock's 
Corps. Was at Appomattox at Lee's surrender. Discharged 8 June, 
1865. He does business in Charlestown, Mass., where he has long 
resided. 

Children (by first wife) : 

i Ida Florence 10 , b. in Somerville, Mass., 13 Sept., 1869; a violin- 
ist of repute, 
ii Ethel May, b. 13 Sept., 1871; d. Feb., 1872. 

817 ORANGE SCOTT 9 , son of William Lacy 8 and Achsah 
(Blake) Brigham; born in Exeter, N. H., 15 Jan., 1852; married, 
1884, Ida Bell Glover; born in Exeter, 14 March, 1866. Resides in 
Exeter. 

Children, the first and third born in Boston: 
i Carl Eugene 10 , b. 29 Jan., 1885. 
ii Florence Leola, b. in Exeter, 10 March, 1886. 
iii Anna Atalanta, b. 24 Dec, 1888. 
iv Abby Elizabeth, b. in Exeter, 16 Nov., 1891. 

818 CHARLES LEWIS 9 , son of John 8 and Mary S. (Bemis) 
Brigham; born in Berlin, Mass., 22 April, 1844; married 1 Sept., 
1868, Laura A., daughter of Nathaniel Hastings; born in Clinton, 
Mass., 16 June, 1850. A farmer in Northboro, Mass. 

Children, born in Northboro: 

i Charles Montford 10 , b. 26 July, 1873; married at "W. Somerville, 

Mass., 15 Sept., 1897, Helen E., dau. of Rev. Edward A. God- 

dard of Northboro; b. in Huntington, Mass., 15 Jan., 1872; res. 

s. p., in Northboro. 
i Walter O., b. 14 Sept., 1877; m. 22 Dec, 1897, Alice L., dau. 

of James Bowes; b. in Northboro, 22 Jan., 1878; res. Northboro. 

Ch.: 

1 Charles Clayton 11 , b. 16 Aug., 1898. 

2 Harold Montford, b. 6 April, 1900. 

3 Ernest Lynden, b. 9 April, 1902. 

819 WALTER AUGUSTUS 9 , son of John 8 and Mary S. 
(Bemis) Brigham; born in Boylston, Mass., 22 May, 1846; died 23 
Aug., 1903; married 29 March, 1868, Jennie M., daughter of Alex- 
ander Smith; born 22 Jan., 1878. For 6 years he was superinten- 
dent of the Northboro Town Farm ; for several years in the milk and 
ice business in Boston. 

Child, born in Boylston: 

i Herbert Augustus 10 , b. 6 April, 1869; m. in Westboro, Alice 
C, dau. of John Gilman; b. 5 Aug., 1866; res. Boylston Cen., 




Nathaniel Maynard Brigham, of Glen Ellyn, III. (813) 



NINTH GENERATION 535 

P. O., Northboro. Ch., the eldest and 2 younger b. in Medford, 
Mass.: 

1 Charlotte E. u , b. 26 Sept., 1888. 

2 Walter Oilman, b. in Boylston Cen., 25 Jan., 1890. 

3 Hazel A., b. in Boylston Cen., 13 Aug., 1892; d. 10 Oct., 1892. 

4 Herbert L., b. 21 July, 1894. 

5 Marion E., b. 19 June", 1896. 

820 HON. EDWARD D. 9 , son of Charles H. 8 and Phalla 
(House) Brigham; born in Somnauk, 111., 22 Feb., 1863; married 
(1) 5 July, 1887, Mary, daughter of Michael Corcoran; born in 
Boscobel, Wis., 1867; died 17 Dec, 1889; married (2) 8 Dec, 1892, 
Clara L., daughter of Charles A. McCoy of Seattle, Wash.; born in 
Monteith, la., 8 Dec, 1873. 

Mr. Brigham is the Labor Commissioner for the State of Iowa, 
appointed to his second term in 1905. He began at the age of fifteen 
in the railway service and worked up to conductor; was employed 
from 1890 to 1902 by the Chicago Great Western Railway Co. In 
1902 left active service to become Commissioner of the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics. Resides in Des Moines, la. 

Child (by first wife): 

i Jay Edward D. 10 , b. Mason City, la., 7 April, 1888; d. 12 Dec, 
1899. 
Children (by second wife) : 

ii Leon Herbert, b. in Des Moines, 8 Feb., 1896. 
iii Lyle Duane, b. in St. Joseph, Mo., 5 Oct., 1899. 

821 DR. CLARENCE SUMNER 9 , son of William Oakley 8 and 
Nella M. (Perkins) Brigham; born in Bakersfield, Vt., 5 Feb., 1867; 
married (1) 20 Sept., 1893, Anna H. Tracy of Hamburg, N. Y., 
who died 27 Feb., 1898; married (2) 7 Nov., 1901, Mrs. Jennie B. 
Kinney of Los Angeles, Cal. Was graduated A. B. Univ. of Vt., 
1889; M. D., same 1891; post-graduate N. Y. Polytechnic School, 
1896; practiced in Jamaica, Vt., and in 1903 resided in Leominster, 
Mass. 

Children (by first wife): 

i Paul Tracy 10 , b. 17 Sept., 1896. 
ii Helen Pearl, b. 28 Oct., 1897. 

822 GEORGE SAMUEL 9 , son of Edmund Douglass 8 and Edith 
(Northmore) Brigham, born in Ishpeming, Mich., 27 May, 1880; 
married in New Haven, Conn., 1902, Christine, only daughter of 
Mrs. Anne Hempstead. He is a Yale graduate, 1901, and took up 
Engineering and Maintenance of Way on the C. & N. W. Ry. upon 
leaving College. He is now General Manager of the Blue Ridge 
Copper Co., at Stanleyton, Va., where he resides. 

Children, born in Mankato, Minn, 1: 
i Edmund Hempstead 10 , b. 1905. 



536 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

823 DR. BRAYTON ALVARO REMINGTON 9 , son of Philip 
V. 8 and Helen C. (Remington) Brigham; born in Lorraine, N. Y., 
1 Jan., 1862; died in Lake Forest, 111., Oct., 1901 ; married 15 Feb., 
1887, Mrs. Amanda, daughter of J. T. McManus and widow of J. 
B. Blackwood, from whom he was divorced in 1893. 

Dr. Brigham was the founder of the Brigham Family Association. 
1 893. He was connected with the Battle Creek Sanitarium 2 years. 
Was graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons, 
Chicago, 111., and was a lecturer at the Harvard Medical College in 
Chicago. His specialty was Gynecology; was considered a good 
operator; had several medical works planned but none published. 
Began a history of the Brigham Family, which was unfinished at 
his death ; the results are embodied in this volume. 

Children, bom in Chicago: 

i Mabel Olive 10 , b. 24 March, 1888. 
ii Henry Cox, b. 1889; d. ibid. 




Dr. B. A. R. Brigham, of Chicago (823) 
First Secretary of the Brigham Family Association, 1893-1896 



APPENDIX 



APPENDIX A. 
" BRIGHAM FARME ON YE ROCKS." 

In 1648 there was laid out by the town of Cambridge to Thomas 1 
Brigham " 72 acres on ye Rocks on Charlestown line." In view 
of the important error of Mr. Morse in locating upon this plot the 
homestead in which Thomas died in 1653, the place has borne a dis- 
tinction in Brigham family history which is unwarranted by its 
actual position as a Brigham possession. Morse, mistaking the well- 
known ledges of Clarendon Hill for " ye Cambridge Rocks," de- 
clares that the last habitation of Thomas was in Somerville. Having 
done this, he easily draws a graphic picture of the Brigham Farm 
as it might have appeared in the last days of its owner ; and he even 
goes so far as to offer the baseless conjecture that Thomas was 
buried in Medford. 

The " Cambridge Rocks " were, as Morse says, a well-known 
ancient landmark, but they were not where Morse places them. 
They begin in Cambridge on the Watertown line, at a point which 
is now the corner of Pleasant Street and Concord Avenue, Bel- 
mont. They skirt the western boundary of Pleasant Street to the 
corner of Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, where the public library 
now stands. This site was originally the corner of the old Water- 
town road. Thence they cross Massachusetts Avenue and, follow- 
ing the line of the present Water Street, extend to Fowle's Mill 
Pond and thence northwesterly along the mill pond and brook, and 
northerly across the brook to the Charlestown line. (This brook, 
Sucker Brook, was originally Alewive Meadow Brook, and should 
not be confounded with the present Alewive Brook, flowing out of 
Fresh Pond, originally the Menotomy [a] River.) " The Rocks " 
continued along the Charlestown line to a point near the present 
Lexington and Arlington line. The territory to the west — Lexing- 
ton since 1713 — was originally known as Cambridge Farms. 

It was colloquial to refer to the grants in this immediate vicinity 
as the " small farms "; hence the item in the inventory of the prop- 
erty of Thomas 1 Brigham, " a small farme at Charlestown line, 
,£10." The ancient use of the term "farm" did not imply that 
the land was under cultivation. 

It will thus be seen that all the present Arlington Heights, also 

539 



540 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

the well-known Turkey Hill (which is half an inch lower), was in- 
cluded in what was anciently known as the Cambridge Rocks. 

Of the 72-acre grant to Thomas 1 Brigham, it may be said, in 
modern terms, that it is now in a northwest part of Arlington. 
While originally bounded on the north by Charlestown line, a 
change in the line at the incorporation of Winchester (originally 
Woburn) in 1850 left a triangular piece in the northwest corner 
lying in Winchester. Turkey Hill is near the center of the grant. 
Forest Street runs across the property, about a mile from Massa- 
chusetts Avenue, where one leaves the electric car. 

The 48-acre grant of Nicholas Wyeth, which adjoined that of 
Thomas 1 Brigham on the northwest, later passed into possession of 
Henry Dunster, first president of Harvard College, and was held by 
his descendants many years. In a bill of sale of the Dunster piece 
given by John Steadman, county treasurer, to Thomas Danforth, 
in l67i, the lot is described as bounded " n. (n.e.) by Woburn line 
. e. (s.e.) by a small farm laved out to Thomas Brigham." 
The Brigham grant also adjoined, on the Charlestown line, a 300- 
acre farm of Increase Nowell and also the 480 acres of " Squa 
Sachem," which the Colony reserved to her when settlement was 
made with the Indians for the territory comprising Charlestown and 
Cambridge. The familiar Indian monument on the Peter C. Brooks 
place in West Medford was erected by Mr. Brooks in memory of 
the son of Squa Sachem, Sagamore John. 

Thomas 1 Brigham died 8 Dec, 1653, leaving this 72-acre grant, 
with all his other property, to his widow and five children. In 1656 
the General Court gave the overseers of his will the right to sell all 
his real estate. It would appear that this " Brigham Farm," as 
many ancient deeds refer to it, was bought for £16 by Hon. Thomas 
Danforth, an executor of the will, although no deed of the property 
is recorded. In 1695 the farm on the Rocks figures in the suit 
brought by the children of Thomas Brigham to recover, apparently, 
all the property which the overseers of their father's will had sold. 
In the formal ceremony of claiming the " Brigham Farm," as 
quaintly attested by the witnesses in the chapter on " Thomas Brig- 
ham the Emigrant," it will be noted that the " ffarme " is de- 
scribed as " upon the Rocks within the bounds of Cambridge." 

Settlement was reached apparently in 1703, when on 26 Feb., 
Thomas 2 , Samuel 2 and John 2 Brigham quitclaimed " that tract or 
p r cell of land commonly called or known by y e name of Brighams 
farme: Scituate, lying and being on y e Rocks neer Oburn line within 
the Township of Cambridge . . . containing by Estimation 
Seventy Two acres be the same more or less . . . ," to Francis 
Foxcroft, Esq., Samuel Sparhawk and Daniel Champney, joint 
executors of the will of Hon. Thomas Danforth. This deed was 



APPENDIX 541 

given " in consideration of the Sum of Sixteen Pounds pd to y e 
Children of Thomas Brigham late of Cambridge Dece'd by Thomas 
Danforth Esq. and Thomas Fox called Overseers of y e Estate of 
s d Thomas Brigham Dece'd: and Thirty pounds in money to us in 
hand etc." From this document, and others affecting the other 
properties, it might be inferred that the suits grew out of the dis- 
satisfaction of the children of Thomas, now of age, with the disposi- 
tion of their property while they were yet minors. 

In 1706 the property was bought by Thomas 3 Prentice for ,£68. 
It was then bounded " N.E. by Charlestown line, N.W. by Na- 
thaniel Patten Senor and John Carter of Oburn, W. by Walter 3 
Russell E. and S. E. by the land of Jason Russell." Thomas 3 
Prentice was a brickmaker and resided on what is now the west 
side of Garden Street opposite the Botanical Garden. He died 
7 Dec, 1709; and the inventory shows: "72 acres, Brigham's 
Farm, £68." In the distribution of his property the Brigham 
Farm went to his son, Rev. Thomas* Prentice (b. 1702, H. C. 
1726, d. 1782), who made his first sale, of nine acres, in 1724, as 
if to aid him through Harvard, to Andrew Mallet, who built the 
Old Powder House in Somerville. A second purchaser, of twenty 
acres, was Deacon John Bradish, a celebrated real estate trader of 
his day. He always styled himself, even in his deeds, " glazier of 
Harvard College," and he held this unique position for forty years. 
By 1753 Rev. Thomas Prentice had disposed of more than 70 acres 
of the original grant for .£443. Much of the property remained 
within the Prentice family. 

In 1773 John 5 Hutchinson, whose descendants at the present 
time own all but about ten acres of the original grant, made his first 
purchase from the Brigham tract, paying Henry Prentice, an uncle 
of the Rev. Thomas, £50, 13s. 4d. for 9i acres " on * Turkey Hill " 
— the first mention of this name in the deeds. John Hutchinson 
owned and occupied the Nowell-Broughton-Gardner farm of about 
70 acres adjoining on the Charlestown side of the line, and at his 
death in 1783 had acquired also some 40 acres of the Brigham place. 
In 181 7 his son Thomas 6 , to whom the farm later descended, 
bought 22^ acres more, 20 of which were " Brigham land," of 
Daniel Reed of Charlestown, making all but about eight acres, on 
the southwest side, of the original grant. At the death of Thomas 6 
in 1863, the property was divided among his six children, and most 
of it is still held by their heirs. No building ever has been erected 
on the land originally owned by Thomas Brigham. It is now partly 
tilled. The Hutchinson homestead, on the original Charlestown 
side on the old Nowell farm and replacing the buildings erected in 

* In olden times this was a favorite sighting point for vessels making 
Boston Harbor, as it was heavily wooded and Arlington Heights was not. 



542 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1743-45 and burned a few years ago, stands on the corner of Ridge 
Street and Hutchinson Road (Fruit Street), Winchester. It is 
occupied by Mrs. Mary A., widow of Thomas 7 O. Hutchinson, a 
daughter, Miss Mary A., and a son, Thomas 8 M. Hutchinson, the 
well-known antiquarian, to whose generosity and exhaustive re- 
searches, covering many years, the writer is indebted for many of 
these authenticated facts relative to the " Brigham Farme on Ye 
Rocks." 

APPENDIX B 
BRIGHAMS IN THE EARLY WARS 

In every stage of the nation's progress whenever it has become 
necessary to resort to arms, the Brigham family has loyally re- 
sponded to every call for volunteers. The colonial and revolutionary 
periods brought to the front a remarkable quota of Brighams, and 
the roll of honor is a heritage which their descendants may justly 
transmit with pride to coming generations. The civil war, the 
greatest conflict of modern times, found earnest defenders of the 
Union among the Brighams, and the intelligent bravery displayed 
by them on various battlefields would furnish an interesting chapter 
of history. We have not attempted to give a complete list of the 
Brighams in this war, but where known the records have been 
entered under individuals. 

In the Black Hawk war, which was one of the incidents of 
the early settlement of the western section of the United States, 
Sylvester Brigham (519), who was a pioneer from Massachusetts, 
did his part in opening to civilization that vast region, which has 
since furnished many of the largest and most prosperous States 
to the Union. 

About the same period Asa (403) and Benjamin (403-iii) 
served in the war with Mexico under Major Morse; and Henry O. 
(682), who entered the service as a drummer boy, earned by merit 
the ranks of lieutenant and major — a great distinction in view of 
the fact that regular troops of the United States preponderated in 
that contest and junior officers from that branch were usually se- 
lected for promotion. 

In the war with England, 1812-15, the Brigham family sent 
the following named representatives: 

Dexter B. (189), pri.; Pierpont (186), capt.; Elijah (198), 
capt.?; Jonas (208-iv), officer?; John (278), pri.; Josiah (251), 
(Morse, p. 43); Bela (415), capt. (Morse, p. 54); Uriah (147-iii) 
(Morse, p. 76); Pliny (153-iii); Joel (227), lieut.; Silas (274); 



APPENDIX 543 

William C. (446), sergt.; Ephraim (192), col.; Ebenezer (179), 
capt. ; Curtis (434), captured as a civilian; Thomas (476), killed 
Chippewa Plains, Canada, after three years' service; Orleans (307) ; 
Asa (403), Maj. Morse; Benjamin (403-v) ; Henry (682) drum- 
mer boy, lieutenant and major. 

It is difficult to present satisfactorily a story of the revolu- 
tionary heroes, as the records of that period are incomplete and 
probably inaccurate. Every known source of information, however, 
has been sought in securing the list and every means of verification 
has been tried. It is interesting to note that the " minute men " 
of 1775 had a remarkable percentage of Brighams, who not only 
marched to Lexington and Concord but also to other points which 
were threatened by English troops. 



BRIGHAMS IN THE REVOLUTION. 

Aaron, Marlboro (163), pri., Capt. Edward Langley's Co., 
Col. Cogswell's Regt. ; served three months in fortifications around 
Boston; later six months in Continental Army. 

Abel, Sudbury (51-i), pri., Capt. Andrew Haskell's Co., Col. 
Thomas Marshall's Regt.; served from 23 June, 1776, to 1 Dec, 
1776, 5 mos., 9 days; also in Capt. Moses Barnes' Co., Lieut.-Col. 
Pierce's Regt., from 29 May, 1779, to 1 July, 1779 in Rhode Island; 
served in Continental Army for 6 mos.; in Capt. Ashael Wheeler's 
Co., Col. Read's Regt., 41 days' service with Northern Army, in 
1776; in Capt. Edward Langley's Co., Col. Cogswell's Regt., 3 
mos. service in 1778, to guard and fortify posts around Boston. 

Abijah, Sudbury (51), sergt., and reported with the "minute 
men" at Cambridge by the way of Concord 19 April, 1775; 2nd 
lieut. 7th Sudbury Co., Capt. Ashael Wheeler, of Col. Ezekiel 
Howe's Regt.; commissioned 5 July, 1776; also served as 2nd lieut. 
in Capt. Amasa Cranston's Co., Col. Denny's Regt.; enlisted 30 
Oct., 1779, discharged 23 Nov., 1779- 

Abner Croyden (residence not given) (79-i), corp. in Capt. 
Luke Drury's Co., Col., Jonathan Ward's Regt., enlisted for service 
in Quebec under Col. Arnold; was sergt. in 1779 under Col. Chase. 

Abraham (residence given as Bolton), (62), joined Capt. Barnes' 
Co., Col. Timothy Bigelow's Regt., in Continental Army; enlisted 
for 3 years in 1777 and promoted to sergt. 

Amariah, Sutton (12 under 77), pri. in Northern Department 
of Continental Army and did duty in Rhode Island for eight months. 

Antipas, Westboro (106), marched to Cambridge on 19 April, 
1775, and marched to Hadley to reinforce the Northern Army; in 
the army in 1775, 1777, 1778 and 1779- 



544 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Antipas, Marlboro (64), Corp. in Capt. Daniel Barnes' Co.; 
marched on alarm of 19 April, 1775; also served for 13 weeks, 6 
days as sergt. with Capt. Barnes; promoted from corp. to scrgt. 
9 June, 1775. 

Artemas, Xorthboro (85), pri., Capt. Sam Wood's Co. of " min- 
ute men " in Gen. Ward's Regt., which marched on alarm of 19 
April, 1775; later was sergt. in Lieut. Seth Rice's Co., of Col. Job 
Cushing's Regt. ; saw service with the Northern Army in Berkshire 
County. 

Artemas, New Marlboro (153), pri. in 1775, and marched on 
alarm at Lexington 19 April, 1775; promoted to corp. and saw 
service in New York State; served in several other organizations 
and discharged 16 Oct., 1780. 

Asa, Westboro (40-vii), pri., Capt. Reuben Sibley's Co., Col. 
Josiah Whitney's Regt. ; on duty in Rhode Island. 

Barnabas, Westboro (105), pri., Capt. Edward Brigham's Co. 
of " minute men " in Gen. Ward's Regt., which marched to Cam- 
bridge on 19 April, 1775; in Capt. Todd's Co., Col. Crafts' Regt. 
of Artillery; in fortifications around Boston from 1 Feb. to 8 May, 
1776. 

Benjamin, Westboro, pri., Capt. Seth Morse's Co., Major-Gen. 
Ward's Regt., marched to Cambridge on alarm 19 April, 1775. 

Benjamin, Upton, Col. Thomas Marshall's 10th Regt. of Con- 
tinental Army; also served with Capt. Caleb Brooks in Col. Dike's 
Regt. 

Daniel, Marlboro (209), pri., Capt. William Morse's Co., of 
Col. Jonathan Read's Regt., which marched to reinforce General 
Gates ; later served six months in Continental Army in western part 
of Massachusetts; in Capt. Barnes' Co., Col. Cyprian Howe's Regt. 
from 24 May, 1779, to 1 July, 1779- 

Daniel, Jr., Marlboro, pri., Capt. William Morse's Co., Col. 
Jonathan Read's Regt.; marched to reinforce General Gates; may 
have been the Daniel who served at age of fifteen as waiter in Capt. 
John Gleason's Co., Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt. 

Daniel, Westboro (107), surgeon's mate, Col. John Rand's Wor- 
cester County Regt., served 3 mos., 12 days, and was at West 
Point when Major Andre was captured. 

David, Shrewsbury (97), Capt. Ross Wyman's (Artillery) Co., 
of Col. John Wood's Regt., which marched to Cambridge on 19 
April, 1775; also in Capt. John Maynard's Co., Col. Job Cushing; 
marched to Hadley 21 Aug., 1777, by order of Col. Denny on alarm 
from Bennington. 

Ebenezer, Northboro( ?), pri., Capt. Joseph Warren's Co., Lieut. 
Col. Wheelock's Regt. ; also saw service of several months in 



APPENDIX 545 

Rhode Island and marched to the western part of Massachusetts 
when Bennington, Vt., was threatened; his enlistments covered from 
1777 to 1779 inclusive. 

Edmund, Westboro (73), capt. of Company of " minute men," 
Major-Gen. Ward's Regt., which marched to Lexington 19 April, 
1775; also Capt. in Col. Job Cushing's Regt., which marched to re- 
inforce Northern Army by order of General Stark and General 
Lincoln; remained in service until February, 1779j when resigned 
on account of injuries received by kick from a horse. 

Edmund, Westboro, son of Capt. Edmund (181), pri., Capt. 
James Myrick's Co., Col. Nathan Sparhawk's Regt.; was in fortifi- 
cations around Boston for 2 months and 3 days. 

Edward, Westboro (104), pri., Capt. Moses Bullard's Co., Col. 
Ebenezer Thayer's Suffolk County Regt.; responded to the alarm 
from Lexington; promoted to corp. and sergt., and served 4f mos. 
in New York and 8 mos. at Dorchester. 

Edward, pri. (probably of Westboro, same as 104), Capt, 
Moses Bullard's Co., Col. Ebenezer Thayer's Suffolk County Regt. ; 
did duty in Rhode Island for 3 mos. ; as member of another organiza- 
tion marched on 40 days' expedition by order of His Excellency 
John Hancock. 

Elijah, Southboro (76), lieut., Capt. Josiah Fay's Co., of "min- 
ute men " which marched to Cambridge, 19 April, 1775. 

Elisha, Brookfield (93), pri., Capt. Asa Danforth's Co., Col. 
Converse's Regt.; served in the army of Gen. Gates and was at 
Battle of Saratoga. 

Gardner, Northboro (215), pri., Capt. Nathaniel Wright's Co., 
Col. Denny's Regt.; served 3 mos., 20 days at West Point. 

George, Marlboro (54), pri., Capt. Gates' Co.; did duty around 
Boston; also served in Company of Capt. Homes, Col. Jonathan 
Read's Regt.; was member of committee from Middlesex County to 
raise men for New York and Canada. 

George, Jr., Marlboro (54-ii), pri., Capt. William Brigham's 
Co., Col. Jonathan Ward's Regt.; marched on alarm of 19 April, 
1775, to Cambridge. 

Gershom, Marlboro (125), marched to Cambridge in Capt. 
William Brigham's Co. 

Gershom, Marlboro (120), was on the alarm list and did duty 
with Capt. Benjamin Monroe. 

Henry, Marlboro (146?), sergt., Capt. William Brigham's Co., 
which went to Cambridge on 19 April, 1775; also sergt. in Capt. 
Silas Gates' Co., Col. Ward's Regt. 

Hosea, Bolton, pri., Capt. James Mirick's Co., Col. Whitney's 
Regt.; went to reinforce Gen. Gates at Saratoga. 



546 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Isaac, Grafton (206), pri., Capt. Luke Drury's Co., Gen. Ward's 
Regt. ; marched to Cambridge 19 April, 1775; also at the alarm at 
Bennington; later reinforced Continental Army; was promoted to 
corp. and sergt. 

Ithamar, Marlboro (81), lieut., Capt. William Brigham's Co., 
Gen. Ward's Regt., which marched to Cambridge; also Capt. 
William Morse's Co., Col. Read's Regt.; went to reinforce Gen. 
Gates. 

Ithamar, Marlboro (208), pri., Capt. William Morse's Co., Col. 
Jonathan Read's Regt., in 1777; pri., Capt. Joshua Leland's Co. of 
Guards in 1779, under Major Nathaniel Heath; manned forts 
around Boston by order of Governor Hancock. 

James, credited to the 3rd Precinct of Brookfield as having 
served for 8 mos. in 1778. 

Joel, Sudbury (135), pri., Capt. Aaron Haynes' Co.; marched 
to Cambridge 19 April, 1775; served in Continental Army and pro- 
moted to sergt. ; was in the army nearly 7 years and attached to 
several organizations. 

Joel, Jr., Marlboro, served in Capt. Barnes' Co., Col. Howe's 
Regt. for 9 mos. ; afterwards made commissary. 

John, Sudbury (141), pri., served 3 mos. at Claverack, and was 
also stationed at White Plains, N. Y. ; his term of service was 
between 1776 and 1779- 

John, pri., Col. John Rand's Worcester County Regt. ; did duty 
at Princeton, N. J. 

John, pri., Capt. Daniel Bowker's Co., Col. Webb's Regt. ; went 
to reinforce the Continental Army. 

John, Templeton, pri., Capt. Joel Fletcher's Co. of " minute 
men " and probably responded on alarm 19 April, 1775. 

John, Bolton and Princeton (155), corp., James Mirick's Co., 
from 2 to 18 Oct., 1777; corp. in Capt. Homes' Co. from 1 April, 
1778 to 4 July, 1778. 

John, pri., Capt. Timothy Brigham's Co., 27 July, 1777, to 29 
Aug., 1777; at Bennington. 

John, pri., Capt. Ephraim Lyons' Co., from 24 June, 1778, to 
13 July, 1778, at Rhode Island; also in Capt. Manasseh Sawyer's 
Co. from 30 July, 1778, to 13 Sept., 1778. 

John, pri., Capt. Ephraim Stearns' Co., from 11 July, 1780, to 
11 Oct., 1780. 

John Gott, Marlboro (145), Capt. Morse's Co., Col. How's Regt.; 
marched to reinforce the Continental Army. 

Jonas, Sudbury (136), pri., Capt. Jonathan Rice's Co., Col. Sam- 
uel Willard's Regt. ; served 4 months in Continental Army. 



APPENDIX 547 

Jonas, Westboro (352), probably capt. ; saw 7 mos.' service at 
Dorchester and 3 mos. at New York. 

Jonas, Brookfield (103), sergt., Capt. Jonathan Barnes' Co. of 
" minute men," Col. Jonathan Warner's Regt., which marched on 
alarm of 19 April, 1775; then 2nd lieut., Capt. Daniel Gilbert's 
(Ninth) Co., Col. James Converse's (Fourth Worcester County) 
Regt.; promoted to 1st lieut. and marched to relief of Gen. Gates. 
His term of service began April, 1775 and ended 9 Sept., 1779- 

Jonathan, Brimfield, sergt., Capt. John Ferguson's Co., Col. 
Timothy Danielson's Regt. ; did duty around Roxbury. 

Jonathan (94) served to the credit of 3rd Precinct of Brookfield; 
30 June, 1778, list dated. 

Jonathan, Marlboro (probably 89), pri., Capt. Daniel Barnes' 
Co.; marched to Cambridge on alarm 19 April, 1775; also guarded 
stores in Boston and later marched to reinforce Gen. Gates. 

Joseph, Jr v Marlboro (119), sergt. Capt. William Brigham's Co., 
Col. Ward's Regt., which marched to Cambridge 19 April, 1775; 
saw service in Rhode Island as 2nd lieut. 

Josiah, Grafton, pri., Lieut. Seth Rice's Co., Col. Job Cushing's 
Regt.; went on 21 Aug., 1777, on alarm to reinforce Northern 
Army, but on arriving at Hadley found services not wanted; served 
3 mos. in other parts of the army. 

Levi (38), lieut.-col. of Col. John Goulding's (6th Worcester 
County) Regt., raised in Southboro, Westboro, Shrewsbury, North- 
boro and Grafton. 

Lewis, Marlboro (169), pri., Capt. William Brigham's Co.; re- 
sponded at Cambridge on alarm of 19 April, 1775. 

Lovewell, Marlboro (151), pri., marched to Cambridge 19 April, 
1775; also served in Northern Army in Rhode Island and in the 
Continental Army. 

Ober, Northboro, pri., Capt. Thomas Fisk's Co., Col. Nathan 
Tyler's Regt. ; saw service in Rhode Island. 

Origen, New Marlboro (57-iii), surgeon's mate, enlisted for 3 
years, Capt. Simeon Smith's Co., Col. Seth Werner's Regt. ; saw 
service in Continental Army. 

Paul, Marlboro (82), 2nd lieut., Capt. Daniel Barnes' Co.; 
marched to Cambridge 19 April, 1775; rose to rank of capt. and 
was in Army of Northwest. 

Paul, Marlboro (211), served under Capt. Thomas Pritchard in 
Continental Army. 

Phineas, Marlboro (149), on 2nd July, 1776, engaged to march 
to New York and remain in service until 1 Dec, 1776, unless sooner 
discharged; on 26 June, 1777, found in Capt. John Gleason's Co., 



548 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Col. Josiah Whitney's Regt. ; 27th Sept., 1777, enlisted in Capt. 
Joseph Warren's Co., Lieut.-Col. Wheelock's Regt.; discharged 23 
Oct., 1777; probably enlisted 17 Oct., 1778, as pri. in Capt. Joseph 
Cole's Co., Col. John Jacobs' Regt., enlistment expired 1 Jan., 
1779; next served until 1 July, 1779? in Col. Cyprian Howe's Regt. 
at Tiverton, R. I.; completed term of service in Capt. Moses 
Barnes' Co. 

Phineas, pri., Capt. Jonathan Houghton's Co., Col. Smith's Regt. ; 
year not given. 

Phineas, Westboro (177), pri., Capt. Edmund Brigham's Co. of 
"minute men," Maj.-Gen. Ward's Regt.; marched to Cambridge 
19 April, 1775; made sergt. and was stationed at North Kings- 
ton, R. I., for 6 mos. and 12 days. 

Phineas, Marlboro (149), pri., Capt. Joseph Cole's Co., Col. 
John Jacobs' Regt.; did duty in Rhode Island; promoted to ser- 
geant. 

Roger, (82), pri., Capt. Seth Newton's Co., Col. Elijah Stearns' 
Regt.; saw service for 3 mos. and 2 days in Roxbury; was a corp. 
in Capt. Isaac Harrington's Co., Col. Samuel Denny's Regt.; joined 
Continental Army at Claverack. 

Samuel, Sudbury (48v), pri., Capt. John Nixon's Co. of "minute 
men," Col. Abijah Pierce's Regt.; marched to Cambridge 19 April, 
1775. 

Samuel, Marlboro, pri., Capt. Caleb Brooks' Co., Col. Dike's 
Regt.; 3 mos. guarding stores in Boston; also under Capt. William 
Morse; Col. Jonathan Read's Regt.; marched to reinforce Gen. 
Gates. 

Samuel, Shrewsbury, pri. in Capt. Job Cushing's Co. of " minute 
men," marched to Cambridge 19 April, 1775. 

Samuel, Westboro, also given Grafton, fifer; later served in Capt. 
Josiah Fay's Co., Col. Jonathan Ward's Regt. at Dorchester; also 
member of Capt. Edward Brigham's Co. and served in the West. 

Samuel, was in Capt. Samuel Monroe's Co., Col. Sprout's Regt. ; 
in Rhode Island in 1778; muster roll dated at Stow. 

Samuel, lieut., was detached from militia and sent to reinforce 
Continental Army in June, 1779; commissioned 30 June, 1780. 

Seth, Westboro, marched to Cambridge and later was on duty in 
New York. 

Stephen (probably 118), pri., Capt. John Maynard's Co., Col. 
Job Cushing's Regt.; went to Bennington, Vt., Aug., 1777. 

Tilly (92), on list of men who served to credit of 3rd Precinct 
of Brookfield, dated 30 June, 1778, term of service 13^ mos. 

Timothy, Northboro, 1 st lieut., Capt. Samuel Wood's " minute 
men"; marched to Cambridge 19 April, 1775; did duty at Dor- 



APPENDIX 549 

Chester; and reinforced the Northern Army when Bennington was 
threatened by attack; promoted to capt. in 1775. 

Uriah, Jr. (147), pri., Capt. Silas Gates' Co., Col. Ward's Regt.; 
did duty at Dorchester and in the army of Gen. Gates. 

William, Marlboro (74), capt, Col. Jonathan Ward's Regt.; 
marched to Cambridge on alarm from Lexington. 

Winslow, pri., Capt. Seth Morse's Co., Major-Gen. Ward's Regt.; 
marched to Cambridge on alarm 19 April, 1775. 

Winslow, on 2 July, 1776, agreed to march to New York and 
continue in service until 1 Dec, 1776. Nothing in the records con- 
flicts with the belief that both these men may have been the Winslow 
who follows: 

Winslow, Northboro (101), pri., Capt. Silas Gates' Co., Col. 
Ward's Regt.; was in service in Rhode Island 6 mos. and 12 days; 
also a member of Capt. Timothy Brigham's Co., Col. Cushing's 
Regt.; Capt. Ebenezer Belknap's Co.; and Capt. Nathan Fisher's 
Co. of Col. Wade's Regt.; service in North Kingston, R. I., from 
23 June, 1778, to 1 Jan, 1779; also on muster roll Jan. — Nov., 1778. 

The New Hampshire contingent was: 

Don C. (132), Capt. Moulton's Co., 1781; pensioner 1832-1840. 

Elnathan (45), Rudd's Co.; took part in battles of Newport and 
Long Island, 1778; with Capt. Waterman at New London, 1781. 

Paul (128), 2nd lieut., Oct., 1776; capt. 7th Co., 12th Conn. Regt. 
Dec, 1776; in Col. Chandler's Regt., Feb., 1777; in 8th Regt., 
"Conn. Line," raised for entire war; camped at Peekskill, spring 
of 1777; at Germantown and Fort Miflin; wintered 1777-78 at 
Valley Forge and at White Plains; resigned 22 April, 1781. 

Stephen (432), ensign 8th Co., 5th Regt., 1779- 

Alpheus (110), Smith's Co., Hale's Regt., 1776. 

Asa (40), Cheshire Co., 1776; Mellin's Co., Hale's Regt., at 
Ticonderoga, 1777; also served in Major Nichols' Regt. 

Asaph (110-i), Philip Thomas' Co., 1781. 

Abner (79-i)? sergt., Chase's Regt.; reinforced Ticonderoga, 
1777. 

Asa (40-vii), Lewis' Co., Moor's Regt.; at Saratoga, 1777. 

Isaac (206), Chase's Regt.; at Ticonderoga, 1777. 

Jonathan (273), Chase's Regt.; at Ticonderoga, 1777. 

Leonard (112), Parker's Co.; at Ticonderoga, 1776. 

Samuel (144), Chase's Regt.; at Saratoga, 1777. 

Stephen (113), Whitcomb's Co., 1775. 

The list from Connecticut was: 

Daniel C, Coventry, Capt. Wm. Moulton's Co., 1781. 

Don C, Hartford. 



550 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Elnathan, Capt. Rudd's Co., Tyler's Brigade; took part in at- 
tempt to dislodge British from Newport; was in battle of Long 
Island. 

Nathan B., Capt. Waterman's Co.; on duty at New London. 

Paul B., Coventry; commissioned capt. 1 Jan., 1777, in 8th Regt., 
" Conn. Line"; took part in defense of Fort Mifflin; was in battle 
of Monmouth; wintered at Valley Forge and White Plains; com- 
mended by Connecticut Assembly for bravery. 

Stephen B., Mansfield; 26 Sept., 1777, rendered distinguished 
service by transporting supplies to Boston much needed by army. 



BRIGHAMS IN THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WARS. 

(From Massachusetts Archives.) 

Aaron (77), Grafton, on Train Band, 25 March, 1757 (Capt. 
Warren) . 

Abijah, Sudbury (85), pri. on Crown Point Expedition, 1755-6, 
13 weeks, Capt. Samuel Dakin. 

Abijah, Sudbury (28), 1758, Capt. Henry Spring, Col. Abraham 
Williams; served 22 days. 

Artemas, Westboro (85), pri. in Train Band, 1757. Capt. Beza- 
leal Eager. 

Asa (40), Shrewsbury, ensign on Train Band, 28 March, 1757; 
Capt. Artemas Ward. 

Asa, Marlboro (63), corp., 26 April, 1757; Capt. (Col.) Abra- 
ham Williams' Co. 

Antipas, Marlboro (64), 26 April, 1757; Capt. (Col.) Abraham 
Williams' Co. 

Benjamin, Marlboro (44), sergt., 26 April, 1757; Capt. (Col.) 
Abraham Williams' Co. 

Charles, Grafton (21), 25 March, 1757; Capt. Sam Warren 
(prob. 1725); " Centinel " 3 weeks, 1 day in Capt. Nathan Brig- 
ham's troop of horse. 

Daniel, Grafton (21-ii), 25 March, 1757, Capt. Sam Warren; 
1759, pri., Whipple's Co., Ward's Regt.; 18$ days at Pontosook 
(Pittsfield) to recruit forces. 

Ebenezer, Southboro (75), pri., 1759, Capt. Maynard's Co., Col. 
Williams' Regt., 8 mos., 15 days. 

Edmund, Southboro (19-iii), under Capt. Timothy Brigham. 

Elisha, Grafton (80), 25 March, 1757, on Train Band, Capt. 
Warren. 

George, Marlboro (54), 26 April, 1757; Col. Abe Williams. 



APPENDIX 551 

Gershom, Westboro (43), 1 April, 1757; Capt. Fay's Train Band. 

Ithamar, Marlboro (81), corp., 1757, 1st Marlboro Co., Col. 
Williams; ensign, Capt. Jesse Rice's Marlboro Co. 

James (35), corp., 9 Aug., 1757; marched to Kinderhook, 17 
days. 

Jesse, Westboro (33), ensign, Train Band, 1757, 2nd Co., Capt. 
Bezaleal Eager, capt., 2nd Westboro Co., Col. Ward, 1762. 

John (14-iv), on alarm list and in Sudbury Co., Capt. Josiah 
Richardson, 1757. 

John, Shrewsbury (36), 1757, on alarm list, Capt. Artemas Ward; 
in Oct. and Nov., 1759, returned from army as invalid; went into 
service again (ce. 19) Col. Abe Williams' Regt., invasion of Canada; 
pri., 1760, Capt. Maynard's Co., to westward, 8 mos., 21 days; 
" Centinel," Capt. Josiah Brown's troop of horse. 

John, Jr., Shrewsbury (95), 1757, Capt. Ward, Train Band. 

Jonas, Westboro (39), lieut., Train Band, Capt. Benjamin Fay, 
1757; lieut. (acting capt.), 1758, Capt. Fay, Col. Williams, 14 
days; on relief Fort William Henry. 

Jonathan, Jr. (32), 1757, in Col. Abe Williams' (1st Mr'l.) Co. 

Joseph (42), (1725 prob.) " Centinel " under Capt. Nathan Brig- 
ham, 3 weeks, 1 day. 

Levi, Shrewsbury (38), cornet, 1757, Third Regular Troop 
Horse, Capt. Benjamin Eager. 

Nathan (71), on alarm list under Capt. Timothy Brigham; lieut., 
1759, Capt. Taplin, Col. Bagley, 8 mos., 25 days; lieut., 1760, 8 
mos., 21 days, Capt. Stephen Maynard; capt., 1761, 28 weeks, 2 
days; capt., 1763, 43 weeks, 3 days. 

Nathan, Jr. (22), (prob. 1725) " Centinel," Capt. Nathan Brig- 
ham, 3 weeks, 1 day. 

Noah (83), Marlboro, 1st Co., under Col. Abe Williams; 1759, 
Lieut. Rice, Col. Williams, 14 days on relief of Fort William Henry. 

Paul, Marlboro (82), 1757, 1st Co., Col. Abe Williams. 

Samuel (52), surgeon, 1755, 14 weeks, 1 day on Crown Point 
Expedition, Col. Josiah Brown. 

Samuel, Sudbury (48), Capt. Josiah Richardson's 2nd Sudbury 
Co.; 1759 (#. 42), Col. Elisha Jones, invasion of Canada. 

Silas (37), pri., Train Band, 1757, Shrewsbury 1st Co., Capt. 
Ward. 

Stephen (59), 1757, 2nd Marlboro Co., Capt. J. Weeks, Train 
Band. 

Thomas (23), (prob. 1722), "Centinel," Col. Buckminster, 1 
week, 4 days, with detachment of Shrewsbury men under Sergt. 
Nahum Ward, Westboro and Shrewsbury scout. 

Timothy, Westboro (84), Train Band, Capt. Bezaleal Eager, 



552 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

1757; 1758, 4-6 days, Capt. Maynard, Col. Williams; 1759, Capt. 
Maynard, 7 mos., 20 days, for reduction of Canada. 

Timothy, Southboro (20), capt. and colonel in 1757. 

Uriah (53), lieut., 1762, 3rd Marlboro Co., Capt. Thomas How, 
Jr., Col. Ward. 

William (74), Southboro Co., Train Band, Col. Timothy Brig- 
ham, 1757; Grafton, 1757, Train Band, Capt. Sam Ward. 

Winslow (60), pri., 1756, Rutland ( ? or pos. Mr'l.), Capt. Sam- 
uel How, 15 weeks, 1 day; in Col. Willard's Regt., Crown Point; 
1757, pri., 2nd Marlboro Co., Capt. J. Weeks, Train Band. 



APPENDIX C. 
AMERICAN BRIGHAM PLACES. 

Brigham City, a hamlet in Apache Co., Arizona, whose P. O. is 
Winslow. 

Brigham, a hamlet in Greenwood Co., Kansas, whose P. O. is Flint 
Ridge. 

Brighamville, a hamlet in Red River Co., Louisiana, whose P. O. 
is East Point. 

Brigham Hill and Brigham School, Grafton, Worcester Co., 
Mass. 

Brigham, a hamlet in Allegany Co., N. Y., P. O. Spring Mills. 

Brigham, a hamlet in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., P. O. Fredonia. 

Brigham, a hamlet in Clinton Co., N. Y., P. O. Black Brook. 

Brigham, a hamlet in Franklin Co., N. Y., P. O. Saranac Lake. 

Brigham, a post village in Brome Co., Quebec, on the Canadian 
Pacific Ry., having saw mills, a tannery and sash fac- 
tory, population, in 1895, 275. 

Brigham Junction (near the above), a station on the Canadian 
Pacific Ry. 

Brigham City, post town, capital of Boxelder Co., Utah, at west 
foot Wahsatch Mts., on Southern Pacific, Utah Northern 
Branch U. P., and Cent. Pac, Rys., (2^ miles from 
" Brigham Station ") 56 miles north of Salt Lake 
City; has a church, seminary, public library, flour mill, 
woolen factory and a bank; engaged in fruit-growing 
and agriculture; waterworks owned and operated by the 
municipality. Population, in 1900, 2859- 

Brigham Hill, a delightful viewpoint near Burlington, Vt. 

Brigham Prairie, a hamlet in Dunn Co., Wisconsin, P. O. Me- 
nomonie. 



APPENDIX 553 

APPENDIX D. 

BRIGHAM YOUNG NOT A BRIGHAM. 

Because of Brigham Young's Christian name, the author of this 
work often has been called upon to explain a seeming consan- 
guinity. Fortunately, the truth is not far to seek. Brigham Young 
was a son of John Young, once of Hopkinton, Mass., who married 
Abigail Howe, daughter of Phineas Howe of Hopkinton. Said 
Abigail had a sister Susanna Howe, who married Phineas Brigham 
of Southboro, Mass., and Eaton, N. Y. Susanna and her race were 
such estimable people that Brigham Young was honored by being 
christened after his Brigham aunt. This (Deo laudamus!) is the 
utmost opprobrium the Brigham family has to bear in the matter of 
" The Prophet." 

APPENDIX E. 
TWO BRIGHAM HOSPITALS. 

It is a matter of profound pride with the Brigham Family that 
the name of Brigham is to be perpetuated by two of the noblest 
charities the spirit of beneficence could devise; that the two men 
of the Brigham name who won the greatest success, from the material 
point of view, should have sought to outrival each other in generous 
provision for the helpless and suffering of posterity. 

The careers of Peter Bent Brigham and his nephew, Robert Breck 
Brigham, were singularly alike in many respects. Both men came 
from the country without means and laid the basis of their fortunes 
in the restaurant business. Both owed their greatest financial suc- 
cess to their foresight in the purchase and development of real 
estate. Both confined their investments to property within a short 
distance of their places of business. Both were men of the highest 
integrity and correct personal habits, kindly, unassuming and little 
influenced by ambitions outside their own sphere of activity. 
Neither sought public life, yet both were keenly interested in the 
issues of the day and contributed materially to the upbuilding of 
the community in which their business lives were passed. Alike in 
life and effort, in death each made identically the same disposition 
of his property for the benefit of humanity. 

Peter Bent Brigham died at his home in Boston 24 May, 1877, 
leaving a will which was duly admitted to probate 17 Oct., 1877- 
According to the inventory of his estate, filed in 1877, the real 



554 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

estate was valued at $690,000, and the personal estate at $659,- 
075.74, as follows: 

Real Estate: 

Land and bldgs. 79 to 89 Causeway st. and 178 to 210 

Portland st $75,000.00 

Land and bldgs. 166 to 176 Portland st 65,000.00 

Land and bldgs. 36 to 46 Canal st and 36 to 46 Friend 

st. (Mortgaged for $100,000) 130,000.00 

Land and bldgs. 217 to 229 Friend st 30,000.00 

Land and bldgs. 61 to 63 Blackstone st 21,000.00 

Land and bldgs. 11 Charlestown st 25,000.00 

Land and bldgs. 5 to 10 Treraont Row 185,000.00 

Land and bldgs. 90 and 92 Court st 85,000.00 

Land and bldgs. 223 and 225 Washington st 70,000.00 

4 shares in Chardon St. Club stable at $750 3,000.00 

Tomb in Mt. Auburn Cemetery 1,000.00 

$690,000.00 
Personal Estate: 

$50,000 U. S. 5.20 bonds 1865 *$52,000.00 

$21,000 U. S. 5.20 bonds 1867 *22,260.00 

$29,000 U. S. 5.20 bonds 1868 *31,030.00 

$5,000 currency 6s (U. S.), $120 6,000.00 

1000 Lancaster R. R. bonds, $40 40,000.00 

312 sh. Fitchburg R. R., $106 33,072.00 

1000 sh. Lancaster R. R., shs., $10 10,000.00 

183 shs. Nashua, Acton & Bos. R. R., $1 183.00 

5 sh. Framingham & Lowell, $1 5 . 00 

64 sh. Boston Gaslight Co., $800 51,200.00 

15 sh. Union Nat'l Bk., $136 2,040.00 

7 sh. State Nat'l Bank, $107 749.00 

Note of Fitchburg R. R 100,000.00 

Note of Fitchburg R. R 100,000.00 

Note of Fitchburg R. R 88,000.00 

Note of Fitchburg R. R 14,000.00 

Mtg. note Henry Farnum et ux 20,000.00 

Mtg. note Harvey D. Parker 30,000.00 

Mtg. note John F. Wells 30,000.00 

Note of Devlin 200.00 

Horses, carriages, etc 1,500 . 00 

Watch and chain in possession of Mrs. Jacobs 40.00 

Gold watch and chain 100.00 

Cash 26,696.74 

Total $659,075.74 

There were debts of about $150,000, personal bequests of $55,500, 
personal annuities of $14,600; and provision also was made for the 
distribution of $138,000 among the children of the annuitants, if 
living, at the death of the latter. The sum of $40,000 was be- 

* Pledged to secure notes of P. B. Brigham for $100,000. 



APPENDIX 555 

queathed to the Town of Bakersfield, Vt.; the income of $10,000 
to be expended for the care of the graves of the parents, brothers 
and sisters of the testator and of the burying ground generally, and 
the remaining $30,000 to be invested as a permanent fund, " which 
shall be called the Brigham School Fund and the income thereof shall 
be expended for educational purposes, either in the district schools 
or for a school of higher grade, as the said town shall from time to 
time determine." 

The supremely important provision of the will was as follows: 

" At the expiration of said term of twenty-five years from time 
of my decease, my said Executors shall dispose of said rest and 
residue of my property and estate, and of all the interest and ac- 
cumulations which shall have accrued thereon, for the purpose of 
founding a hospital, in said Boston, to be called the Brigham Hospi- 
tal, for the care of sick persons, in indigent circumstances, residing in 
the said County of Suffolk, in the following manner, that is to say ; 
they shall procure the formation of a corporation to be called the 
' Brigham Hospital/ with suitable provisions as to officers, their 
powers and duties for control, direction, conduct and administration 
of the corporation and the care and management of the funds in its 
charge; and upon the legal formation and organization of said cor- 
poration, my said Executors shall transfer to it all the property and 
estate provided for it as aforesaid, to be by it used and employed 
for the purposes above declared, and I give, devise, and bequeath said 
rest and residue of my property and estate accordingly." 

The Executors were given full power as to sale, lease and man- 
agement of the real estate, to change and alter investments, and to 
treat stock dividends, in their discretion, as belonging either to the 
principal or income of the estate. 

The will was witnessed by J. P. Healy, C. F. Kittredge, and 
Fisher Ames. Robert Codman and Joseph Healy of Boston were 
appointed Executors of the will; and it was expressly directed by 
the testator that no bond should be required of either of them. 

Mr. Healy died soon after the testator, and the property remained 
in the sole control of Mr. Codman until his death in January, 1901. 
In all the annals of trusteeship, there is no more splendid example 
of faithful and able administration of a trust than was exhibited 
by Robert Codman in his management of the property of Peter B. 
Brigham. It was not Mr. Codman's nature to speculate, and it is 
said of him that in the various and important trusteeships with which 
he was honored, he never lost a dollar. With property representing 
$1,349, 075.74 committed to his care in 1877, Mr. Codman's Twenty- 
second Annual Report, made just before his death, showed a book 
value of $2,846,718.47, or representing an actual value considerably 
in excess of this figure. 



556 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

Upon the death of Robert Codman, his son, Edmund D. Codman, 
and Laurence H. H. Johnson were duly appointed trustees under 
the will, 25 January, 1901. On 8 May, 1902, they procured the 
formation of a corporation called the " Peter Bent Brigham Hos- 
pital." On 22 May, 1902, the General Court, by Chapter 418 of 
the Acts of 1902, authorized the Hospital to hold, " for the purposes 
for which it was incorporated, real and personal estate, to an amount 
not exceeding $5,000,000 in value, including the amount that it is 
already authorized by law to hold " ($1,500,000). 

On 24 May, 1902, exactly twenty-five years after the death of 
the testator, the Peter B. Brigham Hospital took over the real and 
personal estate, amounting to $4,323,168 appraised value. On 24 
May, 1906, this immense property had appreciated more than $700,- 
000, and had a book value of $5,045,255.54. 

The Peter Bent Brigham Hospital is composed (1907), as orig- 
inally, of the following named: Alexander Cochrane, president; 
Edmund D. Codman, treasurer; Laurence H. H. Johnson, secretary; 
Eben S. Draper, Augustus Hemenway, Walter Hunnewell, Henry 
S. Howe, and William Ropes Trask. 

Except for litigation upon certain technical points, the outcome 
of which is not feared by the Trustees, the Peter Bent Brigham 
Hospital already would be an established institution. The corpora- 
tion has made an agreement to purchase of Harvard College, upon 
advantageous terms, a site adjoining the new Harvard Medical 
School on the Back Bay Fens. The corporation has made a friendly 
arrangement with the Harvard authorities which, it is expected, will 
be mutually beneficial to the Hospital and the Harvard Medical 
School. In view of some misunderstandings created by this action, 
it may be said that the Peter B. Brigham Hospital will remain 
wholly independent of the Harvard authorities in point of purpose 
and administration. The terms of the alliance between the Peter 
B. Brigham Hospital and Harvard College are sufficiently illus- 
trated by the following extract from a letter of the Trustees to the 
authorities of Harvard: 

" So far as the charitable purposes of this trust shall in our 
opinion permit, we hereby declare our desire to promote the objects 
of your Medical School by seeking advice from its Faculty, and by 
giving careful consideration to its nomination in making appoint- 
ments to our Medical Staff, and by permitting access for students 
to the Hospital. Except for the purchase of the land, subject to 
the defeat, as above stated, of all claims of the Brigham heirs, we do 
not enter into any agreement or contract in any sense, but we are 
ready if you so desire to spread this letter upon our records." 

Robert Breck Brigham died 2 Jan., 1900, leaving a will wherein 



APPENDIX 557 

he appointed Charles O. L. Dillaway, Halsey J. Boardman and 
Sylvester G. Willey as Trustees. Mr. Boardman and Mr. Willey 
have since died and their places were filled by William E. L. Dilla- 
way and Hiram M. Burton who, with Charles O. L. Dillaway, con- 
stitute the present (1907) Trustees under the will. Charles O. L. 
Dillaway acts as surviving Executor, the others having died. The 
Trustees are to be succeeded, after ten years, by the New England 
Trust Company as Trustee. 

Mr. Brigham left an estate valued at about $3,000,000. This 
was represented by about $750,000 of personal and about $2,250,- 
000 real estate, the latter including, besides Brigham's Hotel, the 
Hollis Street Theatre and much of the remainder of the property 
on Hollis Street, Burroughs Place and Hollis Place; the building 
occupied for years by Cobb, Aldrich & Co., corner of Washington 
and Kneeland Streets; the building formerly occupied by Cobb, 
Bates & Yerxa, corner Washington and Beach Streets, now the site 
of the Globe and a smaller theatre; a large block on Eliot Street, 
and a block on Beach Street; parcels corner Shawmut Avenue and 
Dover Street and elsewhere. 

The will provided for small bequests to individuals ranging from 
$100 to $1000, amounting to about $15,000; two personal life 
annuities of $200 each and one of $300; a gift of $2000 to the 
Boston Emergency Hospital and an annuity (in perpetuity) of 
$1000, payable every year, to each of the following named 
charitable institutions: Massachusetts Charitable Eye and Ear 
Infirmary, Associated Charities of Boston, Boston Dispensary, 
Boston Provident Association, Channing Home, Children's Hos- 
pital, Children's Mission to the Children of the Destitute, City 
Missionary Society, Home for Aged Men, Home for Aged 
Women, Massachusetts Infant Asylum, New England Home for 
Little Wanderers, Home for Aged Couples, Boston Children's Aid 
Society, Boston Home for Incurables, Perkins Institution and 
Massachusetts School for the Blind, New England Hospital for 
Women and Children, Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of 
Cruelty to Children, Boston Lying-in Hospital, Home for Aged 
Colored Women, Burnap Home for Aged Women, all of Boston; 
and the Warner Home of St. Albans, Vt. 

In line with the tender solicitude of the testator for the help- 
less, whether by reason of extreme youth, old age, or other in- 
firmity, the will provided also that the balance of the net income 
from the estate should be paid to the " Robert B. Brigham Hospital 
for Incurables " ; said corporation to be organized " for the purpose 
of maintaining an institution for the care and support and medical 
and surgical treatment of those citizens of Boston who are without 
necessary means of support and are incapable of obtaining a com- 



558 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

fortable livelihood, by reason of chronic or incurable disease or 
permanent physical disabilities." 

All the net income of the estate over and above the annuities — 
these amounting to $22,000 — is to be invested by the Trustees and 
held by them for accumulation until the accrued income, with 
interest thereon, is of an amount which is large enough, in the 
opinion of the Directors of the Hospital, for the purchase of land 
in the city of Boston and the erection and thorough equipment of a 
building or buildings of size and capacity adequate for the pur- 
poses of said Hospital. On the erection of the Hospital, the 
Trustees are to convey the same, together with the land, to the 
Robert B. Brigham Hospital for Incurables, and thereafter the 
Trustees under the will are to pay all the rest, residue and re- 
mainder of the net income from the estate as the same shall be 
collected to the Robert B. Brigham Hospital for Incurables forever. 

In accordance with the direction of the will that " said Trustees 
shall select not less than seven citizens of Boston, well known and 
of high character and reputation, who shall associate themselves 
together and form a corporation under the provision of Chapter 
115 of the Public Statutes of Massachusetts, or under a special act 
of the Legislature, if deemed advisable," the Robert B. Brigham 
Hospital for Incurables was organized 11 Feb., 1903, with the 
following named persons as incorporators: John Shepard, Charles 
J. Lincoln, Francis H. Manning, Andrew J. Bailey, Michael J. 
Anagnos, Hiram M. Burton, Ubert K. Pettingill, Eugene N. Foss 
and Charles F. Whittemore. The following named are directors 
of the Hospital: Andrew J. Bailey, Miss Elizabeth F. Brigham, 
Eugene N. Foss, William S. Crosby, Francis H. Manning, Ubert 
K. Pettingill, Wallace L. Pierce, John Shepard, C. F. Whittemore. 
The foregoing, with the following named, compose the present 
(1906) membership of the Corporation: John Quincy Adams, 
Hiram M. Burton, James S. Conant, Ernest W. Cushing, M. D., 
Charles O. L. Dillaway, Wm. E. L. Dillaway, Robert B. Dixon, 
M. D., William J. Fegan, Charles H. Olmstead, John F. Souther. 

In 1902 the Trustees under the will purchased about ten acres 
of land on the top of Parker Hill, Roxbury District, as a site for 
the Hospital. The site is about 230 feet above sea level and is one 
of the highest and most commanding locations in the city of Boston, 
within whose limits, according to a provision of the will, the build- 
ings must be erected. 

Under the terms of the will, the total net income after the con- 
struction of the buildings must be applied to the maintenance of 
the Hospital ; thus precluding, inf erentially if not absolutely, addi- 
tions, whether of land or buildings, to the original Hospital estate. 
The Trustees under the will are restrained also, except on order 



APPENDIX 559 

of the Court, from acquiring or disposing of real estate except for 
the Hospital purposes specified. The estate is now free of litigation, 
but for the reasons stated, and others, the Directors of the Hospital 
are awaiting a sufficient accumulation of the fund before beginning 
construction. The Trustees under the will have accummulated a 
large surplus for Hospital purposes, and expect to begin construc- 
tion within a very few years. It is provided in the will that on the 
completion of the Hospital a tablet of stone or bronze bearing the 
inscription " Erected by Robert B. and Elizabeth F. Brigham " 
shall be set in an appropriate place in the building or in one of the 
buildings if there be more than one. 



APPENDIX F. 
BRIGHAM FAMILY ASSOCIATION. 

* The Brigham Family Association owes its origin to the late Dr. 
Brayton A. R. Brigham of Chicago, upon whose call Brighams resi- 
dent in Chicago met in his office 15 Aug., 1893, to consider " the ques- 
tion of holding a reunion of the Brigham Family in Chicago during 
the Columbian Exposition." Besides Dr. Brigham, Rev. Leonard 
W., and Messrs. Edward D. and Gus. B. Brigham attended, and 
took action which led to a gathering of 107 persons, representing the 
Brigham name, held in the Illinois State Building of the Exposition 
18 Oct., 1893. 

The Brigham Family Association was then organized with these 
officers : President, Charles O. Brigham of Toledo, O. ; vice-presi- 
dents, Captain H. G. Brigham of Chicago, O. A. Brigham of 
Lowell, Mass., Hon. Johnson Brigham of Des Moines, Iowa, 
Thomas Brigham Rice of Barre, Mass., James R. Brigham of 
Corry, Pa.; secretary, B. A. R. Brigham, M. D., of Chicago; treas- 
urer, E. D. Brigham of Chicago; historian, Willard I. Tyler 
Brigham of Chicago; librarian, Emma E. Brigham of Boston; 
orator, Rev. George F. Brigham of Sharon, Wis.; and a board of 
trustees consisting of these and Charles W. Brigham of Lowell, 
Mass., Gus. B. Brigham of Chicago, H. C. Brigham, M. D., of 
Grand Rapids, Mich., Colonel J. H. Brigham of Delta, O., and 
Jerome R. Brigham of Milwaukee. The features of the meeting 
were a description, by Hon. Johnson Brigham, of a visit to the 
town of Brigham, Cockermouth, England; an address, " The Line- 
age of Brigham," treating of the English origin and heraldry of 

* This sketch is an abstract of an article by William E. Brigham (Presi- 
dent B. F. A., 1896-1900), published in the " Official Report of the First 
Six Meetings of the American Brigham Family Association," in 1900. 



560 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY 

the Brigham Family, by the Historian, W. I. T. Brigham; an ad- 
dress by Rev. George F. Brigham of Sharon, Wis. ; an exhibition 
of relics, deeds and other heirlooms; and the singing of a quartet, 
" Brigham," the words and music by the venerable Mavor Brigham, 
father of the first President of the Association. A Constitution was 
adopted (superseded in 1898); and a full coat of arms exhibited, 
as follows: Ar. a fleur de lis within an orle of martlets sable; crest, 
a boar's head bendways couped sa; motto, In cruce salus. From the 
address of the Historian it was learned that " Dr. B. A. R. Brig- 
ham has in his possession a letter elicited from an English-American 
Brigham, who can trace his descent through very many generations, 
who speaks of this motto as being won in Palestine in the time of 
the Crusades for acts of bravery on the part of an ancestor." * 
The valuable pamphlet descriptive of this meeting is now out of 
print. 

The second meeting was held at Marlboro, Mass., 12 Sept., 1894, 
with Loriman S. Brigham as Local Chairman. It was voted to 
adopt the coat of arms, crest and the motto, " In Cruce Salus," 
as the emblem of the Association. Mayor William M. Davenport 
welcomed the Association at the dinner in City Hall. 

All Odd Fellows Building was utilized for the reunion held in 
Boston, 5 Oct., 1895, William E. Brigham of Somerville, Mass., 
Local Chairman. Not less than 500 persons attended the banquet 
in the afternoon and the ball in the evening. Thanks to Miss 
Emma E. Brigham, the first, and Addington M. Brigham, the 
present Librarian-Curator, the general display of antiquities at 
Marlboro in 1894 and the portrait show in Boston in 1895 consti- 
tuted two of the most noteworthy exhibitions of the kind ever given 
under the auspices of a family association in this country. Among 
these family treasures were the carved oak box in which Mercy 
Hurd, wife of Thomas Brigham the Emigrant, brought her caps 
from England; the original deed, in parchment, by Benjamin Rice 
to Thomas 2 Brigham, of the Thomas Brigham farm in Marlboro; 
a silver salt cup which belonged to a daughter of Mary Chilton, 
the first woman to land on Plymouth Rock in 1620 — it having been 
held in the Brigham Family for generations ; the chair in which 
Thomas 2 Brigham died; and scores of other priceless articles. Of 
the portrait show, one writer has said: " The opportunity to trace 
the Brigham characteristics in those old portraits was improved 
with eagerness; and it was clearly shown that two or three types 
have come down to the present day with great persistence. The 
peculiar droop of the eyelids, noticed in many of the visitors, was 
seen also in a large number of the portraits." The Committee on 

* For reasons stated in an early chapter of this volume, the Brigham 
Family Association never has claimed for the family a title to arms. 



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Family Badge made a report, showing a pin of design picked out 
from a Brigham coat-of-arms, already described, which was for- 
mally adopted. 

The Worcester reunion of 14 Oct., 1896, Lucius L. Brigham, 
Local Chairman, was held in the Y. M. C. A. building and Salis- 
bury Hall. It was noteworthy as being the last held under strictly 
local auspices and at the personal expense of local residents; and 
for an important change in administrative policy. President 
Charles O. Brigham, an ideal official, voluntarily retired, and Wil- 
liam E. Brigham of Somerville was elected president and Miss 
Emma E. Brigham of Boston secretary. 

The new administration entered upon its duties with a well- 
defined policy, prominent in which was the purpose to raise the 
B. F. A. to an independent financial position, thus relieving indi- 
viduals of the heavy expense incident to the reunions; and to insist 
that the Association fulfil its original mission of undertaking the 
preparation and publication of a History of the Brigham Family. 
It was with great satisfaction, therefore, that the Treasurer was 
able to report to the fifth meeting, held in Marlboro, 14 Sept., 1898, 
that all bills had been paid by the Association, and nearly $100 
remained in the treasury. A simplified Constitution, providing for 
biennial, instead of annual, reunions was adopted; the President 
outlined plans looking to the ultimate publication of a History of 
the Brigham Family, and urged also the preservation, in pamphlet 
form, of the admirable historical papers prepared by the Historian, 
W. I. T. Brigham, for every meeting of the Association.* At this 
meeting, as at Worcester in 1896, a successful group picture of the 
Association was taken. 

Charles O. Brigham reassumed the presidency and Willard I. 
Tyler Brigham was elected Secretary-Historian of the Association 
at the sixth meeting held in the American House, Boston, 10 Oct., 
1900. At the dinner, the Historian exhibited photographs and 
gave an interesting account of his recent visit to historic Brigham 
places in England. f Upon the menu was a poetic illumination of 
the family motto, " In Cruce Salus," by Hon. Johnson Brigham. 

The seventh reunion, held in the American House, 10 Sept., 1902, 
marked an epoch in the history of the Association and the great 
work it had undertaken. In 1900 President William E. Brigham 
had said : " The past of the Brigham Family Association has been 
such that we review it with inexpressible pride. Our greatest suc- 
cesses, however, must be of the future. For a year or two after its 

* These papers were gathered in a pamphlet in 1900, and form the 
basis of the historical chapters of this volume. 

t The Historian was aided materially in extending his British researches 
by the special contributions of members of the Brigham Family Asso- 
ciation. 



562 THE HISTORY OF THE BRIGHAM FAMILY. 

organization, the B. F. A. held hopefully to its original plan of 
making itself the means of the publication of a " Lineage of Brig- 
ham," which should complete the honorable work so well begun by 
Rev. Abner Morse, A. M., in 1859; but an unexpected change of 
circumstances rendered the immediate consummation of this project 
impracticable, and the officers, abandoning with regret the earlier 
proposition, concentrated their efforts upon a development of the 
social features of the organization; depending upon time and 
strength gained from social contact to indicate the way toward a 
fresh start. This policy has proved its own wisdom. . . . The 
Brigham Family Association, as such, is in a position to authorize 
the preparation of a ' Lineage of Brigham/ under its own 
auspices." 

Confidence had been restored; and at this meeting in 1902 it was 
reported that a sufficient guaranty fund had been raised to secure 
the preparation of a History of the Brigham Family. The details 
of the plan were worked out by President C. O. Brigham. A Com- 
mittee on Publication was appointed and Willard I. Tyler Brigham, 
secretary-historian of the B. F. A. and a trained genealogist, was 
engaged to prepare the book. His own painstaking researches had 
continued, modestly and without reward, since 1 893 ; and no better 
choice could have been made. The valuable genealogical docu- 
ments collected by the late Dr. B. A. R. Brigham were purchased 
by the B. F. A., thus materially shortening the task of the 
Genealogist. 

At the eighth meeting of the B. F. A., held in the American 
House, 14 Sept., 1904, none of the social features which had made 
all the reunions so successful were lacking.* At the seventh and 
eighth reunions, papers were read as follows, in addition to the 
regular contributions of the Historian : " Hon. Lincoln F. Brig- 
ham, Jurist and Scholar," by Hon. William T. Forbes of Worces- 
ter ; " Dr. Amariah Brigham, a Distinguished Specialist," by Dr. 
D. R. Burrell of Canandaigua, N. Y. ; " Nicholas Brigham," by 
Hon. William T. Forbes. Secretary Willard I. T. Brigham had 
planned a " Brigham Day " at the St. Louis Exposition, which was 
held, but without his presence, Hon. Johnson Brigham making an 
address; and at the time of the Boston reunion he lay upon his 
death bed, writing to the last. He died within a few days; his 
work unfinished, but so far advanced that it was practicable for 
others to attempt its completion. How well this duty has been per- 
formed by Miss Emma E. Brigham of Boston and her associates, 

* It is deeply regretted that there is not space to treat herein of the 
social features of the B. F. A. reunions and to give due credit to the 
many talented Brighams and others who made them so delightful. These 
were described in the published report of 1900. 



APPENDIX 563 

the present volume attests. C. O. Brigham, the first and last presi- 
dent of the Association, here greeted his kinsmen for the last time, 
for he died in May, 1906. He is succeeded by Hon. Johnson Brig- 
ham of Des Moines, State Librarian of Iowa. At this writing, the 
ninth meeting of the Association is called to take place at Marl- 
boro, Mass., June 6, 1907, when it is expected that " The History 
of the Brigham Family " will be ready for distribution. 

In closing this imperfect sketch of a noble organization, its 
difficult task and its measurable achievement, can more fitting words 
be used than those of the beloved President C. O. Brigham in his 
magnificent and what proved to be farewell address to the Brig- 
ham Family Association in 1904: 

" No one, I think, can look back over the history of our Associa- 
tion without discovering the fact that since its organization in 
Chicago at the time of the World's Fair in 1893, up to the present 
hour, we have easily enjoyed a position at the head of the family 
associations of America; and I cannot doubt that even if many of 
the older ones, myself included, are to be swept aside in the all- 
devouring process of time, there will be raised up to this association 
another generation who will take up the work where we are com- 
pelled to lay it down. Our lips shall teach this to our sons, and 
they again to theirs, that generations yet unborn may teach their 
sons, and so shall we hand down this work to succeeding genera- 
tions; adding to its interest and value as times goes on." 

So mote it be! 



ADDENDA 

EUNICE 8 , daughter of Lieut. Nathan (See 22-ii) and Dina 
(Rice) Brigham, b. in Marlboro 4 Oct., 1721; m. 8 Sept., 1742, 
Hezekiah Newton, son of Isaac and Sarah Newton of Marlboro, b. 
28 July, 1719, Marlboro, d. 4 Feb., 1786, in Paxton, Mass. 

Children, (Newton) the 3 eldest born in Southboro, the 4>th in 
Leicester, the others in Rutland: 

i Persis Newton, b. 14 June, 1743; m. 16 April, 1766, in 
Rutland, Mass., Daniel Estabrook, Jr., who d. in Rutland 
11 Sept., 1816, in his 75th year. She d. 25 Dec., 1828, in 
Rutland, 
ii Silas, b. 10 Dec, 1744. 

iii Catherine, b. 10 Jan., 1746-7, prob. d. young. 
iv Mehitable, b. 22 Feb., 1748-9- 
v Catherine, b. 16 May, 1751. 

vi Ruth, b. 25 April, 1753; m. 1772, John Stewart, (after- 
ward General) and removed to Brattleboro, Vt. He d. in 
1812 and she survived him 8 mos. 
vii Hezekiah, b. 25 June, 1755; m. 8 Oct., 1783 in Rutland, 
Lucy Cogswell of Paxton. He d. in Rutland 6 Jan., 1848. 
He was a Revolutionary pensioner, 
viii Eunice, b. 17 March, 1758 
ix Nathan Brigham, b. 28 March, 1760; m. Mary Stewart of 
Paxton, (sister of Gen. John Stewart, above) and settled in 
Royalston, Mass. He d. in Royalston 18 Dec., 1843, a>. 
84 and she d. 15 Dec, 1842. 
x Elizabeth, b. 4 Feb., 1763; m. Samuel Richardson, Jr., of 
Leicester, int. pub., 15 March, 1781. He d. in Leicester, 
11 Oct., 1838 as. 84, and she d. 5 Jan. 1840. 
xi Edmund, Capt., b. 9 June, 1765. 



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INDEX 



This index refers only to the genealogical section, and to numbers, not pages. The lette> u pre- 
ceding a number indicates that mention of the person is to be found under or in connection with the 
record carrying that number. The letters / u signify reference to a footnote under the number. 



-, U 303 



Abrams, ■ 

Ackermann, Jonathan 

Bartlett, u 237 
Adams, , u 327 

Albert, u 312 

Allen, u 304 

Andrew, Jr., u 66 

Amanda, u 729 

Benjamin H., u 221 

Caroline, u 142 

Caroline M., u 580 

Carolyn E., u 277 

Cephas B., u 277 

Cornelia, u 132 

D. J., u 312 

Dulcena, u 304 

B. J., u 580 

Blias, u 417 

Elmer, u 132 

Emily, u 221 

Eunice, u 142 

Frederick Brigham, u 
277 

Homer M., u 797 

Isaac, Jr., u 277 

John, u 142 

John F., u 142 

Joseph B., u 142 

Josephine, u 142 

Josiah H., u 142 

Lucy, u 66 

Lyman W., u 632 

Mary, u 398 

Olive, u 797 

Olive Augusta, u 797 

Polly, u 67 

Rebecca, u 142 

Roxana, u 146 
Adsitt, Angeline E., u 291 
Agnew, Elizabeth J., u 
725 

Henry M., u 725 

Nell Brigham, u 725 

Niven, u 725 
Aiken, Mary Adaline, u 

369 
Aitcheson, Grace Bam- 
ford, u 536 

John S., u 536 

John Shepard, u 536 

Samuel, u 536 

Thomas Brigham, u 536 



Akerman, William, u 275 
Albee, Abby W., u 167 

Ida R., u 816 

Mabelle, u 437 
Alberty, Dwight, u 579 

Richard Dwight, u 579 
Aldrich, Addison A., u 161 

Addison L., u 161 

Anna Eliza, u 161 

Hannah Maria, u 161 

Margery, u 388 

Mary, u 638 

Mary Wilder, u 246 

Roy, u 388 

William Henry, u 388 
Alexander, Celia G., u 464 

G. W., u 720 

Harriet, u 417 

Louisa, u 86 

Louise, u 720 

Mary L., u 420 

Samuel, u 688 
Allard, Mary A., u 418 
Allen, Antoinette, u 568 

Arthur Leon, u 585 

Asa, u 585 

Benjamin W., u 395 

Benjamin Weeks, u 169 

Boutelle E., u 179 

Brigham Elijah, u 179 

Carlton Brigham, u 585 

Carrie A., u 243 

Charles Edgar, u 596 

Charles H., u 395 

Charles Vernon, u 585 

Elijah, u 179 

Ellen D., u 179 

Ellery, u 585 

Elvira W., u 179 

Halsey L., u 132 

Helen Louise, u 585 

Howard Brigham, u 585 

Jacob, u 179 

James, u 169, 696 

John J., u 239 

Julia P., u 179 

Kezia A., u 239 

Levi, u 133 

Lewis, u 169 

Lewis H, u 395 

Mary, u 125, u 169, u 198 

Mary A., u 217 

Mary Louise, u 596 

Miriam, u 83 

569 



Allen, Ralph C, u 596 

Raymond, u 596 

Rebecca, u 634 

Robert B., u 596 

Samuel, u 125 

Sarah, u 125, u 179, u 
493 

Silna, u 56S 

Susan, u 169 

Thomas, u 568 
Allhouse, Lila, u 513 
Allison, Burt McVey, u 

659 
Allman, Edna, u 751 
Alsworth, Mary, u 115. 
Ames, A. E., u 746 

Joseph, u 286 

Lewis, u 286 

Lucinda, u 286 

Lucy, u 286 

Lydia, u 286 

Martha L., u 3, u 42, u 
73, u 120, u 286 

Moses, u 286 

Nancy, u 286 

Nellie L., u 746 

Robert, u 286 

Stephen, u 286 

Susan, u 350 
Amsden, Susan, u 463 

Susan R., u 311 
Anderson, , u 521 

Alice Lucinda, u 657 

David C, u 657 

Elvira, u 255 

Emma Elizabeth, u 657 

George Weston, u 657 

James, u 144 

Mary Estelle, u 657 

Ola, u 370 

Walter Harvey, u 657 
Andrews, Adeline P., u 
450 

Amelia Rebecca, u 517 

Calvin Henry, u 517 

Caroline Frances, u 285 

Charles, u 295 

Charles C, u 295 

Elmer L., u 219 

Erasmus Jones, u 285 

Felicia H, u 579 

Florence Helen, u 517 

Frank Edwin, u 579 

Harriet Ball, u 285 



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Andrews, Jeremiah W., u 
579 

John, u 86 

John T., u 517 

Julia A., u 625 

Lathan, u 639 

Mary Elizabeth, u 517 

Robert, u 625 
Angell, Cyril, u 609 

Frank C, u 609 

Hannah L., u 609 

Wilmer, u 609 
Anthony, Alice J., u 709 

Archibald, , u 429 

Armlngton, Betsey Brig- 
ham, u 357 

Edith Blanche, u 357 

Eliphalet L, u 357 
Armistead, Frances Bry- 
ant, u 652 
Armstrong, Andy A., u 
613 

Byron D., u 613 

Clara E., u 613 

Charles A., u 613 

Frank B., u 613 

Georgiana, u 581 

Lucina, u 646 

Nellie A., u 613 

Stillman C, u 613 

Willie E., u 613 
Arnold, , u 26 

Aaron, u 358 

Ann, u 358 

Douglass Luther, u 502 

Fanny, u 502 

Harold A., u 502 

India Howe, u 672 

James, u 183 

Lucy, u 139 

Luther S., u 502 

Willard Henry, u 502 

Ashcroft, , u 332 

Ashworth, Mary, u 726 
Atchison, Malinda, u 564 
Aten, Mary Adaline, u 369 
Atherton, John G., u 730 

Nellie, u 783 
Atkins, Carra, u 331 

Elias C, u 331 

Emma L., u 331 

Emory, u 618 

Henry C, u 331 

Mary D., u 331 

Roama V., u 170 
Atwood, Evelyn M., u 370 

Lucy P., u 345 
Austin, Blanche, u 564 

Charles, u 689 

Florence, u 564 

Frank K., u 564 

Mary, u 410 
Avery, Harriet, u 466 

John, u 466 

Nancy, u 175 
Axtell Charles S., u 417 
Ayer, Nancy H., u 242 

Thomas, u 59 
Ayers, Adelaide A., u 318 

Betsey, u 256 



Ayers, Catherine, u 375 
Francis W., u 318 
Henry W., u 318 
Mary, u 312 

Ayling, Henry, u 248 
Maria R., u 248 

Ayres, Curtis, u 255 
Matilda, u 255 
Metcalf, u 255 



Babbitt, Eugene H., u 266 
Babcock, Azubah, u 213 

Elizabeth S., u 403 

William, u 213 
Bacheller, Susannah, u 

36 
Bacon, David, u 449 

Elbridge, u 242 

Ella, u 337 

Francis, u 337 

Frank, u 337 

George U., u 242 

Henry E., u 242 

J. L., u 595 

Joel, u 595 

John H., u 242 

Lila, u 337 

Lillian, u 595 

Maria, u 339 

Mary R. ( u 242 

Nancy Helen, u 449 

Nellie, u 595 
Badger, Angeline E., u 155 

Charlton, u 155 

George K., u 155 
Badgley, Charles W., u 

518 
Bagnall, Anna Theresa, u 
166 

Charles Dana, u 166 

Edwin Elijah, u 166 

Elijah H., u 166 

Emma Brlgham, u 166 

Florence May, u 166 

Henry Ward, u 166 

Wilbur Fisk, u 166 
Bagster, Nellie, u 628 

Fred, u 628 
Bailey, Amherst, u 58 

Asenath, u 212 

Barnabas, u 212 

Bertha, u 58 

Calvin, u 58 

Charles W., u 530 

David, u 199 

Elizabeth, u 241 

Francis Everett, u 521 

Frederick L., u 756 

George Emery, u 404 

Hannah, u 58, u 567 

Harriet M., u 404 

Helen L., u 756 

Henry S., u 756 

Holloway, u 58 

Irving, u 756 

Jefferson A., u 530 



Bailey, Levina, u 58 

Lewis, u 58 

Louis H, u 756 

Lucinda, u 58 

Lucy, u 58 

Maitland D., u 742 

Parmelia, u 514 

Persis, u 58, u 144 

Ruth Nye, u 521 

Sampson, u 404 

Sarah, u 58 

Silas, u 58, u 82 

Timothy, u 58 

William, u 58 

Zilpah, u 58 
Baker, Abigail, u 175 

Dorothy Deane, u 579 

Edward, Jr., u 6 

Edwin G., u 579 

Hannah, u 129, u 556 

Jane, u 175 

John, u, 397 

Lavinia, u 397 

Levi, u 162 

Margaret, u 579 

Persis, u 39 

Samuel, u 6 

Sara, u 190 

Walter Sage, u 579 
Balcom, George, u 688 

James L., u 148 

Joseph G., u 148 

Lucy, u 139 

Sally, u 129 

Samuel, u 48 
Baldwin, Angeline A., u 
86 

Charles H., u 437 

Edwin Niles, u 166 

Elias Briggs, u 166 

Henry Fay, u 437 

Henry W., u 263 

Jacob, u 166 

Julia Anna, u 166 

Ziba, u 290 
Ball, , u 84 

Abigail, f u 249 

Catherine, u 249 

Dolly, u 249 

Edwin Brigham, u 536 

Edwin Pliny, u 536 

E. P., Mrs., u 536 

Elizabeth, u 249 

Ellen O., u 737 

George, u 2>17 

Gertrude Ada, u 536 

Harriet F., u 285 

J , u 388 

John, f u 249 

Jonas, f u 249, 336 

Joseph, f u 249, u 461 

Levi P., u 463 

Lewis F., u 164 

Lucy, u 152 

Lydia, u 183, u 461 

Lydia A., u 490 

Margaret E. u 656 

Mary, u 144 

Mina Linda, u 536 

Nixon, u 181 



INDEX 



571 



Ball, Ollie W., u 
166 

Peter, f u 24.9 

Rebecca, u 74 

Reuben, u 118 

Samuel S., u 285 

Sarah, u 249 

Sarah Walker, u 536 

Silas, u 249 

Stephen, u 144 

William, u 536 
Ballard, Albert Willard, 
u 460 

Elizabeth Forge, u 460 

George Kenneth, u 740 

Helen Brigham, u 460 

Joseph, u 460 

R. C, u 740 

Rutherford Carlton, u 
460 

Sarah, u 460 
Ballou, Abner, u 251 

Anna, u 770 

Emma, u 782 
Bamford, Asa, u 536 

Lucinda Denison, u 536 

Mary, u 536 
Banister, Sophia, u 64 
Bannister, Martha, u 12 
Barber, Edwin A., u 510 

Frank, u 510 

George E., u 510 

Henry, u 306 

Henry E., u 510 

Rosa B., u 510 

Ruth, 510 
Barbour, George, u 237 
Bardin, Dorothy, u 651 

Earl C, u 651 

Edith L., u 651 

Park M., u 651 

Ward N., u 651 
Bardwell, Rebecca, u 423 
Barker, , u 183 

Asa A., u 187 

Carrie, u 661 

Charles A., u 187 

David, u 187 

Electa, u 277 

Hendrick, u 183 

Henry, u 183 
JS. Olive E., u 187 
Barnard, , u 65 

Benajah, u 123 

Daniel, u 117 

Delia, u 563 

Edward, u 117 

Elizabeth, u 117 

Francis, u 117 

Francis L., u 583 

George, u 117 

Joel, u 117 

Jonathan, u 123 

Julia, u 123 

Lavinia, u 42 

Loring, u 117 

Martha, u 583 

Mary, u 117 

Mary Frances, u 583 

Robert, u 117 



"Barker, Sarah H., u 360 

Sarah M., u 262 

William, u 117 
Barnes, Abigail, u 61, f u 
343 

Anna G, u 713 

Anna Janette, u 628 

Betty, u 163 

Catherine, u 165, u 208 

Charles W., u 170 

Charlotte, u 165 

Daniel, u 61, u 119, u 
122, u 168 

Daniel, Jr., u 42 

Edward, u 163, u 170 

Edward F., u 170 

Edward Forbes, u 354 

Elizabeth, u 165, u 395 

Elizabeth Forbes, u 354 

Emilia, u 165 

George H., u 395 

Hannah, u 122 

Henry, u 170 

Hepsibah, u 64 

John, u 42, u 165 

Jonathan, u 26, u 61 

Josephine A., u 354 

Judith, u 165 

Lucy, u 63, u 79, u 165 

Lydia, u 58, u 119, u 165 

Marion, u 395 

Martha, u 42, u 168 

Mary, u 400 

Paul, u 74 

Rachel, u 26 

Samuel, u 62, u 165 

Sarah, u 261 

Silas, u 74 

Solomon, u 165 

Stella B., u 395 

Submit, u 163, u 170 

William, u 165 

William, Jr., u 395 . 

Winslow, u 165 

Zerviah, u 119, u 122 
Barnum, Matilda, u 552 
Barr, Ella C, u 703 

H. O., u 703 
Barret, Erastus, u 319 

Rebecca, u 319 
Barrett, Benjamin, u 92 

Emma S., u 402 

George E., u 402 

Henry P., u 92 

Sophia A., u 92 

Thankful, u 116 
Barrie, Parmelia, u 514 
Barrows, Brigham, u 308 

Elmer, u 30S 

Henrietta, u 308 

Sarepta, u 307 

Walter, u 308 
Bartlett, Anne De Wolf, 
u 410 

Clarissa, u 86 

Franklin D., u 86 

Hollaway, u 86 

Joel, u 86 

John, u 86 

Jonathan, u 86 



Bartlett, Jotham, u 76, 
u 86 

Josiah, u 76 

Lavinia, u 58 

Lawson, u 86 

Lois, u 479 

Mary E., u 86 

Salina, u 86 

Sarah, u 86 

Sophia, u 86 

Thirza, u 64 

William L., u 86 
Bartley, Joseph, u 520 
Barton, Alice H, u 565 

Charles, u 565 

Charles A., u 565 

Evelyn F., u 565 

Henrietta F., u 696 

Howard S., u 565 

Lillis A., u 565 
Bartow, Maggie, u 338 

Vernon, Mrs., u 351 
Bascom, Harold Earle, u 
636 

Harold Irving, u 636 

I. H., u 636 
Basset, Anne, u 664 

Daniel H., u 252 

Eugenia L., u 252 

Fred E., u 252 
Bassett, Henry E., u 346 

Henry M., u 346 

Ina Loretta, u 346 

Jane Sigourney, u 338 

Leslie Walter, u 346 

Stella M., u 346 

Walter Artemas, u 346 

William Howland, u 710 
Batchelder, Charles, u 585 

C. Fred, u 585 
Batcheller, Anna, u 392 
Batcock, Alice W., u 683 
Bates, , u 573 

Abigail, u 265 

Adeline, u 265 

Alice R., u 739 

Bathsheba, u 326 

Douglas, u 540 

Edgar N., u 433 

Eliza, u 540 

Ella M., u 573 

George Brigham, u 703 

George D., u 540 

Helen A., u 577 

Joseph, u 739 

Joshua, u 265 

Katherine, u 540 

Lucius R., u 703 

Lucius Ray, u 703 

Marion, u 703 

Martha, u 703 

Mary K., u 573 

William M., u 703 

Zealous, u 265 
Bathrick, David, u 177 

L. E., u 321 

Lydia, u 177 
Battles, Edwin M., u 715 

George E., u 715 
Baxter, Aurilla S. D., u 
300 



572 



INDEX 



Baxter, Bernard, u 300 

Bernard Nelson, u 300 

Celia, u 599 

Charles F., u 251 

Charles Fuller, u 251 

Eber H., u 300, u 599 

Elizabeth F., u 251 

Flora H., u 302 

Langdon, u 251 

Lucy Irene, u 300 

Timothy, u 302 

William A. C, u 300 
Bayard, Louis P., Jr., u 

473 
Bayles, Clara M., u 251 
Baylis, Annie T., u 332 

Mary, u 332 

Nicholas, u 171 

Susanna, u 171 

William, u 171 

William B., u 332 

William W., u 332 
Beach, Ahiva, u 528 

Anna C, u 562 

Charles, u 349 

Elisha, u 562 

Helen L., u 562 

Lucilia, u 349 

William A., u 562 
Beals, Anna, u 740 
Beaman, Abraham, u 81 

Anna, u 209 

Mary, u 81 

Olive, u 41 
Beattie, James S., u 554 
Beatty, Helen, u 790 
Beckwith, Arthur M., u 
155 

Fanny O., u 155 

Flora H, u 155 

Forest P., u 155 

Gertrude, u 155 

George A., u 582 

Henry, u 368 

Herbert H, u 155 

Jared, u 155 

Joel, u 155 

John, u 155 

Lewis, u 368 

Lucy M., u 155 

Lydia A., u 155 

Milan Sumner, u 155 

Silas H., u 155 

Vera V., u 155 

Walter E., u 155 

William, u 155 
Bedel, Ann, u 730 
Beeton, Azubah, u 289 

Thomas, u 296 
Belcher, Mary L., u 166 

Phebe, u 488 
Belden, Galen, u 520 
Belknap, Anna, u 429 
Austin, u 268 
Ebenezer, u 120 
Esther, u 120 
Eunice, u 120 
Frances R., u 268 
George, u 120 
Howard P., u 268 



Belknap, Jennie M., u 
268 

Louisa, u 120 

Martha, u 120 

Robert William, u 268 

Seth, u 429 

Stearns E., u 268 
Bell, Eliza James, u 294 

Helen S., u 533 

Isaac, u 294 

Joseph T., u 602 
Bellows, Lavina, u 271 

Newell, u 196 
Bemies, Carl, u 597 

Charles O., u 597 

James O., u 597 

William H., u 597 
Bemis, Abbie Maria, u 523 

Almira, u 490 

Annie Hudson, u 523 

Calvin, u 241 

Charles A., u 523 

Charles Brigham, u 523 

Cynthia, u 395 

Cynthia M., u 688 

Deborah, u 241 

Edward, u 744 

Emma A., u 523 

Emma Augusta, u 523 

George, u 311, u 595 

Harland, u 311 

Ida M., u 340 

Lewis, u 523, u 688 

Lewis T., u 523 

Maria, u 241 

Mary, f u 38 

Mary Brigham, u 523 

Mary H, u 666 

Mary S., u 744 

Sarah E., u 745 
Bemus, Albert, u 645 

George, u 645 

George H, u 645 

Walter, u 645 
Bender, Abigail, u 65 

Betsey, u 65 

Henry, u 65 

Jacob, u 65 

John, u 65 

Jotham, u 65 

Louisa, u 65 

Peter, u 65 

Samuel, u 65 

Stephen, u 65 
Benjamin, Kate J., u 697 
Bennett, , u 219 

Arthur P., u 786 

Asa, u 317 

Charles E., u 507 

Charles W., u 427 

David B., u 786 

Edith, u 786 

Florence, u 507 

Fred H., u 507 

Frederick, u 317 

J. H, u 507 

Lucy, u 41 

Lucy A., u 164 

Mary Lizzie, u 317 

Walter, u 607 



-, u 74 



Bent, - 

Abigail, u 123, f u 343 

Betty, u 113 

Carrie F., u 330 

Hyman, u 239 

John, f u 343 

Mary, f u 343 

Peter, u 123, f u 344 

Robert, f u 343 

Susan, u 239 

Thomas Albert, u 330 
Bentley, Edwin, u 497 

Lynn, u 497 
Benton, Emma M., u 698 
Bentz, Barbara Jean, u 

474 
Berreman, Dora, u 704 

Frank B., u 704 

George, u 704 

Hattie, u 704 

James, u 704 

James W., u 704 

Joel, u 704 
Bettis, Addie, u 214 

Henry, u 214 

Stephen, u 214 
Bevel, Elizabeth, u 73 
Bevins, John, u 318 
Bickford, , u 302 

Lomelia, u 302 

Sally, u 703 
Bidwell, Lois, u 153 
Bigelow, Abel, u 78, u 283 

Abigail, u 64 

Abraham M., u 86 

Ada, u 286 

Adelaide, u 391 

Adeline, u 64 

Alfred, u 394 

Andrew, u 41 

Angie H, u 164 

Ann, u 286 

Anna, u 41 

Amariah, u 78 

Artemas, u 64 

Arthur, u 286 

Asa, u 64, u 635 

Augusta B., u 394 

Augustus, u 479 

Bernard, u 394 

Caroline, u 394 

Charles, u 41, u 283 

Clarence, u 64 

Comfort, u 42 

Cordelia, u 286 

David, u 31 

Dexter, u 151 

Edgar, u 394 

Edward, u 64, u 634 

Edwin, u 286 

Electa, u 286 

Elijah, u 64 

Elizabeth Ann, u 151 

Ellen, u 283 

Elmer, u 64 

Elnathan, u 78 

Enos, u 151 

Ephraim, u 31, u 283, o 
395 

Erastus Brigham, u 283 



INDEX 



573 



Bigelow, Ernest, u 64 

Erwin, u 394 

Francis, u 64, u 78 

Freedom, u 42 

George, u 64, u 151 

George William, u 151 

Gershom, u 31, u 394 

Gertrude, u 394 

Harriet, u 464 

Henry, u 283 

Horace, u 286 

Horatio Nelson, u 283 

Ivory, u 64 

Jane S., u 100 

Jerusha, u 41 

John, u 41, u 42, u 64, 
u 355 

Joseph, u 41 

Josiah, u 464 

Jotham, u 64 

Julian, u 286 

Lambert, u 286, u 391 

Leander, u 286 

Lenox E., u 634 

Levi, u 64, u 78, u 87, 
u 286 

Lucas, u 682 

Lucy, u 243 

Luther, u 64 

Lydia, u 23, u 31, u 55, 
u 78, u 286 

Lydolf Willis, u 394 

Lyman, u 394 

Lyman Waldo, u 394 

Mahala Jane, u 682 

Martha, u 41, u 79, u 
635 

Mary, u 31, u 41, u 81, 
u 90, f u 90, u 169, u 
286, u 479 

Mary B., u 395 

Mary D., u 355 

Mary Louisa, u 394 

Mehitable, u 25, u 41 

Nathaniel, u 151 

Robert Edward, u 634 

Rosella, u 182 

Samuel, u 78, u 79 

Sarah, u 78, u 110 

Sidney, u 64 

Solomon, u 41 

Sophia, u 64 

Stephen, u 41, u 64 

Timothy, u 31 

Waldo, u 394 

Walter S., u 674 

William, u 64, u 286 

William A., u 394 

Windsor, u 64 
Bill, Clarissa, u 562 

Oliver, u 562 
Billings, Eunice, u 255 

Sarah, u 166 

Timothy, u 13 
Bills, Phebe, u 226 
Bingham, Mary W., u 519 
Binnen, Mary, u 568 
Bishop, Amasa, u 165 

Carrie, u 568 

Clarence Brigham, u 310 



Bishop, Edward, u 310 

Frank B., u 568 

Isabella, u 568 

Joseph Snelling, u 310 

Julia, u 310 

Robert, u 568 

Sarah A., u 540 

Thomas Brigham, u 310 
Bissell, Horace, u 446 

Ida M., u 446 
Bitzer, Henry E., u 506 
Black, , u 183 

Charlotte, u 417 
Blackfan, Hallie M., u 695 

Harry, u 695 

Harry C, u 695 

Kenneth D., u 695 
Blackwell, Jane, u 767 
Blackwood, Amanda, u 
823 

J. B., u 823 
Blair, Addie, u 613 
Blaisdell, Abel, u 311 

Amanda, u 311 

Bell, u 311 

Bessie, u 311 

Carrie, u 311 

Charles E., u 610 

Charles Willard, u 610 

Dennis, u 311 

Edward, u 311 

Egbert, u 311 

Elizabeth, u 311 

Ellen, u 311 

Emma L., u 610 

Ernest Gilbert, u 787 

Franklin, u 311 

George, u 311 

Gilbert Morrill, u 787 

Henry, u 311 

Lizzie, u 311 

Mary E,, u 311 

Maud M., u 706 

Michael, u 311 

Nettie, u 311 
Blake, Achsah, u 730 

Ann, u 730 

Anna Dana, u 591 

Edmund, u 408 

Enoch, u 730 

Fanny, u 408 

Frank D., u 260 

Henry, u 389 

Mary, u 408 

Walter, u 408 
Blakeley, Cora, u 747 
Blanchard, Abiathar, u 
338 

James E., u 303 

George, u 256 

Walter E., u 571 
Blanford, Sarah, u 5 
Blanpied, Lauren J., u 

250 
Blatterman, Money, u 660 

Blight, , u 65 

Bliss, Aaron, u 106 

Brigham, u 238 

George, u 300 

Henry, u 112 



Bliss, Hiram, u 112 

Horace G., u 238 

James, u S3 

Mary F., u 238 

Pliny C, Mrs., u 220 

T. F., u 214 
Blodgess, Hattie A., u 679 
Blodgett, Mary, u 490 

Louisa C, u 164 
Blossom, Edmund Dwight, 
u 353 

Henry Martin, u 353 

Henry M., Jr., u 353 

May, u 353 

Russell Nelson, u 353 

Susan Sumner, u 353 
Blood, , u 130 

Lucy, u 183 
Bly, Ella Katherine, u 311 

Harriet Osgood, u 311 

Henry Osgood, u 311 

James, Jr., u 311 

James Brigham, u 311 
Boardman, Anna Sophia 
Brigham, u 99 

Joseph F., u 99 

Maria Ann, u 99 

Mary, u 537 
Bock, Carl, u 506 

Gertrude E., u 506 

Wyman C, u 506 
Boden, Edward B., u 592 
Bodge, Sarah P., u 617 

Mary E., u 617 

Henry, u 617 
Bogardus, Everett, u 690 
Bolster, Loren, u 417 

Lydia A., u 636 
Bond, Alfred, u 643 

Charles, u 506 

Ella, u 643 

Hannah, u 267 

Mary, u 643 
Boroughs, James, u 569 

Maria, u 569 
Bosworth, Anna Joseph- 
ine, u 756 

Arthur K., u 756 

Emily Parmelia, u 756 

Helen Josephine, u 756 

Herbert Sylvester, u 756 

Jennie Lind, u 756 

Jessie Fremont, u 756 

Luther Henry, u 756 

Maria, u 377 

Mary Ella, u 756 

Mather, u 377 

Nettie A., u 756 

Robert A., u 756 

Sylvester J., u 756 
Bouker, Sibilla, u 30 
Bourgious, Mary, u 686 
Bourne, Helen M., u 149 

Ophelia M., u 803 
Boutelle, Sarah, u 179 
Boutwell, Charles M., u 
759 

Doris Nella, u 759 

Helen A., u 311 

Myron C, u 759 



574 



INDEX 



Bowdoin, William, u 253 
Bowen, Elizabeth, u 470 

Frances E., u 591 

Marcia. u 545 

Mary F., u 661 
Bowers, Alice, u 603 
Bowes, Alice L., u 818 

James, u 818 
Bowker, Charles, u 448 

Charles H., u 448 

Charlotte, u 524 

Edwin, u 524 

Edwin H., u 524 

Elizabeth, u 15 

Frank, u 448 

Frank S., u 448 

George H., u 524 

Mary, u 448 

Persis, u 51 

Sarah, u 4 

Sewall H., u 448 
Bowles, Albert Morse, u 
471 

Frances Elizabeth, u 
471 

Joseph Brigham, u 471 

Mary, u 471 

Robert Brigham, u 471 

Robert C. M., u 471 

Sallie, u 471 

William Cushing, u 471 
Bowman, , u 175 

Alexander, u 364 

Beatrix W., u 592 

Charles Augustus, u 592 

George R., u 592 

H. S., u 208 

Louis Wellington, u 592 

Persis G., u 175 

Sarah, u 364 
Boyce, Ada Leonore, u 604 

Clayton Brigham, u 604 

George O., u 604 

Ida Lucinda, u 604 

Leonore, u 604 

Lucy Lillian, u 604 

Maria, u 299 
Boyd, Alice May, u 694 

Annie Frothingham, u 
388 

Carrie G, u 736 

Carrie Warren, u 388 

Clinton, u 694 

Cyrus W., u 694 

Delia Bucklin, u 388 

Ethel Jane, u 694 

Fannie Brigham, u 388 

Florence Augusta, u 388 

Hattie E., u 736 

Henry Irving, u 388 

Hiram P., u 736 

Isaac M., u 148 

Lydia, u 164 

Lydia Sophia, u 388 

Martha, u 56 

Minot, u 736 

Olive B., u 736 

Sumuel, u 388 

Walton EL, u 736 

William, u 164 



Boyden, Mary L., u 31 
Boynton, Nellie C, u 148 
Brace, John C, u 504 

Parmelia, u 491 
Brackenberry, Albert C, 

u 767 
Bradford, Laura G, u 255 
Bradley, Augustus L., u 
214 

Charles E., u 214 

Edwin, u 214 

Jennie, u 625 

Lyman, u 214 

Mary A., u 214 
Bragdon, Ada J., u 774 
Bragg, Abiel, u 30 

Abram R., u 254 

Ebenezer, u 30, u 54 

Elizabeth, u 30 

John, u 30 

Hollis R., u 254 

Lovisa, u 30 

Lydia, u 30 

Mary, u 30, u 54, u 162 

Moses, u 30 

Nathaniel, u 30 

Samuel, u 277 

Sumner A., u 254 

Timothy, u 30 

Thankful, u 30 

Zerviah, u 30 
Brainerd, Charles, u 230 
Branch, Henry, u 230 

Mary E., u 230 

Viola E., u 230 
Branding, Polly, u 243 
Braman, Amasa, u 69 
Brash, Laura, u 565 
Bream, Alethea, u 373 
Breck, Hannah, u 99, u 
100, f u 539 

John, f u 539 

Robert, u 53, f u 539 

Sarah, u 53, f u 530 
Brewer, Alfred D., u 454 

Arthur L., u 454 

Asa, u 243 

Caroline E., u 174 

Charity, u 625 

Deborah, u 241 

Eliza, u 402 

Frank W., u 454 

Harriet R., u 243 

Leon, u 454 

Leonard, u 454 

Leonard W., u 454 

Mabel H., u 454 

Nellie W., u 454 

Ruth E., u 454 

Samuel, u 454 
Brewster, Nellie M., u 

703 
Bride, Hannah, u 217 
Bridge, Charles, u 144 

Lowell, u 466 

Mattie A., u 466 

Watson, u 466 

Watson W., u 466 
Bridges, Rebecca, u 345 

William, u 345 



Bridgman, Daniel H., u 92 
Emily F., u 92 
William P., u 92 
Briggs, Abigail, u 460 
Darius, u 549 
Edward P., u 455 
Esther C, u 174 
Hannah, u 347 
Julia, u 549 
Leslie, u 779 
Nancy A., u 100 

Brigham, , u 262 

Aaron, u 2i3, u 60, 77, u 

77, u 82, 161, 163, 393, 

475, 477, 481, U 4S1, 

585 
Aaron Augustus, u 393 
Aaron E., u 475 
Aaron G., u 159, 369, 377 
Aaron S., 767 
Abbie A., u 3 
Abbie Alice, u 541 
Abbie Ann, u 460 
Abbie Elizabeth, u 593 
Abbie H., u 229 
Abbie Howe, u 392 
Abbie L., u 336 
Abbie Swallow, u 701 
Abbie Wood, u 812 
Abbot Otis, u 545 
Abby Ann, u 582 
Abby B., u 527 
Abby Elizabeth, u 817 
Abby F., u 452 
Abby Frances, u 452 
Abby H., u 365 
Abby Louisa, u 462 
Abby Lucinda, u 428 
Abel, u 51, 270, 479, 

618, 625 
Abel, Jr., u 51 
Abel Rice, u 732 
Abigail, u 10, u 14, u 

16, u 19, u 50, u 53, 

u 64, 65, u 74, u 95, 

u 169, u 181, 226, u 257, 

u 261, fu 343, u 424, 

458, 594 
Abigail Adeline, u 265 
Abigail C, u 407 
Abigail Fisk., u 251 
Abigail M., 727, u 727 
Abigail Martyn, u 233 
Abigail Rudd, u 232 
Abijah, u 4, 51, u 142, u 

205, 327 
Abner, u 18, u 23, u 51, 

u 79, u 81, 157, u 157, 

210, u 293, 484 
Abraham, 62, u 81, u 168, 

743 
Abraham Fay, u 233 
Abraham Munroe, 264 
Abram, 372 
Achsah, u 270 
Achsah Elizabeth, 442 
Ada, u 677 
Ada Anne, u 576 
Ada Iretta, u 536 
Ada Maria, u 774 



INDEX 



575 



Brigham, Ada Ruth, u 
795 
Ada V., u 551 
Adaline A., u 452 
Adaline E., u 311 
Adaline Stevens, u 462 
Adaliza, u 198, u 433 
Addie A., u 527 
Addie Champion, u 308 
Addie L., u 677 
Addie M., u 758 
Addie M. S., u 301 
Addie Rebecca, u 697 
Addington Munroe, u 3, 

u 107, 541 
Addison M., u 349 
Adelaide Fidelia, u 415 
Adelaide Hill, u 720 
Adelia, u 211 
Adelia Augusta, u 467 
Adelia L., u 481 
Adeline P., u 361 
Adeliza, u 46S 
Adeliza Lewis, u 403 
Adelia Bell, u 498 
Adolphus, u 121, 4>85 
Adoniram Judson, u 519 
Agnes L., u 353 
Agnes Louise, u 690 
Agnes Ora, u 803 
Agnes Otis, u 545 
Alanson, u 142, u 333 
Alasco DeLancey, 798 
Albert, u 281, u 312, u 

433, u 493, 602 
Albert Carlton, u 614 
Albert Crawford, 560 
Albert Danforth, u 619 
Albert Erwin, u 602 
Albert Gallatin, 637 
Albert Glenn, u 599 
Albert Henry, u 560, u 

806 
Albert Hillard, u 464 
Albert J., u 584 
Albert Perry, 804 
Albert Quincy, u 397 
Albert Sherman, u 692 
Albert Smith, 382 
Albert Stone, u 658 
Albert W., u 542, u 658 
Alden, u 23, u 40, u 81, 

u 210, u 293, 686 
Alden B., u 648 
Alden I., u 734 
Aldis Leonidas, u 599 
Aleathia Maria, u 281 
Alethea B., u 373 
Alexander, 306, 512 
Alexander Fay, u 720 
Alfred, u 229, u 230, u 

324, u 358, u 395 
Alfred Aaron, u 585 
Alfred Adams, u 675 
Alfred C, u 705 
Alfred Clarendon, u 692 
Alfred Curtis, u 704 
Alfred Estabrook, u 763 
Alfred G., u 671 
Alfred H., u 677 



Brigham, Alfred Milo, 

710 
Alfred Russell, u 585 
Alfred W., u 549 
Alfred Willard, 721 
Alfred Winslow, u 588 
Algernon Raymond, u 

712 
Algernon Sidney, 712 
Alice, u 86, 250, u 259, u 

264, u 267, u 352, u 488, 

u 650, u 683, u 731, u 

786 
Alice A., u 424, u 644 
Alice Augusta, u 588 
Alice Corinthia, u 697 
Alice Eliza, u 352 
Alice Elvira, u 583 
Alice F., u 608 
Alice Fay, u 449 
Alice G, u 776 
Alice Louise, u 500 
Alice M., u 223 
Alice Marie, u 500 
Alice May, u 261, u 631, 

u 746, u 803 
Alice Minerva, u 717 
Alice Rebecca, u 738 
Alice Ruth, u 650 
Alice Whitney, u 680 
Allen C, u 618 
Allen E., u 648 
Allen Eugene, u 790 
Allen J., u 511 
Alletta B., u 567 
Alma, u 795 
Alma J., u 613 
Almary, u 223 
Alma Salinda, u 585 
Almand, u 274 
Almira, u 417 
Almira A., u 199, u 282 
Almira Low, u 593 
Alonzo, u 179, u 269, 565 
Alonzo Gleason, u 302 
Alonzo Howe, 631 
Alonzo P., u 374 
Alpheus, 110 
Alphonso Gilderoy, u 717 
Alphonso Rice, u 302 
Alvah D., u 727 
Alvan W., u 564 
Alvin Lucas, u 302 
Alvin Ozro, u 302 
Alvina, u 481 
Alzina, u 298 
Amanda, u 231, u 257 
Amanda S., u 220 
Amanda W., u 486 
Amariah, u 60, u 77, u 

162, 365 
Amariah Ward, 653 
Amelia Gray Perry, u 

592 
Amelia Rebecca, u 687 
Amos Leslie, u 310 
Amy, u 269 
Amy Belle, u 631 
Amy Frances, u 814 
Amy S., u 551 



Brigham, Andrew A., u 
512 
Andrew B., u 183 
Andrew Corthell, 806 
Andrew J., u 318, u 407 

u 553 
Andrew LePierre H., u 

472 
Andrew William, 789 
Angelina, u 481 
Angeline, u 89, u 189, u 

438, 440 
Angeline A., u 198 
Angenette Cook, u 579 
Angie Sophia, u 687 
Anice S., u 741 
Ann, u 166 
Ann C, u 557 
Ann D., u 220 
Ann E., u 507 
Ann Elizabeth, u 462, u 

608 
Ann Frances, u 265 
Ann Gott, u 144 
Ann Janette, u 164, u 

293, u 354 
Ann Maria, 248, u 467, u 

592 
Ann P., u 153 
Anna, u 38, u 62, 67, u 

79, u 98, f u 99, u 107, 

u 126, 131, u 132, 137, 

u 409, u 433, u 640, u 

642 
Anna Allen, 526 
Anna Atalanta, u 817 
Anna Augusta, u 692, u 

714 
Anna C, u 616 
Anna Dorothy, 716 
Anna E., u 186, u 314, u 

409, u 680, u 731 
Anna Eliza, u 409 
Anna F., u 305 
Anna Frances, u 714 
Anna Gano, u 802 
Anna Gott, u 102 
Anna Matilda, u 464 
Anna Parker, u 267 
Anna R., u 655 
Anna Rebecca, u 670 
Anna Scammell, u 471 
Anna Sophia, u 99 
Anna T., u 311 
Annah D., u 255 
Annah Eliza, u 409 
Annas, u 123 
Anne, u 53, u 83, u 306, 

u 490 
Anne Fisher, u 388 
Annie, u 590, u 650, u 

765, u 777, u 778 
Annie A., u 476, u 730, u 

789 
Annie Beulah, u 791 
Annie Gertrude, u 815 
Annie Howe, u 588 
Annie Hubbard, u 457 
Annie Josephine, u 547 
Annie Louisa, u 743 



576 



INDEX 



Brigham, Annie Veron- 
ica, u 6S6 
Ansel Merriam, u 446 
Anson Orlando, u 500 
Antipas, u 61, u 39, 64, 

u 73. 106, u 106, f u 

106, u 183, u 211 
Antoinette Gibson, u 363 
Aramintha, u 793 
Archibald, u 307 
Archibald Rutherford, u 

666 
Archie Valentine, u 814 
Archie Waldo, u 6S8 
Arethusa, u 108, u 113, u 

203, u 216, u 276 
Arethusa Ann, u 203 
Arethusa Augusta, u 

483 
Arian M., u 559 
Artemas, u 33, u 56, u 

60, u 74, 85, 153, 166, u 

217, 346, 358, u 491, u 

492 
Artemas Ward, 361 
Arthur, u 157, u 536, u 

654, u 746 
Arthur A., u 668 
Arthur Abel, u 790 
Arthur Alden, u 738 
Arthur Amber, u 670 
Arthur Austin, u 410 
Arthur Bourne, u 803 
Arthur Bryant, u 520 
Arthur Charles, u 593 
Arthur D., u 559 
Arthur Dexter, u 676 
Arthur E., u 515, u 705, 

u 758 
Arthur F., u 591 
Arthur Foster, u 547 
Arthur Gay, u 443 
Arthur Henry, u 700 
Arthur Julian, u 791 
Arthur Knowlton, u 485 
Arthur L., u 353, u 648 
Arthur Lee, u 315 
Arthur Nelson, u 558 
Arthur Perry, u 570 
Arthur Putnam, u 647 
Arthur Temple, u 762 
Arthur Wells, u 324 
Arthur Willard, u 555 
Arthur Winsor, u 781 
Asa, u 26. 40, u 40, 63, 

u 157, 158, u 158, 257, 

271, u 271, 318, 403. u 

590 
Asa Dewey, u 220 
Asa M., u 157 
Asa Witter, u 511 
Asaph, u 110 
Asenath, u 92, u 126 
Asenath Hazel, u 686 
Ashbel, u 54, 354 
Ashbel S., u 356 
Ashbel Samuel, u 76, 150, 

u 541 
Ashley, 395, u 395, u 6S8 
Atherton Fontenelle, u 

703 



Brigham, Atlanta Ann, u 

730 
Augusta, u 164 
Augusta A, u 425, u 506 
Augusta Hannah, u 421 
Augusta Louisa, u 409 
Augusta Olivia, u 289 
Augustus, u 316, u 418 
Augustus Appleton, u 

592 
Augustus E., u 494 
Augustus Kendall, u 258 
Augustus Perry, u 474 
Aurelius, u 418 
Aurilla Douglass, u 749 
Aurora Cordelia, u 302 
Austin, u 210, u 308, u 

416, u 481, u 627 
Austin Dana, u 488 
Austin P., u 293, u 361 
Ava Hiram, u 559 
Azel P., u 730 
Azel Parkhurst, 729 
Azuba, u 85 
Azubah, u 213 
Baker, u 104, 445 
Barbara Louise, u 812 
Barna, 228 

Barna Lovering, u 228 
Barnabas, u 3, 105, u 

150, 261, 488, u 541 
Bathsheba, u 92, u 228 
Baxter, u 257 
Beatrice, u 338 
Bela Brewster, 415, u 

416, u 419 
Belinda, u 240 
Belle E., u 658 
Benajah, 123, 294, f u 

343, 776 
Benjamin, u 3, 44, 121, 

u 125, u 216, 288, u 

294, u 488, u 56S 
Benjamin Baxter, u 301 
Benjamin D., u 492 
Benjamin F., u 219, u 

407 
Benjamin Fay, 435 
Benjamin Forest, u 755 
Benjamin Franklin, u 

121, u 232, 755 
Benjamin Gott, 344, u 

344 
Benjamin Keene, u 301 
Benjamin Rice, u 403 
Benjamin Thomas, u 3, 

u 488 
Benjamin Warren, u 4S8 
Benjie Ellsworth, u 588 
Beriah W., u 155 
Bertha B., u 530 
Bertha Blanche, u 419 
Bertha C, u 419 
Bertha E., u 506 
Bertha Emeline, u 275 
Bertha Emily, u 494 
Bertha Gertrude, u 717 
Bertha Hamilton, u 378 
Bertha L., u 437 
Bertie, u 654 



Brigham, Bertie Lawson, 
u 797 
Bertis Bigelow, u 732 
Bertram E., u 778 
Bertram Fay, u 703 
Bessie, u 518, u 704 
Bessie E., u 374 u 

742 
Bessie Edith, u 788 
Bessie L., u 219 
Bessie Louise, u 769 
Bessie M., u 751 
Bethiah, u 5, u 18, u 56, 

130 
Betsey, u 59, u 73, u 84, 
u 85, u 94, u 103. u 
134, u 135, u 146, u 152, 
u 155, u 157. u 159, u 
170, u 181, u 182, u 195, 
u 205, u 215, u 283, u 
305, 362, 376, u 423, u 
428, u 461, u 662 
Betsey, M., 661 
Betsey Winslow, u 26, u 

164 
Betty, 61, u 87, u 163, u 

204 
Beulah, u 420 
Beulah Evangeline, u 

598 
Beulah L., u 481 
Birdie, u 800 
Blanche, u 538 
Blanche B., u 374, u 419 
Blanche L., u 605 
Bostwick, 510 
Boyd L., u 704 
Bradley, u 267 
Bray ton Alvaro Rem- 
ington, 823 
Breck, u 147 
Breta Manning, u 598 
Bret Hugh, u 782 
Bryant, 430 
Burnice B., u 704 
Byron, u 338. u 765 
Byron A., u 424 
Byron Franklin, u 755 
Byron D., u 778 
Byron Oakley, u 533 
Caddie E., u 704 
Caleb, u 74, 122 
Caleb B., u 360, u 

583 
Caleb, Jr., 293 
Caleb Lewis, 774 
Calvin, u 84, u 112 
Calvin Henry, u 517 
Calvin L., u 355 
Calvin Lloyd, u 267 
Calvin Oaks, u 420 
Candace, u 57, u 318 
Card, u 557 
Carl, u 674 
Carl A., u 549 
Carl Eugene, u 817 
Carl Sidney, u 717 
Carlos Buddington, u 

446 
Carlton Baxter, u 612 



INDEX 



577 



Brigham, Caroline, u 277, 

U 284, u 447, u 496, 566, 

u 568, u 620, u 627 

Caroline Adelaide, u 580 

Caroline Augusta, u 393, 

580 
Caroline C, u 192, u 

389 
Caroline E., u 2i78, u 374 
Caroline Elizabeth, u 464 
Caroline Emmons, u 521 
Caroline Frances, u 285 
Caroline K., u 372 
Caroline Louisa, u 322 
Caroline M., u 527, u 

568 
Caroline Maria, u 180 
Caroline Matilda, u 264, 

u 352 
Caroline Rice, u 557 
Caroline Sophia, u 478 
Caroline W., u 353, u 

410, u 576 
Caroline Whitney, u 415 
Carolyn, u 790 
Carrie, u 346, u 374, u 

551 
Carrie Augusta, u 616, u 

729 
Carrie B., u 812 
Carrie E., u 374 
Carrie Elizabeth, u 515 
Carrie Emily, u 697 
Carrie Georgiana, u 703 
Carrie H., u 653, u 776 
Carrie J., u 625 
Carrie Louise, u 566 
Carrie Maria, u 634 
Carrie Maud, u 794 
Carroll, u 301 
Caryl Bessie, u 620 
Catherine, u 50, u 57, u 
64, u 94i, u 138, u 148, u 
208, u 211, u 307, u 312 
Catherine A., u 655 
Catherine Ball, u 525 
Catherine Elizabeth, 733 
Catherine Jones, u 477 
Catherine Maria, u 222 
Catherine Martha, u 99 
Catherine M., u 417 
Catherine Warren, 438, 

u 440 
Cecilia H., u 782 
Celia A., u 507 
Celia Louise Caroline, u 

720 
Celia May, u 599 
Celina Emily, u 562 
Cephas, 133, u 319 
Charles, u 6, u 20, 21, u 
21, u 56, u 67, u 80, u 
88, u 138, u 159, 171, u 
186, u 216, u 220, u 259, 
u 260, u 293, u 310, 313, 
u 314, 318, u 319, 333, 
356, 360, u 374, 381, u 
405, u 406, 409, u 484, 
u 520, u 553, 567, u 578, 
624, u 746, u 772, 795, 
u 812 



Brigham, Charles A., u 

259, u 429, u 512, u 

546 
Charles Adalbert, u 579 
Charles Albert, u 437 
Charles Alden, u 686 
Charles Amory, 542 
Charles Angier, u 547 
Charles Arthur, u 494, u 

570 
Charles Augustus, u 494, 

u 702 
Charles Augustus Good- 
rich, 772 
Charles Austin, u 293, 

u 435 
Charles B., u 349, u 445 
Charles Brewster, 684 
Charles C, u 157, u 192 
Charles Corriden, 579 
Charles Clayton, u 818 
Charles Dana, u 293 
Charles David, u 684 
Charles Dennison, u 668 
Charles Dexter, u 483 
Charles Durfee, 547 
Charles E., u 219, u 356, 

u 418, u 467, u 478, u 

510, u 764 
Charles Edgar, u 499 
Charles Edmund, u 378, 

443, u 446 
Charles Edward, u 217, 

700 
Charles Edwin, u 732, u 

779 
Charles Elmer, u 267 
Charles Elwin, u 579 
Charles F., f u 3, u 228, 

456, u 482 
Charles Fay, u 760 
Charles Fidelio, 747, u 

747 
Charles Francis, u 674 
Charles Frank, u 684 
Charles Frederick, 616, 

u 654 
Charles G., u 360 
Charles Gould, u 460 
Charles Graham, u 768 
Charles H., u 431, u 482, 

u 492, u 563, u 679, 

746 
Charles Hanson, u 496 
Charles Hastings, 679 
Charles Henry, u 348, u 

381, u 617, 719, u 720 
Charles Ilsley, u 5X8 
Charles Joseph, u 520 
Charles L., u 83, u 354, 

u 424, u 400, u 542, u 

601, u 648 
Charles Lee, u 170, u 

406 
Charles Lewis, u 231, u 

293, 818 
Charles Lillie, u 779 
Charles Lincoln, u 471 
Charles M., u 758 
Charles Montford, u 818 
Charles Morris, u 530 



Brigham, Charles Nixon, 

u 325 
Charles Norman, u 

616 
Charles Olin, 718 
Charles Oliver, 768 
Charles Orson, u 540 
Charles P., u 220, u 731, 

u 767 
Charles Perry, u 281 
Charles Philip, u 352 
Charles Pierpont, u 409 
Charles Pliny, u 623 
Charles R., u 375, u 702, 

u 788 
Charles Reed, u 384 
Charles Richardson, u 

619 
Charles S., u 519, u 722 
Charles Sewall, u 266 
Charles Stanley, u 792 
Charles Sumner, 666 
Charles Taylor, u 233 
Charles Vernon, u 585 
Charles W., u 155, u 203, 

u 223, u 492, u 705, u 

728, u 746 
Charles Wellington, u 

549 
Charles Wesley, u 446 
Charles West, u 609 
Charles William, 619, u 

637 
Charles Winegar, u 804 
Charlotte, u 117, u 222, 

u 270, u 294, u 427, 

390, u 590, u 777 
Charlotte Adelaide, u 

521 
Charlotte E., u 383, u 

578, u 614, u 819 
Charlotte Fay, u 384 
Charlotte M., u 387 
Charlotte Rice, u 256 
Charlotte Romelia, 

u 308 
Charlotte Stearns, u 382 
Charlotte Warren, u 668 

u 670 
Cheney, u 147, 258 
C. Herbert, u 628 
Chesley, u 203 
Chester Albert, u 395 
Chester E., u 437 
Chester Goodell, u 310 
Chester Russell, u 266 
Chloe, u 40, u 50, u 95 
Christine A., u 699 
Christine E., u 506 
Christine Sill, u 617 
Christopher, u 318 
Clair Crandell, u 560 
Clara, u 352, u 563, u 

72i7, u 786 
Clara B., u 563 
Clara Belle, u 275 
Clara C, u 758 
Clara E., u 219, u 255, u 

549 
Clara Elizabeth, u 692 
Clara Estella, u 732 



578 



INDEX 



Brigham, Clara J., u 
554 
Clara Jane, u 687 
Clara Lawrence, u 457 
Clara Levina, u 618 
Clara S., u 759 
Clare, u 429 
Clarence, u 348, u 602 
Clarence A., u 651 
Clarence D., u 677 
Clarence E., u 507, 

803 
Clarence Elisha, u 599 
Clarence Evans, u 794 
Clarence F., u 758 
Clarence Hale, u 712 
Clarence J., u 549 
Clarence H., u 424 
Clarence L., u 555 
Clarence Lincoln, 762 
Clarence Ray, u 803 
Clarence Russell, 794 
Clarence S., u 301 
Clarence Saunders, u 

773 
Clarence Sumner, 821 
Clarence Truman, u 790 
Clarinda O., u 419 
Clarissa, u 57, u 126, u 

153, u 216, u 327 
Clarissa Augusta, u 483 
Clarissa Damon, u 236 
Clarissa E., u 429 
Clarissa M., u 483, u 683 
Clarissa N., u 344 
Claude Ernest, u 800 
Clayton, u 349 
Clayton Harcourt, u 

667 
Clement Hugh, u 786 
Clifford, u 360, u 474, u 

794 
Clifford H., u 707 
Clifton, u 463 
Clifton John, u 686 
Clifton William, u 686 
Collins, u 307 
Comfort, u 42, u 44 
Conrad, u 783 
Constance Dexter, u 439 
Constantia Louise, u 792 
Cora, u 360 
Cora Adelaide, u 690 
Cora E., u 622 
Cora Elsie, u 712 
Cora Estabrook, u 541 
Cora L., u 313 
Cora May, u 767 
Cora Miranda, u 564, u 

650 
Cora Steele, u 769 
Cordelia P., u 161 
Cornelia Antoinette, u 

171 
Cornelia Jane, u 270 
Cornelia Melvina, u 280 
Cornelia S. Thayer, u 

291 
Crosby, u 253 
Curtis, u 162, 434, 462 



Brigham, Curtis D., u 
612 
Curtis Dunbar, u 520 
Curtis Freeman, u 462 
Curtis, Jr., 704 
Curtis L., u 705 
Curtis Mortimer Jelleff, 

u 717 
C. Waldo, u 688 
Cynthia, u 137, u 153, u 

311, u 395 
Cynthia E., u 688 
Cynthia Jennie, u 637 
Cynthia M., 552 
Cynthia Mary, u 688 
Cyrus, u 395, 550 
Cyrus Harrison, u 688 
Daisy, u 319 
Daisy G., u 346 
Damaris, u 32, u 83 
Dana, u 22, u 74, u 166, 

u 319, u 446, 463 
Dana Bullard, 724, u 724 
Dana E., u 463 
Dana Ward, u 99 
Danforth Phipps, 322 
Daniel, u 6, u 21, u 54, 

u 60, 107, 162, u 209, 

u 212, 386, 480, u 541 
Daniel B., u 727 
Daniel Edward, u 265 
Daniel F., u 386 
Daniel J., u 272 
Daniel L., u 262 
Daniel Morgan, 557, u 

557 
Daniel P., u 259 
Daniel R., 314 
Daniel Rufus, u 557 
Daniel Stratton, u 585 
Daniel Taylor, 781 
Daniel W., u 628 
Daniel Watson, u 314 
Daniel Webster, u 471 
David, f u 3, u 3, 9, u 9, 

97, u 97, u 107, 108, u 

108, u 122, u 132, 159, 

238, 266, 280, 371, u 727 
David B., u 272 
David C, u 377 
David Foster, u 547 
David Ralston, u 814 
David Sewall, 546, u 546 
David Trowbridge, u 235 
David William, u 266 
Doris Ruth, u 774 
Dean Nason, u 325 
Deborah, u 9, u 36 
Delia, u 496 
Delia Adaline, u 499 
Delia Augusta, u 585 
Delia F., u 744 
Delia Harriet, u 499 
Delivan Dwight. u 353 
Delia Adelaide, u 732 
Demis Morey, u 160 
Dennis,, u 196, u 318, 

464 
Dennis S, u 40 
Dennlson, u 6. 668 



Brigham, Dexter, u 73, u 
162, u 166, u 181, u 182, 
u 186, 189, 433, u 452, 
u 462, 505, u 662 
Dexter Alonzo, u 717 
Dexter E., u 233, 811 
Dexter Elbridge, u 446 
Dexter G., u 386 
Dexter Hammond, 706 
Dexter Jr., u 100, 439 
Dexter Pierpont, u 433 
Diadema, u 205 
Diantha, u 307 
Dina, u 22, u 46, 197 
Dolly, u 118, 626 
Dolly A., u 628 
Dolly Ann, 523 
Don A., u 311 
Donald, u 384 
Donald F., u 644 
Donald Hunt, u 782 
Donald P., u 545 
Don Alphonso, u 302 
Don Carlos, 132, u 313 
Don Ferdinand, 308, 786 
Don Josephus, u 311 
Dora Almeda, u 602 
Dora M., u 757 
Dora May, u 777 
Dorcas, u 333 
Doris Mary, u 811 
Dorothea, u 796 
Dorothy, 55, u 77, u 122, 
u 204, u 474, u 625, 741, 
u 798 
Dorothy A., u 671 
Dorothy L., u 675 
Dorothy Louise, u 566 
Dorothy Matilda, u 712 
Dorothy W., u 707 
Dorinda, u 199 
Dorr, u 319 
Dorr Baxter, u 257 
Dorr Douglas, u 540 
Drusilla Percival, u 713 
Dudley E., u 352 
Dwight, u 319 
Dwight Stillman, u 516 
Dwight W., u 353 
Dwight William, u 638 
Earl Eugene, u 540 
Eaton, u 639 
Eben, u 179 

Ebenezer, u 71, 75, u 97, 
179, u 185, 195, u 420, 
u 434 
Ebenezer B., u 179 
Ebenezer Damon, 638 
Ebenezer Prescott, u 236 
Eber, u 84, 139 
Eda M., u 727 
Eda Sarette, u 712 
Eddie, u 704 
Edgar, u 211, u 311 
Edgar C, u 319 
Edgar Morse, u 467 
Edgar Parkis, u 540 
Edgar W., u 481 
Edith, u 291, u 327, u 
688, u 750 






INDEX 



579 



Brigham, Editha, u 761 
Edith Augusta, u 797 
Edith D., u 513 
Edith E., u 559 
Edith Eldora, u 498 
Edith P., u 553 
Edith Lucretia, u 325 
Edith Margaret, u 750 
Edmond, 282 
Edmond Francis, u 780 
Edmund, u 19, f u 53, 73, 

u 73, u 89, u 104, u 

105, u 106, u 177, 181, 

u 186, u 428, u 433, f 

u 701 
Edmund D., u 437, u 487 
Edmund Davis, u 437 
Edmund Douglass, 748 
Edmund Douglass Jr., u 

748 
Edmund Fay, u 188, 437, 

u 707 
Edmund Hempstead, u 

822 
Edmund L., u 336, u 628 
Edmund Monis, 701 
Edmund Reed, u 430 
Edmund Sanford, 378, u 

382 
Edmund Thomas, u 430 
Edmund Trowbridge, 235 
Edna, u 704 
Edna Augusta, u 635 
Edna Josephine, u 348 
Edna L., u 559, u 772 
Edna M., u 315, u 776 
Edna Randall, u 568 
Edward, f u 39, u 89, 

104, 148, u 152, u 219, 

u 222, 259, u 259, 348 

425, u 532, u 561, u 

568, u 577, 734 
Edward A, u 203, u 338, 

u 478, u 483 
Edward Austin, u 410 
Edward Bigelow, u 674 
Edward C, u 219 
Edward Carpenter, u 

720 
Edward D., u 563, 820 
Edward Dennis, u 464 
Edward Dexter, u 582 
Edward Elkins, u 416 
Edward F., u 262, u 700 
Edward Francis, u 348 
Edward Franklin, u 738 
Edward Frederick, u 432 
Edward G., u 374 
Edward H., u 346, u 446, 

u 552 
Edward Harris, u 449 
Edward Henry, u 483 
Edward L., u 418, u 

402, u 747 
Edward Leander, u 540 
Edward Levi, u 500 
Edward M., u 549 
Edward Marshall, u 464 
Edward Morris, u 434 
Edward R., u 161 



Brigham, Edward Rollin, 
u 562 
Edward Sawyer, u 387 
Edward Slade, u 724 
Edward T., u 348 
Edward Tilly, u 509 
Edward Tyler, u 348 
Edward William, u 619 
Edward Winslow, u 669 
Edwin, u 291, u 383, u 

553, u 600, u 646 
Edwin Baxter, u 599 
Edwin Davenport, u 732 
Edwin Eli, a 690 
Edwin Eugene, u 397 
Edwin G., u 314, 315 
Edwin Howard, 722, u 

722 
Edwin Perry, u 570, u 

599 
Edwin Pierson, 646 
Edwin Terry, u 665 
Edwin W., 651 
Edwin Wetherbee, u 580 
Effle Amelia, u 686 
Effle F., u 605 
E. Harriet, u 285 
Elbert, u 315 
Elbert I., u 679 
Elbert S., u 741 
Elbert W., u 563 
Elbridge, u 191, u 211, u 

527 
Elbridge G., u 319, 383 
Eldon Tappan, u 498 
Eleanor, u 484 
Eleanor E., u 277 
Eleanor L., u 402 
Eleanor M., u 674 
Eleanora, u 356 
Eleazer, u 95 
Electa, u 113, u 115 
Elenora P., u 211 
Eler Elmer J„ u 418 
Eli, u 39, u 73, u 82, u 
144, u 177, u 182, 188, u 
188, u 212, 254, 478 
Eli A., 690 
Eli Edwin, u 690 
Eli Howard, 708 
Eli Whitney, u 179, 530 
Eliakim, u 17 
Elijah, u 38, u 50, f u 52, 
u 73, u 75, 76, 99, u 100, 
u 137, 138, u 138, u 144, 
u 150, u 176, u 195, 198, 
247, 279, 452, 714, 757 
Elijah Augustus, u 235 
Elijah Dana, u 200, u 

211 
Elijah Parkman, 521 
Elijah Sparkhawk, 468 
Elijah W., u 219 
Elijah Winslow, 524 
Elisha, u 23, 80, u 80, 
93, u 94, u 125, u 126, 
u 204, u 211, 291, 300, 
u 520 
Elisha Aldis, 599 
Elisha Earl, u 599 



Brigham, Elisha Kos- 
suth, u 599 
Elisha Newell, u 597 
Elisha Warren, u 597 
Eliza, u 89, u 151, u 219, 
u 240, u 270, u 273, 
u 276, 366, u 480, u 
520, u 590 
Eliza A., u 402 
Eliza Ann, u 161, u 183, 

u 371, u 415, u 489 
Eliza Chandler, u 180 
Eliza Catherine, u 582 
Eliza J., 689 
Eliza Jane, u 159, u 233, 

u 322, u 635 
Eliza L., u 153 
Eliza Maria, 737 
Eliza Ripley, 132 
Eliza Roosevelt, u 363 
Eliza S., u 530 
Eliza Stowe, u 308 
Elizabeth, u 6, u 21, 24, 
u 50, u 51, u 52, u 58, 
u 60, u 63, 70, u 73, u 
77, 114, u 135, u 147, 
u 162, 165, u 202, u 212, 
u 213, u 230, u 258, 
304, u 317, u 378, u 
481, u 486, u 577, 586, 
u 590, u 613, u 641, 
u 652, u 804 
Elizabeth A., u 404, u 

424 
Elizabeth Abigail, u 435 
Elizabeth Ann, u 251, 

u 256, 656 
Elizabeth Ann Eunice, 

621 
Elizabeth B., u 262 , 

Elizabeth C, u 563 
Elizabeth Caroline, u 

160 
Elizabeth D., u 284 
Elizabeth Durfee, u 266 
Elizabeth Ellen, u 788 
Elizabeth F., u 344 
Elizabeth Fay, u 258 
Elizabeth Frost, u 206 
Elizabeth G., u 201, u" 

388 
Elizabeth Gardner, u 

546, u 647 
Elizabeth Maria, u 460 
Elizabeth M., u 371, 

u 407 
Elizabeth Newton, u 217 
Elizabeth S., u 432, 

u 434 
Elizabeth Townsend, u 

814 
Elizabeth "Valentine, u 

592 
Ella, u 203, u 327, u 726 
Ella Abba, u 401 
Ella Amelia, u 541 
Ella Caroline, u 704 
Ella Eliza, u 706 
Ella Frances, u 293, u 
669 



580 



INDEX 



Brigham, Ella Gladys, u 

810 
Ella J., u417, u628, u765 
Ella Josephine, u 593 
Ella Louise, u 500 
Ella Lucile, u 703 
Ella Maria, u 524 
Ella May, u 564 
Ella Munroe, u 460 
Ella S., u 634 
Ella Sophia, u 433, u 500 
Ellen, u 494, u 532 
Ellen A., u 614., u 645 
Ellen Althea, u 393 
Ellen Augusta, u 409, u 

612 
Ellen C, u 437, u 613 
Ellen Deering, u 518 
Ellen E., u 88, u 372 
Ellen Elizabeth, u 267 

u 353 
Ellen lone, u 536 
Ellen L., u 651 
Ellen M., u 662, u 744, u 

746 
Ellen Maria, u 322, u 

571, 807 
Ellen Manora, u 597 
Ellen Marion, u 744 
Ellen S., u 583 
Ellen Slade, u 724 
Ellen Sophia, u 371 
Ellenore, A., u 734 
Elliott Fay, u 707 
Elliott Wadsworth, u 707 
Ellsworth, u 602 
Elmer, u 108, 267 
Elmer Adelbert, u 513 
Elmer W., u 219 
Elmer William, 301 
Elmina, 504 
Elmina S. R., u 34S 
Elmira, u 505 
Elnathan, u 3, u 5, 11, 

45, u 45 
Eloise, u 652 
Elroy C, u 746 
Elsie Hudson, u 712 
Elsie W., u 549 
Elva Maria, u 257 
Elvira, u 148, u 311 
Elvira I., u 507 
Elwood, u 775 
Emeline, u 231, 663 
Emeline A., u 420 
Emeline B., u 269 
Emeline DeWolf, u 472 
Emeline F., u 297 
Emeline Frances, u 322 
Emeline Marie De 

Wolf, u 725 
Emeline Minerva, 698 
Emelus, u 513 
Emerson Abel, u 618 
Emery, u 101, u 553 
Emery Cushing, u 101 
Emery P., u 355 
Emily, u 133, u 196, 

u 255, u 319, u 350, 

379, 469, u 643, u 662 



Brigham, Emily A., u 220, 

u 232, u 616 
Emily Alice, u 206 
Emily Ann, u 513 
Emily Blanche, u 599 
Emily Elizabeth, u 325 
Emily J., u 527 
Emily Jane, u 662 
Emily M., u 417 
Emily Maria, u 382 
Emily Wright, u 314 
Emma, u 51, u 57, u 

153, u 211, u 259, u 

383, u 644, u 726 
Emma A., u 449 
Emma Almira, u 330 
Emma Amanda, u 729 
Emma Augusta, u 189 
Emma Baker, u 397, 

u 584 
Emma Cheever, u 706 
Emma Cornelia, u 275 
Emma Elizabeth, u 693 
Emma F., u 505, u 648 
Emma Frances, u 256, 

u 376 
Emma Isabella, u 452 
Emma J., u 510, u 641, 

u 775 
Emma Josephine, u 281 
Emma L., u 644, u 677, 

u 745 
Emma Louise, u 428, 

u 674 
Emma M., u 555 
Emma O., u 277 
Emma S., u 731 
Emma Salina, u 618 
Emma Satira, u 690 
Emma Winifred, u 426 
Emmons, u 419 
Emory C, u 228 
Enid, u 327 
Enoch A., u 418 
Ephraim, u 23, 28, u 28, 

u 71, 192, 204, u 204, 

u 295, 449 
Ephraim Harris, u 449 
Ephraim Thomas, u 

476, u 730 
Erasmus Horatio, u 620 
Erastus Forbes, 472 
Erastus Oakley, 533 
Erie W., u 752 
Ermie Belle, u 559 
Ernest A., u 677 
Ernest Algernon, 814 
Ernest Fuller, u 676 
Ernest James, u 767 
Ernest Jerrold, u 599 
Ernest Lee, u 803 
Ernest Lord, u 325 
Ernest Lynden, u 818 
Ernest N., u 553 
Ernest Phipps, u 703 
Ernest Shattuck, u 666 
Ernest Talmadge, u 791 
Ernest Ward, u 78fi 
Ervin Frank, u 810 
Erwin Risley, u 750 



Brigham, Essie, u 794, 
Estella, u 384, u 

739 
Estella Marcia, u 560 
Esther, u 135 
Esther H., u 142 
Esther Louisa, u 330 
Ethan Kinley. u 602 
Ethel, u 327, u 484, u 

686, u 722 
Ethel Clara, u 790 
Ethel L., u 219 
Ethel May, u 697, u 816 
Ethel Percy, u 814 
Ethelinda, u 204 
Ethelyn Estella, u 579 
Etta, u 765 
Etta B., u 753 
Eubulus H, u 219 
Eucla, u 216 
Eugene Barney, u 500 
Eugene C, u 648 
Eugene Carroll, u 669 
Eugene Foster, u 796 
Eugene O., u 679 
Eugene Winslow, 669 
Eugenia B., u 792 
Eugenia Maria, u 415 
Eunette A., u 605 
Eunice, u 22, u 51. u 89, 
u 95, u 126, u 127, u 
255, u 273, u 298, u 306, 
u 307, 331, u 333 
Eunice Delpha, u 571 
Eunice E., u 282 
Eunice Harriet, u 285 
Eunice Jane, u 256 
Eunice Johnson, u 399 
Eunice Susan, u 308 
Eusebia Miranda, 600 
Eustace Hastings, u 680 
Eva, u 291, u 311, u 556 
Eva Belle, u 774 
Eva Corsella, u 699 
Eva E., u 425 
Eva Marie, u 782 
Eva Maud, u 757 
Evangeline, u 641 
Evelina Fidelia, u 369 
Eveline L., u 133 
Evelyn, u 686 
Evelyn R., u 650 
Everett Edward, u 735 
Everett Eldon, u 498 
Everett F., u 416 
Everett Linwood, u 732 
Everett Russell, u 774 
Ezekiel, u 23, 79, u 172, 

u 205 
Ezra, 726 
Ezra G., u 726 
Faber, u 276 
Faith Crosby, u 353 
Fannie Ainsley, u 740 
Fannie S., u 651 
Fanny, u 76, u 92, u 
121, u 199, u 211, u 223, 
u 306, u 404, u 748 
Fanny Amelia, u 502 
Fanny A. W., u 418 






INDEX 



581 



Brigham, Fanny E., u 

219. u 506 
Fanny Elnora, u 396 
Fanny H., u 211 
Fanny J., u 380 
Fanny Jane, u 496 
Fannie Josephine, u 517 
Fanny L., u 487 
Fanny Lucinda, u 176 
Fanny M., u 310 
Fanny McD., u 486 
Fanny Risley, u 502 
Faustina, u 627 
Fay, u 422, u 720 
Ferdinand, u 608 
Ferdinand B., u 786 
Ferdinand Palmer, u 

308 
Fidelia, u 282 
Fidelio Wesley, u 501 
Fidelio Williams, 499 
Fitch, u 149 
Fleda Adaline, u 810 
Fletcher, 777 
Flora, u 746 
Flora A., u 233, u 605 
Flora Adelia, u 535 
Flora Ann, u 302, u 501 
Flora B., u 80S 
Flora G., u 625 
Flora Halton, u 396 
Flora J., u 699 
Flora Musetta, u 767 
Florence, u 211, u 591, 

u 650, u 653, u 684 
Florence A., u 744 
Florence Adelia, u 564 
Florence Alice, u 378 
Florence Clay, u 579 
Florence E., u 530, u 

747 
Florence G., u 559 
Florence Gertrude, u 690 
Florence Lefferman, u 

524 
Florence Leola, u 817 
Florence Louise, u 760 
Florence Mabel, u 535 
Florence Margaret, u666 
Florence Margery, u 

708 
Florence Tyler, u 348 
Flossie V., u 559 
Floyd T., u 555 
Fortice U., u 699 
Fortunatus, u 42, 168, 

u 219, u 490 
Frances, u 54, u 71, u 

432, u 446, u 627 
Frances Ann, u 308, u 

635 
Frances Augusta, u 583, 

u 708 
Frances Belinda, u 348 
Frances E., u 228, u 506, 

u 690 
Frances Elizabeth, u 750 
Frances Felicia, u 355 
Frances Gertrude, u 342, 

u 539 



Brigham, Frances Homer 

u 472 
Frances L., u 211 
Frances Minnie, u 617 
Francis, 57, u 57, u 122, 

u 152, u 297, 359, u 

437, u 707 
Francis A., u 614 
Francis Augustus, u 189 
Francis D., u 358 
Francis Dana, u 293 
Francis Edmund, u 423 

u 446 
Francis Eugene, u 337 
Francis Gorham, u 724 
Francis Henry, u 693, 

u 798 
Francis Lincoln, u 180 
Francis Low, u 593 
Francis Otis, u 260 
Francis Stanton, u 465 
Francis Stevens, u 462 
Francis W., u 360 
Frank, u 83, u 327, u 

337, u 558, u 569, u 

746 
Frank A., u 565, u 631, 

u 637 
Frank A. H, u 220 
Frank Austin, u 588 
Frank Brewster, u 684 
Frank C, u 462, u 556 
Frank Clifford, u 275, u 

638 
Frank Cushing, u 500 
Frank D., u 809 
Frank E., u 553 
Frank Edgar, u 701 
Frank Elijah, u 757 
Frank Ellsworth, u 650 
Frank Eugene, u 420 
Frank Fontanelle, 809 
Frank George, u 787 
Frank Howard, u 810 
Frank L., u 380, u 527, 

u 671 
Frank Lawson, u 535 
Frank LeRoy, u 675 
Frank Lewis, u 424 
Frank M., u 374, u 542, 

u 568, u 618, u 705 
Frank Markham, u 617 
Frank O. J., u 588 
Frank Payne, u 800 
Frank Pliny, u 690 
Frank S., u 319 
Frank Seymour, u 352 
Frank T., u 231 
Frank Taylor, u 760 
Frank "V., u 555 
Frank W., u 223, u 648 
Frank Winslow, u 524 
Franklin, 593, u 690 
Franklin D., u 577 
Franklin Pierce, u 612 
Franklin Sullivan, u 562 
Franklin Whiting, 739 
Fred, u 255, u 300, u 

569, u 583 
Fred A., u 346 



Brigham, Fred B., u 
481 
Fred Clarence, u 515 
Fred H, u 612 
Fred Hamilton, u 637 
Fred Holbrook, u 371 
Fred L, u 512 
Fred Lincoln, u 800 
Fred M., u 549, u 599 
Fred O., u 727 
Fred R., u 436 
Fred Russell, u 642 
Fred W., u 732 
Fred Willard, u 690 
Fred William, u 85, u 

378 
Frederic Erwin, u 560 
Frederic Orrin, u 578 
Frederica, u 211 
Frederick, u 231, u 568 
Frederick A., u 542, 738 
Frederick Abbe, u 580 
Frederick Augustus, u 

285 
Frederick Benton, u 314 
Frederick C, u 511 
Frederick Dana, u 591 
Frederick E., u 314 
Frederick G., u 563 
Frederick George, u 378 
Frederick Guy, u 782 
Frederick H., u 616 
Frederick Howard, u 

612 
Frederick Hubbard, u 

436 
Frederick I., u 492 
Frederick L., u 282 
Frederick Levi, u 416 
Frederick Lewis, u 788 
Frederick Lucius, u 644 
Frederick Matteson, u 

501 
Frederick Merrell, 770 
Frederick Newton, u 

616 
Frederick S., u 219 
Frederick W., u 352, u 

625 
Frederick William, u 

217 
Freeman, 389 
Garaphelia M., u 281 
Gardner, u 62, 215 
Geneva B., u 705 
Genevieve Z., u 510 
George, u 20, u 51, 54, 
u 54, u 57, u 94, u 
136, u 137, u 149, u 
150, u 162, u 223, u 
310, u 312, u 319, u 
329, 385, u 387, u 404, 
u 416, u 436, u 491, 
u 493, u 541, u 551, 583, 
590, 607, 639, 758 
George A., u 401, u 494, 

u 727, u 743', u 744 
George Adelbert, u 551 
George Albert, u 382, u 
515, u 688 



582 



INDEX 



Brigham, George Albert 

Draper, 816 
George Alfred, u 387 
George Allen, u 301 
George Asa, u 785 
George B., u 301, u 808 
George Ball, 429, 703 
George Bickford, 808 
George C, u 312 
George Carleton, 787 
George Chandler, u 380 
George Chase, u 219 
George Clifton, u 462 
George Cushing, u 702 
George Dana, u 293 
George Dean, u 176 
George Dexter, u 446, 

662 
George E., u 336, u 425, 

u 662, u 742 
George Edward, u 233, 

u 630, u 787 
George Ernest, u 779 
George F., u 356, u 578 
George Fay, u 637 
George Fitch, u 352 
George Frederick, u 260, 

u 580 
George French, 502 
George French, Jr., 749 
George G., u 492 
George H., u 352, u 372, 

u 404, u 511, u 542, u 

677, 764 
George Henry, u 467, u 

539, u 571, u 668, u 742 
George Homer, u 256 
George Howe, u 337, u 

350, 352 
George J., u 723 
George John, u 511 
George K., u 644 
George L., u 742 
George Leslie, u 540 
George Lewis, u 426 
George McDonald, u 775 
George Mavor, u 562 
George Merrick, u 380 
George Monroe, u 636 
George Morey, u 380 
George Morrow, u 275 
George Munroe, u 371 
George N., u 314 
George Needham, 617 
George Newton, u 617 
George Otis, 544 
George Raymond, u 223 
George S., u 556 
George Samuel, 822 
George Sewall, u 546 
George Stannard, 760 
George T., u 437 
George Taylor, u 203 
George W., u 155, u 312, 

u 377, u 389, u 492, u 
583, u 605, u 777 
George Washington, u 

277, 561 
George Webber, u 478 
George Wesley, u 500 



Brigham, George William, 
u 578, u 688 
George Winslow, u 354 
Georgiana, u 324 
Georgiana Dexter, u 203 
Georgiana Nancy, u 592 
Georgie, u 751 
Georgie Etta, u 702 
Gerald Hobart, u 602 
Gerald Nelson, u 686 
Gershom, u 3, 10, 43, 

f u 43, u 47, 120, 125 
Gershom Nelson, u 49, 

698 
Gersham Walker, u 598 
Gertrude, u 506, u 778 
Gertrude A., u 675 
Gertrude C, u 325 
Gertrude E., u 648 
Gertrude Louise, u 667 
Gertrude M., u 588, u 

723 
Gertrude Rebecca, u 

70S 
Gilbert Addison, u 697 
Gladys, u 420, 793 
Glen Alcott, u 602 
Godfrey MacDonald, u 

749 
Gordon, u 602 
Grace, u 360, u 519, u 

746, u 792 
Grace C, u 530 
Grace E., u 782 
Grace Estella, u 690 
Grace F., u 311 
Grace Hunter, u 382 
Grace L., u 219, u 789 
Grace Louisa, u 559 
Grace M., u 540 
Grace May, u 519 
Grace V., u 742 
Grey Mills, u 799 
Gurdon, u 132 
Gustavus Brewster, 684 
Guy A., u 540 
Haley Forester, u 419 
Halloway, u 39 
Halloway Baxter, u 203 
Hannah, u 1, u 4, 5, u 
11, u 14, 27, u 28, u 
39, u 48, u 60, u 93, 
u 103, u 108, u 122, 
124, u 126, 129, u 148, 
241, 244, u 28,7, U 292, 
u 310, 412, u 427, u 
434 
Hannah Augusta, u 592 
Hannah B., u 262 
Hannah Bride, u 217 
Hannah Elizabeth, u 322 
Hannah Farrar, u 268 
Hannah Halloway, u 39 
Hannah L., u 164, 691 
Hannah Lucinda, u 260 
Hannah M., u 256, u 295 
Hannah R., u 161 
Hannah Tracy, u 609 
Hanson Hutchinson, u 
501 



Brigham, Harcourt, u 

667 
Harold, u 794 
Harold Augustus, U 779 
Harold Frederick, u 654 
Harold Kingsbury, u 

734 
Harold Lewis, u 712 
Harold Lynn, u 560 
Harold Montford, u 818 
Harold W., u 591 
Harriet, u 109, u 120, u 

196, u 201, u 213, u 222, 

u 278, u 292, u 349, 

391, u 418, 450, u 464, 

u 470, u 491, u 520, u 

576, 694 
Harriet A., u 188, u 

437, u 507, u 577 
Harriet Ann, u 466 
Harriet Amanda, u 280, 

u 348, u 638 
Harriet Augusta, u 593 
Harriet Cushing, u 249 
Harriet D., u 429 
Harriet Dorris, u 746 
Harriet E., u 389, u 400, 

u 636, u 665 
Harriet Eliza, u 453, u 

562 
Harriet Elizabeth, u 

453, u 768 
Harriet Ellen, u 780 
Harriet Emeline, u 790 
Harriet Frances, u 268 
Harriet H., u 360 
Harriet J., u 356 
Harriet Jane, u 300 
Harriet L., u 307 
Harriet Louisa, u 642, 

u 747 
Harriet M., u 463 
Harriet Maria, u 573 
Harriet N., u 486 
Harriet Nellie, u 348 
Harriet Newell, u 583 
Harriet O., u 427 
Harriet S., u 404 
Harriet Sophia, u 353 
Harriet T., u 277 
Harriette Augusta, 672 
Harris, u 449 
Harrison Benton, u 810 
Harrison Ellsworth, u 

688 
Harrison Fay, 702, u 

702 
Harrison Gray, u 337 
Harrison M., u 336 
Harry, 364, u 561, u 
565, u 685, u 746, u 
815 
Harry A., u 481 
Harry Austin, u 324 
Harry Blossom, u 353 
Harry Chase, u 562 
Harry E., u 219, u 481 
Harry H, u 613, u 751 
Harry L., u 707 
Harry Prescott, u 457 



INDEX 



583 



Brigham, Harry Prescott, 
Jr., u 457 
Harry Risley, u 747 
Harry Van Winkle, u 

654 
Harry Webster, u 622 
Harry Winthrop, u 631 
Harry White, u 620 
Hartwell, u 199 
Harvey, u 153 
Harvey Carpenter, u 

275 
Harvey Duncan, u 367 
Harvey Pierson, u 602 
Harvey S., u 220 
Hastings, u 63, u 407 
Hattie, u 551, u 567 
Hattie E., u 353, u 478, 

u 519, u 75S 
Hattie F., u 342 
Hattie Idelle, u 708 
Hattie Jemima, u 551 
Hattie Josephine, u 682 
Hattie M., u 319, u 60] 

u 775 
Hattie Marion, u 687 
Hattie Marsh, u 378 
Hattie Olivia, u 635 
Hattie S., u 262 
Hattie Sophia, u 371 
Haven, u 89, u 227 
Haven A., u 752 
Haven E., u 505 
Haven T., 754 
Hazel, u 625, u 794 
Hazel A., u 819 
Hazel B., u 510 
Hazel I., u 437 
Hazel Laura, u 599 
H. Eleanor, u 772 
Helen, u 60, u 365, u 
470, u 483, u 599, u 
639, u 723, u 728, u 
751, u 754 
Helen Adelaide, u 397 
Helen Adelia, u 721 
Helen Ann, u 465 
Helen Augusta, u 281, 

u 642 
Helen Belle, u 498 
Helen Blanche, u 708 
Helen Church, u 255 
Helen Cornelia, u 562 
Helen E., u 513 
Helen F., u 584 
Helen Fanny, u 501 
Helen Francis, u 642 
Helen Harriet, u 224 
Helen Idora, u 812 
Helen Katherine, u 219 
Helen M., u 509, u 752 
Helen Pearl, u 821 
Helen R., u 311 
Helen Ransom, u 666 
Helen Sinclair, u 667 
Helen Sophia, u 387, u 

710 
Helen Sophronia, u 735 
Henrietta, u 308 
Henrietta A., u 265 



Brigham, Henrietta Au- 
gusta, 673 
Henrietta C, u 570 
Henrietta D., u 743 
Henrietta Eliza, u 308 
Henrietta Frances, u 

464 
Henrietta Harrison, u 

798 
Henrietta L., u 636 
Henrietta Marsh, u 396 
Henrietta Martyn, u 

517 
Henry, u 1, u 105, u 137, 
146, u 203, 217, u 223, 
u 228, u 307, u 314, u 
318, 340, 405, u 425, 
482, 492, u 493, u 576, 
u 577, 667, u 674, u 765 
Henry A., u 336, u 400 
Henry Albert, u 560 
Henry Artemas, u 636 
Henry Arthur, u 746 
Henry Augustine, 674 
Henry Augustus, u 57 
Henry Bigelow, u 284 
Henry C, 641 
Henry Clay, u 500 
Henry Cox, u 823 
Henry Day, u 667 
Henry E., u 494 
Henry F., u 418 
Henry Foye, u 460 
Henry G., u 86, u 510 
Henry Grey, u 314 
Henry Gustavus. 685 
Henry H., u 339, u 683 
Henry Hanson, u 224 

750 
Henry Harding, 517 
Henry Harrison, u 274, 

u 322, u 393, 798 
Henry Hartstene, u 

667 
Henry Hobart, 678 
Henry J., u 490 
Henry Lyman, u 264 
Henry Lester, u 635 
Henry M., u 417 
Henry Martyn, 771 
Henry O., u 87, 682 
Henry Oscar, u 690 
Henry Pierpont, u 189 
Henry Quincy, u 488 
Henry Randolph, u 344 
Henry S., u 741 
Henry Wales, u 580 
Henry Whiting, u 771 
Henry W. R., u 155 
Hepsibah, u 6, u 43, u 
72, u 73, u 106, u 145, 
201 
Hepzibah Collins, u 337 
Herbert Andrew, u 806 
Herbert Augustus, u 819 
Herbert B., u 703 
Herbert Clarence, u 325 
Herbert D., u 665 
Herbert Dow, u 616 
Herbert E., u 478 



Brigham, Herbert Elliot, 

797, u 797 
Herbert Fay, u 342 
Herbert Guy, u 599 
Herbert Irving, u 571 
Herbert Joseph, u 686 
Herbert Lincoln, u 692 

u 819 
Herbert Olin, u 773 
Herbert S., u 319 
Herbert Storrs, u 325, 

u 786 
Herbert W., u 397 
Herbert Willard, u 584 
Herman Corless, u 352 
Hester L., u 282 
Hiram, 275, u 307, u 556, 

559 
Hiram N., 765 
Hiram Truman, u 551 
Hiram Wright, u 551, 

u 555 
Hollis, u 74, u 254 
Hollis B., u 417 
Holloway, 268 
Holloway Taylor, 532 
Homer Colby, 783 
Horace, u 206, u 319, u 

360, u 794 
Horace A., 642 
Horace Alfred, u 377 
Horace Ames, 645 
Horace D., u 803 
Horace Eugene, u 703 
Horace J., u 642 
Horace Wait, u 260 
Horatio, u 141 
Horatio G., u 228 
Hosea, 134, 573 
Hosea Wheeler, 699 
Howard, u 436 
Howard B., u 644 
Howard L., u 767 
Howard N., u 608 
Howard Richardson, u 

708 
Howard T., u 641 
Hubbard, 531, u 531 
Hubbard Hammond, 

436 
Huldah, u 79 
Humphrey, 671 
H. W., u 187 
Ida, u 223, u 662 
Ida A., u 307, u 

463 
Ida Celestia, u 608 
Ida Florence, u 816 
Ida Leonore, u 598 
Ida M., u 359 
Ida Matilda, u 712 
Ida May, u 642 
Ida Wilkinson, u 802 
Ira, 742 
Ira S., u 542 
Irma Celia, u 599 
Irvin, u 688 
Irving, u 360 
Irving Arthur, u 432 
Irving D., u 492 



584 



INDEX 



Brigham, Isaac, u 138, 

206, u 206, u 662 
Isabel Wanetta, u 325 
Isabella, u 568 
Isadore, u 628 
Isannah, u 428 
Ithamar, u 23, 81, 208, 

u 209 
Ivers Jewett, u 2€5 
Ivory, 152 

Jabez, 283, 297, u 297, 
Jackson, u 223 
Jacob, u 79 
Jacob L., u 555 
Jacob W., u 555 
James, 35, u 77, u 92, 

u 139, 230, 224, u 509 
James A., u 418, 615 
James B., u 314, u 788 
James Cochran, u 792 
James Dana, u 612 
James Edward, 511 
James Harcourt, u 667 
James Henry, u 183, u 

398, u 462 
James J., u 527 
James Kendall, u 546 
James L., u 554 
James Lawson, u 334 
James Lewis, u 426 
James M., 788 
James Madison, 398 
James Moore, u 141 
James O., u 506 
James R., u 352 
James Risley, u 224, u 

500 
James Sullivan, u 231 
James Sumner, u 148 
James Wady, u 546 
James Watkins, u 749 
Jane, u 136, u 159, u 

333, 394, u 481, u 669 
Jane Electa, u 399 
Jane Elizabeth, 455, 

508 
Jane Kate, u 553 
Jane Laura, u 3S5 
Jane M., u 188 
Jane Maria, u 199 
Jane Newton, u 460 
Jane Putnam, u 268 
Jane Sophronia, u 346 
Janette H., u 448 
Janette Hannah, 548 
Jason Stephen, u 493 
Jaspar Irvin, u 785 
Jay C, u 559 
Jay Edward D., u 820 
Jay L., u 554 
Jay P., u 558 
Jean, u 530, u 684, u 

798 
Jedediah, u 6, IS, u 18, 

u 57, u 60, 164, u 164 
Jedediah Thomas, u 

309 
Jefferson, u 166 
Jemima, u 9, u 37 
Jennie Ballard, u 579 



Brigham, Jennie Free- 
land, u 791 
Jennie Henrietta, u 797 
Jennie Louise, u 654 
Jennie Madge, u 275 
Jennie May, u 787 
Jennie O., u 512 
Jennie Rutherford, u 

792 
Jennie Seymour, u 666 
Jennie T., u 707 
Jenny A., u 153 
Jerusha, u 11 
Jesse, 33, u 85, u 120 
Jesse C, u 325 
Jesse Franklin, u 755 
Jessie, u 433 
Jessie L., u 511 
Jessio P., u 764 
Jerome, u 491 
J«-rome Ripley, 518 
Jewett Boardman, 535 
Joab, 775 

Joel, u 31, 34, u 85, 88, 
u 92, 135, u 155, u 168, 
227, 229, 319, u 319, 
396, 490, u 506, 507, u 
509 
Joel E., u 482 
Joel F., u 482 
Joel Harvey, u 753 
Joel Sebastian, 752 
Joel Winfleld, u 752 
John, u 1, f u 3, 4, 14, 
u 14, 36, u 48, 50, u 
50, u 51, u 79, 90, 95, 
u 95, u 123, u 135, u 
137, 141, u 146, u 154, 
u 155, 155, u 159, 216, 
223, 233, u 233, 278, u 
305, u 307, 328, u 328, 
u 329, u 330, 375, 406, 
U 406, 423, u 424, u 
491, u 520, u 542, 622, 
U 723, 744, 778, u 784 
John A., u 355 
John Addison, u 426, 

u 693, 697 
John Baker, 648 
John Burt, u 631 
John C, u 354, u 447, 

u 563 
John Calvin, 655 
John Christopher, 791, 

u 791, u 796 
John Clark, 363 
John Cotton, u 363 
John D., u 356, 564, 

629 
John E., u 374 
John Edward, u 337 
John F., u 705 
John G., u 231 
John Gardner, u 720 
John Goe, u 800 
John Gott, 145, 337 
John H, u 231, u 404, 

u 419, u 741 
John Hartman, u 176 



Brigham, John Hazol- 
tine, 419 
John Hazzard, u 566 
John Herman, u 275 
John Knox, u 363 
John L., u 219 
John Leland, u 70:: 
John Lowell, u 46f> 
John M., u 380, u 553 
John Martyn, u 697 
John Mason, 516 
John Morey, 380 
John Northmore, u 748 
John Olin, 773 
John P., u 614, u 759 
John Palmer, u 308 
John Putnam, u 670 
J. Quincy Adams, u 

277 
John R., u 219, u 778 
John Rufus, u 423 
John Spencer, u 365 
John Stillman, u 516 
John Stratton, u 4S6 
John Swarrow, 491 
John Tyler, u 253 
John W., u 418, u 434, 

591, u 723 
John Warren, u 236, u 

327, u 704 
John Wells, u 296, u 

419 
John Wesley, 717 
John William, u 591 
John Williams, u 223 
John Winslow, u 60, 

670 
Johnson, 802 
Jonah, u 42 
Jonas, u 9, 39, 103, 136, 

u 136, u 208, 255 
Jonas C, u 256 
Jonas Draper, u 254 
Jonas Edward, u 478 
Jonas Michael, u 255 
Jonathan, u 3, 8, 32, u 
34, u 83, 89, u 89, 94, 
u 94, u 269, 273, u 
354 
Joseph, u 3, u 38, 42, u 
42, u 43, u 73, u 77, 
u 92, 109, u 110, 118, 
.142, 180, u 218, 240, 
u 286, 287, u 310, 317, 
u 333, u 349, u 491, u 
509, u 519, u 520, u 
551 
Joseph A., u 311 
Joseph B., u 208 
Joseph C, u 153 
Joseph Clarendon, 421 
Joseph D., u 166, u 356 
Joseph Darwin, u 577 
Joseph Edward, u 261 
Joseph H., 520 
Joseph Henry, u 260, 

751 
Joseph Henry Hobart, 
u 678 



INDEX 



585 



Brigham, Joseph How- 
ard, u 310 
Joseph L., u 425 
Joseph Lincoln, 471, u 

724, 725 
Joseph Thomas, 692 
Joseph W., u 229, u 405 
Joseph Walter, u 597 
Joseph Warren, u 120 
Joseph Webb, u 519 
Josephine, u 300, u 627, 

u 751 
Josephine C, u 625 
Josephine E., u 312 
Josephine Elizabeth, u 

378 
Josephine Maria, u 409 
Joshua Bates, 545 
Joshua Leland, u 336 
Josiah, u 38, f u 99, f u 
100, u 115, u 211, 251, 
289, u 289 
Josiah Fay, 342 
Josiah Merrick, u 453 
Josiah Newton, 115 
Josiah Sanford, u 211 
Josiah Quincy, u 249 
Josie C, u 537 
Jotham, u 6, 19, u 170 
Joyce, u 530 
Judith, u 179, u 208, u 

420 
Julia, u 95 u 120, u 133, 
u 211, u 223, u 305, u 
319, u 349, u 475, u 
538 
Julia A., u 639 
Julia Ann, u 553 
Julia Estelle, u 598 
Julia F., u 219, u 229 
Julia L., u 374 
Julia Lena, u 598 
Julia Pauline, u 791 
Julia Porter, u 396 
Julia Roxalina, u 291 
Julia S., u 528, u 650 
Julia Angeline, u 432 
Juliette, u 316, u 639 
Julius, u 227, u 475 
Justin, u 316 
Justinian Holden, u 

375 
Kate, u 457, u 465, u 

752 
Kate Adaline, u 499 
Kate Elmira, u 690 
Kate Hartwell, u 668 
Kate O'Brien, u 386, u 

667 
Kate Sawin, u 546 
Katherine, u 315, u 

474, u 494, u 518 
Katherine J., u 465 
Kathryn, u 764 
Kenneth, u 746 
Kenneth Stephenson, u 

675 
Keston, u 513 
Keziah, 29 
Kitte, u 84 



Brigham, Lambert, u 

418 
Laughton E., u 788 
Laura, u 125, u 166, u 

273, u 310, u 446, u 

565, u 783 
Laura A., u 188 
Laura Almena, u 785 
Laura Ann, u 210, u 

293 
Laura Artemesia, 604 
Laura Belle, u 790 
Laura E., u 528 
Laura Etta, u 612 
Laura Grace, u 774 
Laura H., u 230 
Laura Kendall, u 313 
Laura L., u 651 
Laura Muzzey, u 323 
Laura S., u 359 
Laura Sophia, u 711 
Laura Susan, u 578 
Laurence, u 754 
Laurence Fay, u 720 
Laurence S., u 432 
Laurens Orlando, u 223 
Laurie Stanton, u 712 
Laurietta Ella, u 579 
Lavantia, u 270 
Lavenia K., u 476 
Lavina, u 76, 117 
Lavina S., u 389 
Lavinia Moore, u 327 
Lavinia Virginia Pat- 
rick, 660 
Lawrence, u 590, u 

665 
Lawrence Whitney, u 

734 
Lawson Sibley, 635 
Leander, u 319 
Leander D., 540 
Leander Howe, 601 
Lebina S., u 389 
Le Grand Bliss, u 472 
Le Grand S., u 404 
Leland N., u 625 
Lemon, u 727 
Lemuel Hawley, 536 
Lemuel Warren, u 536 
Lena, u 336 
Lena Isabelle, u 360 
Leo Joy, u 559 
Leon D., u 559 
Leon E., u 401 
Leon Edward, u 540 
Leon Herbert, u 820 
Leonard, 112, u 112, u 

556, u 590 
Leonard Allen, u 790 
Leonard B., u 417 
Leonard Earle, u 561 
Leonard R., u 272 
Leonard Warren, 298, 

782, u 782 
Leonella, u 436 
Leonora Wellington, u 

138 
Leroy, u 89, u 568 
Leslie, u 319, u 360 



Brigham, Leslie A., u 

705 
Leslie Elijah, u 757 
Leslie Harold, u 746 
Lester Alfred, u 395 
Lester Eugene, u 688 
Lester H., u 707 
Lestina Amanda, u 369 
Levi, 38, 98, u 136, u 

208, u 220, 242, u 242, 

285, u 297, u 431, 501, 

582 
Levi Edwin, 628 
Levi Hanaford, u 501 
Levi Henry, 576 
Levi L., u 183 
Levi P., u 726 
Levi S., u 431 
Levi Samuel, 732 
Levinah, u 2, u 11, u 

31, u 40, u 44 
Lewis, u 51, u 84, u 

154, 169, 330, 333, 426, 

u 430, u 490, u 568, 

608 
Lewis Alanson, u 330 
Lewis Alexander, 654 
Lewis D., u 273 
Lewis E., 568 
Lewis Frederick, u 522 
Lewis H., u 608 
Lewis Hastings, u 511 
Lewis Henry, u 608 
Lewis L., u 424 
Lewis Maitland, u 654 
Lewis Starkweather, u 

608 
Lewis W., u 301, u 

726 
Lienella, u 704 
Lilia M., u 301 
Lilian E., u 648 
Lilian Mae, u 625 
Lilla E., u 745 
Lilla Frances, u 462 
Lilla May, u 713 
Lillian, u 608, u 796 
Lillian B., u 553 
Lillian Estella, u 779 
Lillian Estelle, u 608 
Lillian H., u 772 
Lillian Irene, u 551 
Lillian Margaret, u 788 
Lillian M. Sprague, u 

787 
Lillian Susan, u 432 
Lillie, u 319, u 337 
Lillie Chapman, u 779 
Lillie Josephine, u 703 
Lillie May, u 796 
Lily, u 494 
Lincoln, u 71, 200, 401, 

432 
Lincoln Flagg, 474, u 

474, u 725 
Lincoln Forbes, u 474 
Lincoln Lafayette, 677 
Lincoln Sumner, u 211 
Linda Hawley, u 536 
Lizzie, u 417 



586 



INDEX 



Brigham, Lizzie E., u 312 
Lizzie J., u 628 
Lizzie Jane, u 732 
Lizzie M., u 150, u 

262, u 456. u 648 
Lloyd, u 599 
L. Mina, u 536 
Lock Wells, u 419 
Lodasca, 495 
Loella J., u 387 
Lois, u 112, u 216, 261 
Lois Genevieve, u 399 
Lois M., u 559 
Lomelia Ann, u 302 
Lora. u 182, u 433 
Loraon, 709 
Loren M., u 726 
Lorenzo, u 228, u 319 
Lorenzo D., u 400 
Loriman Percival, u 

713 
Loriman Stevens, 713 
Loriman Stone, u 713 
Lorin, u 104 
Lorinda S., u 486 
Loring, u 288, 483 
Loring W., 527 
Lot, u 94, u 475 
Lottie, u 230 
Lottie Adella, u 498 
Lottie Maria, u 670 
Louis Delos, u 559 
Louis Francis, u 654 
Louis Kossuth, u 780 
Louis Stanhope, u 779 
Louisa, u 51, u 54, u 

149, u 156, u 157, u 

201, u 204, u 210, u 

284, u 312, u 316, 

736 
Louisa A., u 614, u 634 
Louisa E., u 742 
Louisa Ann, u 613 
Louisa C. u 511 
Louisa Dorinda, u 199 
Louisa P., u 671 
Louisa M., u 338 
Louise, u 365, u 518 
Louise A., u 734 
Lovell, 218 
Lovette E., u 605 
Lovewell, 151 
Lovina, u 211, u 255. 

u 271 
Lovina N. Ward, u 

486 
Lovisa Jane, u 486 
Lowell, u 109, 466 
Lowell Irving, u 653 
Luceba Augusta, u 369 
Lucetta, u 222 
Lucia, u 133, 611, u 

726 
Lucia A., u 726 
Lucian, u 259 
Lucian L., u 726 
Lucian N., u 259 
Lucian T., u 402 
Lucian V., u 259 



Brigham, Lucie E., u 
230 

Lucie Howe, u 631 
Lucien Elmer, u 732 
Lucien Fay, 720 
Lucien Maxwell, u 720 
Lucien Morris, u 647 
Lucilia S.. u 447 
Lucille Markham, u 617 
Lucina, u 639 
Lucinda, u 85, u 113, 
u 115, u 118, u 135, 
u 212, u 218, u 276, 
290, u 727 
Lucius, u 4, u 157, u 

229, u 374, u 475, 644 
Lucius A., u 229 
Lucius Algernon, u 291 
Lucius L., 457 
Lucius T., u 726 
Lucius W., u 644 
Lucretia. u 57, u 64, u 

126, u 427, u 475 
Lucretia Augusta, u 

460 
Lucretia Jane, u 325 
Lucretia L., u 203 
Lucretia M., u 256 
Lucy, u 42, u 47, u 58, 
u 59, u 60, u 61, u 62, 
u 77, u 85, u 119, u 
121, u 155 u 157, u 
164, 167, u 168, u 170, 
u 183. 221, u 240, u 
254, u 282. u 294, u 
300, u 327, u 333, u 
475, u 488, u 519, u 
548, u 587, u 677, u 
726 
Lucy A., u 318 
Lucy Abigail, u 171 
Lucy Agnes, u 634 
Lucy Ann, u 137, u 
183, u 270, u 309, u 
428 
Lucy Churchill, u 232 
Lucy Cushing, 252 
Lucy E., u 157 
Lucy Elizabeth, u 375 
Lucy Forbes, u 471, 473 
Lucy H., u 295 
Lucy Harrington, u 

108, u 265, u 266 
Lucy J., u 231, u 625 
Lucy Jane, u 337, u 

404 
Lucy Louise, u 608 
Lucy M., u 208, u 734 
Lucy Malinda, u 176 
Lucy Maria, u 200 
Lucy R., u 407 
Lucy Rice, u 231 
Lucy S., u 212, u 608 
Lucy Sophia, u 687 
Lula Brown, u 654 
Lulu M., u 767 
Luman P., u 639 
Lummus, u 211, u 487, 
u 741 



Brigham, Lura, u 327 
Luther, u 84, u 97, u 

112, 256, 514 
Luther A., u 551 
Luther Ayers, 537 
Luther Harvey, u 275 
Lydia, 17, u 42, u 44, 
u 59, u 60, u 74, u 
77, 78, u 79, u 83, u 
84, u 87, u 89, u 92, 
u 106, u 110, u 128, u 
144, u 151, u 155, u 
163, u 164, u 166, u 
177, 239, u 257, 286, 
u 293, 370, u 395, u 
428, u 446, 454 
Lydia A., u 175, u 358 
Lydia Ann, u 89, u 296, 

u 416, u 427, u 461 
Lydia Cushing, u 101 
Lydia F., u 688 
Lydia M., u 705 
Lydia Maria, u 225, 543 
Lydia S., u 311 
Lydia Vose, u 180 
Lydia W., u 434 
Lyle Duane, u 820 
Lyman, u 40, u 168, u 
179, u 196, u 271. u 
279 
Lyman Farwell, 569 
Lyman H., u 420 
Lyman M., u 268 
Lynn B., u 540 
Lyra Sophronia, u 732 
Lyscom. u 73, 185. u 

423, 424, 428, 705 
Lyscom Dexter, u 811 
Mabel, u 518, u 568 
Mabel A., u 629 
Mabel Florence, u 650 
Mabel J., u 481, u 665 
Mabel Jeanette, u 588 
Mabel Louise, u 717 
Mabel Olive, u 823 
Madeline Gertrude, u 

686 
Mae, u 746 
Maletta J., u 554 
Malinda, u 255 
Mamie C, u 555 
Marcia, u 89 
Marcia A., u 228, u 

230 
Marcia E., u 510 
Marcus Marcellus, u 

291 
Margaret, u 414, 574, u 

654, u 734 
Margaret Ann, u 385 
Margaret Lorena, u 551 
Margaret S., u 550 
Margaret Wait, u 811 
Margherita, u 630 
Marguerite, u 555 
Maria, u 84, u 120, u 
133, u 144, u 159, u 
176, u 216, u 318, u 
328. u 333, u 618 



INDEX 



587 



Brigham, Maria Caroline, 

414, u 574 
Maria E., u 170, u 268, 

u 393 
Maria Elizabeth, u 354 
Maria J., u 577 
Maria Louisa, u 372, u 

373 
Maria Sarah, u 302 
Maria Theresa, 341 
Mariah Elizabeth, u 

569 
Marian, u 641 
Marianne Elizabeth, u 

238 
Mariette, u 395 
Marilla. u 395 
Marinda, u 367 
Marion, u 684 
Marion E., u 819 
Marion Francis, u 617 
Marion Homer, u 703 
Marion Kathryn, u 501 
Marion M., u 701 
Marion Ray, u 381 
Marion Robinson, u 

774 
Marion S., u 741, u 

743 
Marion Sophia, u 433 
Marjorie E., u 690 
Marjorie M., u 746 
Marshall H., u 599 
Marshall W., u 155 

u 314 
Martin, u 348, 400 
Martin A., u 301 
Martin Gilson, u 399 
Martin Greenleaf, u 205 
Martin Tyler, u 348 
Martin V., u 553 
Martha, u 14, 41, u 42, 

U 47, u 48, u 71, u 74, 

u 79, u 97, 102, u 108, 

u 118, u 162, u 167, u 

168, u 185, 202, u 203, 

u 271, u 293, u 301, u 

427, u 428, u 481. u 

490, u 491 
Martha A., u 229, u 

355 
Martha Adeline, u 701 
Martha Alice, u 669 
Martha Amelia, u 585 
Martha Ann, u 138, u 

266, u 330, 632 
Martha Augusta, u 

375 
Martha Barnes, u 168 
Martha Chace, u 546 
Martha Chamberlain, 

u 236, u 514, 587 
Martha E., u 395 
Martha Edwina, u 

688 
Martha Eliza, u 256. 

327 
Martha Elizabeth, u 

466 



Brigham, Martha Eva, u 
633 
Martha Fay, u 434 
Martha Lucina, 657 
Martha Moriah, u 375 
Martha R., u 513 
Martha T., u 680 
Martha W., u 186, u 433 
Martha Washington, u 

83, u 354 
Martyn E., u 617 
Martyn Freeman, 693 
Marvin N., u 555 
Mary, 2, u 3, u 4, u 8, 
13, u 13, u 16, u 21. u 
32, u 33, u 37, u 43, 
u 48, u 50, u 54, u 
63, u 67, u 69, u 71, 
u 83, u 84, u 88, u 
92, u 106, u 115, u 
123, u 128. u 132, u 
138, u 147, u 162, u 
166, u 168, u 169, u 
201, u 211, 214, u 219, 
u 222, u 240, u 254, 
u 279, u 282, u 294, u 
307, u 312, u 315, u 
328, 334, u 337, u 350, 
u 352, 357, u 424, u 
425, u 428, u 434, u 
451, u 462, u 519, u 
520, u 538, u 569, u 
590, u 645, u 727 
Mary A., u 166, u 229, 
u 314, u 340, u 418, 
u 400, u 530, u 531, u 
613. u 614, u 639 
Mary Adaline, u 500 
Mary Agnes, u 266, u 

547 
Mary Alice, u 732 
Mary Angeline, u 521 
Mary Ann, u 60, u 148, 
u 160, u 161, u 183, u 
261, u 297, u 305, u 
337, u 349, u 404, u 
419, u 420, 441, u 490, 
503, u 506, u 521, u 
551 
Mary Ann Elizabeth, u 

620 
Mary Augusta, u 494 
Mary B., u 776 
Mary Bemis, u 668 
Mary Brooks, u 410 
Mary C, u 555 
Mary Caroline, u 375 
Mary Chaffee, u 637 
Mary Chapman, u 592 
Mary Douglas, u 363 
Mary E., u 188, u 301, 
u 311, u 319, u 336, 
u 356, u 482, u 519, u 
528, u 617, u 680, u 
758, u 764 
Mary Edna, u 430 
Mary Eggleston, u 521 
Mary Eliza, u 446, u 
467, u 540, u 583 



Brigham, Mary Elizabeth 

u 138, u 199, u 430, u 

433, u 451, u 555, u 

597, 659, u 686 
Mary Ella, u 377 
Mary Ellen, u 409, u 

499 
Mary Elmina, u 507 
Mary Elsie, u 310 
Mary Emma, u 398 
Mary Esther, u 777 
Mary Ethel, u 717 
Mary Eva, u 507, u 

536 
Mary F., u 183, u 374, 

u 407. u 437, u 554 
Mary Frances, u 378, u 

399 
Mary Freeland, u 796 
Mary Grant, u 375 
Mary H., u 136, u 192 
Mary Hannah, u 646 
Mary Harcourt, u 667 
Mary Hobart, u 806 
Mary Hubbard, u 449 
Mary Ida, u 560 
Mary Isabella, u 308, u 

690 
Mary J., u 228, u 354, u 

355 
Mary Jane, u 265, u 

310, u 352, u 377, u 

384, u 431, u 462, u 

662 
Mary Janette, u 565 
Mary Kate, u 569 
Mary L., u 284, u 355, u 

365, u 383, u 420, u 

601 
Mary Lancaster, 589 
Mary Lester, u 667 
Mary Louisa, u 54, u 

371, u 582, 715 
Mary Loring, 664 
Mary Louise, u 274, u 

501, u 658, 801 
Mary Lucy, u 687 
Mary Luella, u 275 
Mary M., u 337, u 527, 

581, u 584, u 751 
Mary Martha, u 426 
Mary Matilda, u 352 
Mary Mills, u 71 
Mary Parker, u 288 
Mary Prentice, u 

249 
Mary R., u 317 
Mary Ripley, u 518 
Mary Rosaile, u 638 
Mary S., u 358 
Mary Sophia, u 198, u 

247 
Mary T., u 305 
Mary Upton, u 382 
Mary W., u 284 
Mary Walker, u 802 
Mary Wattles, u 353 
Mary Wheeler, u 471 
Mary Worcester, u 721 



588 



INDEX 



Brigham, Matilda u 155, 

u 447 
Matthias, u 32, 447, u 

449 
Matthias Rice, u 83 
Mattie, u 230 
Mattie B., u 383 
Maud, u 519, u 650 
Maud Allen, u 568 
Maud Ella, u 313 
Maud Lavinia, u 584 
Maud Louisa, u 785 
Maud M., u 511 
Maud Mabel, u 690 
Maude Flora, u 699 
Mavor, 562 
May Adaline, u 570 
May Fay, u 233, u 342 
May R., u 677 
Mehitabel, u 42, u 84, 

178 
Melinda L., u 273 
Melissa, u 89 
Melitta V., u 767 
Melville Sidney, u 462 
Melville Webb, u 735 
Melvina, u 417 
Melzar Williams, u 430 
Mercy, u 1, u 4, u 97, 

237 
Meriva Jane, u 94 
Merrick Putnam, 549 
Merrill Draper, u 734 
Mervin, u 700 
Micajah R., 384 
Michael, 253 
Mildred, u 701, u 755 
Mildred C, u 563 
Mildred Ellen, u 805 
Mildred M., u 746 
Miller, u 104 
Millicent, u 79 
Milton, 566 
Mindwell, u 37, u 38, f u 

99, f u 100, 245, u 261, 

u 264 
Minerva A., u 223 
Minnie, u 230, u 319, u 

492, u 765 
Minnie A., u 566 
Minnie Ann, u 371, u 

717 
Minnie Elizabeth, u 

648 
Minnie Frances, u 437 
Minnie L., u 300 
Minnie Maud, u 788 
Minnie May, u 707 
Mira N., u 559 
Miranda, u 139 
Miranda A., u 199 
Miriam, u 79, u 82, u 

83, u 95 
Miriam A., u 123, u 151 
Miriam Allyn, u 598 
Miriam C, u 276 
Molly, u 80, 111, u 195 
Monroe Bowman, 636 
Morrill F., u 679 
Morris, u 377 



Brigham, Moses, u 38, 69, 
u 77, u 144, u 168, u 
175, 176, u 180, u 208, 
219, 420, 572 
Moses Bartlett, 534 
Moses W., u 211 
Moses Woods, u 180 
Muriel Adele, u 759 
Murray Edward, u 700 
Musette A., u 553 
Myra J., u 316 
Myra P., u 776 
Myron Pinkerton, u 798 
Myrtle Edna, u 677 
Nabby, u 84, u 112, u 

151, 226, 497 
Nadeen, u 778 
Nahum, u 95, u lOfl, u 
150, u 177, u 183, u 
257 
Nahum B., u 354 
Nahum Ball, u 144 
Nahum G., u 183 
Nancy, u 1, u 76, u 101, 
u 105, u 142, u 157, 
u 159, u 168, u 209, u 
210, u 240, u 282, u 
283, 345, u 311, 321, 
339, u 4«2, u 490, u 
590, u 662, u 798 
Nancy E., u 386 
Nancy Elizabeth, u 330 
Nancy Gates, u 667 
Nancy Jane, u 260 
Nancy M., u 230 
Nancy Maria, u 249 
Nancy Phillips, u 338 
Nancy Sophia, u 680, 

681 
Natalie Adeline, u 814 
Nathalie Frances, u 813 
Nathan, f u 3, u 6, 7, 
f u 21, 22, f u 22, u 
23, fu 42, u 54, 71, 
u 71, u 73, u 76, u 
179, u 205, u 208, u 
432s u 461, u 463, u 
608, u 693 
Nathaniel, u 53, u 120 

234, 249 
Nathaniel Maynard, 813 
Nathaniel Nelson, u 338 
Nathaniel Phillips, u 338 
Nathaniel Sumner, u 

249 
Nathaniel Walley, u 249 
Nehemiah H., u 228 
Nellie, u 429, u 519, u 

772 
Nellie A., u 726 
Nellie B., u 338 
Nellie E., u 433 
Nellie Elizabeth, u 787 
Nellie Estey, u 578 
Nellie Ethel, u 690 
Nellie Eva, u 437 
Nellie Frances, u 687 
Nellie Gates, u 668 
Nellie Inez, u 561 
Nellie Maria, u 622 



Brigham, Nelly, u 106 
Nelson, 498, 558, u 599 
Nelson B., u 153 
Nelson Elisha, u 597 
Nelson J., u 746 
Nettie, u 319, u 570 
Nettie Gertrude, u 310 
Nettie L., u 726 
Nettie May, u 677 
Nettie May Dora, u 766 
Newell, u 276 
Newton Curtis, u 374 
Newton J., u 568, u 570 
Newton Josiah, 570 
Nicholas H., 411 
Nina A., u 311 
Nina Cleone, u 275 
Nina Ethel, u 498, u 

788 
Niva Hattie, u 501 
Noah, 83, u 257 
Noble S., u 301 
Nora A., u 555 
Nora Dell, u 521 
Nora Mabel, u 777 
Norman, u 47, u 132 
Norman C, u 346 
Norman Carlos, u 313 
Norman H., u 616 
Norman O., u 512 
Norman R., u 384 
Octavia, u 395 
Olga, u 484 
Olive, u 311, u 705 
Olive A., u 318 
Olive C, u 354, u 408 
Olive D., u 402 
Olive L., u 310 
Oliver, u 19 
Oliver Francis, u 583 
Oliver Henry Harring- 
ton, u 779 
Oliver M., u 205 
Oliver Smith Chapman, 

u 592 
Oliver Sumner, u 353 
Olivia Ann, u 572 
Ollie, u 301 
Omer Allen, u 275 
Ora Leach, u 500 
Orange Scott, 817 
Oreb, u 141 
Origen, u 57 
Origen S., u 361, u 651 
Orilla Laura, u 540 
Orin, u 765 

Orison Orlando, u 732 
Orison W., u 417 
Orissa Amber, u 393 
Orlando, 496 
Orlando Sibley. 634 
Orleans, 307, u 307 
Orman H., u 273, u 498 
Orrin A., 555 
Orrin W., u 554 
Orrison W., u 625 
Orville, u 269 
Orville P., 563 
Orville S., u 555 
Oscar Denton, u 74b 



INDEX 



589 



Brigham, Oscar Duane, u 
746 
Oscar Erastus, u 255 
Oscar Everett, u 648 
Oscar Leroy, u 746 
Oscar Willard, u 584 
Oshea Stowell, u 384 
Otis, u 81, u 135, u 196, 
265, u 404, u 480, u 481 
Otis Albert, u 701 
Otis Holbrook, u 426 
Otis Lowell, u 467 
Otis Tileston, u 58S 
Owen Benjamin, 580, u 

580 
Owen W., u 418 
Ozro Don, u 605 
Parkman, u 188 
Parley, u 153, u 307 
Patricia, u 720 
Patty, u 75, u 103, u 

120, u 151, u 282 
Paul, u 23, 46, u 58, u 
76, 82, u 119, 128, 211, 
u 211, u 213, u 450, u 
475, u 542, u 614 
Paul A., u 789 
Paul Andrew, u 787 
Paul Goodrich, u 812 
Paul Laflin, u 782 
Paul Printess, u 692 
Paul Tracy, u 821 
Paul W., u 788 
Paul Wlooster, 312, 613 
Paulina, u 222 
Paulina Lois, u 274 
Pauline, u 608 
Pauline Wight, u 344 
Pearl, u 565, u 800 
Penniman Mason, u 517 
Percival Hayden, u 712 
Percy, u 281, u 722 
Percy Herbert, u 781 
Perle, u 220 
Perry, 281, u 307, u 568 
Perry N., u 568 
Persis, u 6, u 19, u 22, 
u 33, u 39, u 53, u 59, 
68, u 76, u 82, u 84, 
u 106, u 150, u 156, 
174, u 297 
Persis A., u 229 
Persis Baker, u 107, u 

262 
Persis E., u 617 
Persis Elizabeth, u 431 
Persis Eva, u 650 
Persis P., u 355 
Peter, u 74, 316, 453 
Peter Bent, 343, f u 343, 

u 422 
Peter Fay, u 188 
Peter Maynard, u 453 
Peter W., 296 
Phebe, u 14, u 48, u 91, 
u 115, u 168, u 223, 
u 279, u 490, 595 
Phebe Ann, u 154 
Phebe C, u 311 
Phebe Elizabeth, u 655 



Brigham, Phebe L., u 

511 
Phebe Maria, u 488 
Phelina May, u 787 
Philena Warren, u 224 
Philip C, u 554 
Philip E., u 559 
Philip P., 554 
Philip Taylor, u 60S 
Philip "Van Rensslaer, 

766 
Phineas, u 16, u 22, u 

54, 149, 177, 350, 416, 

640 
Phineas Forbes, u 417 
Phineas P., u 259 
Pierpont, u 73', u 82, 

186, u 189, u 409, u 

4i28, u 433, 486 
Pliny, u 153 
Pliny Stearns, u 690 
Polly, u 40, u 74, u 112, 

u 113, u 126, u 153, u 

168, u 183, u 205, 214, 

u 219, u 223, u 240, 

u 283, 299, 320, 368, 

422, 610 
Polly A., u 273 
Polly Wood, u 232 
Porter Elmer, u 219 
Pranza B., u 510 
Prescott, u 97, 236 
Priscilla, u 11 
Proctor K., u 790 
Prudence, u 11 
Pulaski, u 216 
P. Whitmer, u 775 
Rachel E., u 777 
Rachel Esther, u 777 
Rachel Whitney, u 650 
Ralph, u 416, u 558, u 

602, u 665 
Ralph Armand, u 790 
Ralph Bertram, u 717 
Ralph E., u 559 
Ralph H., u 456, u 608, 

u 625 
Ralph Hibbard, u 790 
Ralph Peirce, u 722 
Ralph Sumner, xi 666 
Ralph T., u 492 
Ralph W., u 360. u 753 
Ralph Willard, i; 585 
Rased A., u 41 s 
Ray S., u 758 
Raymond L., u 701 
R. E., u 338 
Read Oshea, u 384 
Reader Smith, u 639, 

800 
Rebecca, u 77, u 115, u 

135, 191, u 257, u 270. 

u 271, 332, u 475 
Rebecca Elvira, 696 
Rebecca Haynes, u 330 
Rebecca K., u 230 
Rebecca M., 303 
Rebekah, u 204 
Rensselaer, u 106 
Reuben, u 51, u 670 



Brigham, Reuben, Jr., u 

51 
Rhoda, u 491 
Rhoda Martha, u 382 
Rhoda S., u 301 
Richard Douglass, u 747 
Richard Eugene, u 687 
Richard Henry Lee, u 

277 
Richard J., u 753 
Risley Hanson, u 499 
Robert, u 53, u 147, u 

674, u 746, u 770 
Robert A., u 625 
Robert B., u 786 
Robert Breck, u 53, u 
-342, fu 343, 539 
Robert E., u 677 
Robert Goddard, u 744 
Robert Hill, u 720 
Robert McMann, u 225 
Robert Morris, u 148 
Robert Nelson, u 560 
Robert O., u 568 
Robert Otis, u 550 
Robert Seymour, u 685 
Robin Henry, u 540 
Rockwell L., u 767 
Rockwood, u 439 
Roger, u 47, u 73, 182 
Roger W., u 808 
Rollin, u 276 
Rollin W., u 456 
Romanzo, u 212 
Ronald Graves, u 785 
Rosa Belle, u 785 
Rosalee Elizabeth, u 

501 
Rosalie, u 764 
Rosalinda M.. u 198 
Roscoe Fidelio. u 500 
Rose E., u 555 
Rose Ella, u 799 
Rose I., u 494 
Rose Marie, u 762 
Rosella R., u 553 
Rosina, u 599 
Ross J., u 558 
Rowena, u 144 
Roxana, u 148, u 181, 

u 287, u 342, u 480 
Roxanah, u 95 
Roxey, 326 
Roy, u 783 
Roy Emerson, u 49S 
Roy Oscar, u 540 
Roy S., u 751 
Royal, u 307, u 309 
Ruby E., u 425 
Ruby Inez, u 325 
Rudolph Clayton, u 

755 
Ruel, u 136 
Rufus, u 98, u 240, u 

271, 272, u 318, 325, 

367, u 519 
Rufus H., 649 
Russell, u 794 
Russell Elmer, u 803 



590 



INDEX 



Brigham, Ruth, 31, u 81, 
u 92, u 17, u 150, u 169, 
u 196. u 209, u 211, u 
307, u 313, u 480, u 
798 
Ruth Anna, u 481 
Ruth Chapman, u 779 
Ruth E., u 701 
Ruth Elizabeth, u 500, 

U T7T 
Ruth Estelle, u 790 
Ruth Forbes, u 474 
Ruth M., u 559, u 

679 
Ruth McD., u 809 
Ruth Montague, u 

734 
Ruth Rayder, u 598 
Ruth S., u 608 
Sabra, L., u 549 
Sabrina, u 64 
Sadie P., u 764 
Salem, u 92 
Salem Tilly, 509 
Salinda, u 127 
Sally, u 40, u 50. u 84, 
u 94, u 99, u 103, u 
113, u 115, u 120, u 
126, u 133, u 135, u 
144. u 151, u 158, u 
163, u 169, 173, u 
182, u 190, u 726 
Sally Clarinda, u 180 
Sally Maria, 695 
Sally Sophronia, u 99 
Sally Smith, u 423 
Salmon, 353 
Samantha. u 269, u 

274, u 470 
Samuel, u 1, f u 3, u 4, 
6, u 6, 16, u 16, u 22, 
u 36. u 38, 48, u 48, 
52, u 54, u 73, u 84, 
u 87, u 89, 91, u 91, 
96, f u 99, u 134, 137, 
u 137, 144, u 159, u 
168, 183, 212, 232, 324, 
335, u 374, u 386, 399, 
u 403, 427, u 428, 461, 
513, u 541, u 627, u 
677, 745 
Samuel Adrian, u 755 
Samuel Allen, u 300 
Samuel Augustus, u 

233 
Samuel Davis, 627 
Samuel Dexter, u 424 
Samuel Edward, u 266 
Samuel Fred, u 684 
Samuel Granger, u 160 
Samuel Jack, u 747 
Samuel Leander, u 399 
Samuel Neat, u 702 
Samuel R., u 429 
Samuel Sumner, 528 
Samuel T., u 228 
Sanford J., 740 
Sara Eliza, u 375 
Sara M., u 277 



Brigham, Sarah, u 4, 12, 
u 15, u 21, u 23, 25, u 
48, 49, u 53, u 71, u 77, 
u 79, u 82, u 83, 86, u 
89, u 106, 116, u 118, 
u 125, u 137, u 140, 
u 146, u 147, u 157, 
u 163, 175, 184, u 204, 
207, u 2)11, u 223, u 
231, u 250, u 257, u 
271. u 276, u 278, u 
282, u 294, u 310, 413, 
U 417, u 428, u 493, 
603, 606 
Sarah A., u 480 
Sarah Ann, u 217, u 
219, u 262, u 478, u 
593 
Sarah Anna, u 281 
Sarah Breck, 347 
Sarah Caroline, u 795 
Sarah D., u 347 
Sarah E., u 155, u 183, 

u 520 
Sarah Effle, u 803 
Sarah Eliza, u 478 
Sarah Elizabeth, 596, u 

668, 756 
Susan Emeline, u 618 
Sarah Emma, u 571 
Sarah F., u 601 
Sarah Foye, 459 
Sarah Frances, u 432 
Sarah Hepsibah, u 393 
Sarah J., u 316, u 318, 

u 355 
Sarah Jane, u 342, u 

430, u 527, u 577 
Sarah L.. u 360, u 549 
Sarah Louisa, u 444 
Sarah Marguerite, u 700 
Sarah Mariah, u 280 
Sarah Martha Jane, u 

620 
Sarah Mason, u 516 
Sarah Paulina, u 688 
Sarah Phipps, u 322 
Sarah Prentice, u 409 
Sarah S., u 272 
Sarah Waldo, u 592 
Sarah Warren, u 667 
Sarepta, u 308 
Savannah, u 791 
Sears, u 324 
Seleucus, u 198 
Seneca Paige, u 342 
Seraph A., u 229 
Seraph J., u 492 
Seraphine, u 212 
Serena Leroy, u 265 
Serviland Theodore, u 

690 
Seth, u 43, u 231 
Seth E., 735 
Sewell, u 141 
Sherman, u 318 
Sherman L., u 692 
Shirley F.. u 530 
Shirley Keeler, u 712 



Brigham, Sidney, u 162, u 
310, 451, 687. 
Sidney Augustine, u 

462 
Sidney D., u 717 
Sidney Eugene, u 687, 

u 688 
Sidney H., u 728 
Sidney L., u 728 
Sidney S., 740 
Silas, 37, u 43, u 81, u 
94, u 155, 160, 274, u 
478, u 480 
Silas Brooks, u 571 
Silas Edwin, u 478 
Silas K\, u 155, u 336, 

u 380 
Silas Hermon, u 275 
Silas O., u 431, u 478 
Silvanus, u 87, 220, 231 
Silvester, 519, u 520 
Simeon Avery, u 498 
S. Maria, u 445 
Sobeiski, u 216 
Solomon, 56, ui 66, u 

152, u 171 
Sophia, u 40, u 51, u 
57, u 144, u 151, u 157, 
u 166, u 174, u 176, u 
183, u 192, 194, u 196, 
u 211, u 212, u 293, 
u 297, u 311, 351, 408, 
u 446, u 477, 529 
Sophia A., u 387 
Sophia Augusta u 267 
Sophia Austin u 293 
Sophia E., u 401 
Sophia French, u 224 
Sophia Homer, u 472 
Sophia W., u 486 
Sophie, u 84 
Sophie E., u 554 
Sophronia A., u 601 
Sophronia Delight, u 

300 
Spofford, u 126 
Squire, u 89 
Stanhope, u 779 
Stanley, u 291 
Stanley Faber, u 56? 
Stanley Fuller, u 676 
Stella, u 806 
Stella F., u 665 
Stella Hattie, u 797 
Stella J., u 634 
Stella May, u 752 
Stella Morton, u 396 
Stephen, u 54, 59, 113, 
118, 126, u 151, 156, u 
157, u 159, u 177, 222, 
277, 284, 305, u 375 
Stephen A., u 284 
Stephen B., u 144 
Stephen H., u 372 
Stephen Henry, u 377 
Stephen Nathaniel 

Brooks, 571 
Stephen P., 493 
Stewart Evans, u 550 



INDEX 



591 



Brigham, Stillman, u 185 
Stillman B., u 434 
Storrs Talcott, u 786 
Stowell, 470 
Sukey, u 169 
Sullivan, 276 
Sumner, u 211 
Susan, u 155, u 181, u 

475, u 521 
Susan A., u 86, u 88, u 

233 
Susan Ann, u 132, u 242 
Susan Arnold, u 426 
Susan Augusta, 522 
Susan Baker, u 406 
Susan Baker Davis, u 

592 
Susan Baylis, u 409, u 

574 
Susan Elizabeth, u 235 
Susan Emily, u 439, u 

514 
Susan F., u 208 
Susan Forbes, u 461 
Susan Harriet, u 453 
Susan Howe, u 353 
Susan J., u 311 
Susan Laurinda, u 176 
Susan Lee, u 288 
Susan M., u 365, u 492 
Susan Parker, u 267 
Susan Risley, u 502 
Susan Smith, u 430 
Susan Torrey, u 702 
Susan "Walter, u 521 
Susanna, u 31, u 36, u 
52, u 89, u 95, u 149, 
u 169, 172, u 204, u 
205, 246 
Susanna Baylis, u 171 
Susanna Harrington, u 

217 
Susanna Maria, u 71, u 

432 
Susanna Walter, u 99, 

100 
Susannah Woodward, u 

141 
Susie Augusta, u 258 
Sybil, u 213 
Sybillah, u 16 
Sylvania Emeline, u 562 
Sylvanus, 269, u 318, u 

553 
Sylvester, 196 
Sylvester William, u 

758 
Sylvia Augusta, u 592 
Sylvia B., u 591 
Sylvia Swain, u 474 
Tabitha, u 7, u 22, 243 
Talcott Mary A., u 712 
Taylor, 203 

Teressa Marjorie, u 617 
Thaddeus Powell, u 793 
Thaddeus Rudolf, 793 
Thankful, u 8, u 40, u 

54, u 88, u 162 
Theodora C, u 527 
Theodore, u 227, 665 



Brigham, Theodore Fred- 
rick, u 247 
Theodore Henry, u 247 
Theodore Smith, 785 
Theodore V., u 665 
Theodore William, u 

623, u 785 
Theresa, u 144 
Theron, u 513 
Thomas, 1, 3, u 3, u 4, 
15, 23, u 23, u 77, 11 
122, 127, u 127, u 208, 
213, u 266, u 286, u 
307, 476, u 488, 489, 
u 590, 728 
Thomas A., u 705 
Thomas B., u 686 
Thomas Benton, u 686 
Thomas Chandler, u 310 
Thomas Dexter, u 183 
Thomas Gage, u 71 
Thomas H., u 492 
Thomas Hartwell, u 

449 
Thomas J., u 183 
Thomas Jefferson, u 

310 
Thomas Russell, u 266 
Thomas S., 310 
Thomas Sawyer, u 310 
Thomas Swain, u 474 
Thomas T., u 356 
Tileston, 588 
Tilly, 92, u 228, u 229, 

u 509 
Timothy, u 6, u 19, 20, 
u 21, u 33, u 43, u 
54, u 56, u 84, u 95, 
349, u 349 
Tracy Abel, u 270 
Trowbridge, u 199, 467 
Truman Elbridge, 790 
Tulia Loween, u 796 
Tyler, u 348 
Ulric Ulysses, u 699 
Ulysses, u 541 
Ulysses Addington, u 

763 
Urania, u 639 
Uriah, u 11, u 20, 47, 

53,' u 133, u 147, u 258, 
v u 344, f u 539 
Uriah, Jr., 147 
Varnum, 355 
Varnum B., u 355 
"Varnum Charles, u 355 
Vashti, u 33 
Verne Ellsworth, u 

352 
Vesta C, u 228 
Viola, u 511, u 765 
Viola Jessie, u 690 
Virgil D., u 554 
Virgil O., u 554 
Virginia, u 464 
Virginia Ellingwood, u 

498 
Virginia Howe, u 818 
Virginia Sophia, u 564 



Brigham, Viva E., u 555 
Vivian Rosetta, u 788 
Waldo, 538, u 731 
Waldo B., 650 
Waldo D., u 650 
Waldo P., u 519 
Wallace, u 639 
Wallace E., u 553 
Wallace Grover, u 717 
Walter, 225, u 577, u 

625, u 755 
Walter A. C, u 402, u 

625 
Walter Augustus, 819 
Walter Breckenbridge, 

796, u 796 
Walter Cole, u 623 
Walter Damon, u 812 
Walter Dix, u 225 
Walter Dudley, u 568 
Walter E., u 223, u 

233, u 494, u 648, u 677 
Walter Evertson, 652 
Walter Gilman, u 819 
Walter I., u 492 
Walter Irving, u 608, 

u 670 
Walter Joseph, u 692 
Walter Josiah, u 453 
Walter L., u 311, u 

778 
Walter Lincoln, u 432 
Walter M., u 549 
Walter O., u 818 
Walter Owen, u 580 
Walter Pearson, u 753 
Walter Sanderson, u 

324 
Walter Scott, u 568, 753 
Walter Seymour, u 636 
Walter Stearns, u 500 
Walter Tilden, u 608 
Ward E., u 651 
Warren, u 3, u 44, u 

137, u 271, u 297, u 

327, u 488 
Warren Ballou, u 782 
Warren Luther, u 762 
Warren S., u 360 
Watson Crocker, u 684 
Wealthy Clarinda, u 

175, u 179, u 415 
Wealthy Jane, u 308 
Wealthy M., u 161 
Webster, u 389, u 551 
Webster D., u 628 
Wellington C, u 765 
Wesley C, u 740 
Wesley Duane, u 746 
Wesley Hervey, u 499, 

500 
Wesley Joseph, u 707 
Whitney E., u 530 
Wilbur B., u 650 
Wilbur F., u 359 
Will Ellsworth, u 630 
Willametta, u 275 
Willard, 193, 292, 447, 
584 



592 



INDEX 



Brigham, Willard Cham- 
berlain, 460 
Willard Clarence, u 

790 
Willard D., u 583 
Willard Dana, u 583 
Willard Ebenezer, u 

583 
Willard H., u 507 
Willard Irving Tyler, 

u 693, 784 
Willard Proctor, 658 
Willard W., u 222 
William, u 21, u 39, f u 
39, u 54, u 61, u 62, 
66, 74, u 81, u 83, 87, 
U sT. u 88, u 89, u 94, u 
95,' u 104, u 106, u 
119, u 123, u 125, 140, 
u 151, u 152, u 156, u 
166, 190, u 284, u 293, 
u 306, u 316, u 319, 
323, u 328, 329, 373, u 
374, 387, u 404, 410. u 
420, u 553, u 570, 614, 
620, u 640, 731 
William A., u 567 
William Alexander, u 

373 
William Ashbel, 465 
William Augustus. 592, 

769 
William Austin, u 484 
William B., u 211, u 

776 
William Baker, u 445 
William Baxter, 605 
William Belknap, 578 
William Boynton, u 

385 
William Burpee, u 708 
William C, 553, u 772 
William C, Jr., u 654 
William Chamberlain, u 

446 
William Clarence, u 

654 
William Cleveland, u 

731 
William Curtis, u 810 
William D., u 487 
William Dexter, u 386, 

676 
William E., u 316, u 
521, u 563, u 578, u 
789 
William Edward, u 399 
William Elbridge. u 

384 
William Emerson, u 

395, u 735 
William Erastus. u 

693, 761 
William Ernest, u 616 
William Eustace, 680 
William Eustis, 630 
William P., u 230, u 

354, u 359, u 387 
William Fidelio, u 499 



Brigham, William Fife, u 

261 
William Frank, u 397 
William H., u 161, u 

222, u 352, u 358, U 

374, u 395, u 480, 805 
William Harrison, u 

633 
William Hartwell, 723 
William H. Brewster, 

815 
William Henry, u 256, 

u 465, u 494, u 514, u 

553, u 555, u 609. u 

688, 792, u 792 
William Ira, u 580 
William James, u 378 
William Jaspar, u 607, 

u 785 
William K., u 662 
William L., u 356 
William Lacy, 730 
William Lewis, u 795 
William Loomis, u 640 
William M., u 400, u 

772 
William Marean, u 

375 
William Maynard, u 

453 
William Mossman, u 

805 
William Munroe, 763 
William Munroe, Jr., 

u 763 
William Oakley, 759 
William Oscar, u 352 
William Oscar, Jr., u 

352 
William P., u 650, u 

674 
William Pitt, u 305, 

397, u 584 
William R., u 640 
William Randall, u 

791 
William Roscoe, u 796 
William Rufus, u 325 
William Russell, 494 
William Seneca, u 494 
William Sidney, u 740 
William Sinclair, u 667 
William Theodore, 623 
William Tufts, u 410 
William Valentine, 779 
William W.. u 553 
William Winthrop, u 

676 
Willie, u 481 
Willie Porter, u 437 
Willis F., u 416 
Willis S., u 556 
Windsor, u 89 
Winfield Scott, 506 
Winona L., u 740 
Winslow, u 6, u IS, f u 

38, 60, f u 99, 101, u 

101, u 264, 388 
Wright, u 110 



Brigham, Zelda J., u 
755 
Zella Bell, u 533 
Zenas, u 123 
Zenobia, West, u 576 
Zerviah, 30, u 34, u 54 
Ziba Whittier, u 599 
Zipporah, 26, u 63 

Brightman, Elizabeth C, 
u 549 
Thomas, u 549 

Brinkerhoff, A. M., u 
303 

Brinston, George F., u 
791 

Brintall, Hannah, u 48 

Britton, Augusta P., u 
321 
Charles S., u 557 

Broadhead, Rachel E., 
u 555 

Brockett, David Z., u 
353 
Minnie E., u 353 

Bronson, Sarah J., u 741 

Brooks, Alethea, u 660 
Alice Maria, u 372 
Alvin, u 156 
Ansel, u 690 
Austin, u 156 
Benjamin B., u 156 
Caroline Stevens, u 

372 
Charles A., u 372 
Chauncey, u 660 
Cora Bell, u 690 
Eleanor, u 660 
Elsie Irene, u 690 
Elvira C, u 156 
Fanny Oden, u 660 
Frank Pliny, u 690 
Frederick, u 660 
George B., u 660 
George Henry, u 690 
Gertrude Wadleigh, u 

348 
Hallie. u 660 
Henry Frederick, u 660 
Isaac, u 410 
James N., u 156 
Judson Oliver, u 690 
Lavinia, u 660 
Louisa M., u 156 
Margaret Austin, u 410 
Mary, u 282, u 410 u 

460 
Nona Lovell. u 660 
Oren, u 111 
Rachel P., u 156 
Sarah, u 31 
Sylvanus W.. u 690 
Walter, u 660 
Walter Boone, u 660 
William Brigham, u 660 
William Chauncey, u 

660 
William H., u 348 

Brower, Chester Lewis, u 
566 



INDEX 



593 



Brower, Henry Somerset, 

u 566 
Milton Willard, u 566 
Roy Brigham, u 566 
Willard, u 566 

Brown, , u 245 

Abel, u 49, u 503 
Abigail, u 49 
Alice E., u 135 , 
Alice Gray, u 734 
Alfred, u 164 
A. H., u 314 
Alonzo A., u 321 
Alpheus, u 49 
Brigham, u 49 
Carrie Emerson, u 761 
Charles Brigham, u 49 
Charles Henry, u 503 
Charles W., u 503 
Chester Franklin, u 321 
David, u 49 
Ebenezer, u 581 
Edith M., u 503 
Elizabeth, u 49, u 319, 

u 407 
Ella Woodhull, u 654 
Ellen Jane, u 781 
Emma, u 407 
Emmons Augustine, u 

581 
Ernest L., u 634 
Eugene Merchants, u 

581 
Eva Leila, u 321 
Fannie G., u 387 
Flora J., u 321 
Francis, u 478 
Frank, u 270 
Frank Brigham, u 581 
Fred Z., u 321 
Gaylord D., u 568 
George, u 613 
George Barnard, u 452 
George Dana, u 581 
George Edward, u 440 
George F., u 321 
George Henry, u 321 
Georgietta Isabel, u 321 
Harold Eugene, u 581 
Harriet, u 49 
Henrietta O., u 586 
Jacob Everett, u 761 
James, u 161, u 394 
James G., u781 
James T., u 568 
J. C, u 245 
Jerusha, u 49 
John, u. 407 
John S., u 321 
Jonathan Hubbard, u 49 
Joseph, u 452 
Joseph Brigham, u 452 
Josiah, u 267 
Kate, u 100 
Leroy, u 182 
Leroy W., u 634 
Lizzie, u 321 
Lucy Brigham, u 3 
Lyman S., u 288 
Marion A., u 254 



Brown, Martha, u 49 

Mary E., u 288, u 727 

Marv Matilda, u 581 

Mary Millicent, u 267 

Millicent, u 423 

Nancy, u 120 

Nellie G., u 648 

Orrin, u 49 

Phebe, u 49 

Ralph W., u 452 

Rebecca, u 317 

Robert M., u 503 

Rufus, u 423 

Samuel, f u 14, u 49 

Samuel Ebenezer, u 581 

Sarah, u 49 

Sarah A., u 368 

Sarah Abbott, u 581 

Sarah Wright, u 468 

Seth, u 321 

Sidney, u 488 

Solomon, u 49 

Walter Brigham, u 503 
Brownell, Albert S., u 
155 

Carl Brigham, u 257 

Chauncey Sherman, u 
257 

Chauncey W., u 257 

Elizabeth, u 314 

Elva Mabel, u 257 

Harry G., u 155 

Helen A., u 155 

Henry Chase, u 257 
Browning, Asa B., u 376 

Betsey Brigham, u 376 

Clara Sherman, u 376 

Elizabeth, u 376 

Elizabeth A., u 376 

Elizabeth M., u 376 

Henry H., u 376 

James, u 376 

John, u 376 

Sally Brigham, u 376 

Sybil H., u 376 

Sybil Marean, u 376 
Bruce, Catherine M., u 
152 

Elizabeth W., u 86 

Rufus, u 169 

Rufus L., u 169 
Bryan, Nancy, u 276 
Bryant, Almon N., u 728 

Arthur, Jr., u 520 

Bertha Williams, u 382 

Carroll W., u 743 

Charles Washington, u 
382 

Edith L., u 743 

Edith W., u 520 

Edward S., u 743 

Elizabeth, u 520 

Ethel Merrill, u 3S2 

Eva E., u 743 

George E., u 743 

Lillian E., u 743 

Mary L., u 728 

Rowell, u 614 

Seth P., u 728 

William Cullen. u 520 



Bryant, William E., u 
268 

Bryce, Mary Grace, u 369 

Buchanan, Ellen, u 753 
Harvey, u 753 

Buck, Arthur, u 461 
Delia L., u 461 
Frank H., u 445 
George R., u 445 
George W., u 445 
Hattie, u 618 
Howard H., u 445 
Juliana A., u 432, u 

461 
Leander, u 461 
Leona B., u 461 
Lucina, u 646 
Oscar B., u 461 
Sophia, u 418 
Wallace B., u 445 
Walter W., u 461 
Warren, u 432, u 461 
William H., u 445 

Buckham, Barbara, u 538 
James, u 538 
Matthew H., u 538 
Waldo Brigham, u 538 

Buckhout, Lillie M., u 
592 

Buckley, Charles H., u 
680 
Fay, u 680 
Lydia, u 680 

Buckman, Edith C, u 
509 

Budd, Nellie A., u 702 

Buell, Loren, u 312 
Oliver S., u 312 
William B., u 312 

Bugbee, , u 308 

Charity, u 157 
D. Leverett, u 706 
Ernest Dexter, u 706 
Florence May, u 706 
Frank May, u 706 
Harold Sprague, u 706 
Harwood Chapin, u 706 

Bull, Anthony, u 393 

Bullard, Charles M., u 
2i08 
Dana Brigham, u 473 
Eleazar T., u 123 
Elizabeth f u 249 
Frank H., u 208 
George Francis, u 138 
George Jefferson, u 138 
Harriet H., u 208 
Helen Florence, u 123 
Henry M., u 208 
James M., u 208 ? 
Jane M., u 208 
Joel, u 208 
John Lincoln, u 473 
John Parker, u 473 
John Thornton, u 473 
Julia Estelle, u 123 
Lucy Forbes, u 473 
Lucy Frances, u 138 
Marian Adelaide, u 123 
Martha S., u 208 



594 



INDEX 



Billiard, Mary C. J., u 
208 

Mary Jane, u 138 

Nancy Brigham, u 123 

Nathan, u 208 

Otis, u 138 

Sarah Spooner, u 473 

William Brigham, u 123 
Bullen, Gideon, u 415 
Bullock, M. E., u 569 
Bullock, Sarah J., u 569 
Bunn, Elmina C, u 425 
Burden, Betsey, u 689 
Burdick, Loraina, u 352 
Burgess, Daniel L, u 353 

Helen M., u 545 

Herbert R., u 353 

Herbert Ray, u 353 

Jane, u 353 

Katherine, u 353 

Marcia, u 545 

Nathaniel, u 545 
Burke, Frances, u 486 
Burlingame, Emma, u 
690 

William, u 690 
Burnap, Jennie Abbie, u 
717 

John S., u 717 

Sarah Elizabeth, u 717 
Burnet, Dorothy, u 31 
Burnham, Bessie I., u 
279 

Marjorie L., u 279 

Nellie B., u 709 

Wilford, u 279 

William L., u 279 
Burns, James, u 136 

Prudence, u 136 
Burpee, Ethie J., u 267 

James, u 267 
Burr, Emily Cook, u 760 

Eva, u 707 

Rebecca, u 293, u 587 

Sarah C, u 450 
Burrage, Alice, u 663 

Bessie, u 663 

Caroline, u 663 

Edward Carter, u 663 

Eleanor, u 663 

Emeline, u 663 

Emma, u 663 

Frances Morse, u 663 

Francis, u 663 

Harry, u 663 

Helen, u 663 

Herbert Emery, u 663 

Johnson Carter, u 663 

Josiah, u 663 

Marion, u 663, u 664 

Ruth, u 663 

Severance, u 663 
Burrell, Caroline M., u 580 

Dwight R., u 366 

Edward P., u 366 

Harry C, u 366 

Howard A., u 366 

Jabez, u 366 

Julia E., u 366 

Lewis Brigham, u 366 



Burrell, Mary, u 366 

Phebe A., u 366 

Robbins, u 366 

Solon, u 366 

Solon J., u 366 
Burrill, Caroline M., u 5s0 
Burroughs, Phena F., u787 

S. N., u 273 
Burrows, Josiah, u 92 
Burt, James, u 300 

Mercy E., u 307 
Burton, George, u 311 
Bush, Joseph, u 25 

Mary, u 247 

Sarah, u 165 

Tryphosa, u 25 
Bushby, Bridget, f u 38 

James A., u 369 

Leland W., u 369 

Nicholas, f u 38 

Sarah, f u 38 
Bushnell, Emeline, u 529 

Mary Amanda, u 529 

Niles, u 529 

Orpha Sophia, u 529 

Salome, u 529 
Bussing, Almara, u 223 

Emma, u 223 

Jerome, u 223 

Nicholas, u 223 

Sarah, u 223 

Sophia, u 223 
Butler, , u 115 

Lucinda E., u 115 

Polly, u 88 
Button, Rena M., u 651 
Butterworth, Ada, u 508 

Ada Frances, u 508 

Arthur, u 508 

Emma (King), u 508 

Florence, Maud, u 508 

Frank Hamilton, u 508 

Henry L., u 508 

Herbert Stillman, u 508 

James Theodore, u 508 

Louis, u 508 

Stillman, u 508 

Theodore M., u 508 

Thedore May, u 508 

Walter C, u 508 

Walter Cummings, u 508 
Buxton, Adna, u 693 

Harriet A., u 693 
Buzzell, George A., u 370 



Cady, Annie Maria, u 619 

James, u 302 

Lomelia, u 302 

Lucy, u 705 

Ransom E., u 619 
Caldwell, Mary, u 199 
Call, Sarah, u 99 
Calloway, , u 696 

Bertha, u 695 
Cameron, Henrietta, u 511 

Melville D, u 230 



Camp, George H., u 601 

Jennie, u 279 

Jennie F., u 614 

Lena, u 279 

Mary, u 279 

Wellington, u 279 

Willard, u 279 

Winifred E., u 601 
Campbell, Fannie, u 530 

Ida B., u 674 

William E., u 504 

Caney, , u 419 

Canfield, Bertha E., u 767 

Forest L., u 767 

Frank A., u 767 

Jeremiah, u 767 

Sarah, u 386 

William J., u 767 
Canover, Martha E., u 758 
Card, Don Brigham, u 566 

Dorothy, u 566 

Henry Harold, u 566 

George Clement, u 56S 

Louise Du Bois, u 566 

Lydia P., u 557 
Carlton, Ida, u 464 

Persis, u 297 
Carpenter, , u 115 

Abbie, u 638 

Alice E., u 246 

Alvin, u 46 

Arthur E., u 246 

Benjamin Jr., u 46 

Charles, u 389 

Charles E., u 246 

Edwin Burnham, u 246 

Edwin P., u 246 

Frank Benjamin, u 389 

Hannah, u 275 

Hattie G., u 246 

John T., u 720 

Laura Sherbrooke, u 720 

Lena M., u 246 

Mabel, u 46 

Mary, u 277 

Minnie M., u 246 

Olivia E., u 389 

Pamelia, u 239 
Carr, Alfred H., u 297 

Jane, u 349 

Lucy, u 237 
Carroll, Alice, u 299 

Alma Luana, u 299 

Alzina Sarah, u 299 

Benjamin, u 299 

Burt, u 299 

Charles, u 299 

Charles L., u 299 

Eden, u 299 

Esther Wright, u 299 

Fred C, u 299 

George B., u 299 

George H., u 299 

Lawson, u 299 

Lewis, u 299 

Lovina, u 299 

Lovina D., u 299 

Pliny F., u 299 

Sarah Alsina, u 299 

Susan M., u 297 



INDEX 



595 



Carsley, Asenath, u 481 

Bbenezer, u 481 
Carson, Hiram, u 256 
Carter, Ann, u 489 

Betsey, u 742 

Cora Isabelle, u 450 

Daniel, 144 

Elizabeth, u 481 

Emily, u 172 

Eugenia S., u 252 

Henry, u 481 

J. A., u 626 

James Brigham, u 658 

Kenneth Cranston, u 
625 

Leonard, u 144 

Lewis Paul, u 450 

Lucy, u 663 

Luther, u 742 

Lydia Ann., u 144 

Margaret, u 663 

Mary E., u 144 

Philip, u 663 

Richard, u 663 

Selwyn I., u 658 

Sidney Brigham, u 450 
Carver, Mary E., u 816 
Carville, D. W., u 318 
Cary, Jefferson, u 244 

Rachel, u 291 
Case, Catherine B., u 417 

Elizabeth, u 67 

James T., u 417 

William H., u 392 
Cashman, Ann Eliza, u 

493 
Castle, Celia, u 558 

Elizabeth, u 341 

H. P., u 558 
Cate, Ammon, u 120 

George N., u 408 
Cathell, John, u 202 
Cather, Mary A., u 437 
Catlin, Sophia, u 568 
Cazeneau, Sarah, u 27 
Cecil, John G., u 659 

Martha, u 659 

Mary, u 659 

Russell, u 659 

Stuart, u 659 
Chabotte, Fannie Ellen, u 
717 

Pierre, u 717 
Chace, Elizabeth Gardner, 
u 546 

Eunice, u 546 

Samuel, u 546 
Chadsey, Hattie M., u 

563 
Chadwick, Hannah, u 540 
Chaffee, Ada, u 600 

Alice Florence, u 600 

Altha, u 600 

Arthur, u 600 

Arthur Ernest, u 600 

Cara A., u 600 

Charles A., u 600 

Clarence B., u 300 

Edwin Elisha, u 600 

Emma M., u 600 



Chaffee, George A., u 
600 

Helen Adelaide, u 300 

Henry Lincoln, u 600 

Herbert, u 300 

Ida, u 300 

James, u 355 

John, u 600 

John Julius, u 600 

Lois, u 300 

Mary, u 600 

Mary Frances, u 600 

Mary M., u 600 

Minnie, u 637 

Oscar Hubert, u 600 

William H, u 300 

William Henry, u 300 

Willis L., u 300 
Chamberlain, Achsah, u 
175 

Daniel H., u 175 

Ebenezer, u 175 

Eleanor Risley, u 499 

Eli, u 175 

Esther, u 175 

Harriet, u 175 

Joshua M., u 175 

L. T., u 175 

Lydia, u 74, u 166, u 293 

Lyman H., u 175 

Martha, u 97 

Noel B., u 499 

Samuel, u 175 

Sarah, u 175 
Champion, Martha J., u 
446 

Rhoda, u 308 
Champney, Betsey, u 195 
Chandler, Dorothy, u 471 

John, Jr., u 471 

Julia, u 380 

Mary, u 86, u 203 
Chapel, H. C, u 312 

Lena, u 642 
Chapin, Charles L., u 527 

Josephine, u 537 

Sumner, u 86 
Chapman, Clara, u 606 

Daniel C, u 592 

Edwina, u 732 

Hannah Smith, u 592 

Jonathan, u 57 
Chase, Addison Martyn, u 
695 

Aimee Florence, u 583 

Aquila, u 300 

Arthur Francis, u 695 

Benjamin, u 695 

Charles, u 695 

Charles Emerson, u 694, 
u 695 

Charles S., u 697 

Clinton, u 695 

Daniel A., u 695 

David, u 240 

David Warren, u 240 

Elmer E., u 605 

Elvira Rebecca, u 695 

Elwin, u 695 

Ernest Leonard, u 583 



Chase, Estelle, u 695 

Eula, u 729 

Francis, u 695 

Fred, u 695 

George, u 168, u 695 

George B., u 168 

Harold Addison, u 695 

Harrie Brigham, u 697 

Hattie, u 695 

Hazel Irene, u 605 

Helen, u 729 

Henry E., u 695 

Herbert, u 546, u 695 

Herbert P., u 387 

Hiram W., u 583 

John Brigham, u 695 

Laura Maria, u 257 

Lawrence, u 729 

Lucy A., u 240, u 300 

Lyle, u 729 

Mabelle N., u 583 

Maria P., u 695 

Mary, u 68, u 313 

Mary Ann, u 168 

Mary E., u 240 

Mary Elizabeth, u 695 

Merrick, u 695 

Merrill B., u 546 

Myron Forrest, u 695 

Nancy, u 207 

Paul Addison, u 697 

Robert Martyn, u 697 

Sarah Maria, u 695 

Selinda, u 223 

Seth, u 300 

Sylvester S., u 695 

Truman, u 257 
Cheever, Ebenezer, u 113 
Cheney, Barton Taylor, u 
625 

Charles J., u 577 

Clifton W., u 625 

Grace A., u 577 
Cheswell, Ernest C, u 

347 
Child, Hannah, u 2 

Lydia, u 2 

Ruth, u 2 
Childs, Charity, u 157 

Ebenezer, u 157 

Elizabeth, u 157 

Emma, u 482 

Harriet, u 175 

Nancy, u 87, u 286 

Ruby M., u 663 

Chilson, , u 223 

Chipley, Lucien M.. u 647 

Sidney, u 647 
Christian, Ellen, u 668 
Christie, Mary B., u 140 
Church, Charles L., u 246 

Martha E., u 255 

Mary, u 34 

Nellie, u 613 

Sarah J., u 246 
Churchill, Harvey A., u 
637 

Lucy, u 232 

Winston, u 637 
Clafiin, Joanna H., u 354 



596 



INDEX 



Clapp, Cephas F., u 277 
Dana M.. u 86 
Hepsibah G., u 175 
Clark. Abby M., u 376 
Adelaide Maria, u 580 
Alio' C, u 376 
Almary, u 495 
Appleton, u 376 
Betsey, u 152 
Cecilia W., u 376 
Clayton E., u 651 
Cora C, u 563 
Edward, u 248 
Edwin R., u 552 
Eunice H., u 155 
Francis Edward, u 248 
Francis F., u 655 
Frank Brigham, u 655 
Frank M., u 526 
George, u 499 
Hazel B., u 651 
Herbert A., u 376 
Hugh, u 376 
Ira, u 344 
James W., u 345 
Jane, u 272 
John, u 580 
John Eastman, u 711 
John W., u 347 
Josie A., u 347 
Mary H, u 376 
Mattie J., u 599 
Nellie, u 481 
Olive, u 57 
Perry, u 599 
Phebe, u 154 ' 
Sarah, u 668 
S. J., u 91 
Susan R., u 376 
Sybil E., u 376 
Valeria, u 651 
Clarke, Botsford Ralph, u 
382 
Emma G., u 484 
Walter Ralph, u 382 
Clay, Cynthia, u 658 
Cleaves, H. J., u 755 

Lynda B., u 755 
Cleveland, Charles A., u 
483 
C. R., u 263 
Ella J., u 263 
Jane, u 5 
Laura, u 584 
Lizzie, u 340 
Clifford, Esther F., u 694 
Fred W., u 694 
John, u 694 
Nellie D., u 694 
Rebecca E., u 694 
Ruth, u 694 
Ruth W., u 694 
Woodbridge, u 694 
Woodbridge K., u 694 
Clifton, Rosa, u 366 
Cline, S. S., u 751 
Clough, Florence R., u 
380 
Susie Elvira, u 712 
Coates, Kate, u 602 



Cobb, Arabella, u 379 

Walter, u 497 
Cobleigh, Amos, u 95 
Bathshebah, u 95 
Chloe, u 95 
David, u 95 
Eunice Brigham, u 95 
John, u 95 
Coburn, Frank, u 233 
Henry L., u 233 
Walter, u 233 
Cochran, Mary E., u 792 
Cochrane, Bessie Lee, u 

620 
Codington, Mary A., u 240 
Coe, Julia, u 754 
Coffin, Mabel, u 75 
Cogan, Bernard Brigham. 
u 258 
Bernard Joseph, u 258 
Elizabeth Genevieve, u 
258 
Coit, Kate G., u 474 
Colburn, Nancy, u 111 
Cole, Adaline, u 32<6, u 329 
Adeline Frances, u 814 
Andrew, u 326 
Caroline, u 326 
Clara A., u 587 
Cornelia, u 270 
Edith L, u 549 
Frances, u 814 
Francis, u 326 
George F., u 549 
Hannah, u 27 
Harriet, u 326 
Henry P., u 326 
Hetty, u 769 
John, u 270 
Lena M., u 270 
Lewis M., u 564 
Marion Billings, u 623 
Mary E., u 326 
Otis, u 814 
Ralph H, u 549 
Sarah Rebecca, u 647 
Susan, u 326 
Thaddeus, u 329 
Collins, E. B., u 271 
Ella C, u 690 
Grace E., u 601 
Hepzibah, u 393 
Mary, u 145 
William A., u 601 
Collis, Stephen, u 298 
Collson, Mary D., u 530 
Colman, Helen M., u 696 
Colt, Ella C, u 711 
Colton, Carlos, u 176 

Hannah, u 95 
Compton, Amy, u 801 
Fassett Brigham. u S01 
Ida Brigham, u 801 
Isabelle, u 801 
Johnson Brigham, u S01 
Lena May, u 801 
Leon, u 801 
Mary Edith, u 801 
Norris M., u 801 
William R., u 801 



Comstock. E. A., u 211 
Conant, Fremont, u 393 
Herbert, u 393 
Hulda P., u 514 
J. F., u 588 
Isaac, u 396 
Leila, u 393 
Nellie R., u 588 
Cone, Marinda, u 89 
Conger, Lovisa, u 486 
Conklin, Parmelia, u 301 
Connell, Samuel P., u 354 
Constable, Catherine, u 

763 
Converse, Benjamin G., u 
157 

Frank G., u 157 

Leicester, u 157 

Thomas, u 2 
Cood, Eliza Ann, u 678 
Cook, Angeline, u 89 

Barnabas, u 89 

Catherine, u 422 

Cynthia, u 89 

Daniel, u 68 

Edward, u 89 

Elizabeth, u 68 

Ellen Maria, u 807 

Elsie, u 481 

Emma Eleanor, u 807 

Emogene, u 489 

Ernest Brigham, u 807 

Frank Brigham, u 807 

Frank William, u 807 

Haven, u 89 

Herbert A., u 481 

Laura, u 68 

Lebbeus, u 579 

Lester, u 481 

Lyanda, 489 

Lydia, u 379 

Marion Brigham, u 
807 

Mary, u 68, u 579, u 
807 

Maurice, u 481 

Nancy, u 68 

Nelson, u 89 

Oliver, u 68 

Persis, u 68 

Sabra Butler, u 579 

Salinda, u 89 

Thomas D., u 807 

Walter, u 579 

Walter Freeman, u 807 

Wartus, u 89 

William, u 807 
Cooke, Adelaide, u 363 

John Henry, u 363 

May Roosevelt, u 363 
Cooley, Althea, u 491 

Mary I., u 737 
Coolidge, David, u 152 

Frederic S., u 179 

Holden L., u 404 

Jay W., u 353 

John E.. u 404 

Lucy J., u 404 

Lyman, u 404 



INDEX 



597 



Coolidge, Rachel, u 86 

Ruth P., u 404 

Sarah W., u 404 

Stephen, u 42 

Walter R., u 404 
Cooper, Albert, u 239 

Angelina, u 723 

George, u 302 
Copeland, Alice G., u 
266 

Annie Gilbert, u 266 

Christopher D., u 266 

Lucy H. B., u 266 

Valentine, u 266 
Corbett, Edward, u 395 

Ella, u 313 

Lucy Claflin, u 101 

Mattie E., u 383 

Mildred E., u 395 

Myra P., u 395 

Ziba. u 383 
Corbin. Silna, u 568 
Corcoran, Clara L., u 
820 

Michael, u 820 
Corey, Amelia, u 701 

Blanche E., u 408, u 
673 

Dorothy Brigham, u 744 

Edwin, u 408 

Edwin S., u 744 

Eliza, u 408 

Florence E., u 744 

Marjorie M., u 744 

Stillman, u 151 

T. F., u 744 

Thomas, u 408, u 673 
Corliss, Annie L., u 446 

Lizzie, u 648 
Cornish, Mary, u 153 

Sanford, u 144 
Corthell, Joan, u 678 

John, u 678 

Mary Ripley, u 678 
Cosgrove, Margaret, u 

688 
Cotting, Annie F., u 679 

Charles William, u 180 

Henry E., u 180 

John, u 180 

John F., u 679 

John Francis, u 180 

Joseph Clarendon, u 
180 

Mary Caroline, u 180 

Sarah B., u 180 
Courttenden, L. A., u 

641 
Cousens, George, u 318 

Thomas, u 318 
Cowden, Eliza A., u 183 
Cowgill, Lottie, u 155 
Cowing, Sophia, u 301 
Cowles, Thomas B., u 

236 
Cox, Amy, u 269 

Polly, u 553 

Sarah E., u 241 

Thomas, u 553 



Cox, William, u 269 
Coxford, William H., u 

299 
Cozzens, Clarence E., u 

711 
Crafts, Mary, u 328, u 

329 
Cragin, Maria J., u 136 

Moses, u 136 
Cramhall, Mary Parker, 

u 219 
Crandall, Clinton W., u 
379 

Irving, u 560 

Nettie Lenora, u 560 
Crane, Charles, u 144 

Frank, u 144 

James, u 144 

John, u 144 

Lizzie, u 144 

Minnie, u 144 
Cranston, Betty, u 117, 

u 390 
Crary, A. A., u 273 
Creps, Catherine, u 211 
Cressy, Calista, u 705 

Erastus, u 705 
Crissey, Bert W., u 753 

Joel Brigham, u 753 

Lucel, u 753 

Mildred, u 753 
Critchett, Asa, u 427 
Crittenden, Lucy, u 237 
Crocker, Alphonso, u 
142 

Annie E., u 684 

Daniel, u 142 

Josephine, u 348 

Sarah, u 703 

Watson D., u 684 
Cromwell, Maria A., u 
92 

Mary F., u 92 

William A., u 92 

William A., Jr., u 92 

William A., 3d, u 92 
Crone, Mary, u 132 
Crosby, , u 94 

A., u 207 

Elisha, u 165 

Fred K., u 102 

Harriet H., u 226 

Josiah, u 212 

Josiah Quincy, u 212 

Lucy, u 212 

Nancy, u 212 

Rachel, u 253 

Sarah, u 416 

William H, u 212 
Crossman, Caroline, u 
447 

Ruth, u 144 
Crotty, Eben, u 689 

John A., u 807 

Minnie Louise, u 807 
Crouse, Matilda, u 374 
Crowell, Lulu V., u 740 
Crowther, Amelia, u 701 

Frederick Stewart, u701 



Crowther, James S., u 
701 

Merton Warren, u 701 

Ralph Frank, u 701 

Roland Lewis, u 701 

Walter G., u 701 
Crozier, Willard H., u 

603 
Cully, Adam, u 768 

Minnie Aldora, u 768 
Culverhouse, Mabel, u 705 
Cummings, Adin, u 137 

Daniel P. M., u 593 

Eli, u 508 

Ida, u 335 

John, u 335 

John C, u 137 

Jonas, u 335 

Laura, u 425 

Lester F., u 481 

Mary, u 335 

Orville G., u 481 

Sarah A., u 508 
Cunningham, Anna, u 83 

Charles, u 83 

Eli, u 165 

Ellen, u 780 

Emma L., u 83 

Jonathan Brigham, u 
83 

J. T. G., u 580 

Levy, u 83 

Marion Brigham, u 
580 

Martha, u 83 

Miriam, u 83 

Nancy, u 83 

Simeon, u 83 

William L., u 83 
Currier, Inez M., u 446 

Nathan, u 446 
Curtis, Chester Welling- 
ton, u 393 

Cora Maria, u 712 

Francis C, u 6, u 93 

Harry Willis, u 393 

James O.. u 376 

John, u 46 

Levi, u 235 

Mary Willis, u 393 

Medad, u 46 

Orphia S., u 211 

Thomas B., u 65 
Cushing, Alice, f u 38 
f u 99, u 101, u 264 

Frank C, u 226 

Job, f u 38, u 101 

Milton B., u 226 
Cushman, David, u 593 

Dennis, u 221 

Frances, u 226 

Frank Brigham, u 593 

Ira, u 221 

Malvina, u 221 

Marietta, u 221 

Marilla, u 221 

Mial, u 593 

Minerva, u 221 

Solomon, u 221 



598 



INDEX 



Cushman, Porter, u 221 

Solomon Willard, u 221 

Ziba Champan, u 221 
Cutler, Archibald, u 746 

David A., u 182 

Eben, u 197 

Elizabeth, u 2 

Ezekiel, u 375 

Horace Eaton, u 375 

John Francis, u 375 

Maria, u 197 

Mary Brigham, u 375 

Martha, u 326 
Cutting, Ann, u 172 

Betsey J., u 629 



Dagne, Albert E., u 504 
Dailey, Mary D., u 470 
Dakin, Joel, u 135 
Dalrimple, Sarah J., u 

463 
Dalrymple, Ada R., u 
699 

Lyman, u 699 
Dalton, C. X., u 318 
Dalzell, Mary J., u 301 
Damon, , u 333 

Caroline, u 710 

Charles H., u 571 

Ebenezer, u 149 

Patty, u 349 

Sewell, u 710 

Susan, Brigham, u 149 
Dana, Charles, u 194 

James, u 310 

John C, u 194 

Polly, u 380 

Sarah, u 117 
Danforth, Ella J., u 691 

Frederick E., u 691 

George L., u 691 

Joseph R., u 691 

Susan W., u 691 
Daniel, Charles, u 620 

Ethel, u 620 

James Cochrane, u 620 

Matthew M., u 620 

Nina Thayer, u 620 

William Morgan, u 
620 
Daniels, , u 178 

Aaron, u 207 

Albert H., u 433 

Charles, u 207 

Elisha, u 207 

Emma Genevieve, u 
715 

Emory, u 207 

George Dexter, u 715 

George Taft, u 715 

Henry, u 207 

Horace, u 207 

John, u 207, 715 

Joseph, u 207 

Lewis, u 207 

Louisa, u 207 

Lucy, u 207 



Daniels, Lusiny, u 207 

Marcus, u 207 

Martha, u 207 

Mary, u 207 

Mary Louisa, u 715 

Nancy, u 207 

Otis, u 207 

Philena, u 207 

Sarah, u 207 

Sumner Fifield, u 207 

Zebulon, u 207 
Darling, Addie, u 307 

Ellen, u 307 

Elsie, u 307 

Emery, u 307 

Fenner, u 307 

Joel, u 307 

Mary, u 307 

Milton, u 307 

Samuel C, u 388 

Thomas, u 307 
Darrow, Mary, u 637 
Dart, Curtis H., u 687 
Davenport, Elizabeth, u 
732 

Hannah, u 415 

Maria, u 584 

Melinda, u 273 

Nathaniel, u 584 

Richard, u 415 

Sarah, u 478 

Zerviah, u 584 
David, Luetta, u 589 
Davidson, Edgar E., u 
716 

Frances, u 261 

Francis A., u 144 

Helen W., u 716 
Davis, , u 49 

Aaron, u 216 

Adaline P., u 86 

Alfred B., u 547 

Alfred Herman, u 601 

Almira L., u 86 

Alvin, u 209 

Ann Eliza, u 86 

Arthur Hale, u 736 

Benjamin Nourse, u 435 

Calvin A., u 231 

Carlisle Eleazer, u 379 

Caroline G., u 86 

Catherine, u 134 

Charles C, u 311 

Clarion A., u 601 

Cordelia, u 205 

Cyrus, u 86 

Daniel, u 91 

Edgar A., u 601 

Edgar W., u 547 

Edna W., u 547 

Edward, u 216 

Edward B., u 331 

Edward Warren, u 379 

Eliza J., u 209 

Elizabeth, u 235, u 376 

Ellen, u 231. u 267 

F. Chapin, u 266 

Florence E., u 601 

Forest, u 481 
Frank Brigham, u 601 



Davis, Frederick, u 231 
Frederick Everett, u 

379 
George M., u 601 
Gertrude M., u 601 
Gideon, u 216 
Hannah G., u 86 
Harold W., u 601 
Harriet, u 202 
Henry, u 481 
Henry G.. u 86 
Herman D., u 601 
Ina L., u 601 
Isaac, u 86, u 143, f u 

143 
Isaac Brigham, u 86 
Jane Stewart, u 379 
John, u 86, u 91, u 143 
John Tyler, u 379 
Joseph, u 143, u 435 
Laura Brigham, u 379 
Laura S., u 601 
Lena J., u 547 
Lila Hiatt, u 417 
Lizzie Amelia, u 435 
Lizzie J., u 339 
Lucille, u 481 
Lucinda, u 252 
Lucy, u 235 
Mabel Persis, u 379 
Maria, u 509 
Maria E., u 370 
Martin Warner, u 379 
Merton E.. u 601 
Minnie, u 542 
Myron, u 481 
Myron L., u 278 
Myrton O., u 417 
Omer, u 417 
Orlando S., u 601 
Persis Stewart, u 379 
Phebe, u 91, u 130 
Phineas, u 143 
Polly, u 86 
Richard, u 209 
Rufus, u 547 
Ruth, u 209 
Sarah R., u 86 
Teresa I., u 402 
Viola M., u 601 

Davison, Abigail, u 111 
Arethusa, u 111 
Asenath. u 111 
Benjamin, u 111 
Benjamin Brigham, u 

111 
Mindwell, u 111 
Molly, u 111 
Sylvene, u 111 

Day, Harriet, u 454 
Joseph, u 394 
Joseph Neal. u 379 
Mary Jane, u 356 
Minnie Louise, u 667 
Ursula, u 88 

Deal, Edward E., u 148 
Edward F., u 148 
Elvin M., u 148 
George F., u 148 
Hiram B., u 14S 



INDEX 



599 



Deal, John P., u 148 
Dean, Balch, u 97 
Elizabeth, u 97 
Etta, u 513 
Dearborn, Benjamin, u 
805 
Cora Belle, u 805 
Dearth, Alvin S., u 335 
De BeVoise, Mary Eliza- 
beth, u 378 
Stephen H., u 378 
De Bremond, Charles 
Marie, u 353 
Edith Antoine, u 353 
Mary Louise, u 353 
Decker, Charles A., u 
564 
Delwin B., u 564 
Gladys, u 564 
Lizzie, u 585 
De Graff, Maltby J., u 

246 
DeKay, Catherine, u 691 
Delancey, John A., u 717 
Delano, Charles Henry 
Leonard, u 473 
George, u 473 

Delemater, , u 219 

Deming, Josephine A., u 

772 
DeMoyer, Charles, u 583 
Fred, u 583 
Percy, u 583 
Demmon, Mary, u 41 
Dempsey, S. M., u 113 
Denison, George S., u 
246 
H. C, u 599 
Nina F., u 599 
Nathan, u 246 
Dennis, Agnes Eudora, u 
338 
Dexter, u 338 
Frederick Edgar, u 33S 
Frederick Walker, u 

338 
Lloyd Eugene, u 338 
Denny, Augusta M., u 
100 
Caroline A., u 100 
Charles A., u 100 
Charlotte E., u 100 
Christopher C, u 100 
Edward W., u 100 
George, u 100 
George P., u 100 
James H., u 100 
John A., u 100 
Mary H., u 100 
Parkman Tyler, u 100 
Robert Breck, f u 100 
u 100 
Denton, Mary, u 324 
Dewey, Archibald R., u 
344 
Gott, u 344 
Jerusha, u 220 
Julian H., u 344 
Dewing, Anna M., u 99 



-, u 223 



Dexter, 

Anson, u 294 

Anson Brigham, u 294 

Mary Ann Ruth, u 294 

Sarah Lancaster, u 294 
Dibble, Burton E., u 466 

Ralph, u 466 

Wallace, u 466 
Dickerman, Millicent, u 

592 
Dickerson, Charles M., u 
510 

Emma J., u 510 
Dickey, Angelina, u 306 

Christine E., u 657 

James F., u 657 
Dickinson, Alfred L., u 
232 

Job, u 396 

Lydia S., u 396 

Marion A., u 232 
Dickson, Ada, u 630 

Alexander, u 630 

Susannah, u 630 
Dimick, Calvin, u 109 
Dimock, Edward, u 308 

Mary A., u 314 

Roderick, u 133 

Dimmock, , u 765 

Dinsmore, Anna, u 287 

Emma, u 287 

Henry C, u 287 

Silas, u 287 

Silas Everett, u 287 
Dix, Abigail, f u 249 
Doak, James, u 408 
Doane, Adaline A., u 174 

Allen N., u 669 

Lucy, u 487 

Nathaniel, u 669 

Nathaniel, Jr., u 669 

Ray Winslow, u 669 
Dodd, Agnes, u 353 

Florence, u 353 

Grace, u 353 

Helen, u 353 

Marcus D., u 353 

Marcus Dixon, u 353 

Randall, u 353 

Ruth, u 353 

Samuel, u 353 
Dodge, Adaline, u 701 

Elizabeth, u 88 

Francis, u 701 

John, Jr., u 88 

Leola, u 166 

Lucy, u 88 

Mary Elizabeth, u 701 

Newton C, u 302 
Dolan. John, u 404 
Doolittle, Mildred, u 775 

William D., u 775 
Donnell, Emma, u 577 
Donovan, Wealthy, u 206 
Dorr, Amy J., u 689 

Charles E., u 390 

Frederick F., u 689 

George E., u 689 
Henry L., u 689 



Dorr, Julia A., u 689 

Minnie I., u 689 

Van Buren, u 689 
Doty, Edward, u 276 
Doud, Charles, u 496 

Delia, u 496 

Edward, u 496 

Ralph Brigham, u 496 
Douglas, Carrie B., u 
583 

George G., u 583 

George R., u 583 

Grace, u 583 

Stella, u 583 
Douglass, Arthur L., u 
789 

Aurilla E., u 502 

Edmund, u 502 
Dow, Mary Antoinette, u 

616 
Downer, Albert F., u 130 

Almira, u 130 

Andrew, u 130 

Andrew Otis, u 130 

Augustus, u 130 

Ava C, 130 

Charles, u 130 

Cutler, u 268 

Dana, u 130 

Diana, u 130 

Don, u 130 

Don S., u 130 

Edward, u 130 

Emily E., u 130 

Helen, u 268 

Henry E., u 130 

Jeanette, u 130 

John, u 130 

Julia A., u 130 

Levina, u 130 

Mary, u 130 

Mary J., u 130 

Norman, u 130 

Phebe, u 130 

Sanford B., u 130 

Roswell C, u 268 

Sarah M., u 130 

William A., u 130 

Zaccheus, u 130 
Drake, Charles Sumner, 
u 642 

E. K., u 642 

J. M., u 231 
Draper, Anna, u 103 

Charles Herbert, u 294 

Lillian E., u 270 
Drew, John H., u 241 

Mary Eloise, u 241 
Drury, Lois, u 64 

Lydia, u 173 
William, 736 
Dudley, , u 428 

Betsey, u 430 

Daniel W., u 730 

Ellen F., u 536 

Emma Gertrude, u 729 

Experience, u 428 

George A., u 730 

George W. C, u 729 



600 



INDEX 



Dudley, Gertrude M., u 
730 

Leola A., u 730 

Mary E.. u 284 

Polly, u 79 

Ralph A., u 730 

Samuel, u 284 

Sarah Amanda, u 729 
Dugglas, Ann, u 1 
Dunbar, Carrie A., u 520 

Fred D., u 751 

Gilbert, u 452 

Hannah E., u 452 

John, u 520 

Marguerite, u 751 

R. H., u 751 
Duncan, Elizabeth, u 367 

Isaac, u 367 
Duncklee, Bessie, u 459 
Dunham, Cephas, u 126 

Harriet, u 656 

Lewis Brigham, u 126 

Pamelia, u 132 
Dunkley, Savilla, u 86 
Dunlap, Harley M-, u 301 
Dunn. Sally, u 152 
Dunsmore, Eunice, u 172 
Durant, Hannah, u 521 
Durfee, Elizabeth, u 266 
Durkee, Almira M., u 602 

Benjamin, u 228 

Emma West, u 576 

Eugene Winslow, u 576 

Helen Winslow, u 576 

Polly, u 91 

Polly Ann, u 227 

Susan, u 227 
Durst, Joseph, u 152 
Dutton, Polly, u 110 

Sarah, u 110 

Thomas, u 110 
Dyer, Abby, u 355 

David, u 609 

Isa, u 609 

Jennie, u 355 

Walter E., u 365 



Eager, 



u 162 



Aaron, u 26 
Abraham, u 26 
Adaline, u 144 
Almira L., u 144 
Bailey, u 26 
Benjamin, u 144 
Elizabeth, u 25 
Elizabeth G., u 144 
Fortunatus, u 25 
George E., u 144 
Hannah, u 25 
Harriet, u 144 
Hepzlbah, u 25 
John, u 24 
John W., u 144 
Jonathan, u 26 
Joseph, u 24 
Joseph T., u 144 
Kate, u 756 



Eager, Lewis, u 144 

Lucretia, u 26 

Lucy, u 121 

Luke, u 24 

Lydia, u 25 

Martha A., u 144 

Mary, u 25, u 144, u 
579 

Moses, u 25 

Nahum, u 86 

Nahum Brigham, u 
144 

Nathan, u 25 

Phebe, u 57 

Rebecca, u 25 

Sarah A., u 144 

Stephen, u 26 

Triphena, u 25 

Uriah, u 24, u 25 

William, u 13, u 25 
u 355 

Zerubbabel, u 25 

Zerviah, u 118, u 122 
Eames, Alice F., u 437 

Arthur A., u 437 

Arthur Benjamin, u 
437 

Gershom, u 5 

Hannah, u B 

Lewis, u 87 

Lucinda, u 87 

Mabel Frances, u 437 

Mary, u 5, u 246 

Moses, u 87, u 246 

Nancy, u 87 

Robert, u 87 
Eastman, Edith Bar- 
bara, u 777 

Fred, Jr., u 777 

Fred Fletcher, u 777 

Susan, u 312 
Eaton, Asenath, u 199 

Jonas, u 7 

Marshall D., u 339 

Mehitable, u 7 

Sarah, u 223 
Eddy, Sophia, u 695 

Edgarton, '■ , u 47 

Edgell, Nancy, u 662 
Edson, Celia, u 558 
Edwards, Eliza Ann, u 
306 

Helen A., u 306 

Hiram A., u 306 

John L. u 160 

John W., u 306 

Mary M., u 306 

Sarah C, u 306 

William G., u 306 
Eels, Susannah, u 127 
Bgerton, Charles Ozro, u 
592 

James O., u 592 
Eldredge, Huldah, u 149 
Elliott, Clara J., u 232 

Samuel, u 144 
Ellis, Caroline E., u 522 

Caroline Elizabeth, u 
522 

Charles Draper, u 522 

Elias W., u 148 



Ellis, Elisha, u 478 

Hannah Bullard. u 522 

Henry B., u 573 

Henry H., u 573 

James E., u 148 

Joanna, u 374 

Leon F., u 573 

Martha A., u 478 

William A., u 605 
Ellison, Edith Helen, u 
656 

Osman S., u 656 
Ells, Sarah E., u 374 

Ellsworth, , u 552 

Elwood, Ada J., u 419 
Ely, Dell A., u 513 

Ernest A., u 513 

Leander A., u 513 

Lorania, u 362 

Lottie, u 301 

Marion, u 474 
Emerson, . u 429 

Ann, u 311 

Charles, u 311 

Edward, u 311 

Ephraim, u 376 

Esther, u 130 

George, u 311 

Horace M., u 355 

Isabella, u 311 

Mary D., u 355 

Mary L., u 311 

Molly, u 79 

Oliver M., u 355 

Sally, u 480 

Sophia, u 311 

Sophronia, u 480 

Thomas, u 311 

William, u 480 

Emery, , u 486 

Emmes, Arthur Bertram, 
u 721 

Burt W., u 721 

Samuel, u 721 
Emory. Nellie, u 497 
Ennis, I. J., u 495 
Erwin, Allen, u 223 

Thomas", u 497 
Estabrook, Charles H.. 
u 589 

Hattie J., u 448 

John, u 541 

Mary, u 541 

Mary E., u 589 

Selecta, u 541 
Estes, Mary, u 482 
Evans, Ann, u 550 

Daniel Franklin, u 575 

Florence D., u 435 

George F., u 575 

Grace Darling, u 575 

Henry Winslow, u 575 

John, u 550 

John M., u 214 

Margaret, u 550 

Maynard B., u 435 

Samuel T., u 436 

Samuel Thomas, u 435 

Walter Brigham, u 435 

Winifred H., u 435 
Evarts, , u 352 „ 



INDEX 



601 



Evarts, Sally Maria, u 352 
Eveleth, Ruth, u 116 

Sarah, u 78 
Eveland, George, u 643 
Everson, Harriet, u 366 
Evertson, Maria E., u 363 
Ewart, Alexander 

Stewart, u 570 
Eyerp, Catherine, u 763 

Florence Rhoda, u 763 

John, u 763 



Fairbank, Artemas E., 
u 179 

Fairbanks, Eliza A., u 542 
E. S., u 246 
Jabez, u 58 
Olive, u 467 
Silas, u 58 

Falconer, Abram, u 505 
Susanna, 506 

Fales, Frank H., u 229 

Fancher, Eliza S., u 273 

Farnham, Clarissa, u 
175 
Florilla R., u 699 
Joseph, u 699 
Rebecca, u 446 

Farnsworth, , u 765 

Alice Brigham, u 694 
Alice M., u 250 
Augustus* Page, u 694 
Charles Luke, u 694 
Charles Wolcott, u 694 
Edith May, u 694 
Eliza Rebecca, u 694 
Ellen Maria, u 694 
Emlie B., u 250 
Fred W., u 250 
George E., u 250 
Georgianna M., u 250 
Harold T., u 250 
Harrie Clifford, u 694 
Harriet Sophia, u 695 
Hazel A., u 250 
John Addison, u 694 
Kenneth A., u 250 
Laura E., u 694 
Lucy J., u 250 
Luke Walcott, u 694 
Lydia A., u 250 
Mildred Arlene, u 694 
Myron Addison, u 694 
Nellie May, u 694 
Nettie Maud, u 694 
Philatheta, u 89 
Sophia Harriet, u 694 
Thomas, u 694 
Thomas H., u 250 
Thomas T., u 101 
Thomas Treadwell, u 

250 
•Winston H., u 250 

Farrar, Benjamin, Mrs., 
u 760 

Farwell, Eli, u 40 

Farwell, Emma A., u 255 
Harriet A., u 255 



Farwell, Horace, u 255 

Isaac Moor, u 40 

John M., u 180 

Lucy W., u 180 

Lyman, u 40 

More, u 40 

Richard, u 180 

Samuel, u 40 

Willard Brigham, u 180 
Faunce, Elizabeth L., u 
597 

Joseph, u 597 
Fay, Abigail, u 2 

Abraham, u 233 

Addison G., u 164 

Albert E., u 108 

Alfred Chase, u 711 

Alice, u 345, u 422 

Alma, u 535 

Anna, u 429 

Arethusa, u 203 

Asa, u 13 

Bathshebah, u 2 

Benjamin, u 2, u 178, 
u 185 

Betsey, u 178 

Brigham, u 422 

Brigham Park, u 711 

Carl G., u 711 

Caroline M., u 247 

Caroline Sophia, u 408 

Catherine, u 420 

Charles, u 445 

Charles L., u 354 

Charles Lewis, u 408 

Charles Merrick, u 422 

Charles Miles, u 178 

Charlotte Amanda, u 
408 

Charlotte Sophia, u 354 

Clarissa A., u 483 

David, u 2 

Dexter, u 582 

Dinah, u 2 

Ebenezer, u 2 

Edmund, u 422 

Edmund Brigham, u 
422 

Edward, u 178 

Erne, u 408 

Eliot Gilbert, u 711 

Eliza Jane, u 408 

Elizabeth, u 70, u 147, 
u 258, f u 343 

Ella, u 422 

Ella Maria, u 543 

Ellen, u 178 

Emma A., u 462 

Emma S., u 408 

Ephraim, u 70 

Ernestine, u 711 

Esther, u 175 

Eugene Francis, u 345 

Eunice, u 2, u 178, 
u 532 

Everett, u 408 

Fanny, u 445 

Florence, u 408 

Francis, u 345 

Francis B., u 345 

Frank, u 422 



Fay, Franklin Brigham, 

u 345 
Frederick, u 4i22 
George, u 422 
George F., u 345 
Gershom, u 13, u 32 
Gilbert Park, u 711 
Hannah, u 32 
Harriet, u 422 
Harriet Hastings, u 408 
Harrison Gilbert, u 711 
Harrison O., u 108 
Harry F., u 345 
Heman, u 422, u 464 
Henrietta Adrian, u 354 
Henry, u 178, u 408 
Henry Brigham, u 543 
Henry C, u 711 
Henry Gregg, u 345 
Hepzibah, u 393 
Hercules, u 178 
Ira, u 532 

Irving Wetherbee, u 71 
James, u 2 
Jane, u 342, u 422 
Janet Williams, u 711 
Jedediah, u 70 
Jeduthun, u 2 
Jerome, u 422 
Joanna P., u 100 
John, u 1, u 2, u 3, u 4, 

u 8, u 11, u 13, u 178, 

f u 178, u 342 
John, Jr., u 44 
Jonathan, u 100 
Joseph, u 178 
Joseph Brigham, u 178 
Josiah, u 147, u 178, f u 

343>, u 393, u 408 
Lloyd W., u 711 
Louis Payson, u 543 
Lucy, u 108, u 178 
Lydia, u 2 
Marcia, u 178 
Maria, u 178, u 422 
Mark, u 408 
Mark Wesley, u 680 
Martha, u 42, u 178, u 

185 
Martha Ann, u 4i22 
Martha Fuller, u 711 
Martin, u 422 
Mattie, u 108 
Mary, u 1, u 2, u 8, 13, 

f u 147, u 178, f u 343, 

u 422, u 582 
Mary Frances, u 354 
Mehitabel, u 2, u 178, t u 

178 
Nahum, u 13 
Nancy Maria, u 178 
Nathan, u 70 
Nelly, u 429 
Norman Warren, u 345 
Olive, u 422 
Olive A., u 445 
Olive M., u 711 
Otis, u 108 
Patty, u 464 
Park, u 711 
Park S., u 711 



602 



INDEX 



Fay, Paul, u 13 
Persis, u 13 

Peter, u 188 

Polly, u 178, u 188 

Priscilla Brigham, u 711 

Rebecca, u 2 

Robert, u 429 

Roxorenna, u 464 

Sally, u 393 

Samuel, u 2 

Sarah, u 13, u 178, u 
233, u 422 

Sibyl, u 345 

Sidney Granville, u 408 

Silas, u 13 

Solomon, u 543 

Stephen, u 2 

Susan, u 178 

Susanna, u 13 

Sylvester, u 422 

Tabitha, u 2 

Thaddeus, u 32, u 483 

Timothy, u 13 

Walter, u 422 

William, u 422 

William Howe, u 40S 

Windsor, u 44 
Fayeweather, John A., u 

100 
Fearing, Edwin F., u 192 

Harriet A. Titcomb, u 
348 

William I., u 192 
Federspiel, Laura, u 291 
Feeley, James, u 303 
Felch, Walter, u 210 
Felcher, Horace, u 255 
Fellows, James E., u 481 
Felton, Jane B., u 679 

Lois, u 4i79 

Lydia, u 478 

Sally, u 479 

William, u 479, u 679 
Fenner, Emma, u 297 

William, u 297 
Fernald, Charles P., u 348 
Ferrel, Charles H., u 275 

Joseph, u 275 
Ferrin, Harriet, u 783 

Whitman, u 783 
Ferry, Lillian W., u 717 
Fessenden, Miranda, u 463 
Field, Bennet, u 126 

Elizabeth, u 126 

Emma Sophia, u 713 

Forrest G., u 395 

Franklin, u 713 

Hannah, u 126 

Rilla, u 759 
Fifield, Harry, u 347 
Fife, Mary, u 261 

William, u 261 
Fillebrown, Almira Eliza- 
beth, u 534 

James, u 534 

Weltha, u 534 
Finch, Mary A., u 526 
Fish, Elisha, u 39 

Halloway, u 39, 268 

Hazel, u 513 

Ira, u 513 



Fish, Mortimer Samuel, 

u 513 
Fisher, Charles, u 291 

Charles L., u 291 

Clifford, u 291 

Cora B., u 370 

Cornelia M., u 291 

David, u 291 

Edward M., u 731 

Emma, u 291 

Gamaliel, u 407 

Garfield, u 291 

Hannah Bullard, u 522 

Horace, u 291 

Jabin, u 291 

Luman, u 291 

Mary, u 291 

Nahum, u 100 

Nancy, u 247 

Nathan, u 247 

Philip A., u 291 

Samuel, u 291 

Sarah, u 115, u 240, u 
241 

Sidney A., u 291 

Susan Florence, u 291 

Theodore B., u 291 

William, u 291 
Fisk, Elizabeth, u 251 

John, u 251 

Lois, 251 
Fiske, David L., u 197 

Georgiana K., u 197 

Mavida, u 197 

Rebecca C, u 197 
Fitch, George, u 735 

Louisa M., u 735 

Sophronia, u 735 

Fitts, , u 387 

Fitz, , u 178 

Fitzgerald, Anna Maude, 
u 801 

Clifford Compton, u 801 

Harold Leon, u 801 

James Robert, u S01 

Mary Belle, u 801 
Flagg, Charles, u 173 
Charles A., u 173 
Elijah, u 463 
Francis, u 494 
George, u 173 
Gershom, u 5, u 118 
Hannah, u 200 
Jemima, u 144 
Jeremiah, u 173 
Lydia D., u 173 
Martha, u 144 
Mary A. H., u 738 
Nellie D., u 401 
Otis, u 144 
R. W., u 401 
Samuel C, u 173 
Sarah, u 144 
Sarah A., u 173 
Seth, u 490 
Stephen, u 738 
Susan, u 463 
William, u 173 
Flanders, Abbie, u 336 

Fletcher, , u 2 

Ella. A., u 376 



Fletcher, Henry B., u 690 

Homer B., u 690 
Flint, Joseph, u 84 
Fogg, J. H., u 166 
Follet, Francis Ballou, u 

732 
Forbes, Achsah, u 175 

Allan White, u 414 
Catherine, u 413, u 414 

Catherine S., u 175 

Charles, u 237 

Charles B., u 175 

Charles O., u 296 

Clarissa, u 216 

Cornelia Brigham, u 414 

Daniel H., u 175 

Ebenezer W., u 175 

Elias, u 175 

Elias E., u 175 

Elisha, u 200 

Eliza Sophia, u 175 

Ephraim, u 175 

Ephraim Trowbridge, u 
175, u 413, u 414 

Esther L., u 175 

Esther Louise, u 175, u 
414 

Frank W., u 175 

George B., u 175 

George H., u 296 

Hannah, u 175, u 200 

Hannah E., u 175 

Hattie A., u 413 

Henry B., u 175 

Holland, u 175, u 237, 
u 296 

Horace, u 216 

Jacob, u 216 

John S., u 175 

John W., u 296 

Jonathan, u 69, u 175 

Jonathan E., u 413 

Joseph W., u 175 

Julia Miranda, u 175 

Julia S., u 175 

Julius W., u 296 

Katherine Maria, u 414 

Katherine S., u 413 

Levi, u 216 

Lewis, u 175 

Lucy, u 200 

Lucy B., u 175 

Lucy K., u 413 

Malcolm Stuart, u 414 

Martha A. B., u 296 

Mary, u 216 

Mary G., u 175 

Mary W k , u 175 

Moses, u 175 

Nancy, u 175 

Sarah, u 175 

Sarah A., u 175 

Sarah Brigham, u 175 

Susanna Brigham, u 175 

Thomas, u 216 

William Trowbridge, u 
175, u 414, u 474 

William Trowbridge, 
Jr. u 414 
Forbush, Alice J., u 433 

Annie Louise, u 712 



INDEX 



(503 



Forbush, Charles, u 
175 

Charles I., u 688 

Lorima Cheever, u 706 

Mary, u 79 

Mehitabel, u 286 

Mehitable, u 87 

Nettie, u 688 

Submit, u 163, u 170 
Ford, Augustus, u 316 
Forristall, Jesse, u 114, u 
237 

Mary, u 114 

Rhoda, u 237 
Forshea, Alice, u 801 
Forster, Carl, u 652 
Forsythe, Jessie Lee, u 

503- 
Foskett, Albert L., u 690 

William R., u 689 
Fosgate, Alvah Dana, u 
481 

Angelina B., u 481 

Emily A., u 481 

Francis O., u 481 

Fred, u 481 

Frederick A., u 481 

Jennie, u 481 

Joel, u 208 

Joel Howe, u 481 

Luke, u 481 

Raymond, u 481 

Ruth, u 481 

Susan, u 208 
Foshner, Josephine, u 481 
Fossett L., u 778 

Louisa, u 778 
Foster, Alpheus, u 110 

Anna D., u 187 

Charlotte, u 777 

George Blanchard, u 471 

George E., u 471 

Helen Fowle, u 471 

Jedediah, u 110 

Lucy Brigham, u 471 

"William H., u 777 

William Lawrence, u 777 
Fowler, Alvan, u 256 

Alvan Luther, u 256 

Esther Brigham, u 256 

Herbert Hiram, u 256 

Hiram, u 256 

Lewis Henry, u 256 

Robert, u 408 

Sophia, u 408 
Fox, Alexander Ervin, u 
552 

Amy Ann, u 552 

Anna, u 518 

Ashbel C, u 552 

Charles, u 552 

Elisha, u 55^2 

Elisha G, u 552 

Horace, u 552 

Laura, u 552 

Laura A., u 552 

Louisa A., u 552 

Philander, u 552 

Philip R., u 518 

Sarah Ann, u 552 



Fox, Sylvanus B., u 522 
Theodore B., u 552 
W. B. C, u 327 
William V., u 552 

Foye, Elizabeth, u 193 
William, u 690 

Frail, Elmer G, u 643 

Freeman, Asa, u 590 
A. T., u 590 

C. Litney, u 590 
Constant, f u 693 
Dartha B., u 590 
George Brigham, u 590 
Gladys, u 590 
Huldah, u 305 
Robert T., u 590 
Ruth, u 590 

Sarah, u 423 
Theodore, u 590 

Freese, Ada Belle, u 224 
Fanny Brigham, u 224 
Helen Sophia, u 224 
George Brigham, u 224 
James Brigham, u 224 
John, u 224 

French, Anna, u 268 
Calvin, u 268 
Edward W., u 574 
George Bradford, u 268 
Harold Brigham, u 517 
Herbert H., u 517 
Louise, u 610 
Mary, u 310, u 536 
Otis, u 610 
Warren, u 144 

Frink, Lucy M., u 311 

Frost, Amariah, u 206 
Benjamin Simpson, u 

807 
Carrie J., u 301 

D. O., u 358 
Douglas B., u 634 
Elizabeth, u 206 
Ella L., u 621 
Frank P., u 634 
Harriet, u 416 
Isadore, u 497 
Katherine, u 807 
Lavina, u 654 
Major E., u 301 
Thomas, u 807 
William, u 301 

Frye, Augusta, u 583 

Benjamin, u 426 

Carrie L., u 737 

John F., u 673 

Martha A. E., u 426 

Robert P., u 673 

Russell Brigham, u 673 

Walter P., u 673 
Fugit, Osceola, u 559 

R. C, u 559 
Fuller, Alma, u 535 

Amelia, u 191 

Anna, u 191, u 305 

Caroline Williams, u 430 

Esther, u 191 

Eurata, u 191 

Francis, u 191, u 240, 
u 676 



Fuller, Franklin, u 191 

Gurdon, u 133 

Julia R., u 535 

Lizzie, u 676 

Lydia, u 191 

Marietta, u 191 

Martha, u 191 

Nathan, u 151, u 535 

Rebecca C, u 676 

Reuben, u 191 

Sidney, u 191 

Sophia, u 191 
Fullam, Polly, u 240 

Sarah Perry, u 240 
Furber, Daniel L., u 200 
Furlong, Arthur William, 
u 391 

John D., u 766 
Furney, Emma L., u 615 



-, u 33 



Gage, - 

Abner, u 241 

Alvarius, u 216 

Anna Frances, u 716 

Dennison, Jr., u 716 

Ellen, u 216 

Elizabeth, 241 

Julian E., u 241 

Lois, u 216 

Minnie Adaline, u 716 

Sallie, u 216 

Sobeiski, u 216 
Gager, Andrew, u 132 

Ann Eliza, u 132 

Charles, u 132 

John Webb, u 132 

Lois, u 132 

Mary B., u 132 
Gallagher, J. F., u 320 
Gallop, Joseph, u 79 
Galloway, Job, u 684 

Sarah Ann, u 684 
Gallup, Edward E., u 692 

Henderson, u 257 

Ruth Brigham, u 692 
Gamble, Mrs., u 470 
Gano, Antoinette, u 802 
Gardner, Lydia, u 473 

Olive, u 318 
Garfield, Eunice Hagar, u 
333 

Francis, u 333 

Jerusha, u 41 

Josephine, u 337 

Moses B., u 164 

Tempe, u 366 
Garvin, Ellen, u 726 

Ralph E., u 347 
Gary, Nathaniel, u 1 
Gassett, , u 33 

Arthur L., u 261 

Ella, u 261 

George, u 261 

Hannah, u 44 

Lawson M., u 261 
Gates, , u 122 



604 



INDEX 



Gates, Abraham, u 162, u 
202 

Arthur D., u 331 

Catherine, u 338 

Elizabeth, u 202, 386 

Emma F., u 452 

Eunice, u 400 

Fannie M., u 233 

George, u 404 

Henry, u 178 

Lucy S., u 404 

Lyman B., u 404 

Makepeace, u 338 

Martha, u 338 

Mary, u 63 

Nancy, u 386 

Nelly, u 114 

Silas, u 162 

Willard, u 178 

William, u 63, 386 

William Bradford, u 162 
Gault, Charles E., u 437 

Charles Emory, u 437 

Rosella, u 595 
Gavitt, Keturah, u 773 
Gay, Catherine, u 316 

Elizabeth Catherine, u 
443 

Phineas, u 443 
Gaylord, D. Henry, u 559 

Mabel, u 559 
Genung, Mary E., u 510 
George, Ann Brigham, u 

242 
' Benjamin P., u 242 

Charles P., u 242 

Charlotte, u 242 

Elizabeth, u 242 

Jaspar, u 615 

Jasper P., u 615 

Jennette L., u 368 

Jennie P., u 242 

John H., u 242 

John P., u 242 

John W., u 242 

Katherine, u 242 

Mary H., u 242 

Milton Brigham, u 615 

Sidney W., u 242 

Virginia, u 242 

Walter B., u 615 
Gerald, James Harvey, u 

97 
Gerry, Sarah Ellis, u 260 
Getchell, Abel, u 579 

Mary Abbie, u 579 
Gibbons, Charles W., u 
496 

Frank Eldon, u 495 

Fred Carl, u 496 

Lawrence M., u 496 

Margaret Ethel, u 495 

Roy Brigham, u 496 

Walter Fitz, u 496 
Gibbs, Aaron, u 166 

Alpheus, u 166 

Alvin, u 481 

Benjamin W., u 166 

Charles B., u 166 

Fred C, u 166 



Gibbs, Harry C, u 166 

Jesse, u 481 

Josephine H., u 547 

Lucy, u 236 

Lulu A., u 481 

Lydia A., u 166 

Mary E., u 166 

Sophia, u 166 

Stella A., u 481 

Thomas F., u 547 
Gibson, Eva B., u 616 
Giddings, John W., u 255 
Gifford, Gertrude, u 384 

Jessica M., u 384 

Mandana, u 344 

Walter Fay, u 384 

William R., u 384 
Gilbert, Barnabas, u 499 

Calvin E., u 230 

Charles B., u 362 

Harriet R., u 499 

Maria, u 86 

Silvester, u 513 
Gilkey, Curtis O., u 434 

John, u 434 

John W., u 434 

Martha, u 434 

Mary O., u 434 

Willard E., u 434 

William Y., u 434 
Gillespie, Isabella, u 690 

Patrick, u 690 
Gillett, Demis, u 160 
Gilman, Alice C, u 819 

John, u 819 
Gilson, Harriet P., u 389 
I Leonard, u 727 
Girkin, Mary E., u 564 
Gladding, Nelson A., u 331 
Gleason, Alice Estella, u 
635 

Amos, Jr., u 648 

Andrew, u 635 

Ann Mary, u 648 

Anna,, u 83, u 732 

Benjamin F., u 671 

Charles A., u 246 

Charles E., u 166 

Daisy H., u 460 

Ellen, u 671 

Frances, u 359 

Fred, u 483 

Freeland S., u 635 

George, u 166 

Isaac, Jr., u 138 

Isaac M., u 460 

Joel, u 48 

Judson, u 483 

Mabel Frances, u 635 

Martha, u 71 

Mary, u 138 

Micajah, u 166 

Molly, u 48 

Nellie M., u 460 

Richard, u 111 

Ruth, u 48 

Samuel, u 48 

Sophia, u 359 

William, u 166 
Glidden, Helen Hall, u 710 



Glidden, Irving E.. u 710 

Ida Bell, u 817 
Glover, James N., u 597 
Goddard, Ada Frances, u 
583 

Clifford W., u 494 

Edward A., u 744, u 818 

Eleazer, u 16 

Ephraim, u 583 

Frank Ballard, u 327 

George Emerson, u 583 

Helen E., u 818 

John A., u 583 

John Edward, u 583 

Lisette Martha, u 327 

Mary, u 175 

Perley, u 67 

Robert Lewis, u 327 

Sarah A., u 744 

Silas W., u 494 

Simon, u 27 

William Lewis, u 327 
Godfrey, Asa, u 187 

Asa Augustus, u 187 

Elizabeth B., u 187 

Mary Augusta, u 187 
Goe, John, u 800 

Mary, u 800 
Goodale, Edward, u 164 
Goodell, Alice Eleanor, u 
503 

Benjamin H., u 120 

Charles Brigham, u 504 

David, u 52 

Edith May, u 504 

George W., u 504 

Hettie, u 504 

Jessie Wallmina, u 504 

Joel, u 504 

Joel G., u 504 

Leverett Edward, u 504 

Lois E., u 504 

Lydia E., u 504 

Milton P., u 504 

Richard H., u 504 
Goodenow, Adina, u 12 

Calvin, u 12 

Ebenezer, u 12 

John, u 12 

Jonathan, u 12 

Levi, u 12 

Lovina, u 12 

Lydia, u 12 

Martha, u 12 

Mary, u 12, u 13 

Samuel, u 12, 13 

Sarah, u 4 

Stephen, ti 12 

Submit, u 12 

Surviah, u 12 

Sybil, u 12 

Tabitha, u 12 

Thomas, u 12 

Timothy, u 17 
Goodman, Clarissa, u 768 

Sarah A., u 768 
Goodnough, Frank, u 319 

Rebecca, u 319 
Goodnow, Albert Wilson, 
u 696 



INDEX 



605 



Goodnow, Anna, u 696 

Caroline P., u 374 

David, u 2, u 12 

Elizabeth, u 48 

John, u 48 

Jonas, u 48 

Joseph, Jr., u 696 

Joseph Wilson, u 696 

Marion Colman, u 696 

Martha, u 48 

Moses Mrs., u 157 

Nahum, u 48 

Sarah, u 25 
Goodrich, Emeline M., u 
510 

George E., u 525 

Isaac G., u 375 

James, u 375 
Goodsell, H. A., u 236 
Goodsite, Alonzo, u 232 
Goodwin, Amy L., u 587 

Joseph T., u 587 

Olive M., u 387 
Gordon, Alice W., u 413 

E. E., u 275 

Frank, u 319 
Gore, Adaline M., u 481 

Elisha, u 393 

Harry B., u 481 

John, u 481 

Lestina S., u 419 
Goss, Rebecca, u 423 
Gott, Anna, u 52, u 102 

Benjamin, f u 539 

Nathaniel, u 53 

Sarah, u 53 

Sarah Breck, f u 539 
Gould, Abigail N., u 460 

Daniel, u 526 

David, u 526 

Eliza, u 526 

George, u 161 

Harriet A., u 460 

James H., u 526 

John, u 526 

John Brigham, u 526 

Joseph B., u 526 

Maria, u 526 

Mary Ann, u 189, u 526 

Mehitable, u 7 

Minerva, u 526 

Selecta, u 541 

Thomas, u 460 

Willard, u 189 

William Bowdoin, u 526 
Goulding, Charles, u 172 

Ephraim, u 172, u 205 

John, u 172 

Lucy E., u 172 

Palmer, u 172 

Sally, u 172 

Solomon E., u 172 

Susan, u 205 

Susanna, u 172, u 205 

William, u 172 
Gowing, Patience, u 204 
Graham, Harry C, u 462 

Hosmer, u 768 

Leon H., u 687 

Nathan, u 270 



Graham, Sarah A., u 76S 

Sarah M., u 768 

Warren J., u 462 
Granfield, Charles, u 601 

Daphene L., u 601 

Estella G., u 601 

Ralph E., u 601 

Raymond E., u 601 

W. R., u 601 
Granger, Delia E., u 469 

Emma A., u 469 

Frank, u 469 

Hartwell, u 469 

James W., u 469 
Grant, Emily, u 308 

Eunice, u 114 

Harrison, u 308 

Joseph, u 38, f u 38, u 
69 

Maria A., u 612 

Mary, u 448 

Mary E., u 679 

Minnie, u 308 
Graves, Abigail, u 428 

Calvin, u 428 

Chester C, u 192 

Cotton, u 406 

Edward C, u 192 

Ellen, u 689' 

Florence R., u 785 

John, u 727 

Lucy E., u 319 

Mary, u, 32, u 54 

Sarah, u 85 
Gray, Maria, u 592 

Matthew, u 592 

Millicent, u 592 

Serena, u 184 
Grayham, Jennie P., u 

242 
Green, Albert, u 233 

Alice, u 233 

Benjamin F., u 295 

Charles, u 295 

Charles A., u 49 

Cora, u 233 

Elizabeth, u 317 

Florence, u 233 

Henry A, u 233 

James, u 233 

James L., u 233 

Lydia, u 110 

Maria C, u 599 

Marion, u 233 

Nathaniel, u 233 

Samuel, u 49 

Sarah, u 233 

Stephen, u 49 
Greene, Elsie L., u 632 

Hiram, u 330 

Isaiah L., u 65 

Julia H, u 330 

Rebecca C, u 676 
Greenleaf, Mary, u 132 
Grey, Ella Eudora, u 799 

William H., u 799 
Greenough, David, u 65 

Horatio, u 65 

Richard Saltonstall, u 
65 



GreenPlit, Evelyn Loraine, 
u 601 

George, u 601 

Ila May, u 601 

Ivan Leander, u 601 

Ruth I., u 601 

Warren, u 601 
Greenwood, Abel, u 303 

Abigail D., u 376 

Delia A., u 426 

Laura, u 303 

Silas A., u 376 * 

Gregg, Thomas, u 554 
Gregory, Isaac, u 99 

John, u 99 

Laura, u 130 

Mercy, u 99 

Sarah Brigham, u 99 
Gribert, Lewis A., u 511 
Griffin, Mary D., u 755 
Griggs, Alice, u 325 

Bertha Helen, u 325 

George Washington, u 
325 

Samuel M., u 265 

Sarah Bancroft, u 265 
Grigor, Annie, u 600 
Grimes, Allie, u 155 

Flora, u 155 

George, u 125 

Lillie, u 155 

Parker, u 155 
Griswold, Adaline, u 497 

Benjamin, u 497 

D. G., u 470 

Elizabeth, u 129 

Ella, u 497 

Emma, u 497 

Fanny, u 497 

George, u 497 

Mary, u 497 

Pamelia, u 497 

Seth, u 497 

Walter E., u 497 
Groesbeck, Josephine 

Ida, u 530 
Groger, Electa, u 747 
Gross, John A. D., u 192 
Grosvenor, Charles P., u 
226 

Ebenezer Clark, u 290 

Ellen D., u 226 

Peter Clark, u 290 

T. P., u 226 
Grout, John, u 38, f u 38 

Mehitable, u 69 

Mindwell, u 37 

Sarah, fi u 38 

Susanna, u 38 
Grow, Maria, u 380 
Grub. Arabell, u 613 
Gulick, Amelia, u 634 
Gunn, , u 486 

Lizzie Florence, u 519 

Lucy, u 519 
Gurden, Burt A., u 506 
Gurley, Abigail, u 129 

Ann, u 129 

Artemas, u 129 

Charles, u 129 



606 



INDEX 



Gurley, Ebenezer, u 129 

Elizabeth, u 129 

Ellen, u 129 

Emily, u 129 

George, u 129 

Hannah, u 129 

Hannah Brigham, u 
129 

Jacob, u 129 

Jacob Baker, u 129 

John, u 129 

Jonathan, u 129 

Joseph, u 129 

Lovinia, u 129 

Lucia, u 129 

Lydia, u 129 

Mary, u 129 

Mercia, u 129 

Sarah, u 129 

Uriah Brigham, u 129 

Ursula, u 129 
Guthrie, Elvira, u 91 

Florence, u 91 



H 

Hackley, Thomas Reed, 

u 331 
Hadley, Arvilla, u 208 

Frank A., u 742 

Mildred W., u 742 

Olivia L., u 256 

Walter C, u 742 
Hagadorn. Cora, u 592 
Hagar, Abigail, u 24 

Alice L., u 424 

Cate, u 24 

Clifford James, u 424 

Eb'-nezer. u 24 

Elisha, u 424, u 426 

Elizabeth, u 24 

Ephraim, u 24 

Ernest R., u 424 

Frank Elisha, u 424 

Grace E., u 424 

Joel, u 24 

Lovice, u 24 

Lydia, u 24 

May E., u 424 

Martha, u 426 

Martin, u 24 

Nancy, u 24 

Susanna, f u 38 

William, u 24, f u 38 
Hague, Emma, u 562 
Haire, Claude Brigham, 
u 330 

James, u 330 
Hale, Charles, u 737 

Charles F., u 737 

Charlotte, u 99 

George, u 737 

George W., u 173 

Helen, u 353 

Marlon, u 737 

Ralph, u 737 
Hall, Aaron, u 79 

Almon, u 299 

Arthur C, u 689 



Hall, Augustus, u 569 

Benjamin, u 299 

Benjamin H, u 569 

Cecil D., u 325 

Charles C, u 689 

D. D., u 540 

Edgar C, u 325 

Ellen, u 299 

Elizabeth, u 491 

Ervin, u 299 

Frank, u 299 

Frank Brigham, u 569 

Frank E., u 689 

Flora, u 299 

George B., u 21/ 

G. Stanley, u 291 

Guy, u 569 

Ida, u 300 

Jonathan, u 371 

Julia Fisher, u 291' 

Lewis A., u 325 

Lillie, u 540 

Louise, u 540 

Lucius S., u 689 

Lucy M., u 569 

Lydia Smith, u 371 

Lyman F., u 569 

Mabel, u 540 

Mary, u 540 

Mary Jane, u 569 

Mary S., u 297 

Millie F.. u 297 

Otis, u 569 

Perley, u 342 

Robert, u 299 

Robert G., u 291 

Robert T., u 689 

Ruth, u 114, u 174 

Sally, u 79 

Sanford, J., u 297 

Sylvina, u 342 

Stephen C, U 6S9 

Walter A., u 689 

William, u 300 

Willie, u 300 
Hallenborg, Axel, u 379 
Halloway. Hannah, u 646 
Ham, John, u 176 
Hamilton, Basmath, u 229 

Cheney, u 92 

George W.. u 92 

James T., u 92 

Joseph W., u 92 

Laura E., u 612 

Mary A., u 92 

Mary E., u 260 

Nancy M., u 92 

Washington, u 92 
Hamlet, Reuben R., u 

495 
Hamlin, Albert Valen- 
tine, u 736 

Charles Lincoln, u 736 

Eva, u 736 

Florence L., u 736 

Isabella M., u 736 
Hammock, Charles, u 99 

Sarah, u 99 
Hammond, Betsey, u 185 

Edna May, u 589 



Hammond, Enoch, u 714 

John, u 183 

John A., u 714 

Mary A., u 346 

Samuel, u 448 
Hancock, Chas A., u 237 

Edwin Brigham, u 403 

John, u 403 
Hankinson, Charles Bird, 
u 342 

Hattie B., u 342 

Jennie B., u 342 

Richmond, u 342 
Hanley, Sarah, u 430 
Hanna, , u 291 

Adams J., u 750 

Ethelyn Belle, u 750 
Hanson, Carl L., u 360 

Charles L., u 360 

Irma I., u 360 

Leighton J., u 360 
Hapgood, Alfred E., u 
454 

Alice Sophia, u 681 

Annie Yerington, u 681 

Ben Andrew, u 681 

Edward Thomas, u 681 

Frank Emerson, u 681 

Fred Hastings, u 681 

Harriet S., u 144 

Judith, u 165 

Lucy, u 64 

Mary, u 55 

Mary Ann, u 583 

Thomas, u 583, u 681 

Thomas Emerson, u 681 

William Henry, u 681 
Harding, , u 115 

Aldusta, u 703 

Archibald, u 274 

Bertha A., u 657 

Blanche H, u 690 

Glen S., u 657 

Herbert N., u 657 

Lucia, u 406 

Polly, u 274 

Ruth A., u 657 
Hardy, Constantine, u 
37 

Elijah, u 102 

Hannah, u 287 

Joseph, u 287 

Joseph, Jr., u 157 

Lucy, u 287 

Phineas, u 98 

Prudence, u 98 

Sallie, u 257 

Tabitha, u 98 
Hargreaves, Mary, u 788 

Nellie M., u 726 

Richard, u 726 
Harken, Joseph, u 695 
Harland, Emma, u 737 

Lydia C, u 242 
Harline, Pauline, u 570 
Harlow, Frances, u 577 

Philander, u 577 
Harmar, Belinda, u 570 

Jonathan, u 57 

Lovisa, u 57 



INDEX 



607 



Harmar, Origen, u 57 

William, u 57 
Harmer, Prances A., u 

760 
Harne, Dora Mabel, u 
777 

Fletcher Brigham, u 
777 

H. Nelson, u 777 
Harold, Lucy, u 755 
Harper, Almeda, u 602 
Harriden, Harriet, u 

312 
Harrington, Alonzo 
Brigham, u 114 

Anna, u 67, u 114, u 
175 

Antipas, u 40 

Arbee Reed, u 114 

Betsey, u 114 

Betty, u 113 

Charles, u 114, u 267 

Daniel, u 60, u 114 

Edward, f u 38 

Edwin, u 135 

Eleanor, u 114 

Elijah, u 114 

Elizabeth, u 60, u 114 

Ephraim, u 21 

Fortunatus, u 67 

Frances E., u 114 

Francis, u 9 

George E., u 135 

George F., u 114 

Harriet, u 21 

Harriet T., u 175 

Isaac, u 40 

Jacob Newell, u 114 

John, u 114 

Joshua, u 67, u 113, U 
114 

Leonard Brigham, u 
114 

Lucy, u 67, u 108 

Lucy A., u 114 

Lyman, u 114 

Martha, u 21 

Mary, u 9, u 21, u 38, u 
67, u 114, u 254 

Nahum, u 108 

Nelson, u 114 

Patty, u 114 

Polly, u 114 

Prudence, u 9, u 21 

Sally, u 21, u 114 

Samuel, u 67 

Sarah, u 113 

Susanna, u 217 

"William, u 9 

William H., u 175 
Harris, Benjamin, u 142 

Cate, u 355 

John C, u 142 

Martha, u 568 

Mary, u 568 

Rebecca B., u 142 

Thomas, u 568 

Harrison, , u 144 

Harshaw, Clara Aline, u 
638 



Hart, Alice, u 278 

Edward Clarence, u 
278 

Ethel, u 278 

Henry, H., u 137 

John, u 766 

Mildred, u 278 

William, u 278 

William W., u 278 
Harter, Frank D., u 598 
Hartley, Charles P., u 
802 

Henry Mrs., u 387 
Hartshorn, Asa, u 643 

Chancellor, u 149 

Dr., u 626 

Edward H., u 626 

Emma M., u 149 

Frances Mary, u 149 

Harry, u 626 

John D., u 149 

William H., u 626 
Hartwell, Edith Myrtle, u 
635 

Hattie Lilian, u 635 

John T., u 159 
Harvey, Abbie, u 728 

Adelbert J., u 536 

Frank L., u 743 

Hawley, Brigham, u 536 

Lillian, u 536 

Lizzie, u 318 

Mary Luvia E., u 697 

Rufus. 318 

Thurber, u 318 
Harwood, Betsey S., u 
231 

Ethel, u 632 

George N., u 632 
Haskell, Abner, u 121 

Arethusa, u 152 

Caleb, u 152 

Lucia Keyser, u 289 

Lucy, u 152 

Martha, u 121 

Mary A., u 164 

Mary E., u 152 

Nathan L., u 152 

Nelly F, u 152 

Phineas, u 152 

Roena, u 152 

Sally, u 121 

Sarah E., u 152 

Seth G., u 152 

Susan M., u 152 

William B., u 152 
Haskill, Alice, u 473 

Charlotte Green, u 475$ 

Elisha, u 473 
Haskins, Augustus, u 568 
Hassin, Bernice, u 325 

Fred H., u 325 

Russell R., u 325 
Hastings, Aaron, u 737 

Asenath, u 686 

Benjamin, u 737 

Benjamin Eugene, u 
737 

Calvin, u 450 

Carrie, u 737 



Hastings, Catherine, u 
449 

Charles, u 737 

Charles Henry, u 737 

Clarissa Augusta, u 
737 

Edward, u 737 

Eliza, u 207 

Elizabeth, u 2, u 416, u 
742 

Ellen, u 737 

Frank, u 737 

George, u 737 

Ida, Janette, u 737 

Jacob, u 65 

John, u 416 

John Edward, u 737 

Laura A., u 818 

Leslie, u 737 

Lillian, u 742 

Marcia, u 230 

Mary, u 207 

Miriam Maria, u 737 

Nancy Sophia, u 737 

Nathaniel, u 818 

Samuel, u 41 

Timothy, u 144 

Walter, u 737 

William, u 737 
Hatch, Alice E., u 232 

Arabella Z., u 232 

William E., u 232 

William R., u 232 
Hathaway, , u 57 

Alice, u 473 

Eunice, u 546 
Havens, , u 552 

Caroline A., u 616 
Hawes, Ada, u 417 

Beulah, u 148 

Buena, u 417 

Charles, u 417 

Fred, u 417 

George, u 417 

Oliver, u 396 
Hawkes, Edward C, u 
682 

Frances B., u 682 

Jennie E., u 682 

Marjorie A., u 682 
Hawkins, Eldora E., u 
340 

Georgiana M.. u 340 
Hawks, Andrew, u 446 

George W., u 446 
Hawley, Eunice, u 256 

Hattie E., u 431 

Margaret, u 301 
Hay, Ann, u 695 
Hayden, Dorothy, u 
124 

Emily F., u 164 

Frank A., u 604 

Henry Rogers, u 246 

Julius, u 611 

Matilda M., u 712 

Nelson Everson, Jr., u 
697 

Philip Sherburne, u 
604 



608 



INDEX 



Hayes, Abbie H., u 457 

Elijah D., u 457 

Emma, u 203 
Haynes, Charles, u 142 

Josiah, u 4 

Rebecca, u 142 
Hazeltine, Judith, u 179 
Hazelton, Edward C, u 
375 

Etta, u 166 

Frances Sophia, u 375 

Orpha R., u 419 

William, u 375 

William B., u 375 
Hazen, Calista, u 646 
Hazlett, Fanny M., u 
685 

Theodore, u 685 
Heakok, James F., u 

278 
Heath, Annie, u 454 

Donald B., u 547 

Edith, u 454 

Florence, u 454 

Guilford P., u 454 

Oscar, u 547 

Roie, u 454 

Warren, u 547 
Hebard, Edwin, u 312 

Emma, u 312 

George B., u 312 

Lucius C, u 312 

Mary, u 312 

Susan E., u 312 
Hecker, Louise, u 315 
Heckman, 'Mary Alice, u 

379 
Hemenway, Ida M., u 711 
Hemmenway, Ida Gale, u 

148 
Hemmingway, Fanny N. 
u 6S7 

Richard, u 687 
Hemphill, Ashton G., u 
368 

Eugene F., u 368 

Freeland. u 368 

Julian A., u 368 

Kathleen M., u 368 
Hempstead, Anne, u 822 

Christine, u 822 
Henderson. Elizabeth, u 
85 

George A., u 459 

Hiram A., u 459 

Julia L., u 278 

Lucy, u 767 

Mildred L., u 459 
Hendry, Helen, u 246 
Henley, Clarie, u 148 
Herman, Ida May, u 352 
Herrick, Ephraim, u 89 

Eunice, u 89 

Winslow, u 522 
Herschler, Emlie M., u 

250 
Hersey, Abigail S.. u 405 

William, u 167 
Hewes. Almira, u 490 



Hewitt, Andrew Noble, u 
702 

Arthur Noble, u 702 

Barnabas, u 417 

Bertha Adelaide, u 702 

Flora Abbie, u 702 

Harvey Leroy, u 702 

Irvin Gay Brigham, u 
702 

Leland H., u 375 

L. G., u 375 

Mabel Olive, u 702 

Martha E., u 375 

Mary Etta, u 702 

Thomas, u 702 
Heywood, David, u 395 

Nellie R., u 395 

Rebecca, u 43 

Trueworthy, u 694 
Hibbard, Emeline, u 
618 

Harriet Newell, u 790 
Hickey, Elizabeth M., u 
723 

John, u 723 

Margaret, u 723 
Hicks, Helen A., u 233 

Laura G., u 712 
Higgins, Dorcas, u 352 

Herman K., u 357 
Hildreth, Sarah S., u 

338 
Hill, , 307 

Alfred Cowden, u 458 

Clarence Ordway, u 
458 

Daniel, u 408 

David W., u 267 

Dexter Brigham, u 444 

Elizabeth, u 214 

Esther, u 214 

Florence Abigail, u 458 

Frederic Warren, 444 

Harriet, u 458 

Harriet E., u 727 

James, u 458 

Jennie M. C, u 342 

Joseph, u 458 

Joseph Willard, u 458 

Junius Welch, 444 

Mary, u 214" 

Mary Brigham, u 444 

Nancy, u 214 

Olive, u 408 

Philip M., u 444 

Sarah, u 214 

Willard Munroe, u 458 
Hilliard, Philip G., u 

252 
Hilton, Nathan, u 84 
Himes, Bessie B., u 384 

Frederick W., u 384 

Lottie E., u 384 

Louis B., u 384 

Malcolm R., u 384 

Robert A., u 384 
Hinckley, Elijah, u 129 

Chauncey, u 129 
Hinds, Anna, u 228 



Hiscock, Alice Susan, u 
278 

Emily F., u 278 

Florence, u 278 

Franklin, u 278 

George L., u 278 

George W., u 278 

Herbert, u 278 
Hitchcock, Caleb Eton, u 
270 

Eugenia Ella, u 270 

Joseph, u 270 

Julia C, u 270 
Hitchings, Charles B., u 
327 

Daniel, u 327 

Frank, u 327 

George, u 327 

Henry, u 327 

Lucy, u 327 

Martha, u 327 
Hoadley, Albert Edwin, 
u 313 

Edith L., u 313 

Edwin Cyrus, u 313 

Forest H., u 313 

Jason Kendall, u 313 

Mary Elizabeth, u 313 

Walter E., u 313 
Hoar, Abigail, u 435 

Betsey, u 185 

Cephas, u 394 

Harriet, u 94 

Shadrach, u 435 
Hobart, Aaron, u 405, 
f u 405 

Mary, u 405 
Hobbs, Eliza J., u 231 

John, u 92 
Hodge, Lydia F.. u 633 
Hodgsdon, Edward T., u 
612 

Viola M., u 612 
Hoenshett, Albert, u 552 

Elizabeth, u 552 

Simon, u 552 
Hoffman, J. H., u 590 

Sophia, u 590 
Holbrook, Abigail Louisa, 
u 370 

Adelaide M., u 417 

Albert W.. u 370 

Anna, U 268 

C. Frank, u 508 

Charles R., u 370 

Ellen Maria, u 370 

Francis W., u 370 

Frank A., u 370 

George E., u 369, u 370 

Jennie, u 370 

Jesse, u 379 

Lewis, u 417 

Louisa A., u 370 

Martha, u 426 

Mary E., u 419 

Mary O., u 370 

Otis, u 426 

Samuel B., u 370 

Stephen, u 370 



INDEX 



*)09 



Holbrook, Stephen Hub- 
bard, u 370 
Holcomb, Anna B., u 

677 
Holden, Andrew, u 297 

Charles A., u 166 

Charles William, u 166 

Electa A., u 595 

Ellen Maria, u 166 

Emeline, u 297 

Esther Damon, u 166 

Ezra, u 158 

George W., u 595 

George Walter, u 632 

Harrison A., u 595 

James A, u 595 

James E., u 632 

Jane A., u 595 

Joseph, u 158 

Justinian, u 158 

Laura Ann, u 166 

Lizzie, u 297 

Lydia Augusta, u 166 

Martha Martina, u 166 

Mary L., u 595 

Rozelia V., u 595 

William, u 595 

William O., u 166 

William P., u 166 
Holland, Albert, u 695 

Harriet E., u 148 

James, u 148 

James H., u 148 

Mary B., u 148 

Maria Louisa, u 148 
Hollis, Abbie F., u 268 
Holman, Prudence, u 117 
Holmes, Amy, u 643 

Betsey, u 585 

William, u 690 
Holroyd, Amelia, u 149 

Cordelia, u 149 

Daniel, u 149 

Mary, u 149 

William, u 149 

Zira, u 149 
Holt, Daniel, u 92 

Emma, u 256 

Fred, u 256 

George, u 256 

Maria A., u 92 

Sarah F., u 92 
Holton, Catherine, u 684 

Frank, u 132 

William, u 684 
Holyoke, Adaline La- 
vina, u 673 

Azvilla M., u 208 

Carrie A., u 741 

C. F., u 408 

Charles F., u 673 

Charles Freeman, u 678 

Frank Henry, u 673 

Freeman, u 673 

Helen M., u 208 

John, u 208 

Martha E., u 208 

Thomas C, u 673 

William, u 673 



Homer, Andrew Le 
Pierre, u 472 

Mary Phipps, u 70S 

Michael, u 703 

Sophia De Wolf, u 472 

Susan, u 703 
Homes, Arthur L., u 64S 

Chester, u 643 

Eliza Ann, u 643 

Ella, u 643 

Elvin, u 643 

Fidelia, u 643 

Harold, u 643 

Horace L., u 643 

Leonard, u 350, u 643 

Mary, u 643 

Newell, u 643 

S,arah Ann, u 643 
Hood, Sarah, u 265 
Hook, Hester Ann, u 503 
Hooper, James, u 618 
Hoover, Michael, u 520 
Hopkins, Clarence B., u 
355 

Florence Evelyn, u 355 

Martha Amelia, u 355 

Mary, u 646 

Maude Frances, u 355 

Nathaniel Fenner, u 
355 

Stella, u 355 
Hopper, James Burling, 
u 363 

Louise Roosevelt, u 363 
Horner, Alice Ballou, u 
770 

Anna, u 770 

Gustavus F., u 770 
Horr, Amanda, u 765 

Warren, u 765 
Horton, Alice C, u 738 

Horace B., u 738 

Horace E., u 738 

Horace L., u 738 

James E., u 738 

Margaret W., u 738 
Hosmer, Sarah, u 17 
Hough, Annie H., 721 

Ruel, u 721 
Houghton, Amanda, u 
257 

Benjamin, u 517, u 575 

Benjamin Wesley, u 
575 

Betty, u 3 

Carrie H., u 575 

Charles White, u 575 

Dinah, u 116 

Elijah, u 198 

Elizabeth, u 480, u 575 

Elizabeth Brigham, u 
575 

Emily N, u 359 

George Francis, u 575 

Henrietta E., u 226 

Henry Winslow, u 575 

Hiram R., u 269 

Jay, u 257 

John, u 3 



Houghton, Jonas, u 3 

Josiah, u 637 

Lodoiska, u 257 

Margaret C, u 575 

Marietta, u 637 

Marshall, u 257 

Mary, u 3, u 198 

Olive, u 797 

Persis, u 3 

Prudence, u 3 

Rebecca W., u 517 

Sarah, u 585 

Silas, u 3 

Sophia, u 198, u 269 

Sophronia, u 735 

Truman, u 257 

Warren, u 257 
Housp, Phalla, u 746 

W. T., u 273 
Hovey, Martha, u 129 
Howard, Catherine, u 394 

Charles Frederick, u 
536 

Ephraim, u 536 

Harry M., u 465 

Josephine, u 575 

Lemuel Frederick, u 
536 

Lucinda Carolyn, u 536 
Howe, , u 360 

Aaron, u 117 

Abigail, u 55, u 337 

Abraham, u 6, u 42 
163, u 169 

Adelaide, u 448 

Albion, u 478 

Alethina. u 334 

Alfred G., u 169 

Alice, u 27 

Alice Baker, u 672 

Alice Lavinia, u 397 

Alice M., u 390 

Allan Dexter, u 397 

Amariah, u 390 

Amory, u 169 

Amy S., u 390 

Anna, u 17 

Annie, u 422 

Annie Brigham, u 672 

Antipas, u 55 

Archelaus, u 163, u 
448, u 449 

Archelaus M., u 548 

Artema^', u 31, u 55, 
u 64, u 169 

Arthur L., u 548 

Asa, u 24 

Benjamin, u 163, u 337, 
u 492 

Benjamin S., u 169 

Bertha M., u 397 

Bethiah, u 18 

Betsey, u 117 

Betty, u 292, u 390 

Bezaleel, u 17 

Calvin, u 17 

Caroline, u 713 

Catee, u 31, u 88 

Catherine, u 31, u 55, 
u 58, u 117 



610 



INDEX 



Howe, Charles, u 17 
Charlotte Adelaide, u 

672 
Charlotte E., u 390 
Clarence E., u 390 
Cranston, u 117, u 390 
Cyprian, u 31, u 88 
Daniel u 5, u 31 
Darius, u 17 
David, u 31 
Dexter, u 117 
Diana, u 117 
Dinah, u 31 
Dorothy, u 18, u 31, u 

88 
Edgar Brigham, u 261 
Edith, u 17 
Edward W., u 285 
Edwin, u 390 
Edwin L., u 390 
Elbridge, u 169 
Eleazer, u 58 
Eli, u 31 
Eliakim, u 17 
Elisha, u 31, u 64 
Elizabeth, u 5. u 6, u 7, 

31, u 117, u 169, u 386 
Elliot, u 632 
Elmer Parker, u 548 
Elsie, u 301 
Emily B., u 390 
Ephraim, u 7S 
Ezekiel, u 55 
Ezra L., u 44S 
Fiske, u 55, u 78 
Frances, u 7, u 55 
Frank P., u 392 
Freeman, u 117 
Gilbert, u 31 
Harriet, u 390, u 448 
Heman S., u 390 
Henry, u 632 
Hepsiibah, u 31 
Herbert H, u 390 
Ida F., u 455 
Isaac, u 7, u 17 
Jabez, u 31 
James, u 165 
Jedediah, u 31, u 478 
Jennie, u 392 
Joel, u 117 
John, u 17, u 24, u 336, 

u 390 
Jonah, u 117, u 448, u 

390 
Jonas, u 31 
Jonathan, u 17 
Joseph, u 18, u 31, u 55, 

u 117 
Joseph Olin, u 579 
Kittie A., u 478 
Lambert, u 55, u 78 
Laura A., u 390 
Levi, u 31, u 64 
Levina, u 192 
Lewis, u 55 
Lizzie M., u 390 
Louis Porter, u 672 
Louisa M., u 156 
Lovlce, u 31 
Lovlna, u 31, u 117 



Howe, Lucinda, u 336 
Lucy, u 17, u 31, u 55, 

u 163, u 237, u 337, 

u 448, u 548 
Lucy W., u 492 
Luther, u 144, u 448, 

u 548 
Lydia, u 17, u 31, u 55, 

u 117, u 155, u 478 
Lymaji, u 117, u 713 
Mabel, u 123 
Martha, u 5, u 31, u 

117, u 632 
Martha B., u 64 
Mary, u 17, u 31, u 169, 

u 392 
Mary Eva, u 261 
Mary L., u 169, u 390 
Minerva, u 455 
Miriam, u 31 
Molly, u 17 
Moses, u 31 
Nahum B., u 169 
Nanne, u 117 
Nelson, u 632 
Otis, u 17 
Phebe, u 31 
Phineas, u 31, u 149 
Phinehas, u 31 
Polly, u 55 
Prudence, u 17 
Rebecca, u 17, u 385 
Rebekah, u 55 
Reuben, u 31 
Rhene, u 17 
Rhoda A., u 579 
Rufus. u 117, u 390 
Ruth, u 117 
S. Herbert, u 672 
Sally, u 31 
Samuel, u 31, u 579, u 

672 
Samuel I., u 392 
Samuel S., u 422 
Sarah, u 23, u 42, u 117, 

u 165 
Sarah J., u 462 
Sibyl, u 55, u 210 
Simon, u 31 
Sophia, u 448, u 449 
Sophronia, u 448 
Stephen, u 31, u 117, 

u 169 
Susanna, u 17, u 117, 

u 149 
Sylvanus, u 31, u 165 
Thaddeus, u 31, u 117 

u 390 
Theodore, u 17 
Thomas, u 17, u 55, u 

78, 
Tilly, u 17 
Timothy, u 17 
Truman E., u 390 
Warren, u 422 
Warren H., u 123 
Willard, u 74 
William, u 64, u 117, 

u 455 
William Brigham, u 

579 



Howe, William H, u 261 

William Richards, u 
579 

Windsor, u 163 

Winifred Eva, u 579 
Howland, Olivia C, u 370 
Howlett, Mary W., u 370 
Hoyt, Grace, u 151 
Hubbard, , u 14 

Abel, u 116 

Anna P., u 374 

Daniel, u 192 

Henrietta M., u 782 

Lillie, u 504 

Mary, u 192 

Phebe, f u 14 
Hudson, A. Bradford, u 
205 

Charles, u 237 

Charles H, u 237 

Elisha, u 52 

Harriet A., u 237 

Harriet W., u 237 

Herbert, u 354 

John, u 52 

John W., u 237 

Lewis, u 354 

Martha Brigham, u 237 

Mary, u 71 

Mary E., u 237 

Oliver B., u 205 

Samuel, u 52 

William, u 52 

William W., u 205 
Hughes, Elizabeth, u 520 
Hull, John, u 61& 
Humphrey, James, u 121 
Hunt, Abbie, u 135 

Abel, u 135 

Andrew, u 135 

Ann, u 576 

Arthur Brigham, u 217 

Asabel, u 135 

Eleanor, u 782 

Ella S., u 586 

Ellen F., u 217 

Frederick, S., u 217 

George, u 135 

H. H., u 320 

Henry A., u 217 

Henry J., u 376 

John, u 297 » 

Laura, u 626 

Lizzie, u 135 

Mary, u 135 

Mercy, u 1, u 4 

Sophia, u 297 

Stephen, Jr., u 217 

Thomas, u 135 

William, u 1, u 135 
Hunter, Bernie, u 132 

Daniel S., u 132 

Harry R., u 132 

James F., u 132 

Martha J., u 382 

Mary E., u 132 
Huntington, Chas., u 65 

Elizabeth, u 305 

Lena, u 608 

Nellie, u 613 
Huntley, Julia P., u 757 



INDEX 



611 



Huntsinger, Marie, u 374 
Hurd, Caroline P., u 205 

John, u 205 

Joseph, u 205 

Mercy, u 1 
Hurlburt, Carrie, u 300 

Diana, u 272 

Douglas, u £72 

Helen, u 300 

Louisa, u 651 

Morris, u 300 

Ray, u 300 

Thomas J., u 300 

William, u 300 
Huse, Sarah T., u 572 
Hussey, Everett, u 360 

Harry E., u 360 
Huston, Fanny, u 176 
Hutchins, Benjamin Cor- 
liss, u 579 

Clytie, u 579 

Ernest Eaton, u 579 

Ila M., u 579 

Ma ran da Jane, u 579 
Hutchinson, Alice, u 610 

Anson, u 501 

Fannie B., u 610 

Henry A., 610 

Henry Dana, u 610 

James Dana, u 610 

Martha A., u 610 

Mary E., u 501 

Mary.M., u 610 

Mattie B>, u 788 

Orville K., u 265 

Thomas' B., u 610 

Willard, u 610 
Hyde, Charles, u 435 

Curtis, u 463 

Eliza Ann, u 435 

Juliana, u 229 

Lillian, u 463 

Thankful, u 2 



-, u 155 



Ide, ■ 

Eunice, u 155 

Mary, u 155 
Ilsley, Edward, u 518 

Mary Noyes, u 518 
Ingalls, Edwin, u 480 
Ingerman, Olive, u 280 
Ingersoll, Ella Mary, u 
362 

David, u 362 

Henry Brigham, u 362 

Levi H., u 362 
Inglis, Kezia R., u 246 
Ingraham, Alice Choate, 
u 192 

Isabel Frances, u 192 

Paul A., u 192 

Ralph Waldo, u 192 

William, u 192 



Jack, Margaret, u 747 
Jackson, Edwin, u 277 
Hattie L., u 555 



Jackson, Henry, u 648 

Martha, u 366 
Jacobs, Albina C, u 229 

Ann, u 203 
James B., u 147 
James, Annie Fay, u 294 
Benjamin L., u 660 

Brigham Dexter, u 294 

Nellie M., u 634 

William Ellery, u 294 
Jaquith, Anna, u 179 

Bertha, u 536 

Stephen, u 536 
Jeffrey, Stephen W., u 86 
Jelliff, Alonzo, u 717 

Betsy Ann, u 717 
Jenison, Nancy, u 211 
Jenkins, Henry W., u 28 
Jenks, Abby Mallard, u 
357 

Adelaide Persis, u 357 

Arthur Peabody, u 357 

Caroline Harrington, u 
357 

Charles Brigham, u 
357 

Frederic Augustus, u 
357 

Harry Kingsley, u 357 

Jonathan, u 357 

Richard Peabody, u 357 

Vincent Wait, u 357 

William Samuel, u 357 
Jenner, Louis J., u 578 
Jenness, Mary Doe, u 382 
Jennings, Archie Dwight, 
u 430 

Dwight Edmund, u 430 

Earle Brigham, u 430 

Henry, u 504 

Louisa, u 559 

Marguerite Ellis, u 430 

Nathan, u 559 
Jewell, Ephraim, u 191 

Eurata, u 191 

Hollis, u 191 

Ira M., u 191 

Lydia, u 191 

Lydia Ball, u 211 

Martha, u 191 

Samuel, u 191 

Silas, u 191 

William, u 191 

Willard, u 191 
Jewett, Ada, u 172 

E. W., u 487 

Jessie Brigham, u 487 

Jonathan, u 226 

Julia, u 568 

Mary F., u 487 

Matilda C, u 226 

Mehitable, u 568 

Nathan, u 568 

Nellie H., u 487 

Walter C, u 487 

Johnson, , u 142, u 

380 

Abbie S., u 789 

Abigail, u 14 

Amy H., u 474 

Ann, u 466 



Johnson, Ansel L., u 
276 

Augusta Mayhew, u 
338 

Charlotte, u 241 
Christine M., u 506 

Edson, u 789 

Elisha, u 262 

Emma C, u 506 

George, u 429 

Halle, u 531 

Harriet, u 506 
Hattie L., u 397 

John, u 237, u 465, 
u 466 

Jonathan, u 19, u 20 

Joseph, u 165 
Joseph P., u 679 

Kessie, u 679 

Levi, u 151 

Lurancy, u 308 

Lydia, u 237, u 465 

Martha, u 20 

Martha A., u 262 

Mary, u 20 

Millicent M., u 506 

Myrtle, u 506 

Ray Edgar, u 601 

Samuel H., u 335 

Sherah, u 19 

Silas, u 506 

Sophia, u 568 

Squire, u 506 

Susan, u 299 

Walter Lester, u 601 

Warren, u 568 

Wealthy, u 176 

Wilfred T., u 588 

William, u 108 

William C, u 270 

Woodbridge O., u 331 
Johnston, John, u 390 
Johonnot, Addie, u 431 

Charles Otis, u 431 

Elizabeth Brigham, u 
431 

Frank Brigham, u 431 

Harris Edwards, u 431 

John Oliver, u 431 

Mildred P., u 431 

William Harris, u 431 
Jones, Annie T., u 249 

Benjamin, u 384 

Bessie May, u 664 

Clinton, u 279 

Eli, u 255 

Elizabth, u 477 

Forest, u 729 

Harriet, u 504 

Helen K., u 384 

Leon, u 729 

Levi S., u 325 

Levina, u 42 

Maria, u 352 

Martha, u 384 

Martha E., u 592 

Mary V., u 575 

Mason, u 562 

Mehitabel, u 42 

Rae, u 729 

Rosamond, u 84 



612 



INDEX 



Jones, Sally, u 42 

Samuel, u 42 

Samuel W., u 562 

Solomon, u 42 

William H., u 729 

Willard, u 249 
Jordan, Frank, u 417 

George V., u 624 

Hannah Elizabeth, u 
694 

Rebecca S., u 624 

Thomas J., u 694 
Joslin, Abigail, u 95 

Benjamin, u 95 

Benjamin Barrett, u 95 

Charles W., u 95 

Charlotte, Nelson, u 95 

Chloe Priscilla, u 95 

Dana I., u 95 

Dwight C, u 95 

Edward B., u 95 

Ellen L., u 95 

Hannah L., u 95 

Israel, u 95 

John A., u 426 

John C, u 95 

Levi, u 95 

Mary P., u 95 

Polly, u 95 

Ruth G., u 426 

Serviah, u 95 

"Walter C, u 95 
Joslyn, Mary B., u 527 
June, Clarence V., u 646 

Lawrence B., u 646 



K 

Kaler, Carrie F., u 355 

Charles H., u 355 

Herbert H, u 355 
Karcher, Ada, u 232 
Kasson, Polina, u 153 
Keen, Daniel, u 678 

Drusilla B., u 678 
Keeney, Earl G., u 506 

Martha, u 384 
Keesler, Caroline, u 555 

Charles, U 555 

Clarissa, u 767 

John, u 554 

Julius J., u 554 

Melville M., u 554 

Statira V., u 554 

Veruleigh, u 554 
Keith. Hattie Marie, u 
239 

Henry Thomas, u 406 

Howard, u 406 

Lucia, u 406 
Keizer, Aletha, u 454 

George E., u 454 

Verlie, u 454 
Keller, Mary, u 747 
Kelly, Daniel, u 379 

James Alexander, u 263 

Lucy Jane, u 379 

Lydia, u 379 



Kellogg, Carrie, u 238 
Carrie A., u 752 
Charles, u 709 
Charles Prescott, u 709 
Florence, Sophia, u 709 
Frederick Brigham, u 

709 
George Newell, u 709 
Grace, u 709 
Lewis, u 709 
Mary Ann, u 132 
Maud, u 709 
Nellie, u 709 
Priscilla, u 709 
Ruth, u 709 
Silas, u 709 
Silas G., u 709 
William Channing, u 

709 
Kendall, Ada M., u 455 
Allie J., u 455 
Betsey, u 244 
Caroline, u 244 
Charles, u 244 
Charles H., u 244 
Charles W., u 244 
Charlotte, u 455 
Charlotte R., u 455 
Clarissa, u 244 
Clifford H, u 455 
Edward, u 455 
Elizabeth, u 693 
Eugene S., u 455 
Eugene W., u 455 
Flora M., u 455 
Frederick Hobbs, u 

455 
Fred K., u 455 
George, u 244 
George Bancroft, u 455 
Hazel M., u 455 
Henry W., u 455 
Herbert B., u 455 
Isadore, u 455 
James, u 546 
Jane E. B., u 455 
J. Fay Brigham, u 342 
Kenneth H., u 455 
Lucy A., u 244 
Lydia Y., u 697 
Lyman, u 244 
Mary, u 455 
Mary Elizabeth, u 546 
Parkman, u 244 
Paul R., u 697 
Peter Bent Brigham, u 

342 
Polly, u 243 
Samuel, u 244 
Samuel W., u 455 
Samuel Woodward, u 

455 
Sanford, u 284 
Sanford M., 284 
Sarah S., u 431 
Sarah W., u 455 
Seth, u 243 
Sylvina B., u 342 
Timothy, u 244 
Timothy B., u 244 



Kendall, William, u 
342 

William B., u 342 

Winifred I., u 455 
Keniston, Nathaniel, u 
241 

Sophia, u 241 
Kennedy, Alta E., u 303 

Asa, u 303 

Clara B., u 303 

Cynthia, u 303 

Cyrus M., u 303 

Edna, u 303 

Edwin A., u 303 

Erol, u 303 

Eudora E., u 303 

Eva S., u 303 

Gilbert, u 303 

Inez, u 303 

Janet, u 321 

Laura R., u 303 

Mandana, u 303 

Mary E., u 303 

Robert L., u 303 

Roy, u 303 

Royal, u 303 

Thomas, u 303 

Udellus E.. u 303 

William, u 303 
Kennel, Julia, u 321 
Kennon, Elijah, u 59 
Kent, Clara B., u 366 
Kenyon, Mary Ann, u 

225 
Kerley, Elizabeth, u 5 

Mary, u 20 
Ketchum, Eleanor Arm- 
ington. u 357 

Ralph F., u 357 
Kettell, Harriet F., u 86 
Keyes. Charles, u 29 

David, u 29 

Deliverance, u 29 

Dinah, u 59 

Elias, u 5, u 29 

George, u 514 

Gershom, u 5 

Hannah, u 5 

Henry, u 59 

Huldah, u 116 

James, u 29 

John, u 5 

Jonas, u 5 

Keziah, u 29 

Mary, u 5. u 29 

Paul, u 29 

Prentice, u 107 

Robert, u 29 

Sarah, u 5 

Solomon, u 5 

Stephen, u 5 

Thaddeus, u 29 

Thankful, u 5 

Zenas, u 29 
Kiff, Dorothy, u 681 

George Washington, u 
681 

Howard H., u 681 
Killam, Hiram, u 160 
Killelea. Kate F., u 436 



INDEX 



613 



Kimball, 



-, u 271 



Aaron, u 68 
Amos, u 310 
Anna, u 68 
Betsey, u 68 
Catherine, u 68 
Charles, u 68 
Edwin B., u 271 
Emily, u 727 
Hannah, u 68 
Jennie, u 271 
John, u 393 
Lois Ann, u 310 
Mary, u 68 
Noah B., u 68 
Oliver, u 68 
Persis, u 68 
Polly, u 68 
Sally, u 480 
Sarah, u 417 
Uriah, u 130 
Kimber, Thomas Chan- 
dler, u 353 
King, Alice L., u 156 
Alice W., u 266 
Daniel, u 266 
D. S.. u 283 
Emma, u 508 
Frank E., u 156 
George A., u 166 
George August, u 266 
George G., u 266 
Lillie C, u 756 
Louise B., u 266 
Mary B., u 266 
Vanna, u 625 
William H., u 156 
Kingman, Carrie W., u 
x 547 
' Martin, u 547 
Kinney, Jennie B., u 

821 
Kingsbury, Adelaide, u 
132 
Albert, u 173 
Benjamin, u 173 
Charles, u 173 
Cyrus, u 116 
Edward, u 173 
Elizabeth, u 132 
George, u 132 
Hannah, u 173 
Henry, u 173 
Horace, u 173 
Jennie, u 132 
John, u 132 
John B., u 132 
Joseph, u 283 
Julia, u 173 
Lyman, u 173 
Mary, u 132 
Nancy, u 283 
Nathaniel, u 172 
Sarah, u 173 
William, u 173 
Kingsley, Martha I., 357 
, Sally, u 641 
Kinny, Elizabeth J., u 

500 
Kirkup, Mary E., u 702 



Kirwan, Madeline, u 686 

Martin, u 686 
Kissick, Earl, u 520 
Edna, u 520 
Joseph, u 520 
Lottie, u 520 
Pearl, u 520 
William, u 520 
Kitchener, Charles F. J., 

u 571 
Kittredge, Alice F., u 
413 
Alvah Baylis, u 413 
Charles, u 413 
Charles Baker, u 413 
Charles Brigham, u 413 
Ellen L., u 413' 
Ellen Louise, u 413 
Francis W., u 413 
Frank A., u 413 
Harriet Dyer, u 413 
Josiah, u 171 
Katie, u 413 
Marguerite E., u 413 
Maria Abigail, u 413 
Mary Clark, u 413 
Sarah Amelia, u 413 
Sarah Blackwell, u 413 
Susie A., u 413 
Kneeland, Albert Che- 
ney, u 303 
Asa K., u 303 
Benjamin Merrill, u 303 
Cynthia I., u 303 
Gilbert B., u 303 
Hannah, Maria, u 303 

Herman M., u 303 

John, u 303 

John Allen, u 303 

Laura, u 303 

Lydia L., u 303 

Mandana P., u 303 

Oscar E., u 303 

Sarah Rebecca, u 303 

Sylva, u 303 

Viola R., u 303 
Knickerbocker, Adelbert. 
u 149 

Amelia, u 149 

Edwin L., u 388 

Elbert, u 149 

Frank, u 149 

Franklin, u 149 

Harry, u 149 

Henry, u 149 

Irving B., u 149 

Louisa, u 149 
Knight, — , u 475 

Charles S., u 489 

Flora M., u 732 

Franklin H., u 265 

Harry O., u 732 

Henry S., u 265 

Howard L., u 732 

Joshua, u 93 

Lizzie, u 732 

Robert B. M., u 546 

Roscoe Griggs, u 265 

Samuel, u 732 

Sanford B., u 546 



Knight, Sarah, u 265 
Knights, Rebecca, u 93 
Knowland, Alice I., u 321 
Knowlton, Abraham, u 85 
Addie M., u 288 
Artemas Brigham, u 85 
Caroline E., u 288 
David, u 85 
David Bacheller, u 85 
Edward L., u 288 
Elbridge Gerry, u 85 
Eliza Greenwood, u 288 
Emma, u 288 
Eli, u 85 
Harriet, u 85 
Harry L., u 288 
Helen B., u 233 
Joseph H, u 288 
Julia Ann, u 85 
Lozano C, u 233 
Lucy, Caroline, u 85 
Lucy Maria, u 288 
Mabel E., u 288 
Marietta, u 85 
Martha Brigham, u 288 
Mary Adelaide, u 288 
Rebecca W., u 485 
Susan Ellen, u 288 
Susan K., u 86 
Thomas, Jr., u 485 
Walter Brigham, u 288 
William E., u 288 
William Everett, u 288 
William Hastings, u 288 
Korper, Adolph, u 308 



Lacy, Elton Ward, u 321 

Mary W., u 476 
La Due, Mary A., u 362 
Dafond, Mary, u 578 
Lake, Frank E., u 498 

Helen, u 492 

Sarah A., u 700 
Lakin, M. E. F., u 512 
Lamb, Blanche E., u 651 

Rebecca, u 317 
Lambert, Sarah, u 99 
Lamprey, Clarence, u 463 

Norval, u 463 

Rachel, u 463 

Randolph, u 463 
Lamson, Rolla, u 462 
Lancaster, Sarah, u 294 

William, u 123 
Landgraf, Adelaide, u 431 
Lane, Bertha A., u 517 

George H, u 517 

Keziah E., u 351 

Penniman M., u 517 
Lang, Benjamin J., u 663 

Malcolm, u 663 

Margaret Rosamond, u 
663 
Langdon, Lucy, u 88 
Langley, Mary E., u 263 

Sophronia A., u 476 
Lapp, William T., u 413 






614 



INDEX 



Larkin, Elizabeth, u 388 

Rhoda, u 521 
Larrabee, Celina S., u 637 

George, u 575 

Mary Ann, u 166 
Larrimore, Delia H., u 266 
Lathrop, Albert, u 128 

Benjamin, u 128 

Brigham, u 128 

Dwight, u 128 

Joseph, u 128 

Lucia, u 128 

Maria Shaw, u 258 
Lavalle, Kate, u 688 
Lawlor, Anna Elizabeth, 

u 579 
Lawrence, , u 144 

Helen Cordelia, u 766 

Lester, u 766 

Martha E., u 758 

Mercy, u 99 

William, u 758 
Lawrence, Martha R., u 

483 
Layley, Emma C, u 681 
Leach, Edith O., u 500 

George T., u 100 
Leatherbee, Albert 
Thompson, u 722 

Andrew F., u 722 

Florence, u 722 
Leavit, Celesty, u 390 
Leavitt, Ella May, u 622 
Le Brun, William, u 731 
Lee, Betsey Bathia, u 571 

Cora B., u 692 

Henry, u 43 

Mary, u 43 

Mary Elizabeth, u 561 

Oscar, u 561 

Rebecca, u 43 
Leet, Mary, u 570 
Lefferman, Ella R., u 524 

William, u 524 
Leffler, Compton Alba, 
u S01 

John Ford, u 801 
Legate, Blanche, u 698 

Edwin, u 698 
Leggett, Daphne, u 233 
Leighton, Albert, E., u 401 

Isabella S., u 360 
Leland, Alice, u 632 

Benjamin, u 79 

Caroline Jones, u 703 

Charles, u 21 

Daniel, u 79 

Ellen A., u 462 

Ephraim, u 21 

George R., u 239 

Huldah, u 79 

John, u 703 

Moses, Jr., u 21 

Prudence, u 21 

Rebecca, u 79 

Sally, u 703 
Le Moyne, Ben Henri, u 
410 

Charles, u 410 

Edith B., u 410 



LeMoyne, Frances Mose- 
ley, u 410 

Henry, u 410 

McPherson, u 410 

Margaret Brigham, u 

410 

Lendahl Charles A., u 504 

Lennett, Elizabeth, u 241 

Lent, Lewis Henry, u 801 

Worthington Compton, 
u 801 
Lenton, Nellye M., u 695 
Leonard, Caroline, u 446 

Ira, u 446 

Julia P., u 424 

Lilian, u 446 

Mary, u 9 

Mary A., u 446 

Reuben, u 675 
Leslie, Alexander L., u 
611 

Charles Brigham, u 611 

Charles Edward, u 611 

Elizabeth B., u 611 

Elizabeth Butler, u 611 

John Warner, u 611 

Julius Hayden, u 611 

Lucia Ann, u 611 
Lester, Joseph H., u 464 

Marion, u 311 
Leveritt, Mary, u 328 
Lewis, Ada Mariah, u 
795 

Emma J., u 709 

Frederick A., u 164 

Hannah, u 60 

John Melvin, u 671 

Larissa, u 307 

Lemuel J., u 496 
Libbey, Clara, u 539 
Libby, James, u 118 
Liest, Henry, u 751 

William, u 751 
Lillie, Lillian, u 779 
Lincoln, Charles, u 182 

Hannah Clapp, u 421 

Rohanna, u 182 

Sarah A., u 182 

Thomas, u 421 
Lindsey, Clara W., u 811 

Kate, u 705 

Olive, u 705 

William, u 811 
Linley, Walter, u 608 
Little, Betsey K., u 453 

William, u 453 
Littlefield, Caroline, u 209 

Horace W., u 701 

Lulu Agnes, u 701 

N. S., u 209 
Livermore, Agnes Sum- 
ner, u 353 

Daniel, u 353 

Daniel Howard, u 353 

Ella M., u 261 

Emma M., u 261 

George, u 459 

George B., u 459 

Georgia D., u 459 

Gertrude W., u 459 



Livermore, Harry Brig- 
ham, u 353 

Harry B., u 459 

Harry E., u 261 

Henry Munroe, u 459 

Howard Jerome, u 353 

Ida E., u 261 

Katherine Ella, u 353 

Mary Virginia, u 353 

Sarah Fisher, u 459 

Stephen G., u 261 

Virginia, u 353 
Lobdell, Cassius, u 256 

Henry, u 256 

Jason, u 256 

May, u 256 

Millie, u 256 
Locke, Lydia, u 381 

Mary Frances, u 381 

Samuel Adams, u 381 

Warren S., u 241 
Locker, Mary, u 452 

Paul, * u 452 
Lockhart, Annie, u 541 
Logee, Stephen Fairfield, 

u 592 
Long, Nora, u 462 

Longinotti, , u 291 

Longley, Lutheria, u 175 
Looker, Bertha H., u 447 

Edward F., u 447 

Henry B., u 447 

Herbert H, u 447 

Reginald B., u 447 

Thomas H, u 447 

William C, u 447 
Loomis, Charles, u 194 

Charity, u 194 

Chauncey, u 194 

Gustavus H, u 194 

Jeduthun, u 194 

Rebecca, u 194 
Lord, — , u 142 

Helen, u 325 

Gardner, u 696 

Lydia, u 614 

Nathaniel Y., u 696 

Sarah, u 696 
Loring, George A., u 408 

John, u 261 

Mary, u 125 

Mary Whitney, u 261 
Loud, George W., u 354 
Love, David, u 559 

Etta, u 695 
Lovejoy, Elizabeth, u 151 

James Abbot, u 545 

Sarah M., u 545 
Loveridge, Lucretia, u 304 
Lovet, Eliza T., u 132 

Eugene, u 132 

Merton, u 132 

Richmond C, u 132 
Lovewell, Robert, u 72 

Zaccheus, u 72 
Lowe, Abraham, u 99 

Alice, u 99 

Catherine A., u 99 

Charles, u 326 

Charlotte, u 99 



INDEX 



615 



Lowe, Emma Catherine, 
u 99 

George A., u 99 
George Henry, u 99 

James R., u 702 

Mary Elizabeth, u 702 

Susan Brigham, u 99 

William, u 490 
Lowell, Charles, u 393 

Edward, u 393 

Frank H., u 393 

Grace, u 393 

Herbert, u 393 
Lucas, Anna, u 404 

Elizabeth Harriet, u 
753 

Julia, u 754 

John S., u 754 

Polly, u 147 
Luce, Curtis, u 223 

Elizabeth J., u 755 

John, u 223 

Lodasca, u 223 

Martha, u 223 

Moses, u 223 

Sarah, u 223 

Syrenus, u 755 

vVilliam, u 223 
Lummerce, Lucius, u 306 
Lynch, Daniel, u 737 
Lyon, Albert E., u 183 

Betsey, u 507 

Edith Blanche, u 437 

Elias, u 507 

Frank Clemence, u 437 

George P., u 437 

Hattie Belle, u 437 
Lyscom, Samuel, u 73 

Sarah, u 73 
Lytle, James, u 144 g 

M 

Mabie, Sarah K., u 501 
MacDonald, Elizabeth, u 
381 

Hugh, u 381 
MacKenzie, Robert, u 

745 
MacLaren, Harriet Chris- 
tine, u 562 

Selah R., u 562 
Mack, Charlotte Cass., u 

3i69 
Mackie, Rachel, u 746 
Macomber, Charles J., u 
462 

Harry W., u 462 
Madison, Andrew, u 212 
Magennis, Mary, u 152 
Mahan, Caroline S., u 335 

David, u 335 

George Henry, u 335 

Grace, u 13 

Harriet Elizabeth, u 335 

John Davis, u 335 

Mary Ann, u 335 

Sarah Jane, u 335 

Solomon, u 335 



Mahoon, May, u 332 
Maker, Don Eugene, u 302 
Elizabeth Florence, u 

302 
George Alfred Brigham, 

u 302 
George E., u 302 
Mallard, Abby, a 150 
Abigail, u 170 
Ann Sophia, u 170 
Eliza Brigham, u 170 
James, u 170 
Malone, Lucie B., u 332 
Maloy, Lalla Rookh, u 501 
Manchester, Sarah, u 155 
Mandell, Eunice, u 105 
Mann, Herbert J., u 123 
John, u 237 
Nancy, u 123 
Ralph, u 123 
Susan, u 237 
Manning, J. B., u 490 
Manny, Edmund Arthur, 
u 353 
Edmund Scaritt, u 353 
Mary Sanford, u 353 
Mansfield, Bessie I., u 603 
Kate M., u 603 
Martin, u 603 
William R., u 603 
Manson, George L., u 152 

Sarah R., u 152 
Marble, Lucy, u 44 
March, Lftzie P., u 762 

William P., u 762 
Marchant, George, u 327 
Marcy, Hannah, u 97 
Marean, Elizabeth, u 158 
Sibyl, u 158 
William, u 158 
Mark, Aaron, u 495 
Alfred, u 4'95 
Calista, u 495 
Martha M., u 495 
Reuben, u 495 
Sarah L., u 495 
Sophia, u 371 
William, u 371 
William C. u 495 
Marks, Calvin B., u 269 
Charles F., u 276 
Ira Brigham, u 276 
James D., u 276 
Nellie Eliza, u 276 
Ruth E., u 554 
Marlow, George F., u 477 
Marrett, Mary, u 181 
Marrs, Melinda, u 469 
Marsh, Alexander, u 422 
Ann, u 422 
Bethiah, u 11 
Chester, u 239 
Eliza D., u 675 
Elizabeth, u 11 
George, u 422 
George A., u 603 
Harriet, u 422 
Henry, u 422 
Mary, u 422 
Matthias, u 11 



Marsh, Nina, u 603 
Richmond B., u 529 
William, u 11 
Marshall, Abigail, u 111 
Alphonso, u 299 
Arabella, u 561 
Bert, u 299 
Ellen, u 299 
Henry, u 299 
Leander, u 299 
Willard, u 299 
William, u 114, u 561 
Martin, Benjamin W., u 
655 
Dorothy, u 18 
Edna G., u 655 
Harold W., u 655 
Henrietta, u 711 
Herbert S., u 655 
Joseph, u 698 
Lita, u 590 
Phebe, u 62 
Martling, Ellis L., u 666 
Merrifleld G., u 666 

Martyn, , u 144 

John, u 181, f u 701 
Mary, u 181 
Richard, f u 693 
Mason, Abigail, u 349 
Abner, u 133 
Amos, u 281 
Carrie E., u 751 
Hannah, u 281 
John, u 234 
Marcus C, u 643 
Martin, u 155 
Sarah, u 234 
Tyler, u 644 
Walter, u 643 
W. W., u 486 
Mathews, Eliza, u 131 

Newell, u 113 
Mathewson, Lottie B., u 
808 
Stephen, u 715 
Matson, Kate, u 291 
Matteson, Abby J., u 
226 
Agnes, u 606 
Charles F., u 226 
Charles R., u 226 
Delia, u 606 
Elisha, u 606 
Eliza, u 606 
Etta, u 606 
Gertrude, u 606 
Grace Ivon, u 606 
Guy, u 606 
Isabelle, u 226 
Katherine, u 226 
Mary, u 606 
Norman, u 606 
Theodore, u 606 
William, u 606 
Matthew, Martha, u 703 
Matthews, Daniel, u 237 

Martha A., u 237 
Mattoon, Ellen, u 311 
Maury, William, u 2 
Maxham, William, 614 



616 



INDEX 



Maxwell, Charles Edward, 
u 464 
Eugene Lascelles, u 464 
Henrietta Frances, u 

464 
Henry William, u 464 
John, u 464 
John Rogers, u 464 
Matilda Rogers, u 464 
May, Henry L., u 148 
J. Henry, u 14S 
Susannah, u 630 
Maybee, John, u 484 

Lucinda, u 484 
Mayhew, Margaret, u 613 

Maynard, , u 231, 

u 289 
Abel, u 453 
Abigail, u 475 
Antipas, u 102 
Benjamin, u 97 
Bethiah, u 124 
Calvin, u 124, u 626 
Capt., u 52, fu 99, fu 
100, u 118, u 143, u 
144 
Charles, u 124 
Charles A., u 626 
Edward, u 102 
Elihu, u 488 
Elisha, u 50 
Elizabeth, u 135 
Ellen, u 626 
Esther, u 135 
Fanny W., u 172 
Hannah, u 124 
Hepsibah, u 102 
Hezekiah, u 124 
James F., u 626 
James Forrest, u 626 
Joel, u 124 
John, u 6, u 102, u 124, 

u 135 
John H., u 162 
John, Jr., u 6 
Josiah, u 102 
Luther, u 124 
Lydia, u 6, u 176, u 

453 
Lyman, u 144 
Malcolm Williams, u 

168 
Mander Alvan, u 168 
Martha, u 102 
Martha Adelaide, u 168 
Martin, u 124 
Mary A., u 454 
Mercy, u 97 
Myron, u 168 
Nahum A., u 626 
Nellie F., u 626 
Persia, u 488 
Phebe, u 488 
Raymond, u 626 
Silas, u 124, u 175 
Stanley, u 626 
Stephen, u 102 
Susan, u 401 
Susanna, u 124 



Maynard, Thomas, u 124 
Willard, u 124 
William, u 102, u 124, 

u 168 
Zadock, u 124 
Zerviah, u 584 
Mayo, Sarah Elizabeth, 
u 690 
Simeon, u 690 
McAllister, Howard, u 317 
McCarter, Elaine Bryant, 

u S14 
McClintock, Caroline, u 
310 
Charlotte Jane, u 310 
Elizabeth, u 310 
Luman, u 310 
Luman B., u 310 
William G., u 310 
McClue, Felix, u 319 
McClure, Henry, u 155 
McComber, Harriet, u 306 
McCormick, Kate E., u 

562 
McCoy, Charles A., u S20 
McCracken, Mary, u 390 
McCullom, Ettie, u 590 

McCullough, , u 223 

McDonald, Ida, u 808 
James, u 568 
John, u 775 
Mildred, u 775 
Minnie, u 568 
Rebecca, u 568 
McDermott, Hannah, u 

646 
McDougal, Dr., u 443 

Jessie, u 443 
McDowell, Sarah, u 199 
McFarland, Brigham 
Wheeler, u 538 
Grace Brigham, u 53S 
Helen Marion, u 53S 
Henry M., u 538 
Moses, u 538 
Mcllvaine, Lloyd A., u 

559 
Mclntire, Francis W., u 

412 
Mcintosh, William F., u 

580 
McKeen, Annie, u 368 
Catherine S., u 368 
Dean W., u 368 
John, u 368 
John G., u 368 
Jonathan L., u 368 
Lydia, u 368 
Martha E., u 368 
Martha Ellen, u 368 
Polly, u 368 
Samuel, u 368 
McKinley, Carrie E., u 374 
Edward B., u 374 
J. William, u 374 
McLauthlin, Mina Brig- 
ham, u 348 
Walter S., u 348 
McManus, Amanda, u 823 
J. T., u 823 



McNamara, Louise, u 

660 
McNeil, Elizabeth, u 307 
McQuesten, James, u 156 
McQuillan, Mary, u 437 
Mead, Oscar, u 240 
Meader, Joseph, u 427 
Meecham, Rose, u 618 
Mellen, Edward, u 237 

John, u 121 

Puah, u 121 

Sophia W., u 237 
Melvin, Eunice, u 184 

Robert Levi, u 62s 

William J., u 628 

William Prescott, u 628 
Mercer, Aaron, u 520 

Jane E., u 520 
Merchant, Prudence, u 

644 
Merchants, Josephine, u 

581 
Merithew, Moses, u 301 
Merrell, Jacob M., u 562 

Malinda P., u 562 
Merriam, Elizabeth, u 67 

Lucy Ann, u 731 

Martha, u 374 
Merrick, Olive J., u 380 
Merrineld, Alpheus, u 
574 

Andrew Lucian, u 414 

Ann Brigham, u 574 

Caroline Amelia, u 574 

Charles Brigham, u 414 

Francis, u 171 

Harriette, u 414 

Henry Kingsbury, u 
574 

Maria Josephine, u 
414 

Mary, u 574 

William F., u 409 

William Frederic, u 574 

William Trowbridge, u 
414, u 574 
Merrill, A. H, u 296 

Alice, u 223 

Anna, u 542 

Anna May, u 239 

Annie E., u 661 

David G., u 382 

Delia, u 223 

Ezra, u 223 

Forest, u 223 

Hannah, u 44 

Harriet, u 148 

Jay, u 223 

Lee, u 223 

Martha A., u 382 

Mary Doe, u 382 

Mary F., u 661 

Nancy, u 498 

Roland, u 223 

Sanford, u 223 

Vinie, u 223 
Merriman, Daniel, u 283 
Merton, John, u 366 

Lewis, B., u 366 
Merz, Mary L., u 563 



INDEX 



617 



Messenger, B. Y., u 153 

Mary Ann, u 153 

Sarah, u 585 

William, u 153 
Metcalf, , u 434 

Augusta, u 446 

Carl G., u 582 

Esther, u 704 

Moses, u 704 

Otis, u 446 
Mety, Mary J., u 723 
Michael, Genevia, u 469 

Noah, u 469 
Miles, Emily A., u 172 
Miller, , u 168 

Andrew J., u 526 

Asa P., u 745 

Carl J., u 553 

Elias, u 178 

Ellen I., u 553 

Ellen J., u 203 

Frederick E., u 608 

Hannah, u 745 

Harriet, u 178 

Harry, u 504 

James D., u 553 

Jane A., u 554 

John, u 178 

Lorenza, u 417 

Myrtle I., u 553 

Royal E., u 553 

Sally, u 104 

Sarah E., u 745 
Milliken, Albert T., u 595 

Betsey G., u 496 

Lyman, u 595 

Maria, u 153 
Mills, , u 2 

Donald, u 374 

Florence, u 374 

Helen O., u 374 

Mary, u 374 

Robert O., u 374 
Miner, Florence E., u 424 
Mitchel, Deborah, u 147 

Fanny Fay, u 147 

Hubbel, u 147 

John, u 147 

Melissa, u 147 

Temple, u 147 
Mitchell, Angeline Brig- 
ham, u 440 

Catherine Warren, u 
438 

Charles Warren, u 
440 

Clara M., u 657 

Daniel, u 438, u 440 

Daniel Francis, u 438 

Francis, u 761 

Lettie Jane, u 761 

Minnie E., u 657 

Robert D., u 657 

Stanford, u 394 

William Dexter, u 438 
Mixer, Betsey, u 431 
Moin, Augustus R., u 270 
Monington, Gertrude, u 

554 
Monis, Judah, f u 701 



Monks, Fred, u 482 
Monroe, Abigail, u 4 

Monteith', , u 434 

Moody, Abigail, u 151 

Harriet M., u 692 

Jennie, u 268 

William, u 144 
Moor, Isaac, u 41 

Solomon, u 41 
Moore, Abel, u 84 

Abigail, u 16 

Addie A., u 254 

Alexander Hanson, u 
113 

Alma, u 372 

Ann Eunice, u 141 

Charles E., u 246 

David, u 278 

Electa Brigham, u 113 

Elizabeth, u 3 

Etta A., u 246 

Eunice E., u 135 

Francis J., u 519 

Frederick L., u 113 

Horatio, u 113 

Jason, u 333 

Jennie M., u 489 

John, u 3, u 246 

Lansing C., u 113 

Laurilla, u 392 

Lawson, u 246 

Leonard, u 113 

Lewis, u 246 

Lucretia, u 325 

Mary, u 375 

Reuben, u 135 

Sarah E., u 246 

Stella, u 333 

Stephen, u 84 

Susan, u 278, u 515 

William, u 113 
Moorep, Robert B., u 527 
Moran, James J., u 484 
Morehead, Annie Taylor, 
u 593 

James Miller, u 593 

John, u 593 
Morey, Demis, u 160 

Elisha, u 126, u 313 

George J., u 288 

Isaac, u 126 

John, u 160 

Mary B., u 288 

Rhoda, u 160 
Morgan, , u 332 

Lydia, u 272 

Sally, u 79 
Morrell, Emma, u 689 
Morris, Franklin S., u 

232 
Morrison, Elizabeth M., 
u 456 

Mary P., u 481 

Ora, u 462 

W. E., u 319 

William, u 481 

William B., u 456 
Morrow, Mary H., u 275 
Morse, Aaron, u 24 

Abner, u 24 



Morse, Ansel, u 412 
Betsey, u 385 
Burleigh, u 164, u 293 
Burrill W., u 252 
Charles E., u 395 
Charles F., u 164 
Charles T., u 663 
Charles Theodore, u 

664 
Clara J., u 395 
Curtis, u 290 
Daniel, u 290 
Dinah, u 24 
Dorothea H., u 664 
Edward Ansel, u 412 
Elijah, u 24 
Eliza, u 290 
Elizabeth, u 64 
Ellen Augusta, u 293 
Elliot Howe, u 664 
Emery C, u 252 
Fred L, u 412 
Fred Winslow, u 252 
Frederic H., u 164 
Gardner, u 664 
Gardner W., u 664 
Harding, u 290 
Helen Frances, u 412 
Henry, u 117, u 395 
Henry Franklin, u 395 
James B., u 252 
Jedediah, u 164 
Jennie Eugenia, u 252 
Jepse, u 252 
Jesse W., u 252 
Jessie C, u 252 
John M., u 664 
John W., u 117 
Jonas, u 117, u 121 
Joseph, u 3, u 24, u 467 
Joseph B., u 664 
Joseph Bulkeley, u 664 
Julia A,, u 664 
Kezia, u 24 
Lemuel, u 290 
Loring, u 290 
Lucy, u 121 
Lucy Sarah, u 252 
Lydia, u 164, u 293 
Lydia B., u 164 
Lyman, u 164, u 293 
Lyman B., u 164 
Martha O., u 164 
Mary A., u 252 
Mary Adelaide, u 664 
M. Hazel, u 784 
Minnie C, u 601 
Nancy, u 117 
Nathaniel Niles, u 379 
Ocean A., u 164 
Olive, u 467 
Porter, u 164 
Rebecca, u 164, u 385 
Rebeckah, u 494 
Reginald Brigham, u 

664 
Sarah F., u 467 
Sarah Newton, u 471 
Stephen, u 24, u 164, 

u 385, u 664 



618 



INDEX 



Morse, Stephen H., u 
252 

Susie Brigham, u 412 

Susie Caroline, u 252 

Sybil Eliza, u 252 

Willard, u 117 

Winslow B., u 252 

Winslow Brigham, u 
252 
Morton, Mercy S., u 183 

S. E., u 180 

Seth, u 183 
Mosely, Annie E., u 241 
Moser, Adam, Jr., u 501 

Hanson Edgar, u 501 

Helen Flora, u 501 

Levi Adam, u 501 

Maude Brigham, u 501 
Moses, Alice A., u 300 
Mosher, Charles L., u 563 
Mossman, Basha A., u 
649 

Moses, u 649 
Mould, Fred W., u 529 

Henry M., u 529 
Moulton, Ada, u 628 

Dean S., u 628 

Elsie, u 628 

Harry E., u 628 

Lizzie, u 628 
'Jude, u 221 

Martha, u 628 

Ralph, u 628 

Ray, ^i 628 

Ruth, u 628 

Sarah, u 581 

Vera L., u 628 
Mowry, M. Louise, u 494 
Multer, M., u 643 
Munger, Cynthia, u 130 
Munn, Allison, 91 

Asa C, u 91 

Celia, u 91 

Coralia, u 91 

Marie A., u 563 

Marshall Davis, u 91 

Phebe L., u 91 

Russell, u 91 
Munro, Joseph, u 320 

Marjorie, u 320 
Munroe, Abigail, u 193 

Abram, u 107 

Anna, u 107 

David, u 193 

Elizabeth, u 193, u 381 

Eunice, u 286 

Frances, u 285 

Isaac, u 285 

Jane C, u 731 

John F., u 176 

Lois, u 86, u 522 

Mary E., u 86 

Sally, u 86 

Susan Lorinda Brig- 
ham, u 176 
Murdock, Belle B., u 459 

Carrie L., u 459* 

Henry Judson, u 459 

Herbert E., u 680 

Hezekiah, u 187 

Marjorie, u 680 



Murdock, Phyllis, u 
680 

Russell B., u 680 
Murphy, Edgar, u 266 

George, u 690 

Herbert De Lancey, u 
638 
Murray, John A., 638 

John Alexander, u 638 
Muzzey, Abby Ann, u 323 

"William, u 323 
Myers, Arey, u 442 

Charles Henry, u 442 

Joseph Milton, u 442 

Mary Emma, u 442 
Myrick, , u 126 



N 

Nash, Hannah, u 633 

Oliver, u 59 
Nason, Edith Farns- 
worth, u 694 

Frederick Whitney, u 
694 
Neal, Alice, u 513 

E. Jane, u 387 

Susan, u 702 
Needham, Daniel, u 662 

Eliza, u 314 

George, u 314 
Nelson, Aaron F., u 303 

Charles H., u 698 

David, u 36 

Edwin E., u 784 

Evelyn, u 698 

George H., u 698 

Gertrude F., u 698 

Herbert R., u 698 

Herbert S., u 698 

Jonathan, u 36 

Stephen H, u 698 
Neptune, Sarah, u 255 

Sarah J., u 255 

William E., u 255 
Neumann, Clyde Chase, 
u 695 

Cornelia Barnes, u 695 

Ernest Valentine, u 695 

Valentine, u 695 
Never, Albion, u 427 
Nevers, Benjamin, p 427 

Charlotte C, u 427 

George, u 427 
Newbert, Helen F., u 577 

Walter, u 577 
Newell Prudence, u 114 
Newton, Ada M., u 203 

Agnes, u 341 

Ann Maria, u 341 

Asa, u 59 

Betsey, u 59, u 217 

Catherine, u 249 

Charles L., u 203 

Charlotte, u 341 

Chester, u 203 

Cora A., u 203 

Dexter, u 203 

Edward, u 9 

Edward E., u 203 



Newton, Edward Frank- 
lin, u 341 

Eunice Brigham, u 376 

Francis D., u 203 

George, u 335, u 341 

George A., u 335 

George Henry, u 341 

George William, u 341 

Grace, u 24 

Henrieta, u 341 

Henry Phillips, u 341 

Hezekiah, u 22 

Ida L., u 203 

Joel, u 59 

John F., u 213 

Jonathan, u 25, u 59 

Larkin, u 190 

Leslie, u 341 

Lillian, u 203 

Lyman, u 203 

M. Edna, u 135 

Mary, u 9, u 40, u 399 

Micah, u 24 

Nancy, u 165 

Olive M., u 341 

Orin H, u 208 

Persis, u 95 

Peter, u 341 

Peter Augustine, u 341 

Polly, u 399 

Richard, u 25 

Roland S., u 203 

Sally, u 40 

Samuel D> xter, u 341 

Silas, u 59 

Uriah, Jr., u 25 
Nichols, Anna M., u 609 

Carrie, u 322 

Charles H, u 609 

Charles William, u 322 

Corydon R., u 726 

Dexter, u 231 

Doris Adelaide, u 790 

Edward H., u 609 

Frances H, u 237 

Fred, u 322 

George F., u 3. 

George Fred, u 541 

Hannah L., u 609 

Henry W., u 231 

Homer, u 231 

Janette E., u 609 

John, u 155, u 231 

John Higgins, u 322 

John Miller, u 237 

Lizzie, u 492 

Lucy, u 609 

Lucy A., u 172 

Martha A., u 609 

Maynard D., u 231 

Norman, u 609 

Patty, u 196 

Ralph, u 609 

Ralph W., u 726 

Ransom Brigham, u 790 

Ransom P., u 790 

Ray. u 609 

Royce, u 609 

Ruth M., u 609 

Sarah E., u 231 

Theodore, u 322 



INDEX 



619 



Nichols, Ulysses, u 
322 
Walter, u 231 
Nicholson, Rebecca, u 568 
Nickerson, Edith May, u 
779 
Pliny, u 779 
Nixon, Margaretta, u 373 
Norcross Eliza, u 86 

Fanny Augusta, u 714 

John, u 714 

Marion Brigham, u 687 

Mildred Carlton, u 687 

William, u 687 

William A., u 687 
Northmore, Edith, u 748 

John, u 748 
Northrup, Angeline, u 220 

Esther Potter, u 344 

Thomas, u 344 
Norton, Frank, u 311 

Harriet A., u 285 

Mary, u 705 

Seth, u 57 

Theron, u 705 
Nourse, Albert, u 288 

Anna M., u 288 

Benjamin, u 263 

Benjamin Bailey, u 263 

Catherine, u 263 

Emma, u 263 

Frank, u 263 

Henry, u 263 

Jane, u 263 

Joseph Albert, u 288 

Lois Brigham, u 263 

Theophilus, u 263 

Walter B., u 263 

William E., u 288 

William K., u 288 
Noyes, Betsey, u 178 

Diadamia, u 538 

George S., u 220 

Lucia Ellen, u 538 

Lucius H., u 538 
Nurse, Sarah, u 339 

William, u 2 
Nutting, Anson E., u 797 

Mary Ann, u 182 
Nye, Arthur Eggleston, u 
521 

Charles Merrill, u 99 

Frank, u 346 

Frederick O., u 346 

George L., u 99 

Harriet, u 133 

Henry Pearson, u 521 

Horace, u 305 

James Brigham, u 99 

Lou, u 613 

Martha W., u 99 

Mary Eggleston, u 521 

Mehitable, u 722 

Minnie, u 346 

Rosella C, u 346 

Samuel D., u 521 

Sophronia, u 314 

Suzanne, u 99 

Susie C, u 521 

Walter Brigham, u 521 



Oakes, Elizabeth S., u 

431 
Oaks, Hannah, u 32 

Sally, u 420 
O'Brien, Bridget, u 533 

Mary Catherine, u 666 
Ockington, Mary f u 38 

Oderkirk, , u 311 

Odom, Georgia V., u 794 

Julia D„ u 791 
Old, George, u 231 
Olds, Sarah, u 89, u 94 
Oliver, Lovinda, u 491 

Mary, u 570 

Philip, u 570 
O'Neal, John R., u 590 
Onthank, E. A., u 320 

Nahum B., u 461 
Ordway, Alvin, u 221 

Cyrus, u 688 

Eben, u 6S8 

Frank Irvin, u 688 

Maud Frances, u 688 

Timothy C, u 688 
Ormsbee, Alice, u 600 

Florence L., u 600 

Jessie E., u 600 

John C, u 600 

Mabel L., u 600 

William H., u 600 
Orne, Elizabeth J., u 335 
Osborn, Jesse Ware, u 
369 

Lucy, u 137 

Sarah, u 140 

Wesley, u 369 
Osborne, Elizabeth, u 504 
Osgood, Caroline, u 346 

Eunice, u 221 

Grace, u 369 

Isaac, u 372 

Walter B., u 372 
Ostrom, Mary P., u 347 
Otis, Andrew, u 433 

Francis, u 433 

Fred, u 433 

W. I., u 433 
Ovary, Alfred A., u 273 
Overacker, William, u 810 
Overman, Everna, u 752 
Owen, Bertha, u 519 

Thomas, u 519 
Owsley, Amelia, u 659 



Page, Clara W., u 426 

Cyrus A., u 248 

Dorothy, u 248 

Florence Gordon, u 695 

Phillips Ward, u 248 
Paige, Foster, u 342 

Sally Warner, u 342 
Paine, Halbert E., u 153 

Mary Duncan, u 580 

Nancy, u 108 

Silas, u 108 



Paine, Silas B., u 
108 

Silas H., u 108 

Wales, u 580 
Palfrey, Hannah, u 27 
Palmer, Adelaide C, u 
733 

Almira E., u 733 

Cecil E., u 733 

Edna M., u 733 

Edward M., u 733 

Elias, u 308 

Frank H., u 733 

Hattie E., u 733 

Irene L., u 733 

Kathie L., u 733 

Lois, u 308 

Rufus A., u 733 
Parce, Frank, u 149 

Judson, u 149 

Zira, u 149 
Park, Arthur Stuart, u 
733 

Ray Silas, u 733 

Stuart J., u 733 
Parker, , u 126 

Abbie, u 422 

Anne, u 47 

Arabella, u 379 

Betsey Curwen, u 267 

Charles A., u 730 

Clarence Henry, u 340 

Daniel M., u 340 

Dora I., u 730 

Edith M., u 331 

Edward, u 94 

Eliza A., u 485 

Evander Leroy, u 340 

Floyd R., u 340 

Hannah, u 267 

Harry B., u 340 

Hattie, u 481 

Isaac, u 379 

Joel, u 267 

Lucy, u 287 

Maida Adele, u 340 

Mary A., u 340 

Maud E., u 340 

Millicent A., u 340 

Minnie L., u 340 

Nancy A., u 379 

Nancy C, u 630 

Nellie M., u 340 

Rebecca, u 79 

Ruth, u 22 

Sarah Frances, u 331 

Sibyl, u 158 

Virgil R., u 340 

Walter A., u 730 

Wilson B., u 331 
Parkhurst, Adelbert, u 
270 

Elias, u 270 

Elizabeth, f u 249 

Frank, u 270 

Herbert, u 270 

Medora, u 270 
Parkinson, Dora, u 268 
Parkman, Anna, U 100 



620 



INDEX 



Parkman, Anna Sophia, f Patterson, Anson, u 



u 52, u 99, f u 99, f 
100, u 100 
Breck, u 38, u 99, f u 
99, u 100, f u 100, i u 
106 
Charles, u 100 
Charles B., u 100 
Charlotte Sophia, u 100 
Ebenezer, u 38, f u 52, 
u 99, u 100, u 176, f u 
539 
Elias, u 106 
Hannah, u 99, u 100 
Hannah Breck, u 100, 

f u 100 
Hannah S., u 100 
Joanna F., u 100 
Lucy P., u 100 
Maria D., u 100 
Mary A., u 100 
Mary Augusta, u 100 
Robert Breck, u 100 
Samuel, u 100 
Susan B., u 100 
Susanna Brigham, u 

100 
Suse, f u 99 
Parks, Maria, u 352 

Moses, u 21 
Parmelee, Emily Cor- 
inthia, u 697 
Jeremiah, u 697 
Parmenter, Armory M., 

u 631 
Parnell, Josie, u 791 
Parr, Arthur E., u 776 
Edith L., u 776 
Leland W., u 776 
Marion, u 776 
Parsons, Alice Munroe, 
u 731 
Ethel, u 731 
Fanny, u 753 
George S., u 731 
Joseph L., u 731 
Lucy Brigham, u 731 
Phebe, u 49 
Solomon, u 49 
Partridge, Harriet, u 788 

L. S., u 788 
Paschal, Fanny G., u 690 
Patch, Alfred B., u 164 
Carrie L., u 208 
Clarissa Augusta, u 483 
Frank M., u 425 
John Winslow, u 164 
John Winslow, Jr., u 

164 
Jonathan L., u 203, u 

483 
Leon F., u 425 
Lucy Ann, u 164 
Timothy, u 164 
Timothy Brigham, u 6, 

u 164 
William R., u 208 
Paterson, Lovina, u 427 
Patterson, , u 387 



86 



,S6 



Benjamin F., u 
David, u 86 
David N., u 387 
Isaac C, u 86 
Jane, u 59 
Jonathan, u 86 
Lawson B., u 86 
Martin, u 214 
Mary, u 86 
Sabra, u 86 
Sarah, u 86 
Seth, u 214 
Sophia, u 86 
William, u 86, u 214 
Patrick, Dexter, u 182 
Joel, u 182 
Joel Oaks, u 182 
John, u 86 
Mary, u 182 
Sarah, u 182 
Paupan, Julia, u 628 
Paxton, James, u 120 
Peabodie, Edward A., u 
357 
Mary Blanche, u 357 
Peabody, Amelia, u 357 
David, u 200 
Ellery, u 466 
Margaret, u 466 
Pearce, Clara, u 345 
Pearl, Austin, u 608 

Caroline Bethia, u 608 
Pearson, Barnard Bailey, 
u 521 
Francis Everett, u 521 
Linus E., u 521 
Ruth Nye, u 521 

Pease, , u 526 

Erskine, u 526 
Erskine Kibbe, u 526 
Minerva Eliza, u 526 
Rosa Bella, u 526 
Peaseley, Sarah M., u 

764 
Peck, Ann M., u 235 
Clarissa, u 768 
Hattie L., u 707 
Mary C, u 346 
Mary L, u 768 
Perez, Porter, u 768 
Peckham, Etta L., u 549 

James, u 549 
Pedrick, Laurena M., u 
650 
Ruth A., u 650 
William R., Jr., u 650 
Peirce, Jane Spring, u 
722 
Mehitable, u 722 
Moses, u 722 
Pelisser, William, u 
Pence, Marietta, u 504 
Penniman, Lizzie P., 
433 
William C, u 433 
Percival, John, u 713 
Mary Snow, u 713 



347 



Perham, Emily C, u 

677 
Perkins, Emma Cornelia, 
u 255 

Ephraim, u 255 

Francis R., u 255 

George E., u 255 

Harley M., u 255 

Harry B., u 255 

Homer B., u 255 

James A., u 255 

John, u 759 

Manlius R., u 255 

Mariette, u 315 

Myra E., u 255 

Nella M., u 759 

Rebekah, u 55 

Waldo B., u 255 
Perrigo, Charles, u 726 

Harry, u 726 

Lilla, u 726 

Robert, u 726 
Perry, Abbie, u 335 

Abel O., u 335 

Albert H., u 688 

Alice, u 464 

Asa D., u 688 

Calvin Brigham, u 241 

Caroline Williams, u 

392 
Charles, u 241 u 300 
Chartes William, u 241 
David, u 115, u 241 
Delacia, u 223 
Ebenezer, u 4 
Edgar W., u 241 
Eliza A, u 350 
Elizabeth, u 4 
Ella Arabella, u 392 
Esther, u 4 
Frank D., u 241 
Franklin Jesse, u 892 
Fred, u 300 
Frederick G., u 241 
George Harrison, u 392 
George S., u 241 
Hannah E., u 241 
Hattie S., u 241 
Henry G., u 300 
Henry W., u 241 
Japhet, u 4 
Jesse, u 392 
John, u 116 
Josiah, u 9 
Julia, u 645 
Laura Brigham, u 392 
Lillian Brigham, u 

688 
Lucy Ann, u 392 
Lydia, u 4, u 474 
Maria M., u 241 
Marian, u 335 
Mary, u 4, u 9 
Mary E., u 600 
Mary Elizabeth, u 392 
Mercy, u 4 
Mindwell, u 9 
Nathan, u 9 
Nellie, u 300 



INDEX 



621 



Perry, Obadiah, u 4 
Sally, u 241 
Sarah, u 4, u 115, u 

241 
Sarah E. ( u 241 
Sophia, u 9 
Tabitha, u 241 
Walter Gage, u 241 
William, u 9, u 241, u 

300 
William Fisher, u 241 
William H., u 241, u 

335 
Zella, u 335 
Peters, George, Jr., u 
164 
George L., u 164 
Gertrude L., u 671 
John, u 671 
Lydia B., u 164 
Mary, u 21 
Onslow, u 100 
Peterson, Helena Sophia, 
u 806 
Maria P., u 806 
Martin L., u 806 
Pettee, Fannie Bell, u 
669 
Holmes, u 669 
Pettigrew, Kate, u 433 
Pettingill, Watson G., u 

368 
Phelps, Aldea, u 733 
Augusta, u 450 
Austin A., u 733 
Charles, u 202 

u 203 
Edmund W., u 450 
Edward, u 167 
Elizabeth, u 202, u 450 
Ella, u 450 

George Hopkins, u 528 
Harold Brigham, u 528 
Harriet, u 213 
Harriet Augusta, u 450 
Hattie, u 450 
Henry Brigham, u 450 
Henry Roger, u 202 
Henry Wheeler, u 528 
John, u 202 
Lauretta, u 641 
Lizzie, u 450 
Lizzie Rebecca, u 733 
Lucy, u 218 
Martha, u 202 
Mary Bigelow, u 733 
Merrick, u 450 
Nancy, u 202 
Roger, u 202, u 450 
Samuel Dennis, u 733 
Sophia, u 361 
Stephen, u 218 
Stephen D., 450 
Stephen R., u 162, u 

202 
Walter M., u 450 
W. N., u 528 
William H., u 450 
Winslow, u 202 



Philbrook, Horace, u 183 
Phillips, Almond, u 239 

Anna, u 146 

Anna M., u 239, u 248 

Arthur L., u 239 

Belinda, u 239 

Chester H., u 239 

Ebenezer Humphrey, 
u 248 

Ebenezer Morgan, u 248 

Edward P., u 239 

Eleanor, u 248 

Elijah, u 239 

Elijah Brigham, u 248 

Elijah J., u 239 

Ella F., u 239 

Elmer E., u 239 

E. G, u 643 

Fannie M., u 239 

Gardner, u 239 

George H., u 239 

Harriet, u 239 

Harriet Maria, u 248 

Hattie S., u 239 

Helen, u 239 

Henry A., u 248 

Henry S., u 239 

Herbert, u 239 

Herbert W., u 239 

Joan, u 678 

John G., u 239 

Julia A., u 239 

Leslie A., u 239 

Levi, u 239 

Lewis, u 239 

Lucy, u 239 

Lydia D., u 239 

Maria, u 239 

Mary, u 239 

Maud Brigham, u 248 

Nathaniel, u 146 

Roger Spring, u 248 

Rufus Brigham, u 239 

Samuel, u 239 

Susan M., u 239 

Walter B., u 248 

Wilbur H., u 239 

Winslow, u 239 
Phiney, Nathan, u 232 
Phippen, Fanny, u 727 
Phipps, Mary A., u 320 

Susan, u 703 
Pickard, Bert E., u 551 

Byron L., u 551 

Charles N., u 551 

Mamie E., u 551 
Pickens, Josephine, u 

578 
Pickering, Edna M., u 
776 

Elizabeth E., u 776 

Ethel G., u 776 

Wilbur L., u 776 

William C, u 776 
Pierce, Abigail, u 728 

Addison B., u 151 

Albert, u 151 
Almira, u 111 
Anson Orlando, u 300 



Pierce, Benjamin, u 129 
Calvin, u 151 
Caroline, u 59 
Christie J., u 564 
Edward W., u 320 
Ezra, u 437 
Gertrude A., u 320 
Grace, u 151 
Grace B., u 320 
Hannah, u 745 
Harriet, u 151 
Harriet E., u 151 
Ida R., u 437 
Jacob, u 300 
John, u 151 
John E., u 151 
Josiah, u 320 
Judson, u 151 
Mary, u 179, u 276, u 

726 
Ralph, u 320 
Susan, u 151 
Susan M., u 151 
William J., u 501 
William Lewis, u 501 
William S., u 293 
Piersol, George T., u 551 
Ida O., u 551 
Luther W., u 551 
Pierson, Lydia A., u 377 
Pike, Jane, u 387 
Pillsbury, Samuel, u 581 
Pinney, Rich W., u 357 
Piper, Weltha, u 534 
Plank, Elijah, u 223 

Mary, u 674 
Piatt, Levinah, u 86 

Mary, u 568 
Plugh, Byron T., u 765 

Nellie D., u 765 
Plympton, Eunice, u 282 

Simon, u 118, u 283 
Poe, Alonzo M., u 149 
Poindexter, Arnett, u 590 
James, u 590 
Jamesina Pearl, u 590 
Poland, Susan, u 299 
Pollard, Abby, u 174 
Alden, u 317 
Floyd, u 362 
Frederic Eugene, u 

317 
H., Franklin, u 362 
Harvey, u 362 
James A., u 317 
James Harvey, u 362 
Lucy, u 174 
Mabel Alden, u 317 
Martha Ann, u 362 
Martha Eleanor, u 362 
Mary Eleanor, u 362 
Walter, u 362 
Polly, Nathan, u 151 
Pomeroy, Charles J., u 
442 
Harriet, u 506 
Theodore H., u 442 
Theodore James, u 
442 



622 



INDEX 



Pond, Albert P., u 715 

Alfred, u 108 

Annie E., u 688 

Benjamin, u 108 

Chloe, u 572 

Edna L., u 512 

Frances, u 814 

H. C, u 512 

Hannah, u 260 

Hopestill, u 450 

Lucinda, u 250 

Lucy A., u 634 

Lucy Gale, u 108 

Mary, u 573 

Nathan, u 572 

Nathaniel, u 573 

Samuel, u 260 

Willard, u 688 

William G., u 634 
Poole, Alice D., u 348 
Pooler, Alsom H., u 553 

Delancy E., u 553 

Delbert J., u 553 

Eddie J., u 553 

Flora C. D., u 553 

James O., u 553 

Joseph W., u 553 

Martha J., u 553 

William J., u 553 

Zelotus H., u 553 
Pope, Glenn L., u 500 

Sarah, u 293 

Stephen, u 293 

Thomas B. E., u 175 
Porter, Alice, u 278 

Annie, u 541 

Aubrey Brigham, u 541 

George Lockhart, u 541 

Harding, 541 

Harding Lawton, u 541 

Julia, u 569 

Olivia Delight, u 785 

William Aubrey, u 541 
Potter, Charles H., u 
687 

Charles W., u 246 

Delia M., u 246 

Dolly, u 257 

Ebenezer, Jr., u 246 

Eliza G., u 246 

Frederick J., u 239 

Henry B., u 246 

Hervey Gilbert, u 246 

J. A., u 687 

John Q. Adams, u 246 

Julia F., u 246 

Levi Brigham, u 246 

Levi F., u 246 

Lydia Relief, u 246 

Lucilla T., u 246 

Lucy Ann, u 246 

Mary H., u 246 

Millie Sutherland, u 687 

Milton B., u 246 

Norman B., u 744 

Raymond B., u 744 

Rufus Baxter, u 246 

Sarah, u 246 

Sarah Harris, u 246 

Sidney Brigham, u 687 

Stephen, u 116 



Potter, Susan H., u 
246 

Susie N„ u 246 

Tabitha Hardy, u 246 

William J., u 744 
Powers, Alice Wick, u 
379 

Frances E., u 321 

Frank E., u 495 

Mabel A., u 759 

Mary, u 528 

William E., u 495 
Powell, Mary Burton, 

u 793 
Pratt, , u 223 

Ada Martha, u 362 

Adelia M., u 594 

Alvin, u 312 

Anna Serena, u 362 

Benjamin, u 412 

Bertha Mary, u 362 

Bertram, u 288 

Carrie, Guyon, u 362 

Charles B., u 278 

Clifford, u 288 

Dorcas, u 136 

Ella A., u 312 

Ezra K., u 594 

Florence, u 288 

Francis B., u 594 

Franklin Brigham, u 
288 

Frederick, u 288 

George D., u 594 

Harry, u 278 

Harvey J., u 172 

Helen E., u 278 

Henry Benjamin, u 288 

Henry H., u 594 

Herbert, u 266 

Isaac, u 2 

John, u 2 

Jerome G., u 594 

Lucinda, u 89 

Lucy B., u 412 

Marlon Elizabeth, u 
288 

Mary, u 288 

Mary Bradford, u 412 

Mary P., u 312 

Oliver, u 136 

Rufus, u 362 

Shepherd, u 288 

Stillman, u 412 

Susan Augusta, u 288 

Susan Kittredge, u 412 

Willis, u 288 
Pray, Charlotte C, u 777 

John, u 777 
Prentice, Benjamin Brig- 
ham, u 297 

Charles, u 67 

Daniel, u 297 

Emily, u 297 

Elmina, u 214 

Fred F., u 214 

Henry, u 67 

Joseph, u 194, u 214 

Mary Ann, u 297 

Robert, u 297 

Sarah, u 20, u 66 



Prentice, Solomon, u 66, 

u 67 
Prescott, , u 14 

Abigail, u 14, fu 14 

Daniel, u 111 

Jonathan, Jr., u 43 

Tabitha, u 37 
Preston, Betsey, u 423, u 
424 

Charles W, u 661 

Edith, u 661 

Ethel, u 661 

Fannie, u 661 

George B., u 661 

George Brigham, u 661 

John M., u 661 

Jonathan, u 661 

William F., u 551 
Pretzlaff, Annie, u 777 
Price, Austin, u 275 

Priscilla, u 178 

Thomas, u 232 
Pride, Empson T., u 332 

Joseph P., u 332 

L. Thompson, u 332 
Priest, Rufus, u 84 

Samuel G., u 421 
Prince, Eva G., u 700 

Francis, u 700 
Proctor, Ann F., u 614 

Clara L., u 588 

David N., u 156 

Edward, u 86 

Elbridge W., u 156 

Ella, u 156 

Harwood, u 86 

Iola, u 156 

John, u 156, u 614 

John B., u 156 

Joseph, u 588 

Lucy, u 156 

Lydia, u 614 

Maria L., u 156 

Mary, u 156 

Nina, u 156 

Philip, u 156, u 369 

Sarah, u 83 

Stephen W., u 156 

Susan K., u 369 

William, u 156 
Prouty, Eli, u 101 

Nancy, u 101 
Pruner, Helen A., u 720 
Pulsifer, William, u 246 
Purrington, Ella A., u 

424 
Putnam, Abigail, u 67, u 
647 

Abijah, u 689 

Antoinette B., u 108 

Antoinette M., u 108 

Betsey, u 689 

Carleton Elliott, u 108 

Emma A., u 689 

George A., u 108 

Henry M., u 108 

Henry W., u 417 

Jane Brigham, u 108 

John Milton, u 108 

Julia M., u 689 

Laura A., u 689 



INDEX 



623 



Putnam, Lyman, u 689 
Mary, u 393 
May Rebecca, u 670 
Milton A., u 108 
Orison L., u 689 
Reuben, u 108 
Sarah J., u 689 
Sidney, u 647 
William E., u 656 



Quaid, Laura, u 221 
Quinn, Narcissa, u 776 



Rack, "William, u 484 
Ramsdell, Inez L., u 575 
Rand, , u 183 

Daniel, u 5 
Randall, Abby, u 583 

Bernice B., u 586 

Catherine, u 568 
- Charles C, u 586 

Chester B., u 586 

Christine V., u 586 

Clarence L., u 586 

E. Grace, u 586 

Emma, u 568 

Emma E., u 586 

Florence M., u 586 

George H., u 449 

Harriet, u 152 

Herbert N., u 586 

Jonathan, u 586 

Kathryn, u 449 

Lester V., u 586 

Marguerite, u 449 

Maud B., u 586 

Norman, u 568 

Sarah C, u 436 
Rankin, Caroline, u 374 

Edward K., u 374 

William, u 374 
Ranney, Alfred P., u 239 

Hattie J., u 772 
Ranno, Charles G., u 669 
Ransom, Ellen Cushing, u 

666 
Rathbun, Alice M., u 743 

Charles B., u 743 
Rawson, Edward, u 339 

Elizabeth F., u 339 

Rebecca, u 423 
Ray, Maria J., u 536 

W. L., u 536 
Rayburn, Henry, u 498 

Maggie Emma, u 498 
Read, Charlotte, u 161 

Daniel, u 73 

Frances, u 268 

Henry, u 436 

Jonathan, u 268 

Sally, u It 
Reads, Sarah, u 627 
Reed, , u 130 

Alexander, u 184 



Reed, Alexander H., u 
184 

Amelia, u 484 

Andrew, u 184 

Annie, u 392 

Bessie, u 392 

Charles, u 137, u 184 

Charles F., u 583 

Cordelia, u 184 

Daniel, u 184 

Davis, u 184 

Elijah, u 184 

George, u 137 

George H., u 484 

George W., u 372 

Henry, u 184 

Jefferson, u 137 

John, u 184 

Joseph, u 184 

Lucy, u 137 

Marion G., u 583 

Martha E., u 517 

Sarah, u 255 

Stephen A., u 392 
Remington, Clark, u 766 

Helen Cordelia, u 766 
Reynolds, Charlotte, u 
156 

Hiram R., u 681 

Katherine, u 681 
Rice, ■ , u 83 

Aaron Brigham, u 163 

Abel, u 27 

Abigail, u 163, u 339 

Abraham, u 82 

Abraham M., u 86 

Abraham W., u 167 

Adaline, u 422 

Albert, u 633 

Alice, u 339 

Amos, u 85 

Ann, u 1 

Ann Eliza, u 489 

Anna, u 35, u 117, u 732 

Annie M., u 339 

Anthony C, u 86 

Arthur L., u 339 

Ashley, u 119 

Augusta Maria, u 522 

Baxter, u 86 

Benjamin, u 32, u 169 

Beriah, u 12 

Bessie Wilson, u 489 

Bethiah, u 33 

Betsey, u 167 

Betsey Curtis, u 85 

Betty, u 151 

Caleb, u 6, u 27 

Calista, u 339 

Caroline E., u 163 

Carrie Louise, u 489 

Charles, u 86, u 237 

Charles Amory, u 263 

Charles E., u 217 

Charles L., u 86 

Charles P., u 263 

Charlotte Brigham, u 
163 

Clair, u 339 

Columbus, u 231 



Rice, Damaris, u 32 
Daniel, u 64 
Daniel H., u 339 
Dina, u 22 
Dr., u 31, u 47 
Dorothy, u 86 
Ebenezer, u 116 
Eber, u 261 
Edith Mabel, u 489 
Edmund, u 1, u 3, u 

22, u 27, u 44, u 119 
Edward, u 12, u 339 
Edwin, u 593 
Edwin Brigham, u 593 
Eleazer, u 95 
Eli, u 163, u 587 
Elijah, u 116 
Elisha, u 35, u 231 
Eliza, u 82, u 339 
Eliza Ann, u 339 
Elizabeth, u 58, u 195 

u 202, u 450 
Elizabeth B., u 339 
Ella Frances, u 522 
Elvira, u 119 
Elvira Brigham, u 587 
Emeline, u 44 
Emily, u 167 
Ephraim, u 27 
Ermina, u 86 
Fannie, u 339, u 632 
Florence H, u 339 
Francis, u 339, u 798 
Francis D., u 339 
Frank H., u 339 
Franklin Harrison, u 

633 
Frederick Dexter, u 

633 
Frederick Ellis, u 522 
George E., u 339 
George Emerson, u 217 
Gerald, u 339 
Gershom, Jr., u 117 
Gertrude Alice, u 489 
Hannah, u 27, u 44 
Harold, u 339 
Harriet, u 86 
Harriet S., u 148 
Henry, u 3, u 27, u 

117 
Henry Brigham, u 522 
Henry E., u 339, u 

632, u 798 
Hobart, u 339 
Hollis, u 44 
Huldah, u 116 
Israel, u 91 
Israel C, u 86 
Jabez, u 27 
Jacob, u 38 
James B., u 148 
Jennie, u 339 
Jennie M., u 263 
John, u 86 
John F., u 16S 
Jonathan, u 163 
Joseph, u 42 
Joseph A., u 163 



624. 



INDEX 



Rice, Josiah, u 86 
Juliana M., u 339 
Justin F., u 339 
Keziah, u 85 
Kingsley L., u 339 
Lanson, u 85 
Laura A., u 167 
Leslie F. t u 339 
Levina, u 167, u 192 
Lewis, u 86, u 522 
Lewis Frederick, u 522 
Lillian B., u 557 
Lois, u 522 
Lois C, u 86 
Louisa F., u 86 
Louisa S., u 263 
Lovina, u 588 
Lucy, u 44, u 119, u 

163, u 167, u 192, u 

237, u 339, u 587 
Lucy A., u 634 
Lucy Brigham, u 167, 

u 250 
Luke, u 732 
Lydia, u 12, u 44, u 

119 
Lydia B„ u 446 
Lydia F., u 86 
Martha, u 58 
Martin P., u 148 
Mary, u 3, u 32, u 81, 

u 117, u 169, u 261 
Mary A., u 339 
Mary L., u 148 
Mary S., u 217 
Matthias, u 167, u 587 
Mercy, u 1 
Nancy, u 1, u 237, u 

798 
Nathan, u 27 
Noah, u 27 
Olive, u 339, u 798 
Patty, u 119 
Paul, u 148 
Persis, u 12, u 82, u 

95 
Peter, u 167, u 192 
Phineas, u 422 
Polly, u 86 
Rachel, u 86 
Rebecca, u 13, u 25, u 

634 , 

Reuben, u 86 
Rollin, u 116 
Rufus, u 27 
Ruth, u 1. u 22, u 42 
Sally, u 27 
Samuel, u 44 
Samuel I., u 489 
Samuel R., u 119 
Samuel Wilson, u 489 
Sapphira, u 86 
Sarah, u 27, u 67, u 85, 

u 86, u 116, u 215, U 

231, u 250, u 261, u 

339 
Sarah Ann, u 163 
Sarah Brigham, u 86 
Sarah B., u 217 
Serena, u 119 



Rice, Serrel, u 85 
Seth, u 44, u 86, u 

250 
Solomon, u 27 
Sophia, u 27, u 44, u 

167 
Sophronia, u 167, u 732 
Stephen, u 117, u 163, 

u 446 
Susannah, u 86, u 117, 

u 169 
Sybil L., u 339 
Tamazine, u 1, u 3 
Thankful, u 32, u 85 
Thomas, u 163, u 339 
Thomas Brigham, u 1, 

u 339 
Thomas Chandler, u 

489 
Wheeler, u 119 
William, u 27, u 86, u 

522, u 634 
Winplow Brigham, u 

167 
Zerviah, u 95 
Rich, Dorothy, u 531 
Elizabeth, u 182 
Hannah A., u 492 
Harold Hunter, u 531 
Henry L., u 531 
John Hubbard, u 531 
Kenneth Whitney, u 531 
Mary E., u 375 
Maude, u 474 
Mortimer Brigham, u 

531 
Samuel Mortimer, u 

531 
Richards, Eleanor, u 353 
Joseph, u 298 
Lydia, u 279 
Mary, u 157 
Thomas T., u 353 
Richardson, Addie C, u 

229 
Albert B., u 701 
Ann, u 47 
Amos, u 47 
Arthur F., u 701 
Augusta, u 708 
Augustus, u 229 
Charles E., u 369 
Ella M., u 229 
Ellen, u 780 
Fred W., u 229 
Hattie Collins, u 494 
Hazel E., u 701 
Herbert A., u 29 
Isaac, u 701 
John, u 270, u 780 
John Jay, u 270 
Kate E., u 229 
Leander, u 246 
Lestina A., u 370 
Mary Eliza, u 270 
Seneca, u 494 
Tilly, u 270 
William, u 708 
Richeson, Edwin, u 403 
Sue Elizabeth, u 403 
Richie, Kate, u 583 



Richtering, May, u 481 
Rider, Anna, u 237 

Caroline Augusta, u 23T 

Ella Jane, u 237 

Emma Josephine, u 237 

Gideon, u 236 u 237 

Hannah, u 236 

John, u 237 

Jonas, u 237 

Marion, u 175, u 237 

Martha Brigham, u 237 

Otis, u 237 

Susan Dennis, u 237 

Theodore S., u 237 
Riley, Nettie M., u 558 
Rindge, Harry, u 598 
Ripley, Elizabeth, u 238 

Jerome, u 238 
Rising, Henry H., u 100 
Risley, Delia, u 226 

Elijah, u 226, u 496 
• Evelyn, u 226 

Fanny, u 224 

Florilla C, u 226 

George F., u 226 

George H, u 226 

Hanson Alexander, u 
262 

Harriet D., u 226 

Laurens Green, u 226 

Louisa, u 276 

Mary C, u 226 

Minevra, u 226 

Olive F., u 226 

Phebe, u 226 
Risley-Seward, Olive F., 
u 226 

Sophronia, u 226 

Walter R., u 226 
Robbins, Abbie W., u 326 

Arthur, u 379 

Charles B., u 412 

Charles M., u 412 

Chester M., u 412 

Dwight C, u 379 

Elizabeth, u 345 

Hannah M., u 412 

Helen L., u 412 

Herbert Stewart, u 379 

Homer B. ( u 412 

Lawrence Brigham. u 
412 

Mary, u 366 

Willie, u 379 
Roberts, Bennet, u 86 

Bethnel, u 700 

Delia, u 698 

Hatty, u 700 

Julia A., u 347 

Nancy, U, 273 
Robertson, Alexander, u 
627 

Alix, u 627 

Amelia, u 133 

Caroline, u 627 

Grace, u 627 

James, u 627 

Jennie, u 445 

Lina. u 627 

Tina, u 627 

Williarfl, u 627 



INDEX 



625 



Robie, Ruth Ann, u 219 
Robinson, Ada J., u 774 

Anna Eliza, u 774 

Asher, u 153 

Benjamin, u 11 

Charles H., u 774 

Deen L., u 696 

Dorothy, u 86 

Edwin, u 326 

Electa, u 222 

Elizabeth, u 326, u 659 

Ellen, u 326 

Francis, u 326 

George, u 326 

George Arthur, u 787 

George Frederick, u 326 

Gertrude, u 166 

Ina May, u 787 

Jennie, u 326 

Jennie Welthea, u 787 

John H., u 355 

Lalla R., u 659 

Lawrence Carr, u 659 

Luke, u 326 

Mabel, u 326 

Martha Porter, u 659 

Mary, u 326 

Nancy P., u 172 

Nellie Ethel, u 787 

Orrin M., u 525 

Persis, u 82 

Philip, u 326 

Rufus, u 326 

Ruth W., u 326 

Samuel, u 6 

Stuart, u 659 

Theodore B., u 326 

Wallace, u 326 

"Wilhelmine, u 326 

William, u 326 

Willie H., u 355 
Robshaw, Mary Eliza, u 

625 
Robuck, Asa, u 590 

Elmer Brigham, u 590 

Frank A., u 590 

James L., u 590 

L. F., u 590 

Stella, u 590 
Rockwell, Peter, u 230 
Rockwood, Charles B., tr 
100 

Elisha, u 100, u 439 

Elisha P., u 100 

Hannah A., u 100, u 439 

Moses, u 79 

Robert B., u 100 

Sarah E., u 668 

Susan Brigham, u 100 

William O., u 100 
Rodman, Alfred, u 226 
Rogers, Annie, u 586 

Artemas B., u 621- 

Artemas Bixby, u 621 

Carrie, u 132 

Daniel, f u 38 

Frank, u 621 

Frederick W., u 621 

George Leveritt, u 621 



Rogers, Herbert, u 339 

Joseph, u 787 

Lucy Maria, u 621 

Luke, u 468 

Mary, u 38 

Minnie, u 339 

Sarah Jane, u 468 

Sarah Wright, u 468 

Wealthy C, u 787 
Romaine, Catherine, u 
280 

Isaac, u 280 
Rood, Clarissa, u 223 
Rooks, Esther, u 307 
Root, Hezekiah, u 536 

Lucy A., u 275 

Maria J., u 536 

Susan, u 365 
Roper, Alice E., u 633 

Charles H., u 633 

Grace E., u 633 

H. Louise, u 633 

Harold B., u 635 

Harry H, u 635 

Howard G., u 635 

John S., u 633 

Lucy, u 374 

Sarah E., u 635 
Rorabuck, Frank, u 644 
Ross, Eliakim Holman, 
u 260 

Hattie, u 555 

Henry A., u 260 

Jacob, u 555 

Jenny E., u 260 

Reuben, u 131 
Rotch, Emily Morgan, u 

473 
Rounds, O. C, u 306 
Rowck, Mary, u 570 

Vencel, u 570 
Rowe, Elvira Caroline, 

u 138 
Rowland, Caroline, u 745 

Clarence W., u 745 

Daniel, u 745 

Ethel, u 745 

Julia, u 794 
Royal, Howard S., u 620 

Howard Seaborn, u 
620 

Irene, u 620 

Warren B., u 620 

William B., u 620 
Royce, , u 305 

Betsey, u 313 

Elijah, u 126 
Ruggles, Lydia, u 31 
Rumrill, Charles W., u 
733 

Herbert F., u 733 
Russ, Amasa, u 601 

Artemas, i' 133 

Gerry, u 126 
Horace, u 133 

Loraine A., u 601 
Russell, Abby, u 59 
Abigail, u 182 



Russell, Avelda, u 
513 

Bertha, u 448 

Betsey, u 292 

Betty, u 292 

Charles B., u 354 

Chester O., u 481 

Clifton, u 448 

D. Augustus, u 481 

Daniel, u 481 

Edgar W., u 481 

Edward M., u 481 

Frank, u 232, u 513 

George S., u 448 

Hershel, u 513 

Irving Sprague, u 706 

Lovina, u 588 

Maria Lovina, u 588 

Maud, u 481 

May, u 481 

Mehitable, u 568 

Oliver, u 292 

Otis, u 167, u 588 

Peter, u 246 

Reuben, u 59 

Samuel, u 59 

Sarah, u 59 

W. Dale, u 481 
Rustedt, H. E., u 528 

Henry Frederick, u 
528 

Marian Brigham, u 
528 

Mary Elizabeth, u 528 
Ruth, Edwin Brigham, u 
651 

Irma M., u 651 

Irwin C, u 651 

Irwin H.. u 651 

Vincent E., u 651 

William H., u 651 
Rutherford, Jennie F., u 

792 
Rutledge, Edward, u 555 

Sarah A., u 555 
Ryder, Charles, u 237 

Charlotte Divoll, u 656 

Clarence Delmere, u 
656 

Cordelia, u 347 

Daniel A., u 656 

Daniel Franklin, u 656 

Elizabeth, u 656 

Helen Maria, u 656 

Helen Winifred, u 656 

Herbert Daniel, u 656 

Jessie Elizabeth, u 
656 

Joseph W., u 255 

Katherine Foster, u 
656 

Margaret Sarah, u 656 

Mary Scott, u 656 

Otis, u 237 

Samuel, u 300 

Samuel B., u 300 

Sarah A., u 404 

Sophronia, u 300 



626 



INDEX 



Sackett, Chauncey, u 560 

Hannah R., u 560 
Sadler, Lydia R., u 552 
Safford, , u 151 

Caroline, u 464 

Charles, u 53 

Charles Benjamin Brig- 
ham, u 589 

Charles G., u 589 

Charles H. E., u 589 

Clara, u 589 

Clara Eliza, u 589 

Edward Brigham, u 589 

Edward Payson, u 589 

Fanny Jane, u 496 

George Brigham, u 589 

Henry, u 589 

Henry S., u 589 

John, Jr., u 464 

Mary Doremus, u 464 

Mary E., u 589 

Oliver, u 589 

Sarah F., u 589 

Sarah Lancaster, u 589 
Sales, Sarah, u 552 
Sanborn, Edwin L., u 285 

Herman, u 144 

John, u 175 

M. W., u 394 
Sand, Otto, u 533 
Sanders, Emma, u 597 
Sanderson, Hannah, u 324 

Mary W., u 151 
Sanford, Charles B., u 92 

Harriet A., u 92 

Proctor, u 92 

William H., u 634 
Sargeant, Bessie, u 142 

B. Harris, u 142 

Harvey, u 142 

H. Owen, u 142 

Lucy, u 142 

Rebecca, u 142 
Sargent, John, u 648 

John M., u 144 
Sarness, Hortense Brig- 
ham, u 702 

George K., u 702 
Saunders, Alice, u 773 

Ann A., u 223 

Keturah, u 773 

Peleg, u 773 
Sawin, Daniel, u 398 

Mary, u 398 

Mary Frances, u 398 
Sawyer, Abigail, u 233 

Addison A., u 481 

Annie J., u 402 

Catherine Amanda, u 
437 

Curtis C, u 312 

Ellen E., u 387 

Eugene N., u 481 

Euleyetta, u 481 

Jennie M., u 481 

John "Warren, u 369 

Joseph, u 65 

Leander, u 233 



Sawyer, Lestina A., u 
369 
Lewis, u 86 
Lucy F., u 86 
Lydia, u 128 
Margaret T., u 164 
Marion, u 481 
Oliver, u 86, u 144 
Oliver B., u 86 
Rufus, u 481 
Sophia, u 86, u 387 
Stephen, u 86 
Susan H, u 402 
Tabitha, u 37 
Saxton, Calista, u 112 
Charlana, u 112 
Eben, u 112 
Sayres, Clinton, u 363 
John, u 363 
Philip Isham, u 363 
Scammell, Mary, u 471 
Scarritt, Charlotte Mary, 
u 353 
Daisy, u 353 
Edith Agnes, u 353 
Sanford Gillette, u 353 
Schatzkin, S. M., u 321 
Schermerhorn, James V., 
u 668 
Lyman Gibbs, u 668 
Mary Gates, u 668 
Schlotzhauer, Albert F. 
A., u S03 
Grace Louise, u 803 
Schnitzer, Elizabeth, u 
725 
Joseph, u 725 
Schoefel, Elizabeth, u 

711 
Schultz, Heda Forster, u 

667 
Schutt, Emilie B., u 226 
Schutte, Mary, u 320 
Scofield, Alice Brigham, u 
655 
Gertrude E., u 655 
William E., u 655 
Scott, Amasa, u 245 
Ann, u 550 
Arthur F., u 140 
Barakiah, u 245 
Benjamin, u 245 
Bert A., u 140 
Caroline, u 245 
Catherine, u 246 
Charity, u 194 
Elijah, u 245 
Elizabeth, u 245 
Flora, u 491 
Francis, u 245, u 491 
George, u 491 
Inez, u 507 
James, u 497 
John, u 491 
Josephine, u 491 
Laura, u 245 
Levi, u 245 
Lillian, u 140 
Mary Ann, u 245 
Orell, u 245 



Scott, Robert, u 140 

Sabin, u 245 

Sarah, u 245 

Stephen G, u 491 

Susan, u 245 

Thaddeus, u 245 

William, u 245 
Scoville, Ann Eliza, u 352 

Dorcas, u 352 

Seymour, u 352 
Scribner, Lucy, u 299 
Scruton, Leonetta, u 588 
Sears, Ina F., u 324 
Seaver, Benjamin, u 695 

Henry E., u 695 

Iva Leonore, u 442 

Maria B., u 695 
Seavey, William M., u 

610 
Selfridge, Dorothy, u 549 

Robert H., u 549 
Severance, Julia, u 663 
Severy, Lucinda, u 341 
Seymour, Benjamin F., u 
743 

Caroline Eliza, u 666 

S. Morris, u 415 
Shannon, Earl, u 746 

Lloyd, u 746 

William W., u 746 
Shattuck, Cyrus, u 222 

Deliverance, u 2 

Elam, u 339 

Eliza Ann, u 630 

Eugene D., u 376 

George, u 355 

Jeremiah G., u 630 

Margaret, u 385 

Nancy B., u 222 

Nancy C, u 630 

Sarah, u 2 

Susanna, u 3 

William, u 3, 385 
Shaw, , u 702 

Benjamin, u 395 

Deborah, u 505 

Lois Ella, u 462 

Johnson P., u 395 

Thomas, u 505 
Shearer, Marcia A., u 
424 

Philander, u 424 
Sheen, Mary E., u 

546 
Sheets, Bessie, u 665 
Sheffield, Lowell, u 497 
Shepard, , u 223 

Martha, u 129, 425 

Samuel, u 731 
Shepherd, , u 153 

Henry, u 176 

Thomas M., u 176 
Sheppard, Anna, u 731 

Marcia W., u 731 
Sherburne, Herman K., u 
604 

Theodore, u 604 
Sherer, Elizabeth, u 776 

Jacob, u 776 
Sherman, Aaron, u 417 



INDEX 



627 



Sherman, Betsey, u 417 
Hannah J., u 417 
John, u 362 
John H., u 257 
Millicent, u 79 
Moses, u 117 
O. C, u 747 
Oliver M., u 747 
Sarah, u 417 
Samuel u 117 
Sherwood, Alvin L., u 417 
Dora, u 268 
Henry L., u 417 
Shevalin, R., u 569 
Shinn, Joab, u 590 

Lydia, u 590 
Shippel, Evie M., u 494 
Shirley, Henry, u 239 

Mary, u 239, 316 
Shirres, Ruth, u 374 
Shivers, Sarah Ann, u 310 
Shock, Alice, u 798 
Shoecraft, Eugene, u 270 
Jacob E., u 270 
Martha M., u 270 
Shorey, Hollis, u 727 
Shurtleff, Charles E., u 
417 
Fannie L, u 417 
Florence, u 417 
Harry L., u 417 
Sibley, Caroline, u 146 
Catherine A., u 148 
Charles, u 148 
Charles Alonzo, u 148 
Charles Edward, u 148 
Charles W., u 146 
Ellen, u 146 
Floyd, u 148 
Henry Brigham, u 146 
James B., u 148 
Job, u 340 
Mary Louisa, u 148 
Nelson Howes, u 148 
Orlando, u 146 
Sally, u 340 
Warren, u 146 
Warren Hicks, u 146 
Sigler, Belle, u 704 

May M., u 704 
Sikes, Ambrose, u 230 
Sill, Isaac, u 617 
Minnie C, u 617 
Simmons, Adam, u 280 
Adam S., u 280 
Carrie, u 559 
John, u 280 
Willison D., u 280 
Simonds, Ada, u 450 
Annie T., u 256 
Fred, u 450 
James M., u 450 
Simons, Solon, u 298 
Simpson, Mabel H., u 501 
Sims, Alice Hutton, u 
378 
Richard, u 378 
Sinness, Annie, u 585 
Sipes, George W., u 385 
Skinner, , u 552 



Skinner, Ann, u 552 

Harriet Heaton, u 611 

Smith, u 611 
Slack, Louisa M., u 613 
Slade, Edward, u 724 

Frances, u 724 
Slater, A. A., u 271 

John, u 271 
Sloan, Charles H., u 217 
Small, Charles H., u 660 

Lavinia Alethea Brig- 
ham Brooks, u 660 

William, u 41 
Smalley, Diadamia, u 538 
Smellie, Catherine, u 568 
Smith, , u 77, u 695 

Abner, u 607 

Adaline E., u 499 

Alexander, u 819 

Almena, u 607 

Almira, u 420 

Amos, u 183 

Bertha T., u 511 

Bessie, u 565 

Betsey, u 183 

Byron M., u 303 

Calvin, u 183 

Catherine, u 338 

Charles, u 183 

Clara A., u 319 

Clarence E., u 338 
. Cyrus, u 183 

Cyrus M., u 535 

Daisy, u 535 

Eleanor M., u 772 

Eliza, u 636 

Elizabeth, u 552, u 693 
Elizabeth M., u 681 
Elizabeth Maria, u 693 
Ellis S., u 303 
Ephraim, u 183 
Florence Marie, u 336 
Frank U., u 132 
Franklin, u 183 
Gamaliel, u 423, u 693 
George, u 13 
George A., u 241 
George Elliot, u 319 
Harriet N., u 500 
Harry, u 338 
Harry N., u 338 
Hazen, u 183 
Hendrick, u 183 
Henry, u 183 
Henry M., u 237 
Herbert A., u 745 
Isabelle, u 337 
Jennie, u 325 
Jennie M., u 819 
Jesse, u 4 
John, u 303, u 772 
Joseph C, u 385 
Joshua, u 20 
Julia A., u 183 
Kathryn Brigham, u 336 
Lasa K., u 303 
Levi, u 429 
Lizzie B., u 183 
Lovisa M., u 370 
Lura L., u 338 



Smith, Lydia Lathrop, 
u 40 
Mabel A., u 535 
Maria Antoinette, u 319 
Martha L., u 319 
Martin, u 67 
Mary, u 430 
Matthew, u 153 
May, u 338 
Nancy, u 592 
Nettie A., u 319 
Oscar Allen, u 319 
Ralph Draper, u 336 
Rebecca, u 423 
Rebecca C, u 476 
Rebecca E., u 303 
Robert Baynton, u 385 
Sanford D., u 338 
Sarah, u 20, u 183, u 

423, u 696 
Stephen I., u 237 
Udella, u 303 
Verona, u 183 
William, u 319, u 385 
Smoot, Charles S., u 374 
Snodgrass, Louisa, u 519 
Snow, Alvira A., u 469 
Delia D., u 469 
Elizabeth, u 22 
Ellen E., u 469 
Eunice M., u 307 
Fanny L., u 307 
Fanny R., u 469 
Hannah M., u 307 
Hiram, u 307 
Jemima, u 118 
John, u 10 
Laphelia A., u 469 
Lucinda E., u 469 
Lyman L., u 469 
Mary J., u 307 
Orrin D., u 469 
Susan L., u 469 
Trowbridge B., u 469 
Snyder, Carrie, u 495 

Eva M., u 641 
Sohn, Howard, u 507 
William, u 507 
William H., u 507 
Somerville, George B., u 

640 
Soule, Eleanor, u 57 
Southgate, James, u 291 
Louis W., u 457 
Prescott W., u 457 
Richard W., u 457 
South wick, Eliza L., u 
175 
Farnum, u 231 
Myron, u 231 
Spafford, Hattie Childs, 

u 608 
Spalding, Amanda, u 276 
Annie Katherine, u 

452 
Augusta, u 304 
Barney, u 113 
Brigham, u 304 
Clara A., u 718 



628 



INDEX 



Spalding, Darwin, u 113 

Delia, u 113 

Franklin, u 304 

Henry, u 304 

Levi, u 452 

Samuel Augustus, u 
304 

Uriah, u 113, 276 

Ursula, u 304 

Spaulding, , u 470 

Spead, Mary E., u 815 
Spear, Edwin, Mrs., u 
157 

Jonathan, u 407 

Nancy, u 407 
Spearel, Charles, u 392 
Spencer, Charles, u 223 

Clarissa, u 368 
Spofford, Elizabeth, u 
126 

Mary S., u 252 
Spooner, Lydia, u 473 

Sarah W.. u 473 

Walter P., u 473 
Sprague, Alvin L.. u 
417 

Clara L., u 417 

Effle G., u 417 

Henry O., u 417 

Hosea, u 417 

Katie A., u 417 

Mary E., u 732 

Samuel R., u 732 

William, u 689 
Sprawl, Francis L., u 
232 

Hallie J., u 232 

Marion, u 232 

Rena B., u 232 
Spring, Gertrude Elea- 
nor, u 248 

Jacob E., u 248 
Springer, Ada, u 684 

Elizabeth, u 241 

Frank G., u 684 

Harriet, u 241 

William, u 241 
Spurr, Frances, u 178 

Lottie E., u 312 

Nellie E., u 516 
Stafford, Mercy, u 307 
Stanley, Donald Hobart, 
u 806 

George H., u 806 

Harry, u 806 

Henry Brigham, u 806 
Staples, Evelyn Emer- V 

son, u 601 
Starkey, Andrew J., u 
426 

Chester A., u 426 

James Lewis, u 426 

John W., u 426 

Lena V., u 426 

Lydia G., u 426 

Mary A., u 426 

Otis A., u 426 

William H.j ii 426 
Starkweather, Lucy, u 
608 



Stearns, Adelia Gertrude, 

u 337 
Adeline, u 701 
Alice Matteson, u 500 
Caroline Frances, u 

669 
Caroline Matilda, u 

320 
Clara Viola, u 320 
Edward, u 337 
Elijah, u 669 
Elizabeth Lucy, u 337 
Ellen, u 337 
Emma Luella, u 320 
Ernest, u 337 
Etta Maria, u 320 
Frederick P., u 229 
George, u 320 
George Albert, u 337 
Georgiana Augusta, u 

337 
Henry, u 320 
Herbert, u 229 
Lettie B., u 727 
Levi, u 337 
Lizzie Ann, u 320 
Mary Ann, u 320 
Oliver, u 320 
Osborn, u 390 
Ralph, u 229 
Satira B.. u 690 
Sidney, u 500 
Stiles, u 690 
Thirza, u 320 
Thomas, u 320 
William Alonzo, u 320 
Winifred, u 337 
Stebbins, Caroline, u 

628 
Henry D., u 651 
Reba E., u 651 
Steele, Cora Frances, u 

769 
Denison, u 769 
Hetty, u 769 
Sarah, u 129 
Stephens, Frederick W., 

u 263 
George L., u 263 
Lyman G., u 263 
Stephenson, Nellie A., 

u 675 
Stetson, Elizabeth Fisk, 

u 251 
George H, u 226 
James A H u 251 
James H., u 251 
Josiah Brigham, u 251 
William, u 164 
Stevens Aaron, u 63 
Adeline, u 162 
Almira, u 162 
Ann M., u 164 
Caroline L., u 432 
Charlotte, u 162, u 

201 
Daniel, u 42, u 44 
Edson C, u 271 
Edward, u 44 
Eliza, u 734 



Stevens, Eliza B., u 102, 

u 164 
Eliza Brigham, u 451 
Elizabeth, u 162, u 

277 
Eunice, u 392 
Ezra H., u 746 
Francis, u 63, u 162 
Frank E.. u 340 
Fred E., u 726 
Hannah, u 427 
Hannah Jane, u 806 
Harold B., Mrs., u 271 
Harriet, u 162 
Harrison A., u 271 
Herbert H, u 672 
Isaac, u 427 
John, u 63, u 162, u 

201, u 451, u 462 
John S., u 392 
John W., u 162, u 164 
LaFayette W., u 726 
Laura, u 392 
Levi W., u 164 
Loriman G., u 63 
Louis W., u 672 
Lucia, u 726 
Lucy, u 26, u 63 
Lydia, u 44, u 89 
Lyman G., u 63 
Mary, u 201, u 451, u 

462 
Mary Ann, u 162. u 

462 
Mary L., u 164 
Ocean Augusta, u 164 
Oscar H, u 672 
Oscar L., u 672 
Samuel, u 26, u 42, u 

44, u 63 
William F., u 63 
Stevenson, Louisa Beve- 

ridge, u 566 
Stewart, Amherst, u 379 
Annie Carlisle, u 379 
Charles Edward, u 379 
Cora Lydia, u 379 
Edward Amherst, u 

379 
Emily Lydia, u 379 
Florence Mae, u 379 
George Sawin, u 379 
Harry Brown, u 379 
Helen Louise, u 37!) 
John Brigham, u 379 
John Carlisle, u 379 
Kate Maria, u 379 
Martha Louisa, u 379 
Persis Anne, u 379 
Thomas Carlisle, u 379 
Thomas Tyler, u 379 
Vesta, u 550 
Stickney, Albert, u 368 
Augustine W., u 368 
Charles, u 368 
Henry C, u 368 
Mary, u 626 
Stiles, Ella Jane, u 280 
Eva Frances, u 280 
Franklin, u 280 



INDEX 



629 



Stiles, Fred D., u 280 

Harriet, u 280 

Hiland Thayer, u 280 

Laura Maria, u 280 

Mary Elizabeth, u 280 

Melvin Arthur, u 280 

Simeon Squires, u 280 

Squires, u 280 

Willie, u 280 
Stillman, Arminda, u 
515 

Josiah, u 516 
Stipp, Eveline, u 776 

John W., u 776 

Muriel E., u 776 

Stanley, u 776 
Stockwell, Alonzo G., u 
488 

Amy, u 639 

Nathaniel, u 221 
Stoddard, Anna Louisa, 
u 256 

Charlotte E., u 498 

Curtis Duncan, u 256 

Luther J. B., u 256 

Lydia, u 381 

Nancy, u 498 

Simeon A., u 498 

William, u 256 
Stone, Anna G., u 713 

Calvin, u 369 

Caroline, u 146 

Caroline B., u 192 

Charles H., u 713 

Clara E., u 651 

Clara M., u 658 

Edwin, u 583 

Elizabeth, u 192 

Elvira W., u 369 

Ethel Annie, u 713 

Eugene, u 192 

Hannah, u 173, u 743 

Harriet B., u 109 

Henry L., u 490 

Isaac, u 79 

Jonas, u 178 

Jonathan, Jr., u 9 

Josiah, u 192 

Josiah Eugene, u 192 

Luke, u 146 

Martha E., u 192 

Mary, u 27, u 205 

M. M., u 530 

Mary W., u 109 

Nathan, u 27 

Olynthus B., u 109 

William P., u 109 

William L., u 109 
Stores, George, u 91 
Storke, Elliot Gray, u 
353 

Murray Moore, u 353 
Storrs, Hariet Maria, u 
786 

Raphael, u 126 
Story, Michael, u 157 

Relief B., u 157 
Stover, Christina L., u 
339 



Stow, Abigail, u 24 
Abraham, u 162 
Almira, u 162 
Catherine, u 162 
Elizabeth, u 2, u 24, 

117 
Emeline L., u 167 
Ephraim, u 24 
Hannah, u 24 
John, u 24, u 117 
Keziah, u 24 
Manasseh, u 24 
Martin L., u 180 
Mary, u 24 
Miriam, u 24 
Persis, u 81 
Phebe, u 162 
Rufus, u 162 
Samuel, u 24 
Sarah, u 24 
William, u 24 
William Bradford, u 
162 

Stowe, Ellen M., 390 
George, u 634 
George W., u 634 
Gertrude L., u 634 

Stowell, Abijah, u 114 
Asa, u 114 
Hannah, u 260 
Lucy, u 384 
Luther, u 92 

Stracke, Lena, u 597 

Stratton, Aaron, u 61 
Abigail, u 61 
Amanda, u 112 
Anna, u 61 
Arvin, u 112 
Betty, u 61, u 87 
Daniel, u 585 
Edward N.. u 670 
Edward Winslow, u 

670 
Harriet, u 112 
Hiram, u 112 
Jonathan, u 61, u 87 
Joseph, u 23, u 61 
Levi, u 490 
Lewis F., u 525 
Lucy, u 61, 404 
Lydia, u 61 
Melissa, u 327 
Moses, u 61, u 112 
Phebe, u 61 
Salinda, u 585 
Sally, u 61 
Samuel, u 42, u 61 
Sarah, u 23, u 61 
Sarah Emily, u 692 
Selona, u 112 
Willard, u 692 

Streeter, lone, u 326 
Samuel, u 4 
Sarah J., u 321 

Strickland, Ella A., u 
203 

Strong, Chillion, u 
272 
Newton, u 272 



Stuart, Albert S., u 
628 

Amos E., u 628 

Flora, u 631 
u Harold A., u 628 

Leon E., u 628 

Lydia, u 480 

Walter L., u 628 
Sullivan, John O., u 
210 

Mary Jennie, u 702 
Summers, Caroline H., 
u 310 

Charlotte A., u 310 

Clarence, u 310 

Fred E., u 310 

Henry H. u 310 

Luman H., u 310 
Sumner, Burt, u 642 

Cordelia, u 205 

Fred, u 642 

Jesse, u 642 

Lewis Worden, u 698 

Louise, u 642 

Mary Ann, u 353 

Mary E., u 698 

Oliver, u 353 

Orpheus Bird, u 642 
Sutherland, Fred Dart, 
u 687 

John H, u 687 
Sutliff, Mary Zeriah, u 

551 
Swain, Clarissa, u 219 

Eliza Endicott, u 
474 

Lydia, u 474 

Thomas, u 474 

Swallow, , u 84 

Swan, Edgar F., u 530 

Ella F., u 481 

Morris Edgar, u 530 

W. M., u 613 
Swart, Emeline, u 159 

George, u 159 

Ira, u 159 

Jacob, u 159 

Maria, u 159 

Sarah Ann, u 159 

Stephen, u 159 

William, u 159 
Swartz, Jacob, u 486 
Swearingen, Amelia, u 
659 

Embry I, u 659 

George, u 659 

Lalla, u 659 
Sweet, Alcesta, u 232 

Benjamin, u 232 

Emily Ann, u 513 

Leona, u 232 

Otis, u 305 

Thomas, u 318 
Sweetman, Elizabeth, 

u 2 
Swift, Howard, u 506 
Sylvester, Ann, u 726 

Harold, u 716 

Wiliam H., u 716 
Symms, Emma, u 481 



630 



INDEX 



Tabb, Lillie Ann, u 796 
Tabd Lulu E., u 504 
Tabof, George, u 732 
Taft, Calvin, u 171 

Charles, u 207, u 239 

Cynthia, u 658 

Edwin Brigham, u 505 

Emory, u 239 

Henry, u 100 

Howard B., u 505 

Lucius, u 658 

Mary Alice, u 505 

Mary J., u 658 

Mrs., u 285 

R. W., u 740 

Robert Brigham, u 740 

Solomon J., u 175 

Submit, u 239 
Taggart, Lucy, u 638 
Tainter, Catherine, u 55 

Mary Elizabeth, u 622 

William C, u 622 
Talbot, Augusta, u 394 

Emma, u 394 

George B., u 394 

Josiah W., u 394 

Mary, u 394 
Tanner, Marion, u 457 
Tapley, Mansfield, u 72 
Taplin, Brigham, u 72 

Elisha, u 72 

Gouldsburn, u 72 

Hepsibah, u 72 

John, u 72 

Johnson, u 72 

Nathan, u 72 

Polly, u 72 

William, u 72 
Tarbell, Ann B., u 183 

Hosea, u 183 
Tarkington, Eliza Medora, 
u 593 

William, u 593 
Tarlton, Annie J., u 402 
Tate, Frank T., u 690 
Taylor, , u 214 

Abigail, u 76 

Ann Whitman, u 593 

Annie E., u 387 

Annie C, u 387 

Charles, u 349 

Charlotte M., u 387 

Clara N., u 625 

Clarence E., u 519 

Cora E., u 519 

Cornelia, u 291 

Edward Brigham, u 
387 

Edwin, u 553 

Ethel F., u 519 

Ezra, u 76 

" Father," u 285 

George, u 387 

George H., u 387 

Helen S., 387 

Herbert D., u 625 

Herman, u 553 

Holley, u 103 

Iola M., u 553 



Taylor, Jennie, u 3S7 

John, u 593 

Leland B., u 625 

Leon, u 553 

Levi, u 416 

Lillian I., u 519 

Lora Jeannette, u 416 

Mabel, E., u 519 

Mabel F., u 625 

Mercy, u 254 

Mildred J., u 625 

Roxy, u 112 

Ruth, u 76, u 150, u 
211 

Ruth B., u 519 

Sarah, u 416 

Stephen A., u 519 

Stephen C, u 519 

William, u 387 

William A., u 625 

William H., u 387 

William R., u 553 
Tayntor, Abigail, u 116 

Anna Sophia, u 116 

Benjamin, u 116 

Cyrus, u 116 

Electa, u 116 

Erasmus, u 116 

Jonah, u 116 

Joseph, u 116 

Ira, u 116 

Lavina, u 116 

Lucretia, u 116 

Lucy, u 116 

Mary, u 116 

Miriam, u 116 

Olive, u 116 

Orasmus, u 116 

Patty, u 116 

Phileta, u 116 

Rufus, u 116 

Sarah, u 116 

Thankful, u 116 
Temple, Alice Shepard, u 
451 

Carrie L., u 451 

Charles H., u 699 

Edelbert J., u 699 

George C, u 451 

Hannah, u 437 

Harvey W., u 451 

Helen Juliette, u 537 

Isaac, u 437 

Jabez, u 537 

Mabel E., u 699 

Madelon M., u 699 

Marlie E., u 451 

Mary, u 490, u 537 

Nancy, u 175 

Rufus, u 416 

Willis B., u 451 
Tenney, Mabel W., u 148 
Terry, , u 214 

Lauretta T., u 555 

Sarah F., u 665 
Thatcher, Harriet, u 130 
Thayer, , u 271 

Edward F., u 285 

Elsie, u 285 

Elsie May, u 701 

Etta, u 271 



Thayer, Frank, u 701 

Rachel, u 291 

Samuel, u 291 

Susannah, u 291 
Thomas, Annie B., u 529 

Daniel A., u 503 

Deborah, u 436 

Jacob, u 436 

L. M., u 304 

Lorenzo B., u 503 

Matthew A., u 529 
Thompson, Ann, u 577 

Annie S., u 332 

Charles, u 300 

Charles Brigham, u 
300 

E. R., u 222 

Florence, u 722 

Humphrey B., u 332 

Isaac, u 577 

Joseph N., u 332 

Lawrence, u 332 

Lawrence K., u 332 

Louisa C, u 222 

Lucien B., u 332 

Lucy, u 170 

L. Waldo, u 509 

Mary Nancy, u 332 

Molly A., u 210 

Rebecca, u 332 

Sabrina Elizabeth, u 
540 

Sarah, u 332 

Sarah Louise, u 249 
Thorn, Adelaide F., u 276 

Charles F., u 276 

Daniel W., u 276 

Euphemia E., u 276 

George L., u 276 

Gilbert A., u 276 

Maurice T., u 276 

Mavor B., u 276 

Pearl E., u 276 

Theodore, u 276 

William E., u 276 

William J., u 276 
Thornton, Gladys, u 789 

Grant C, u 789 

Thresher, , u 419 

Tiffany, Gideon, u 176 

Lucinda, u 176 
Tilden, Augusta R., u 308 

Kate, u 308 

Louisa, u 608 

Mary Jane, u 308 

Milton, u 273 

Rufus W., u 308 

Rufus Webster, u 308 

Stella, u 273 
Tinker, Fanny P., u 230 
Tisdale, Anna, u 320 
Tissot, Sarah Ann, u 219 
Titcomb, Valeria K., u 

100 
Titus, Anna E., u 655 

Franklin, u 89 

Haven, u 89 

Henry, u 89 

Lysander, u 89 

Mary, u 89 

Samuel, u 89 



INDEX 



631 



Titus, William, u 89 
Tobey, Lydia Russell, u 

680 
Tolman, Tabitha, u 114 
Tomblin, Lydia, u 13 

Martha, u 83 
Topliff, Lucy, u 131 
Torpin, Joseph, u 519 
Torrey, Anne, u 339 

Joseph R., u 339 
Totten, Alice W., u 504 

Carl A., u 504 

Celia, u 504 

Edith E., u 504 

Elmina, u 504 

Hattie E., u 504 

Mary P., u 504 

Milton Goodell, u 504 

William, u 504 

William Clarence, u 504 
Tower, Russell B., u 713 
Towle, Sarah, u 245 
Towne, Frances C, u 465 

Luther, u 465 
Townsend, , u 159 

Aaron, u 111 

Luther, u 111 
Toyier, , u 142 

Carrie, u 142 
Tracy, Anna H., u 821 

Elisha, u 46 

Hannah, u 309 
Travis, Curtis, u 223 

Eliza Madeline, u 223 

John B., u 223 

Nelson Albert, u 223 

Wesley, u 223 
Trefethen, Fanny, u 318 
Trowbridge, Abigail, u 76 

Betsey, u 122 

Eliza, u 422 

Frederick W., u 586 

Mary, u 574 
Truax, Abraham, u 176 
Trueitt, Arthur, u 240 
Trufaut, Emeline, u 151 
Trull, Elizabeth, u 312 

Orah M., u 448 
Tubbs, Helen R., u 801 

Samuel M., u 801 
Tuck, Alfred, u 310 
Tucker, Bessie, u 226 

Carl E., u 226 

Chauncey, u 226 

Florella, u 226 

Florella W., u 226 

Hannah, u 64 

Harriet A., u 339 

Henry C, u 226 

John W., u 226 

Mary, u 291 

Ridley, u 226 
Tufts. Diana, u 433 

Washington, u 92 
Tupper, Eliza, u 318 
Turner, Anson, u 129 

Betsey, u 294 

Catherine, u 46 

Edith, u 504 

Eliza W., u 173 

Hannah Brigham, u 129 



Turner, Henry, u 129 

Jacob, u 129 

Job, u 294 

J. W., u 211 

Mary, u 129 

Nahum, u 311 

Phineas, u 129 

Ursula, u 129 
Tuttle, , u 196 

Daniel, u 293, u 587 

Ella Frances, u 587 

Francis Dana, u 587 

Frederick Gould, u 587 

George Lewis, u 587 

Lewis G., u 587 

Rebecca, u 293, u 587 

Selura, u 92 
Twichel, C. M., u 390 
Twichell, Hannah, u 295 

Thomas, u 295 
Twitchell, Edith S., u 446 
Tyler, Alvira, u 204 

Anna Sophia, u 100 

Annie, u 204 

Charlotte C, u 100 

David, u 204 

Frances, u 348 

Hannah Parkman, u 100 

Hazel, u 204 

Hosea B., u 204 

James, u 204 

Jesse, u 204 

John, u 253 

John B., u 100 

John Eugene, u 100 

Judson, u 112 

Laura Elvira, u 49, u 
598 

Maria T., u 100 

Martin, u 204 

Merrill, u 49, u 598 

Milo, u 204 

Pierpont, u 204 

Polly, u 253 

Rachel, u 253 

Sarah, u 204 

Sarah A., u 100 

Simon, u 204 

Susan Brigham, u 100 

Zelinda, u 598 



U 

Ulrich, Mary L., u 367 
Underwood, Annie, u 319 

Phineas, u 95 

Rachel, u 95 
Updegrove. Hattie, u 280 

Frank, u 280 
Urann, Henry E., u 347 



Valentine, Alonzo H., u 
555 
Comfort, u 477 
Corwin H, u 555 
Elizabeth, u 477 



"Valentine, Francena So- 
phia, u 477 
Garafelia, u 476 
George Gill, u 525 
George Lewis, u 525 
Gill, u 525 
Harriet Dolly, u 525 
Helen Maria, u 525 
Lydia, u 295 
Peter K., u 555 
Sabra, u 525 
Sarah Elizabeth, u 525 
William, u 477 
William Brigham, u 477 
William H, u 296 
William J., u 477 

Van Horn, , u 307 

Vankirk, Alice Euphane, 
u 274 
Anna Louise, u 274 
Flora May, u 274 
Frederick Euclid, u 274 
Generva Estelle, u 274 
Jennilla, u 274 
Jerome B., u 274 
Luella Orsino, u 274 
Lyndon Jay, u 274 
Orley Jerome, u 274 
Weldon Brigham, u 274 
William, u 274 
Van Scott, Muriel, u 590 
Van Winkle, Jacob, u 654 
Varney, Edwin M., u 481 
Vawter, F. C, Jr., u 778 
J. Wayne, u 778 
Walter F., u 778 
Vizard, Charles, u 508 
Vroman, , u 159 



W 

Wade, Charlotte E., u 338 

M. J., u 338 
Wadleigh, Corliss, u 348 

Mina Beulah, u 348 
Wadsworth, Benjamin, u 
707 

Jane E., u 707 

Mary, u 175 
Wady, Mary Howland, u 

546 
Waggatt, Mary L., u 661 
Wainwright, Elizabeth, 

f u 539 
Wait, David, u 53 

Olive, u 811 

William, u 299 
Waite, Harriet, u 216 

J. Gilman, u 376 

Mary, u 216 

Oliver, u 216 

Samuel, u 216 

Stephen J., u 592 

William Jennison, u 592 
Wakefield, Lizzie B., u 
263 

O. P., u 263 
Walcott, George Brigham, 
u 631 



632 



INDEX 



Walcott, George P., u 631 

Hannah, u 322 

Harry Sidney, u 631 

Josiah, u 631 

Malcolm Lester, u 631 

Mary Elizabeth, u 631 

Roger Nelson, u 631 
Waldo, Emily, u 30S 
Waldron, Grace B., u 730 
Walker, , u 403 

Agnes Ruth, u 598 

Alice, u 392, u 454 

Caroline Louise, u 462 

Carrie, u 454 

Charles Austin, u 462 

Charles S., u 454 

Edward M., u 229 

Eliza, u 166 

Ellen S., u 454 

Emily Lucy, u 454 

Ephraim, u 598 

Esther, u 454 

Eva, u 454 

Everett, u 392 

Fred M., u 454 

Frederic, u 392 

Hattie J., u 454 

Henry F., u 454 

Herbert, u 392 

Herbert Francis, u 462 

James, u 454 

James B., u 454 

Joseph, u 92 

Laura, u 454 

Lewis, u 454 

Lucy H., u S02 

Lydia M., u 454 

Mary E., u 454 

Mary Lapham, u 623 

Matthias, Jr., u 454 

Myra, u 490 

Olive, u 512 

Patience, u 93 

Prescott H., u 462 

Rachel, u 92 

Sarah, u 42 

Sumner, u 454 

Timothy M., u 229 

William B., u 229 

William W., u 802 

Willie F., u 454 

Winslow D., u 462 
Wall, Mary Amelia, u 617 
Wallace, George, u 368 

Mary F., u 723 

R. S., u 312 

Walter H, u 702 
Wanstrom, Elis, u 732 
Ward, , u 211 

Artemas, u 5, u 99 

Bathshebah, u 5 

Rothiah, u 5, u 11 

Charles, u 5, u 368 

Daniel, u 81, f u 90 

Deborah, u 4 

Dinah, u 4 

Elisha, u 5, u 42 

Elizabeth, u 22, u 73 

Etta, u 368 

Experience, u 4 



Ward, Gershom, u 5 

Hannah, u 4, u 6, u 11 

Hezekiah, u 5 

Increase, u 2, u 4 

Jabez, u 57 

Levi, u 76 

Lydia, u 6, u 47 

Martha, u 121 

Mary, u 81, f u 90 

Nahum, u 5, u 6 

Oliver, u 4 

Phebe, u 57 

Record, u 2 

Ruth, u 73, u 81 

Sarah, u 4, u 99 

Tabitha. u 2 

Thankful, u 4 

William, u 1, u 4, u 5, 
u 6, u 11 
Wardner, Sarah B., 605 

Washington, u 605 
Ware, Aaron, u 797 

Amy Lillian, u 369 

Arthur, u 369 

Beulah, u 369 

Carrie Susan, u 369 

Clara Lestina, u 369 

Clarence Brigham, u 
369 

David, u 369 

David Smith, u 369 

Emily, u 369 

Frank, u 369 

George Vincent, u 369 

Hassie Melissa, u 714 

Herbert A., u 797 

John, u 369 

Justus Hurd, u 369 

Lyman Trumbull, u 369 

Mabel, u 369 

Mary Flora, u 369 

Ray, u 369 

Richard, u 714 

Theoda, u 369 

Wilma, u 369 
Warner, Harriet E., u 311 

James E., u 311 
Warrant, Sarah S., u 434 
Warren, , u 608 

Anna, u 26, u 186, u 
409, u 433 

Anne, u 26 

Asahel, u 79 

Benjamin, u 490 

Catherine, u 26, u 189 

Clara, u 226 

Clarence C, u 384 

Cora B., u 454 

Edith H., u 454 

Edward, u 26 

Edward H, u 490 

Elizabeth, u 26, u 63 

Elizabeth Brigham, u 
164 

Experience, u 10 

Florence E., u 454 

George A., u 490 

George F., u 454 

George F., Jr., u 454 

Halbert B., u 384 



Warren, Harry W„ u 
454 

Hastings, u 26 

Helen B., u 384 

Jacob, u 454 

John, u 26, u 63, u 186, 
u 189, u 246 

John E., u 246 

John F., u 490 

John, Jr., u 26 

John Winslow, u 164 

Joseph, u 10 

Joseph A., u 246 

Joseph E., u 335 

Louisa, u 86 

Lucy, u 13, u 26, u 109 

Lucy M., u 384 

Lucy Stevens, u 164 

Lydia, u 26 

Maria S., u 246 

Martha A., u 490 

Mehitabel, u 3, u 10 

Millicent, u 26 

Nahum, u 21 

Persis, u 26 

Prudence, u 287 

Richard, u 287 

Samuel, u 26, u 164 

Samuel Edward, u 164 

Sarah, u 26 

Sarah H, u 246 

Sophia, u 26 

Thaddeus, u 26, u 164 

Thomas B., u 490 

William, u 26 

Zipporah, u 63 
Washburn, Maria, u 464 

Susan, u 95 
Waterman, Alverton, u 
603 

Charles H., u 229 

Ellen R., u 553 

Frances E., u 361 

Henry B., u 229 

Henry S., u 229 

Hermon, u 553 

Mary A., u 229 

Rex A., u 603 

Vance W., u 603 
Waters, Althea, u 178 

Asa H, u 248 

Florence Elizabeth, u 
248 
Watertown, Terissa, u 553 
Watkins, James, u 749 

Nellie Carrie, u 749 

Persis E., u 359 
Watson, , u 552 

Alexander, u 53 

Brigham Kendall, u 342 

Charles H, u 342 

Martin, u 306 

Mary, u 807 
Way, Emma, u 368 

James Hubbard, u 36S 
Weatherbee, Alice, u 463 
Webb, Amelia V., u 499 

Edward, u 583 
Webber, Ethelyn, u 99 
Webster, Arabella, u 161 



INDEX 



633 



"Webster, Claudius B., 
u 161 
Harriet, u 488 
Wedger, Clarence, u 37B 
Weed, Charles Ray, u 590 
Charles Seth, u 590 
Fannie L., u 590 
Frank Milton, u 590 
Milton, u 590 
Seth George, u 590 
Willis, u 590 
Weeks, Arthur L., u 342 
Bernice, u 530 
Betsey, u 59 
Dinah, u 59 
Grace E., u 530 
Helen M., u 530 
John, u 59 
Jonathan, u 668 
Loring O., u 530 
Sarah, u 668 
Susanna, u 169 
Weis, Emma, u 132 
Welch, Allen B., u 564 
Bernice May, u 564 
Faith Virginia, u 564 
Ruby Florence, u 564 
Welles, Samuel, u 1 
Samuel, Capt., u 1 
Thomas, u 1 
Wellington, Benjamin, u 
2 
Elizabeth, u 2, u 11 
Sarah E., u 548 
Wells, Jerome, u 86 
Lucius H., u 246 
Mary Frances, u 324 
Oliver Smith, u 324 
Welsh, Annella E., u 404 
Fred O.. u 404 
James S., u 404 
Lucy D., u 404 
Winifred, u 404 
Wemott, Ada, u 454 
Arthur, u 454 
Bessie, u 454 
Claudia L., u 454 
Hattie W., u 454 
Herbert S., u 454 
Mary A., u 454 
Maud I., u 454 
Stella B., u 454 
Theodore T., u 454 
Wentworth, Eliza J., u 
182 
Pamelia, u 385 
Stafford, u 410 
Wenzel, Hitty, u 246 

John, u 246 
West, Ann, u 576 
Asenath, u 221 
Eliza, u 609 
John, u 576 
Zenobia, u 576 
Wetherbee, Almond, u 155 
Angeline A., u 155 
Anna, u 515 
Betsey, u 244 
Dennis F., u 162 
Elizabeth, u 169 



Wetherbee, Louisa D., 
u 458 

Lydia M., u 155 

Mary M., u 155 

Susan S., u 515 
Wetherby, Mary, u 112 

Silas, u 112 

Thomas H., u 175 
Wetmore, Estelle, u 790 

Ruby, u 277 
Wheat, Carrie, u 643 

Hardin, u 643 

Helen, u 643 

Lena, u 643 

Leonard H., u 643 

Mary E., u 643 
Wheeler, Aletha P., u 556 

Alvin, u 744 

Amos, u 144 

Asa, u 243 

Carrie, u 707 

Catherine, u 117, u 244 

Charles W., u 243 

Clarence H., u 243 

Cora E., u 454 

Cynthia Ann, u 113 

Daisy May, u 579 

Donald B., u 457 

Ebenezer, u 288 

Edmund, u 243 

Edwin, u 631 

Elhahan, u 28S 

Elizabeth Rice, u 631 

Elson P., u 280 

Enos, u 280 

Esther Howe, u 631 

Frances A., u 448 

Frances Brigham, u 631 

Frank, u 631 
Frank H., u 448 

Fred Romaine, u 280 

George Brigham, u 579 

George C, u 579 
Hattie B., u 448 
Henry H., u 243 
Hilda, u 631 
Huldah, u 423 
Inez, u 288 
Irene, u 631 
James H., Jr., u 454 
John, u 471 
John Thompson, u 579 
Joseph, u 270 
Lelia P., u 745 
Le Roy, u 448 
Lester, u 743 
Levi, u 144 
Lloyd, u 448 
• Lois Mabel, u 579 
Loring, u 51 
Lucius B., u 457 
Luther S., u 448 
Lyman K., u 244 
Mabel, u 659 
Maria, u 243 
Mary, u 471, u 615 
Mary M., u 579 
Mary W., u 243 
Minnie M., u 707 
Minor, u 423 



Wheeler, Phebe, u 270, 
u 297 
Phila, u 297 
Priscilla, u 631 
Rufus, u 743 
Sally Gay, u 471 
Sarah Jane, u 280 
Stephen, u 244 
"William C, Mrs., u 282 
William H., u 243 
Wheelock, Adaline A., u 
297 
Alice, u 632 
Bertha C, u 632 
Bessie E., u 632 
Candace, u 174 
Charles, u 174 
Clarendon, u 174 
Daniel, u 297 
Daniel Brigham, u 174 
Earl, u 632 
Edward C, u 632 
Everett B., u 632 
Experience, u 10 
Frances E., u 632 
Francis, u 174 
Francis A., u 174 
Francis F., u 297 
Gardner L., u 174 
George Henry, u 632 
Grace, u 632 
Harriet A., u 632 
Henry, u 174 
Horatio N., u 632 
Ida, u 174 
Leonard, u 174, u 297 
Leonard S., u 174 
Lucian B., u 297 
Mabel, u 632 
Mary B., u 297 
Mary Brigham, u 174 
Melissa, u 337 
Nancy M., u 632 
Olivia M., u 632 
Paul, u 174 
Persis, u 297 
Persis B., u 297 
Polly, u 175 
Ralph, u 10 
Raymond, u 632 
Seymour A., u 339, u 

632 
Seymour E., u 632 
Solomon Brigham, u 174 
Sophia, u 272 
Sophronia, u 174, u 297 
Susan, u 174 
William R., u 174 
Whipple, Amos Earle, u 
689 
Edmund, u 196 
Franklin, u 86 
Horace Porter, u 689 
Perry, u 422 
Sarah, u 422 
Whitaker, Aaron, u 157 
Charles, u 157 
Harriet, u 157 
Luther, u 157 
William, u 157 



634. 



INDEX 



Whitcomb, Betsey, u 
59 

Charlotte A., u 320 

David B., u 144 

Dorothy, u 42 

Henry, u 293 

John, u 59 

John A., u 59 

Louisa, u 293 

Lydia, u 59 

Mary L., u 293 

Persis, u 59 

Philemon, u 49 

Sally, u 59 

Zelinda, u 49, u 598 
White, Aaron, u 284 

Addie Viola, u 308 

Amos, u 417 

Ann, u 131 

Ann M., u 131 

Brigham, u 131 

Caroline, u 491 

Caroline M. T., u 620 

Catherine, u 175, u 413, 
u 414 

C. F. H., u 546 

Charlotte, u 691 

Chester, u 131 

Edith Muriel, u 706 

Eliza, u 131 

Emily, u 131 

Emma, u 491 

Fred, u 491 

George, u 491 

Grace, u 131 

Hanson, u 346 

Harrison, u 131 

Herbert Brigham, u 
308 

Howard Morgan, u 706 

J. Henry, u 389 

James, u 506 

James E., u 656 

James H, u 389 

John B., u 131 

John J., u 308 

Joseph P., u 706 

Kirke, u 131 

Laura, u 131, u 417 

Lemuel, u 131 

Lilla, u 601 

Lucy, u 131, u 284, u 
456 

Maria, u 131 

Mary, u 131 

Mary A., u 175 

Mary B., u 546 

Minnie E., u 346 

Nancy, u 175 

Nathan, u 252 

Percy, u 131 

Ralph Herbert, u 656 

Samuel, u 131 

Sanford B., u 546 

Sarah, u 460 

Walton O., u 131 

William, u 175 

William C, u 131 
William H, u 308 

Willard Morgan, u 706 



Whiting, J. C, u 464 

Marie Antoinette, u 
771 

Mary B., u 531 
Whitman, Fanny, u 239 

Henry, u 289 

Henry Brigham, u 289 

Ralph Myers, u 289 
Whitmill, Anna, u 276 
Whitney, Abby, u 415 

Adaline S., u 387 

Adeline, u 387 

Amos, u 144 

Betsey, u 144 

C. F., u 680 

Carrie M., u 680 

Catherine E., u 144 

Charles P., u 250 

Charlotte, u 387 

Daniel, u 144 

Dorothy, u 144 

Drusilla D., u 203 

Edward, u 144, u 387 

Eliza, u 734 

Ellen, u 734 

Emily, u 144 

Eva Miranda, u 650 

Frances, u 144 

George B., u 387 

George Brigham, u 
387 

George T., u 387 

George Timothy, u 387 

Harriet N., u 144 

Jennie A., u 376 

Lizzie S., u 179 

Lottie J., u 387 

Lucy, u 144 

Mary, u 144, u 595 

Nathan, u 415, u 734 

Rowena, u 144 

Sally, u 144 

Samuel M., u 144 

Sarah, u 144 

Shadrach, u 144 

Sophia, u 144 

Theresa, u 144 

Timothy, u 387 

Timothy, Jr., u 144 

William, u 144 
Whittemore, Ann W., U 

376 
Whitten. Sarah, u 306 

Willis, u 733 
Whlttier, Adelbert W„ u 
563 

E. P., u 338 
Wight, Ida E., u 344 

Mandana, u 344 

Willard, u 344 
Wilcomb, Alice Emma, 
u 330 

Fanny A., u 330 

Ida Louise, u 330 

Lewis, u 330 
Wilcox, Mary, u 222 
Mary Elizabeth, u 
595 

Polly, u 298 
Thomas, u 153 



Wild, Elijah, u 59 
Wilde, Bessie Hastings, 
u 496 
Emma Jocelyn, u 653 
John, u 175 

Wilder, , u 118, u 

419 
E. Josephine, u 691 
Elizabeth, u 195 
Frank N., u 691 
Joseph, u 28 
Joshua, u 5 
Merial L., u 591 
Ralph E.. u 691 
Roland D., u 691 
Wilkins, Betsey, u 478 
David, u 110 
Edmund, u 416 
Edward, u 152 
Lydia, u 416 
Sally, u 152 
Wilkinson, Blanche, u 
481 
Emily, u 481 
George W., u 481 
Willard, Hannah, u 28 
Josiah, u 31 
Martha S., u 166 
Samuel, u 578 
Susan Richardson, u 
578 
Willcomb, Newell, u 51, 

u 330 
Willcut, Kate L., u 459 
Willey, Malinda, u 564 
Sophia Malinda, u 564 
Stephen, u 128 
Sylvanus, u 564 

Williams, , u 49, u 

142 
Abigail, u 90 
Abraham, u 26 
Anna, u 26 
Avis, u 197 
Charles, u 157 
Charlotte, u 806 
Dwight, u 351 
Dwight, Jr., u 351 
Edith A., u 612 
Elijah, u 351 
Elijah Brigham, u 197 
Elizabeth, u 546 
Elizabeth Langdon, u 

88 
Ella M., u 197 
Ephraim, u 26 
Frank E., u 612 
George, u 26 
Grace Hall, u 444 
H. B., u 91 
Harriet, u 466 
Henry Trumbull, u 88 
Hollis, u 197 
James, u 90, u 196, u 

197 
Jennie E., u 690 
John, u 26 
Joseph, u 197 
Julia, u 753 
Larkin, u 26 



INDEX 



635 



Williams, Laura Luella, 
u 551 

Lincoln, u 197 

Louis M., u 88 

Louisa, u 26 

Louvinia, u 197 

Martha, u 197 

Mary, u 31, u 157 

Mary Ann, u 521 

Moses, u 197 

Nancy, u 197 

Phebe, u 91 

Robert Longfellow, U 
88 

Roger, u 357 

Samuel u 88 

Sarah Ball, u 430 

Susan B., u 351 

Thirza Burrage, u 320 

Ursula, u 88 

Ursula Louise, u 88 

Warren, u 157 

William, u 26, u 197, u 
753 
Willie, Abbie, u 812 
Willinger, Ada, u 232 
Willis, Asa, 15 

Cate, u 50 

Catherine, u 50 

Cyrus, u 50 

Eunice, u.15, u 51 

Joel, u 15 

Mary, u 15 

Reuben, u 15, u 48 

Sarah, u 15 
Willoughby, Russell, u 

307 
Wills, Emeline, u 503 
Willson, Allie, u 705 
Wilmarth, Alida Clari- 
nelle, u 579 

Celia J., u 579 

Lorenzo, u 579 
Wilmot, Nettie M., u 

278 
Wilson, Abigail, u 30 

Corwin, u 223 

Elizabeth, u 164 

Herbert A., u 459 

John B., u 223 

Lydia, u 86 

Marvin, u 223 

Mary M., u 148 

Mary R., u 202 

Nellie, u 704 

Newell W., u 628 

Nicholas, u 223 

Olive, u 418 

Sarah Charlotte, u 202 

William, u 202 
Wimberly, John, u 778 

Pearl, u 778 
Winch, Arethusa, u 111 

Calvin, u 111 

Ellen N., u 688 

Mary, u 111 

Nathan, u 111 
Winchester, Fitch, u 397 

Rosalind, u 897 



Winchester, William K., 

u 397 
Winegar, Flora, u 804 
Wing, Maud G., u 665 
Wingate, Sarah, u 233 
Winship, Oscar, u 394 
Winslow, Joseph, u 406 

Ruth, u 406 
Winter, Fannie M., u 254 

George H., u 254 

Mary E., u 254 

Nathan Hurd, u 254 

Sue, u 331 

Waldo, u 59 

Whitney Brigham, u 
254 
Wise, Helen, u 488 

Mary A., u 164 

Nicholas, u 488 
Wiswell, Maria H., u 527 
Witherbee, Anne Fisher, 
u 388 

Austin B., u 210 

Benjamin H., u 164 

Caleb, u 201 

Charles Freeman, u 
391 

Dennis, u 167 

Dennis F., u 201 

Elijah Brigham, u 201, 
u 210 

Elizabeth Winslow, u 
388 

Ella Frances, u 391 

Ellen Howe, u 388 

Francis Brigham, u 
391 

Frank Foristall, u 388 

Frederick Wallace, u 
388 

George, u 391 

Harriet Maria, u 391 

Hattie E., u 391 

Herbert Eugene, u 388 

Jabez S., u 201, u 391 

John Brigham, u 201 

John Davis, u 391 

Lorenzo F., u 391 

Mary Ide Brigham, u 
388 

Nahum, u 201 

Nancy M., u 201 

Sarah, u 201 

Sarah Dennis, u 388 

William Wallace, u 
201, u 388 

Zaccheus, u 201 
Witherby, Elizabeth, u 
235 

Esther Louisa, u 120 

Jeremiah, u 120 

Jesse Brigham, u 120 

Joel, u 120 

John, u 120 

Mary, u 120 

Silas, u 120 

Thomas, Jr., u 233 
Witt, David, u 346 

Ebenezer, u 64 



Witt, Jonathan, Jr., u 
22 

Sophronia, u 346 
Witter, Elizabeth, u 511 
Wolcott, Mary Buttrick, 
u 378 

Silas, u 378 
Wood, Alice A., u 393 

Alice M., u 347 

Alonzo, u 478 

Ann Maria, u 318 

Anna, u 55, u 426 

Anna Eliza, u 409 

Anne E., u 478 

Betsey, u 478 

Beulah, u 347 

Caroline A., u 174 

Charles, u 318 

Charles A., u 359 

Clara E., u 393 

De V., u 149 

Dorothy, u 55, u 210 

Edward, u 595 

Edward D., u 347 

Elizabeth, u 52 

Emily M., u 393 

Ernest, u 642 

Ethel, u 595 

Frank Fay, u 347 

Frank J., u 478 

George F., u 347 

Hannah, u 347 

Helen A., u 347 

Henry, u 318 

Henry Hunt, u 347 

Herbert, u 595 

Herbert B., u 347 

Hiram H., u 478 

Ida, u 595 

Irving, u 347 

J. W., u 532 

James K. P., u 595 

Jedediah, u 55, u 478 

John, u 679 

Jonathan H., u 409 

Joseph, u 393 

Josephine A., u 347 

Julia L., u 347 

Kessie, u 679 

Leander, u 347 

Leonard, u 179 

Lorenzo F., u 318 

Lydia, u 84 

Maleska O., u 347 

Martha, u 55 

Martha J., u 246 

Moses, u 55 

Perlin K., u 347 

Perry G., u 393 

Peter, u 55, u 210 

Philander, u 347 

Polly, u 232 

Roxana D., u 347 

Sabra, u 525 

Samuel, u 411 

Sarah B., u 347 

Sarah E., u 411 

Sarah H. E., u 402 

Sarell H., u 347 



636 



INDEX 



Wood, Stephen, u 347 

Susie, u 796 

Sybil, u 210 

T. Dwight, u 320 

Thomas, u 55 

Wilbur P., u 320 

VVillard S., u 174 
Woodard, Larue, u 519 
Wood bridge, Ruth, u 

694- 
Woodbury, Carlton, u 726 

Charlotte E., u 393 

Eben, u 728 

Elizabeth, u 151 

John, u 434 

I-arkin, u 166 

Luther F., u 144 

Lydia, u 434 

Sarah A., u 728 
Woods, Benjamin, u 64 

Catherine, u 64 

Dayld R., u 148 

Elizabeth, u 64 

Frances, u 7 

Isabelle, u 736 

Mildred, u 782 

Sally, u 180 

Truman W., u 415 
Woodward, Allen Sher- 
man, u 635 

Charles, u 208 

Everett Brigham, u 
635 

Gladys Sherman, u 
635 

John, u 239 

Lyman, u 635 

Marion Ella, u 635 

Mary, u 239 
Woodworth, Calvin "Van 
Kirk, u 642 

Ernest Fenwick, u 642 

J. S., u 462 



Woodworth, Marvin 
Brigham, u 642 

William Alexander, u 
642 
Woolums, John, u 777 

Lydia Esther, u 777 
Worcester, Sally, u 94 
Works, John, u 151 
Worth Avery, u 600 

Emma, u 600 

Ida A., u 600 
Worthington, Rilla, u 759 
Wright, , u 126 

Aaron, u 243 

Albert, C, u 621 

Alice E., u 535 

Alma L., u 535 

Anna, u 311 

Augustus, u 144 

Betsey, u 168 

Charles, u 216 

Delia, u 199 

Elisha, u 606 

Elizabeth, u 606 

Emily, u 133 

Fanny, u 606 

George, u 606 

James, u 83 

Josiah, u 606 

Leticia, u 606 

Lievantia, u 606 

Levi, u 216 

Lina, u 462 

Lucy B., u 606 

Martin W., u 606 

Mary Ann. u 243 

Menzo Deforest, u 606 

Nathaniel, u 243 

Rachel, u 606 

Samuel, u 311 

Sarah, u 606 

Stephen, u 606 

Tabitha, u 243 



Wright, Tabitha Sophro- 
nia, u 243 

William Thomas, u 536 

Winifred W., u 535 
Wyeth, Rebecca, u 304 
Wyman, , u 94 

Asenath, u 62 

David, u 62 

Mary F., u 565 

Nathaniel, u 62 

Polly, u 103, u 136 
Wymond, Elizabeth, u 659 



Yoder, Emma, u 590 
Young, Alfred D., u 469 

Alice, u 659 

Bennet H., u 659 

Edwin D., u 469 

Harry D., u 469 

Helen, u 326 

Henry Wheeler, u 659 

John H., u 469 

Josephine, u 659 

Lawrence Andrew, u 
659 

Lawrence Robinson, u 
659 

Luella Cobb, u 813 

Mary P., u 659 

Sarah C, u 642 

Stuart Robinson, u 659 

Walter, D., u 469 
Youngman, Etta, u 368 

George F., u 368 



Zimmerman, Mary u 301 



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